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Editorial – Melee – Titanic Struggle

5 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 July 1941 Melee - Titanic Struggle The titanic struggle between the Germans and the Russians is now nearly a...

Editorial – Catching a Tartar

12 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 July 1941 Catching a Tartar Although the situation the Russian front is still obscure, the wistfulness of the German...

Editorial – Blunted Blitzkrieg

19 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 July 1941 Blunted Blitzkrieg With the fourth week of Hitler’s cynical onslaught on Russia nearly spent the campaign takes...

Editorial – Twilight Phase

26 July 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 26 July 1941 Twilight Phase We appear to have entered a twilight phase of the war. The enemy is quiescent...

Mr. H. B. Sparkes Leaving Mexborough

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 August 1941 Mr. H. B. Sparkes Leaving Mexborough Mr. H.B. Sparkes, M.M., of “Domus,” Racecourse Road, Swinton, Postmaster at...

Postmaster’s New Post – Mr H.B. Sparkes Leaving Mexborough

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 August 1941 Postmaster’s New Post Mr H.B. Sparkes Leaving Mexborough Mr H.B. Sparkes, MM., of “Domus” Racecourse Road, Swinton, Postmaster...

Golden Wedding – Mr and Mrs Branford

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 2nd,1941 Numerous congratulatory messages were received by Mr Mrs Benjamin Branford, of 21 Cromwell Rd, Mexborough, on Monday, the 50th...

Wedding – Acheson & Pratt

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 August 1941 Mr C. A. Pratt (Mexborough) and Miss M Acheson (Ireland) At Mexborough Parish Church on Monday, the...

Wedding – Barry & Woods

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 August 1941 Mr. J. R. Woods (Swinton), and Miss S. J. Barry (Shipley) Miss Sheila Josephine Barry, youngest daughter...

Wedding – Fletcher & Wragg

August 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 August 1941 Mr. J. G. V. Wragg (Mexborough) and Miss E. I. Fletcher (Mexborough). Miss Elsie Irene Fletcher, only...