South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Marconigrams
The British Empire Medal was awarded to Corporal F. E. Hodgson of Conisbrough, of the Royal Engineers, for carrying out hazardous work. For the past three years he has been on special duty.
Some delay was caused on the main L.M.S. railway line near Manvers Main Colliery, Wath, yesterday, Thursday, when two goods trains collided and the line was obstructed for a short period. No-one was injured.
There are now nearly 7,000 L.M.S. railway employees over retiring age who are sticking to their posts until victory. Over 6,000 of these veterans reached their retiring age once the war broke out, but “kept going” while nearly 900 “over 65’s” emerged from their retirement to carry on their old jobs.
Sixteen attacks on Berlin have been made by acting Squadron Leader, Bernard Walter Culpin, R.F.C., a native of Swinton who, as reported in a previous issue, has been awarded the D.S.O. for his large number of operational flights. He served in the ranks before being commissioned last year and was awarded his D.F.C. in December 1943. He is 23.
Sunday, the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the war is to be observed as a National Day of Prayer.
Parish Church and Free Churches of Denaby Main are this weekend beginning a joint evangelistic campaign with the object of telling people what the Christian faith is. After the opening meeting tomorrow (Saturday), there will be meetings and services each day next week, culminating in a mass meeting on Sunday, September 10th.
The Post Office announces that a further batch of some 2,000 post cards from prisoners of war and internees in Japanese hands have reached this country recently, and have been delivered. About two thirds of these items were from civilian internees in Hong Kong. The remainder came from prisoners of war in Thailand (Siam), Taiwan, (Formosa), and Zentsuji (Japan) camps.
At Barnsley on Tuesday, the Council of the Yorkshire Mineworkers’ Association heard a report regarding the formation of the National Mineworkers’ Association. After a long discussion consideration of the matter was adjourned to a later meeting in order that the members could be presented with the full details connected with the building up of one miners’ association.
A presentation of a cheque was made by Mr. J. P Engledow, vicar’s warden, on behalf of parishioners and friends at the Church Hall, Denaby, on Wednesday, to the Rev. S. Powley, Vicar of Denaby Main for the past 17 year, who leaves shortly to take up the living of St. Mary the Virgin, Plaistow, London. Mrs. E. Wathey presented a mahogany occasional table from the Mothers’ Union to Mrs. Powley.