South Yorkshire Times, March 9th, 1934
Marconigrams
The Wath Deanery’s special effort for the Bishop’s new appeal is fixed for May14th.
At the Barnburgh parish meeting a poll was demanded though there were only eight candidates for seven seats.
“In this country we are living under the dictatorship of Mr. Montagu Norman” Lady Clare Annesley at Mexborough.”
The Yorkshire Miners’ Association has granted £250 for the relief of socialist families affected by the recent disturbances in Austria.
An optimist is said to be one who does not care what happens, provided it does not happen to him – Vice-Admiral Drury Lowe.
The Wath Urban District Council has agreed to provide Swinton, if necessary, with an emergency water supply, not exceeding 80,000 gallons a day.
It is estimated that as a result of the triennial elections last Saturday the Labour party in the West Riding County Council will be only two short of a clear majority.
A Rotherham teacher asked a class of boys to complete the sentence beginning: “Those who live in glass houses….” “Should not have baths,” was the way one boy finished it.
For swimmers, happy days are here again. The baths at Wath-on-Dearne re-open on March 24th, and the other baths in the district will follow as soon as they can get rid of their social engagements.
A final dividend of 5 p.c.is recommended by the directors of the Wath Main Colliery Co. Ltd., for 1933, making 7 ½ p.c., tax free for the year. For 1932 both the interim and final distributions were 5 p.c., making 10 p.c., fax free.