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Editorial – The Curtain Rises – The Die Is Cast.

9 September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 September 1939 The Curtain Rises The Die Is Cast. We are at war with the rulers of the...

Editorial – The Fog of War

16 September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 September 1939 The Fog of War The fog of war has descended and mighty operations by land, sea,...

Editorial – Frankenstein and His Monster

23 September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 September 1939 Frankenstein and His Monster Though our worst fears have been realised and the resistance of Poland...

Editorial – The Cost of War

30 September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 September 1939 The Cost of War The War Budget has brought home the financial implications of our task....

Engagement – Clark & Jackson Smith

October 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 14, 1939 The engagement is announced of Mr. C. Jackson Smith, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, "Merck," High...

Wedding – Bailey & Woodhouse

October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 21 October1939 The wedding took place at All Saints' Church, Wath, on Saturday, of Miss Dora Bailey, daughter of...

Wedding – Yates & Bownas

October 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 7, 1939 Miss Joyce Yates, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Yates, of Brampton Bierlow, was married at Wath...

Montagu Hospital – The Weeks Casualty List – 28 October 1939

October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Montagu Hospital The Weeks Casualty List Admitted cases: Sunday: Elizabeth Harrington, Sandygate Wath, back injuries, road accident: Mary...

Wath Pierrots

October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 28, 1939 Wath Pierrots This troupe of "Wath Pierrots" were on the boards a few years before the outbreak of the...

Manvers Main Team

7 October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 7, 1939 The Manvers Main team who opened their season at Hampden Road, Mexborough, on Saturday