1939
Worst Storm For Years – Havoc in Mexborough District – Bus Passengers’ Ordeal
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 September 1939
Worst Storm For Years
Havoc in Mexborough District
Bus Passengers' Ordeal
Householders in the vicinity of...
Foolish Thefts – Glasses Taken From Thurnscoe Hotel
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 September 1939
Foolish Thefts
Glasses Taken From Thurnscoe Hotel
Two 18-year-old Thurnscoe youths, Leslie Marshall, haulage hand, and Walter Cooke,...
Veteran Once Again at Thurnscoe
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 September 1939
Veteran Once Again at Thurnscoe
In Hickleton’s closing averages, once again, Alban Turner, the 53-year-old all-rounder, heads...
Editorial – Standing By
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 September 1939
Standing By
A week of tension, with the issues of peace and war swaying in the...
War Gets Closer – District Reactions To Crisis
Mexborough and Swinton Times, September 15, 1939
District Reactions To Crisis
Volunteers Still Wanted
Mexborough 175 Below Strength
Appeals At A.R.P. Meeting
A grave and thoughtful audience in...
Editorial – The Curtain Rises
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 September 1939
The Curtain Rises
The die is cast. We are at war with the rulers of the...
Editorial – The Fog of War
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 September 1939
The Fog of War
The fog of war has descended and mighty operations by land, sea,...
Editorial – Frankenstein and His Monster
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 September 1939
Frankenstein and His Monster
Though our worst fears have been realised and the resistance of Poland...
Editorial – The Cost of War
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 September 1939
The Cost of War
The War Budget has brought home the financial implications of our task....
Engagement – Clark & Jackson Smith
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 14, 1939
The engagement is announced of Mr. C. Jackson Smith, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, "Merck," High...