South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 12 September 1942
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A sub-divisional inspection and parade of Special Constables is to be held on September 20th at Thurnscoe.
Plans are being made for a big two-day show of garden produce at Mexborough next year, open to the whole of the Montagu Hospital contributory area. Proceeds will be for the Hospital.
“I put the light on to keep the dog company,” said a 16 years old Goldthorpe clerk when fined 30s. at Doncaster West Riding Court on Wednesday for failing to obscure a light at his home during the absence of his parents in black-out hours.
Yorkshire contributed seven to the total of fifty-eight convictions obtained by the R.S.P.C.A. in August, 1942, for cruelty to animals. This total compares with fifty-seven in July and fifty six in June; the total in August, 1941, was much higher at ninety two. Horses and dogs were among the chief sufferers, fifteen convictions for cruelty to horses being obtained against fourteen in July and nineteen in June, and twelve convictions for cruelty to dogs, as against ten in both July and June.
In July, 465 men, women and children were killed on the roads of Great Britain—an increase of 28 on the June figure. At the same time no less than 2,791 persons were seriously injured and 8,044 slightly Injured.
Although the number of children killed in July shows a reduction compared with July of last year of nearly one-third, child fatalities are still substantially higher than in peace time. Every ten minutes of the day a child is injured in this country; every month over 100 die from their injuries.
A woman who lost her wedding ring on August 11th when pea-pulling on a Goldthorpe farm has just had it restored to her. A large quantity of the peas were consigned to a Newcastle wholesale dealer, who distributed them to retailers, one of whom found a ring and immediately got in touch with the wholesaler. A telephone inquiry of Mr. H. T. Clark, farmer, of Kirk Smeaton, elicited the information that one of his employees had reported the loss of her wedding ring, and it was speedily returned to her.
Mr. W. A. Lewis, vice-chairman of the Mexborough Montagu Hospital, celebrated his 81st birthday on Friday.
Mexborough Urban Council are appealing to residents to economise In the use of water as owing to “a serious discrepancy in the amount of rainfall over a long period, the yield from the Council’s springs and borehole is far below normal.”
Aunt Edith, of the Sheffield Telegraph, is bringing to Mexborough Hospital a number of talented artists, who will entertain those who attend the “At Home” on Saturday afternoon which commences at 3 o’clock. The host and hostess are Mr. and Mrs. J. Ritchie, of Wath-on- Dearne. Tea will be served and an enjoyable event is anticipated.
Conisbrough Council on Wednesday referred back for further consideration a recommendation to pay £52 a year to a member of the Council staff acting as fuel officer on the grounds that the amount was probably insufficient in view of the work involved and the fact that practically the whole of it was done in the officer’s own time.
The Board of Trade, after consultation with the Central Price Regulation Committee, have made the Standard Wedding Rings Order, 1942, fixing the maximum price for standard wedding rings of a weight of two pennyweights. In future all standard wedding rings will be made to a weight of two pennyweights and they will be struck with the appropriate mark. The maximum retail price for these rings, inclusive of purchase tax, is 25s. 6d.