December 1939
Soldier – Antcliff G. – Cure For Rheumatics
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Cure For Rheumatics
Writes Pte. G. Antcliff (formerly of Roman Terrace, Mexborough): "I saw some Denaby and Conanby...
Soldier – Bakemore, Arthur – Enjoying Army Life
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Enjoying Army Life
Gunner Arthur Blakemore, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Blakemore, of 36, Frederick Street, Mexborough,...
Soldier – Bennett, Cyril – Serving Overseas
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Serving overseas is Lance Sergt. Cyril Bennett, aged 24, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bennett, 24,...
Soldier – Holtby – Happy and Well
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Happy and Well
Alan Holtby, only son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 A. W. Holtby, 2, Washington Street, 1...
Soldier – Wheeler, Ernest – Following Father
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Following Father
Serving in France is Gunner Ernest Wheeler, 215, Wath Road, Mexborough. He has been abroad since the...
Editorial – Grey Goebbels
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 December 1939
Grey Goebbels
Dr. Goebbels, speaking at a "Strength Through Joy" concert, spoke of the "fresh sorrows that...
Editorial – “Guilty, But Insane”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1939
"Guilty, But Insane"
The Bolshevik invasion of Finland is a turning-point in the war and in...
Editorial – Alas, Poor Ghost!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 December 1939
Alas, Poor Ghost!
The intervention of the League of Nations in the Russo-Finnish dispute came as...
Editorial – Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 December 1939
Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Twenty-two years have rolled by and again we face a war...
Editorial – This Year of Fate
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 December 1939
This Year of Fate
And so draws to its close this year of fate, 1939, in...