100 years ago

AT the York City Police Court Samuel Pulleyn was summoned for allowing his dog to be at large without wearing a collar with the owner’s name and address thereon.

PC Pratt said that on June 18, the defendant had claimed a dog which had been found by the police the previous day. The dog had a collar on, but the owner’s name and address were not inscribed upon it. The defendant explained that he had a collar bearing his name and address, but on June 17 he took it off in order to get it repaired, and put the other collar on in its place. By some means the dog got away.

The Lord Mayor said that as it was a bit of an accident the defendant would have to pay the costs.

 

50 years ago

THE Queen preferred eggs with brown shells to those with white shells, she had disclosed during a visit to the headquarters of the Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes in Edinburgh. Lunchtime crowds stood in the hot sunshine in the streets to cheer and wave as the Queen drove from the Palace of Holyrood house.

Talking to Mrs J Penman, vice-Convenor to the Housewives’ Committee, she pointed to a clutch of brown-shelled eggs. “I always think they look so much nicer than the ones with white shells,” said the Queen.

 

25 years ago

PRESSURE was mounting for action to save Tadcaster’s Riley-Smith Hall. John Smith’s Brewery was selling the hall by tender and could not say what would happen to the building after a price was agreed.

The chairman of Tadcaster and District Amateur Operatic Society, Ivan Chaplin, wanted Tadcaster Town Council and Selby District Council to consider buying the hall. Mr Chaplin said the society, which had staged its productions there for more than 40 years, would be prepared to “put its money where its mouth is” and use some of its own funds towards the purchase.