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“Disgrace To District” – Dearne U.D.C. Property Abused
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
“Disgrace To District”
Dearne U.D.C. Property Abused
“ A disgrace to the whole district” was how Coun. C. H. Williams, Chairman...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Yorkshire Council Semi-Finals
August 26th, 1944
Yorkshire Council Semi-Finals
Hickleton's chances rounding off their best season since the club joined the Yorkshire Council are enhanced by the draw...
Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Marconigrams
Dr. Francis Briggs, vicar of Mexborough from 1921 to 1930 and previously for a period curate at Rawmarsh Parish...
Editorial – France Rises Again
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
France Rises Again
This is France’s great week. Everywhere the grip of the German tyrants is being loosened. On all...
Wedding – Yarwood & Fuller
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Wedding - Yarwood & Fuller
The wedding took place at Sandbach Methodist Church on Saturday of Miss Fred Yarwood, youngest...
Soldier – Hardy, Eric – Service Snaps
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Service Snaps
Sgt. Eric Hardy who has been in India for nearly three years and is from 38, Tudor Street,...
Editorial – Forcing the Pace
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Forcing the Pace
Without much specific information being available about the new Allied attack in the South of France it...
Marconigrams – August 05th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Marconigrams
Red Cross collections in the Dearne District for July totalled £186/7/3.
“October in the Straits” states a recent newspaper heading,...
Editorial – Allied Mastery
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Allied Mastery
Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...
Yorkshire Council – Hickleton’s Proud Place
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Hickleton’s Proud Place
Hickleton Main proudly lead the Yorkshire Council with an unbroken record of victorles and a 100 per...
Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
When Rogues Fall Out
Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...
Wedding – Londesbro & Spreckley
South Yorkshire Times, July 1, 1944
R.S.M. C. G. Spreckley (Wath) and Miss A. Londesbro (Thurnscoe), a report of whose wedding appeared in Our last...
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Billeting Arrangements Work Well
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...
Editorial – Careless Talk
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Careless Talk
Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...
Marconigrams – July 22nd, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd 1944
Marconigrams
Brampton Hospital Gala on Saturday realised £230 for the Mexborough Montagu and Barnsley Beckett Hospitals.
A speaker on “Re-organisation of...
Soldier – Stonehouse, Ernest – Killed In Action
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Killed In Action
Gdsmn. Ernest Stonehouse (30) was killed with the C.M.F. on June 26th. He was the son of...
Sailor – Hurd, Jack – In Hospital
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
In Hospital
Leading Seaman, Jack Hurd (24), son of Mrs. Hurd, 53, Deightonby Street, Thurnscoe, is seriously ill with malaria...
New Dearne Councillor is Youngest Member
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
New Dearne Councillor
Is Youngest Member
The new member appointed at last week’s meeting of the Dearne Urban Council to succeed...
Marconigrams – July 15th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Marconigrams
The directors of the Midland Bank Limited announce an Interim Dividend for the half year ended June 30th last...
Editorial – Germany at Bay
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Germany at Bay
Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...
Hickleton 125 for 3 Bullcroft 122 – Easy For Hickleton
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st, 1944
Yorkshire Council
Sheffield United 100 Mexborough 133
Mexborough Win at Bramall Lane
Mexborough did well to win at Bramall Lane, where they...
Editorial – Shadow of Defeat
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944
Shadow of Defeat
With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans. Having got our...
Fall After “Gob” Break – Thurnscoe Miner Killed
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944
Fall After “Gob” Break
Thurnscoe Miner Killed
The Doncaster District Coroner (Mr W. H. Carlile), recorded a verdict of “Accidental Death”...
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see no...