I would like to ask your help with one more local-knowledge question; then I'm into read-only mode till after Christmas. I have inherited a discoloured newspaper clipping about the rescue of a small boy who fell into the Wear from the Panns Steps beside the Wearmouth Bridge. It carries a handwritten annotation. The date is clear: "19-9-05". The three-word name of the newspaper has become less than legible in the past century. The first word is "North" or "North'n". The second defeats me: it may start with "C", and end with "y", though the latter may be a comma. The third might be "Leader" or perhaps "London". That is the consensus of several eyes. I'm hoping these feeble clues may be enough for some knowledgeable Listers to identify a paper that would have devoted a quarter column and a picture to a purely local story. Thank you, Listers, yet again. Bruce Dodd, Ottawa, ON

There was The Northern Weekly Leader (1884-1919), and The Northern Daily Leader (1885-1903) Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Dodd <bmdodd@rogers.com> To: Eng-Dur-Sunderland <ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 4:50 Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Unknown Newspaper I would like to ask your help with one more local-knowledge question; hen I'm into read-only mode till after Christmas. I have inherited a discoloured newspaper clipping about the rescue of a mall boy who fell into the Wear from the Panns Steps beside the earmouth Bridge. It carries a handwritten annotation. The date is clear: "19-9-05". The three-word name of the newspaper has ecome less than legible in the past century. The first word is "North" r "North'n". The second defeats me: it may start with "C", and end ith "y", though the latter may be a comma. The third might be "Leader" r perhaps "London". That is the consensus of several eyes. I'm hoping these feeble clues may be enough for some knowledgeable isters to identify a paper that would have devoted a quarter column and picture to a purely local story. Thank you, Listers, yet again. Bruce Dodd, ttawa, ON ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message