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Editorial – In Good Hands
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
In Good Hands
After a general lull in active land operations, fighting has again broken out in Italy. This time...
Mexborough 88 for 1 Elsecar 87 – Nine Wickets Win for...
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Yorkshire Council
Swinton on Top At Thorncliffe
Thorncliffe, for their home match with Swinton on Saturday, lacked the services of F....
Soldier – Waddington, Frank – Killed in Action
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
Killed in Action
Official information has been received by Mrs. G. Waddington of 32, Chaucer Road, Mexborough, that her son,...
Soldier – Earnshaw, Raymond – With Lord Wavell’s Army i
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
Cpl. R. E. Earnshaw
Here is a picture of Corporal Raymond Earnshaw, Royal Corps of Signals, eldest son of Mr....
Wedding – Jackson & Elliott
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
Weddings
The marriage of Miss Frances Jackson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Jackson, of 6, Harlington Road, Mexborough...
Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Labour at Loggerheads
The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....
Soldier – Houlbrook, Joseph – Mexborough Soldier Drowned
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Mexborough Soldier Drowned
An open verdict of “Found Drowned” was recorded at an inquest in the Isle of Man on...
Soldier – Gough, Albert T. – Mentioned in Dispatches
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Mentioned In Dispatches
Signalman Albert T. Gough (24), younger son of Coun. H. and Mrs. Gough, of 14, Harlington Road,...
Holiday Award
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943
While on holiday with her parents at Blackpool recently, 13-years-old June Edwards, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. T....
Charity Cricket Match at Swinton
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943
Mr. G. C. Vaughan, Chief Constable of the West Riding, and Mr. Colin Ward, J.P., with the players who...
Memorable Innings by Hutton in Swinton Charity Match
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943
Memorable Innings by Hutton in Swinton Charity Match
With six test and county players and two West Indies players the...
Editorial – Neutrality
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Neutrality
Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety. The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...
Salute the Soldier Week
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Salute the Soldier Week
A group photographed after the opening of Mexborough Salute the Soldier Week.
Front row (left to...
Marconigrams – May 06th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Marconigrams
Sgt. John Chalmers, R.A.F., of Low Valley has been awarded the D.F.M. for his part in bringing safely...
Soldiers – Morris Family – In the Forces
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
In The Forces
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morris of 38, Oak Street, Mexborough, have a son and two daughters...
Airman – Dent, Frank Turner – Commissioned
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Commissioned
Sgt. Frank Turner Dent (21), R.A.F. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Dent of 147, Wath Road, Mexborough, has...
Ambulance Success – “Specials” Shine
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Ambulance Success
Goldthorpe And Thurnscoe “Specials” Shine
Thurnscoe and Goldthorpe Special Constables were members of the Doncaster Divisional team, winners...
Mexborough Home Guard’s Suicide
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Mexborough Home Guard’s Suicide
On Tuesday, while an exhibition of Home Guard weapons in Mexborough was open in Mexborough Home...
Cinemas – Empire, Majestic & Oxford – Heart of the Golden West
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944
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Wedding – Toomey & Millthorpe
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Toomey & Millthorpe
R.S.M. Albert Millthorpe, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Millthorpe, 55, Cowper Road, Mexborough and Miss...
Editorial – Finance and the Future
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944
Finance and the Future
Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...
Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944
Waiting for the Zero Hour
Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...
Soldier – Greenwood, John Alfred – Wounded
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Wounded
Mrs. Hulse of 7, Belmont Street, Mexborough, has received word that her brother, L/Cpl. John Alfred Greenwood, was reported...
Montagu Hospital Presentation – Ladies’ Committee Secretary Honoured
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944
Montagu Hospital Presentation
Ladies' Committee Secretary Honoured
Mrs. Squires (third from right, front row) with members of the Ladies’ Committee after...
Marconigrams – April 29th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944
Marconigrams
Major Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel, welcoming in the House of Commons on Friday the new agreement on mineworkers’...