South Yorkshire Times March 22, 1947

New Councillors

Three Labour candidates new to Council work secured unopposed returns in the Urban Council election on Saturday.

They are Mr George Albert Kitchen and Mr Arthur Dearden (both Central Ward) and Mr Thomas Hallsworth (East Ward)

Thomas Hallsworth

Mr Hallsworth is a presser at Waterstone Glassworks.

He has been in the trade since he was 14. A native of Barnsley he lives at 5 Sandymount Rd, Wath. He is a member of the W.E.A.another transport and Gen workers Union.

He served in the NFS for four years during the last war. Last year he gained a union scholarship to Bangor College for a course which included economics.

Arthur Dearden

Mr Dearden is a ripper employed at Barnburgh Main Colliery, as Sir for the past three years in the Barbara NUM branch committee.

A native of Wath your resided in West Melton for 14 years.

He has a keen interest in sport and was a former member of the old Wath Cycling Club and is a staunch advocate of nationalisation.

George Albert Kitchen

Mr Kitchen of Fitzwilliam Avenue, is a guard on the LNER at Wath and has taken a great interest in the Labour Party for the past three years.