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Tailpiece – August 04th, 1951– The Sawny Old Batchelor

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...

Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951 – Mark Twain

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 18th, 1951 – The Great Blondin

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 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...

Kilnhurst Sign Steve Vickers from Shipcroft

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Kilnhurst Sign Steve Vickers from Shipcroft The future of Kilnhurst football has been so uncertain past seasons that it is...

New Nipsy Record – 905 Yards in Seven Hits

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 New Nipsy Record 905 Yards in Seven Hits Scoring a total of 901 yards in seven hits, Dick Beedan (Lundhill)...

Jack’s the Boy for Mitchell’s

4 August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Jack’s the Boy for Mitchell’s Jack Harston, ex-Barnsley footballer, came back to form with a bang for Mitchell Main on...

Wedding – Royston & Gymer – Wombwell Health Visitor Weds at Brampton

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times September 8, 1951 Wombwell Health Visitor Weds at Brampton Miss Iris Royston, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Donald Royston, “Mill House," West Melton,...

Marconigrams – 08th September, 1951

September 1951
outh Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1951 Marconigrams During the summer about 350 cadets from the 7th York and Lancaster T.A. regiment at Mexborough have been taken...

Marconigrams – September 01st, 1951

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times, September 1st, 1951 Marconigrams Aggregate attendance at Yorkshire matches this season was 288,382, including 88,467 at the Test Match.  Last year’s attendance was...