Bygone News - 75 to 100 years ago
June 1938
Cinema Ban on Priests
Roman Catholic priests in Dundee may no longer go to the cinema.
This ban was placed on them in common with other priests throughout Scotland, following a meeting of the Roman Catholic bishops at Blair’s College Aberdeen.
A letter has been issued by the Bishop of Dunkeld to members of the R.C. clergy in his diocese, which includes Dundee, and the prohibition is already in force. Read more......
May 1938
Dundee Gets Gift of Fire Engine
Dundee has received a gift of a fire engine free of charge. It is not a present from a beneficent admirer, but from the Government as part of the air raid precautions equipment. Read more......
April 1938
Overgate Shopkeeper’s Drastic Action
An Overgate Shopkeeper has decided to take drastic steps to deal with customers who will not pay their debts.
The names of those whose accounts are not paid by today will be shown in the shop window. Read more......
March 1938
Official Secrets Act Charge
City Women Shopkeeper Arrested
Dundee came into the limelight this week by the arrest of a middle-aged woman on a charge under the Official Secrets Act.
The woman was Mrs Jessie Wallace or Jordan, aged 51, who for some months had conducted a ladies’ hairdressing establishment in the north end of the city.
She formally appeared at the Police Court on Thursday morning when she was remanded until next Thursday. Read more......
February 1938
Mystery Call to Jute Workers
Mill workers in the west end of the city got a surprise call back to work yesterday when the “bummers” of a certain factory started to blow nearly ten minutes before they were due. Read more......
January 1938
Jute Firms Get Big Orders
Local jute firms will benefit by big orders placed by L.N.E.R. The Railway Company state that they have placed orders for 410,000 yards of sacking, 427,000 sleepers, and 2,165,000 gallons of creosote oil. Read more......
December 1937
Bye- Election at Lochee
Polling day in the Lochee bye-election is on Tuesday. The election is of more than ordinary importance. A win for the Moderates will ensure the continuance of the present regime in the Town Council for the next three years. Read more......
November 1937
Leerie for 48 Years
Dundee Family of Lamplighters
Yet another member of Dundee’s well known family of leeries has retired after 48 years’ service with the lighting department.
He is Mr James McCabe, 37, Rosebank Street, who for over 20 years has been foreman lamplighter in Dundee, and has seved 48 years – all his working life – as a leerie. Read more......
October 1937
Budget Enquiry in Dundee
Special Report to “People’s Journal”.
The Government’s national inquiry into how the weekly expenditure in the working-class houses is apportioned has been carried out smoothly and expeditiously in Dundee. Most of the houses selected at random have been visited, and the forms that had to be filled in will be collected early next week. Read more......
September 1937
Honour for Dundee Pipe Bands
A high honour has come to six local pipe bands in Dundee and District through the discontinuance of the historic march of the clansmen at the Braemar Games, which take place next Thursday.
Instead of the clansmen a massed bands parade is to be held, and five of the six bands chosen for the event hail from Dundee. The sixth belongs to Forfar. Read more......