July 1933
Prince George to Open City Square
Dundee's new City Square and municipal chambers are to be formally opened by Prince George on St Andrews Day, November 30. Lord Provost Buist intimated to a meeting of the Police Committee yesterday that he had that morning received a letter from HRH to that effect.Bailie J.G Fraser said that they were all very pleased to hear that. He suggested that as it was St Andrews Day the Lord Provost should wear a kilt.
Dundee Firms Big Building Scheme
Plans have been prepared to the order of Draffen and Jarrie Ltd., for a new building in the Nethergate, Dundee. They will be submitted to a meeting of Dundee Works Committee tomorrow. The building will consist of five storeys and a basement. It will have a frontage of about 23 feet to Nethergate and will extend back about 50 feet. The building will be used entirely to house a complete department store of men's wear. It is proposed to demolish the present building at the top of Coutties Wynd, Nethergate, the ground floor of which until recently occupied by George Spence, fruiterer and florist.
Work for Dundee Men and Women
Valuable work has been done by Dundee Employment Exchange in finding work for men and women on their register. For the year ending in June the placings were 11,033 as compared with 7353 the previous year. A feature of recent placings is the number of women sent to holiday resorts for the summer season. Local girls have been sent to St Andrews, Oban and Callander. In the domestic services line there has been a big drain of the exchange register.
Socialist Candidates for Dundee
Two official Socialist candidates are to be run in Dundee at the next election. Dundee Labour Party are putting forward Mr Michael Marcus, the former member for the city and Mrs Barbara Ayton Gould is proposed by the women's section.
The 5th Ward Committee has nominated Councillor Harry Hind and the Woodworkers' Union has invited Mr Adam McKinley, ex MP for Partick to allow his name to go forward. Councillor D.R. Kidd has also been invited to become a candidate.
Cheaper Bread in Dundee
It was announced that the price of bread in Dundee is reduced by ½d per 4lb loaf as from today. This brings the price back to its previous level, the increase of ½d having been in force for less than a fortnight. The reduction is due to the local bakers' failure to reach an agreement with those responsible for intensive competition from Glasgow and also to the prospect of cheaper flour being available consequent upon the extraordinary situation in the Chicago wheat pit.
Riverside Drive
The Esplanade from Tay Ferries to Ninewells is to be known in the future as Riverside Drive and Station Park as Riverside Park. The new names were first forwarded by the "Courier and Advertiser" and the Works Committee of the Town Council yesterday adopted the suggestions.
The Convener Mr John Phin said many references had been made with a view to renaming the Esplanade or Station Park as it was generally called. These names are not worthy of the fine stretch of ground which the city possessed there. The best names had been those which had appeared in the "Courier and Advertiser" - that the Esplanade should be known as Riverside Drive and Station Park as Riverside Park. These are beautiful names and appropriate to the surroundings. The Convener pointed out that Riverside Drive would be applied to the Esplanade from the Tay Ferries to Ninewells.
Wedding of Young Dundee Artist
The wedding took place quietly in Dundee yesterday of Mr J McIntosh Patrick the well known local artist. Mr Patrick is the younger son of Mr and Mrs A.G. Patrick, Muirfield Crescent, Dundee and his bride was Miss Janet Rosalind Winifred Watterston, Duff Street, Dundee. Reverend Hugh Gordon Ross conducted the cermony with took place at the home of the bride.
Dundee Post Office Holiday
At Dundee post office Wednesday of next week will be observed as a holiday. Telegraph, telephone and express delivery business will be transacted during the usual hours but all other clauses of counter business will be transacted during the hours between 9am and noon only.
Pension allowance issued by the Pension Issue Office due on Wednesday will be paid on Tuesday 25th July. There will be a morning delivery only of letters and parcels by postmen - letters at 7.40am and parcels at 9am. Letters for dispatch should be posted at the head office at the usual hours. The collections from the town pillar and wall letterboxes will be restricted to two namely 8.30am and 3.45pm.