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Value of Rotary In A Troubled World – Exposition at Mexborough Club Dinner

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940 Value of Rotary In A Troubled World Exposition at Mexborough Club Dinner Mr G. W. Jepps, the Mexborough President...

Mexboro’ and Dearne A.R.P. Workers Tackle “Paper” Incidents.

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940 “Leaflet" Raid With A Difference Mexboro' and Dearne A.R.P. Workers Tackle "Paper" Incidents. An A.R.P. control room...

Speech Day At Mexborough – Prof. F. H. Shera Addresses Scholars.

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 Speech Day At Mexborough Prof. F. H. Shera Addresses Secondary School Scholars. Mexborough Secondary School Speech Day on Wednesday...

Both To Blame Cars Collide In Black-Out Incident

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 Both To Blame Cars Collide In Black-Out Incident Near Mexborough A Swinton contractor and a soldier who were driving cars...

High Spirits Cost Mexborough Men £2 Each

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 High Spirits Cost Mexborough Men £2 Each Two men, one of whom had 46 previous conviction, were each fined...

Unsound Meat – Butcher in Court – Fined £15

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 Unsound Meat Wath Butcher in Court Fined £15 On a summons of exposing for sale meat that...

Airman – Blagbrough – Serving in France

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940 Service Snaps Lance/Corporal Austin Blagbrough of the R.A.F., only son of Mr. J. Blaghrough, of Garden Street,...

Airman – Dent, Frank T. – Service Snaps

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940 Service Snaps A former Mexborough Secondary School boy with the Royal Air Force is Aircraftman Apprentice Frank T. Dent,...

Airman – Houlbrook, Jones – Farm to Forces

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 Farm to Forces Private Joe Houlbrook, youngest son of Mr and Mrs P Houlbrook, three Hirst Gate Mexborough, was...

Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 Nazi Air Force's Busy Day             Planes Over British Coast Soon Driven Off : No Bombs Dropped Italian Volunteers...