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Editorial – A Winter Campaign?

7 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 A Winter Campaign? With Christmas less than three months away and the Germans still hanging on grimly to their frontier...

Editorial – “White Paper” On Peace

14 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 “White Paper” On Peace A White Paper on international security.  That description seems to fit the report on the Dumbarton...

Editorial – Root and Branch

21 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Root and Branch If Hitler and Himmler have their way the war will go on for a good deal yet,...

Editorial – Japan’s Turn

28 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 28 October 1944 Japan’s Turn Japan, looking on helplessly while the destruction of German militarism proceeds apace, is now gravely threatened in...

Second P.M. Settles Cause of Baby’s Death

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 18th 1944 Second P.M. Settles Cause of Thurnscoe Baby’s Death No neglect at Montagu Hospital Evidence of a pathologist called in to...

Airman – Walker, Ronald – Airman’s Funeral

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 18th 1944 Airman’s Funeral The interment took place at Thurnscoe on Friday of Sgt. Ronald Walker (22), R.A.F., son of Mr. and...

Soldier – Hirst F. – Presumed Dead

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 Presumed Dead Mr. and Mrs. S. Hirst of 11, Windsor Square, Thurnscoe East, whose son, Spr. F. Hirst was reported...

Editorial – Hard Pounding

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944 Hard Pounding General Eisenhower, like Wellington at Waterloo, is seeing who can pound longer.  It is a test of many...

Soldier – Brown, Douglas – With Front Line Laundry

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944 With Front Line Laundry Thurnscoe Man’s Unusual Job Laundrymen in battle-dress are doing valuable work in the mobile laundry and bath...

Soldier – Ogden, Alfred – Rescued From Japs

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944 Rescued From Japs Gnr. Alfred Ogden R.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ogden, 20, Dane Street, Thurnscoe East,...