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Tailpiece – July 28th, 1951

July 1951
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th, 1951 Tailpiece “Now, my boy” said the kindly old admiral to the nervous cadet who was being put through his...

Marconigrams – August 18th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Marconigrams Mr David Hopkins, prospective Conservative candidate for Don Valley, will spend a fortnight of his holidays open-air campaigning. Mr. Fred...

Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1951 Tailpiece Whenever “Mark Twain” became angry he would utter a torrent of profanity that would cause his horrified wife to...

Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951 – The Great Blondin

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th, 1951 Tailpiece - The Great Blondin, The Great Blondin, before making his first attempt to walk the tight-rope over Niagara Falls,...

Tailpiece – August 25th, 1951 – The American General

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Tailpiece One of the colonels told us some of the stories the British soldiers told about American discipline.  The best...

Tailpiece – August 4th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Tailpiece A story is told of a sawny old bachelor in a Yorkshire village who was in love with a...

Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1951 Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show Judging some of the exhibits at Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show In Swinton Church Hall...

Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap Arnold Ogley (61) of 23, John Street, Thurnscoe, was fatally injured in a road accident...

Mexborough Music Festival – Girls’ Treble Solo Winner

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Winner of the Girls’ Treble Solo Under 18, and the Junior Challenge Cup at Mexborough Music Festival on Friday,...

Tailpiece – Aunt Matilda’s Ample Calf

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Tailpiece Our bulldog ate the large half Of Aunt Matilda’s ample calf; I should, I trust, have been upset Were dog food not...