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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....

Editorial – The Rigour of the Game

25 November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939 The Rigour of the Game The position of European neutrals is becoming increasingly uncomfortable. For our...

Wedding – Clark & Smith

December 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 30, 1939 A wedding of interest to many residents in the Wath, Dearne and Mexborough district was solemnised on Boxing...

Wedding – Pidd & Clements

December 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 30 , 1939 The marriage took place at Mexborough Parish Church on Tuesday, of Miss Ivy Pidd, only daughter of...