South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
Marconigrams
Eighteen defendants from Wombwell, Blacker Hill, Darfield and Great Houghton were fined 7s 6d each at Barnsley on Monday for keeping dogs without licences.
Mr. William Haigh, a Wath-on-Dearne miner, has just retired after fifty-four years’ underground service in district pits.
Mexborough Active Services has disbursed £600 to those serving during the past year and has a balance in hand of over £500.
Barnburgh Main No. 2 ambulance team won the “Dorothy Elliott” cup in a competition for which twenty-nine teams entered at Wombwell on Saturday.