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Editorial – Adolf Strafe England

28 October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Adolf Strafe England The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front...

Editorial – Adolf Strafe England

28 October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Adolf Strafe England The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front of the...

Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Foster

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939 Golden Wedding. An old Lincolnshire couple now residing at 22, Britton Street, Thurnscoe, Mr. and Mrs. John...

Wedding – Hesketh & Metcalfe – Wombwell Bride for Thurnscoe Man

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939 Married By Her Brother Miss Florence Hesketh, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hesketh, of...

Scuffle Outside Thurnscoe Hotel – Man Sent To Prison

November 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1939 Blow with Bottle Scuffle Outside Thurnscoe Hotel Man Sent To Prison Allegations against the police which were strongly denied and which...

A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939 A Link With Home By a coincidence the following letter from Thurnscoe Signalman A. Ratchus, who is...

Soldier – Ratchus, Alex – Looks Forward To “Times”

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 11 November 1939 Looks Forward To "Times" A Thurnscoe man, Mr. Alex Ratchus, of 59, Windsor Street, Thurnscoe East, ,...

Editorial – “I Would” and “I Dare Not”

4 November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 November 1939 "I Would" and "I Dare Not" Still, like the cat i' the adage would" waits upon...

Editorial – A Cry From No Man’s Land

11 November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 11 November 1939 A Cry From No Man's Land The offer of the King of the Belgians and the...

Editorial – Queens Speech and Churchill’s Review (videos)

18 November 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 18, 1939 The Gentle Queen The Queen's broadcast to the women of the Empire was one of the war's loveliest interludes....