Percy Elland (7 October 1908–3 March 1960) was an

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newspaper editor. Born in

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, Elland attended Doncaster Grammar School before entering journalism.''Who was who, vol. 5'' (1961), p.343 In 1952, he became editor of the ''

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'', serving until 1959, but making few changes to the title. He then became a director and managing editor of the ''Standard'', but died the following year.

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