From our archives:

80 years ago

Danish farmers had acquired much of their knowledge and skill by studying farming methods in Yorkshire and other parts of England.

In 1938, Denmark, a country little larger than Wales, produced a quarter of the world’s exports of butter and eggs, and two-thirds of the foreign bacon imported into England.

Yorkshire farmers, in return for their help, learned valuable hints on bacon production, bacon curing, dairy farming and bee-keeping.

York people had witnessed one of the first outdoor demonstrations of anti-aircraft work to be held in the city.

The display which had been provided by the city’s recently converted anti-aircraft battery the 221st (1st West Riding), with its headquarters at Lumley Barracks, had aroused public interest.

And Britain’s newest glider, a high-performance machine designed and built by Mr F N Slingsby, at the Kirbymoorside Gliding Factory, could be seen by visitors to the Yorkshire Gliding Club’s open meeting at Sutton Bank.

50 years ago

A Memphis Tennessee judge had issued a first-degree murder warrant against Eric Starvo Galt, aged 36, in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther.

The warrant was issued about five hours after Attorney-General Ramsey Clark had announced that Galt was being sought as a fugitive on a Federal charge of conspiracy arising from the assassination.

Calling all housewives in Nether Poppleton: If your knives and scissors need sharpening, get in touch with the Scouts of the 1st York Troop.

The troop was one of 400 to receive the latest electric powered sharpening machine and members held an open day as part of their Bob-a-Job-Week service.

Coastguards at Flamborough Head had rescued a woman’s handbag full of holiday money which had been dropped over cliffs and came to rest on a ledge 100ft down.

20 years ago

York Minster had appointed a new architectural expert Richard Carr-Archer as the first Yorkshire-based architect to work on the historic cathedral since John Carr in the 18th century.

Mr Carr-Archer, a third-generation architect, took over as surveyor of the fabric from Ian Curry, who had retired.

And the scientist who claimed to have discovered evidence of life on Mars was visiting York to talk about extra-terrestrial visitors, but he was referring to meteorites rather than little green men.