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Memorable Wembley Final

August 1939
South Yorkshire Times May 12th, 1939. Burton (Wolves) In yet another memorable cup year, South Yorkshire served up its share of soccer talent at Wembley. Players like...

Mexborough Veteran to be Chelsea Pensioner

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 August 1939  Served In Two Wars Mexborough Veteran to be Chelsea Pensioner Fifty Years in the Mines Mr. John Smith,...

Accident – Inquest Told “Inches from Safety”

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 18 August 1939 Wath Accident Described Coarse Enoch Boreham (57) sub-ganger, 8, Furlong Road, Bolton , who was struck...

Hitler Calls War Council – Peace Appeals

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 August 1939 Hitler Calls War Council Peace Appeals by Pope and President Roosevelt Polish Frontier Clash British Defence Bill...

Editorial – On the Brink

25 August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 August 1939 On the Brink The speeches of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, made yesterday, left...

Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Clayton

September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 September 1939 Golden Wedding. To-day (Friday) a former Mexborough couple, Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton, celebrate their Golden Wedding....

Obituary – Mrs. O. Haigh – Well-Known Teacher – Sudden Collapse in Street

September 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times, September 30, 1939 Obituary - Mrs. O. Haigh Well-Known Mexborough Teacher Sudden Collapse in Street Mrs. Dora Haigh, wife of Mr. Oscar Haigh, master...

Wedding – Hargreaves & Dyer

September 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times, September 1, 1939 Miss Edna Hargreaves, 6 Burman Road, Wath and Mr Harold Dyer, 39 Kirby St, Mexborough at Wath Parish Church

Wedding – Hoyland & Radford – Grim Novelty at Wath Wedding

September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times – September 9, 1939 A Pretty Picture Taken After The Ceremony. Born shortly after the outbreak of the Great War in 1914,...

Wedding – Young & Guest

September 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 16 1939 The wedding took place at Goldthorpe Parish Church on Saturday of Miss Doris Young, daughter of Mr. and...