South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1951
Marconigrams
Eight chess clubs in Mexborough, Swinton and Dearne on Monday formed a Mexborough and District League.
George Sanders, 6 ft. 3 in. film star, on Tuesday visited the Elstree Studios for talks on his new film “Ivanhoe.” He is over here Hollywood.
Wifred Rhodes, famous Yorkshire cricketer, now 73, is in Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, after operation to try to save his eyesight.
Rawmarsh Urban Council have decided to ask the managing engineer of Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company, Mr. T. P. O’Donnell to meet them for discussion on the recent fare increases.
Mr Cyril McDonald Rhodes of 23 Manor Road, Brampton, formerly of Knoll Beck Lane, Wombwell, Manager of Cortonwood Colliery, left £2,679 gross, £2.482 net
Lime Tree Avenue—the famous tree-lined road in Clumber Park area of the Dukeries—may soon be re-opened to the public.
Young men born between July 1st, 1933 and July 31st 1933, both dates inclusive, are required to register under the National Service Acts next Saturday, July 7th.
Methodist appointments announced on Wednesday include the Rev. Sydney Gordon to Wath-on-Dearne the Rev. George B, Fish to South Elmsall.
New pay scales for part-time teachers in art schools, technical colleges, and evening institutes will operate from September 1st, the West Riding Education Committee decided on Tuesday.
Mrs Bridget Goddard. Albert Road. Mexborough, has never had a party in all her 69 years. But on her 70th birthday next Wednesday, she is to be given a party by Mexborough Over-60’s Club of which she is a member.
A suggestion that in the not-far distant future miners’ wives will be sending the weekly wash to pithead laundries, instead of doing it in the cramped conditions of their homes, was put forward by Mr. J. A Hall, Yorkshire miners’ president, at the N.C.B. gala at Wors-borough on Saturday.
Demand having exceeded supply, Darfield Urban Council are to develop further their idea of providing garages for tenants of council houses who need them. Some have already been let and others are being built.