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Mexborough Clinic Party

January 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1939 Babies and mothers at the tea tables at the Mexborough Clinic Party on Wednesday

Mexborough Old Men’s Retreat

January 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1939 Mexborough Old Men's Retreat The old men's Retreat which is to be opened at Mexborough on Monday. The building on...

Mexborough Old Men’s Retreat Opening

January 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1939 Pictures taken at the opening on Monday of the Old Men's Retreat in the Clayton Memorial Gardens at...

Snow, Ice, Fog and Floods in South Yorkshire

January 1939
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 03 January 1939 Winter Again Cuts Off Northern Villages Flooding Threat in Sheffield Area Blizzards swept the North of England...

Time on his Hands for 53 years

January 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1939 Time on his hands for 53 years Man who Tends Town Clock Mr. J. T. Clarke winding the clock in...

Favourite With  the Nurses 

January 1939
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 14 January 1939 Favourite With  the Nurses  Albert Edward, six-month old  son of Mr, and Mrs. A. Booth,  who were found...

Mexborough Town Club Next Season

January 1939
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 28 January 1939 Mexborough Town Club Next Season Next season, after a lapse of four years, Mexborough will have its...

Car Crashes into Tram Standard

February 1939
South Yorkshire Times, February 24, 1939 This car was almost cut in two when it crashed into a tram standard in the early hours of...

Obituary. Mr. J. Allsopp Well-Known Tradesman Social and Religious Worker

February 1939
South Yorkshire Times, February 3, 1939 Obituary. Mr. J. Allsopp Well-Known Mexborough Tradesman Social and Religious Worker Mr. Jonathan Allsopp, a senior official of the Free Christian Church and...

Death Spoils Party Plans – Septuagenarian Loses Daughter and Brother

February 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 17, 1939 Death Spoils Party Plans Septuagenarian Loses Daughter and Brother Lived For 50 Years in Mexborough The tragic deaths within 24 hours...