July 1932
Cheaper Fares on the Fifie
Dundee Harbour Trustees, at a special meeting yesterday, agreed to make reductions in the Tay Ferries fares. The steamers are now very extensively used by hikers and cyclists and to encourage this traffic Sir William High Convener of Tay Ferries Company promulgated the scheme onf cheaper fares.The new fares begin on Saturday first, and will continue daily during Dundee holiday week and thereafter on Wednesday's, Saturday's and Sunday's until the end of September. Adults will be able to cross for 3d single and 4d return; children 1½d single and 2d return; passengers with cycles the fares including the cycle will be 6d single and 8d return and children 4½d single and 6d return.
Dundee Tram Service Held Up
Shortly before 11pm last night half an hour of the tramcar service on the Nethergate section, Dundee. Perth Road and Blackness routes were effected. A number of buses were quickly available however, being at hand to meet late trains and little inconvenience was caused.
By the use of a switch in the High Street the Downfield, Maryfield and Baxter Park routes were kept running. The Lochee route was also uneffected.
New Export Trade from Dundee
Big sugar cargo for Russia - Dundee is to have a new export trade, the consignment of refined sugar to Russia. The first consignment of 3000 tons from the Second Anglo-Scottish Sugar Beet Corporation, Cupar will be loaded for shipment this week. A vessel will arrive tomorrow by which time the dockers' and stevedores' holidays will be over.
Sugar will now take third place in the list of the city's exports. The news of the new trade will be welcome in both Cupar and Dundee. Already 600 tons of sugar have arrived from the factory by lorry.
School Extension
The possibility of the extension of Butterburn School in the near future had led the Housing Committee of the Town Council to give off ground, extending to about a half acre on the site between Strathmartine Road and Moncur Crescent. The matter was discussed on Monday at a meeting of representatives of the Housing and Education Committee.
A New Craze
One cannot but notice the considerable number of men and boys in Dundee who are discarding their headgear. Principally amongst the latter this fashion already has a considerable following. Unless he specially wishes to wear his school cap, the schoolboy introduces a rather "free and easy" touch to the city streets. Amongst older men, too there are quite a number who are beginning to appear bareheaded, though not so many as the business man cannot do without his hat. It gives him completeness.
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A City Circus
Dundee has always been a food circus town. Long before other Scottish centres had a permanent circus Dundee had a splendid building with regulation ring, stage and three galleries. Quaglini, Newsome and Cooke all had permanent circuses in Dundee. Next month the finest circus in Europe is coming to Tayside, indicating that the proprietors have faith in Dundee as a first-class circus city.
Another Heatwave
"Just a week too early" was Dundee's verdict on Tuesday on the heatwave in which the city sweltered from morning until night. The temperature touched 78 degrees to equal the previous hottest day of this year, Sunday 10th July. Unlike that day however, the all too compelling call of work prevented the majority of the citizens from making a dash to the coast and country.
Dundee Dog Breeders' Successes
A number of Dundee breeders gained successes at the Caledonian Canine Society's show in Edinburgh on Wednesday. In the cocker spaniel section D. MacDonald scored in the special limit and open dog classes, while E.D Hobson was a prominent winner for Alsatian wolfdogs, J. Duncan led with his puppy cairn terrier bitch, as did T.F Cargill, Broughty Ferry for a brace of wired fox terriers.
United Appoint New Trainer - By Unomi
Last week I told you exclusively that Dundee United would appoint Johnny Hart, an old Tannadice favourite as trainer of the club. The appointment was made at a meeting of the Directors yesterday afternoon.
Hart was selected from a big list of applicants, which included a famous trainer, at president in America.