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Wombwell’s Coronation Beauty Queen Attendants

April 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 2, 1937 Beauty Queen Attendants Four children chosen as attendants for Wombwell's Coronation Beauty Queen. They are Glenys Wilson, Victoria Road, Wombwell;...

Wombwell’s “Queen of Beauty”

April 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 2, 1937 Wombwell’s “Queen of Beauty” for the Coronation celebrations will be selected tonight (Friday) 10 candidates will parade before the...

Town Goes Gay – Ready For The Coronation – Another “Reight Do”

April 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 23, 1937 Town Goes Gay Wombwell Ready For The Coronation Another “Reight Do” Having gained a reputation at the Jubilee two years ago...

Notable Recruits to Mitchell Main C.C.

April 1937
Mexborough is in Times April 23, 1937 Notable Recruits to Mitchell Main C.C. Among the new recruits to Mitchell Main, an important one is WG Jessop,...

Babies Lucky Escape – Runaway Car at Wombwell

May 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 7, 1937 Babies Lucky Escape Runaway Car at Wombwell Woman Slightly Hurt An accident in which two women were slightly injured and a...

Carnival Winners

May 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 21, 1937 Carnival Winners The winning competitors in a fancy dress carnival held at Wombwell Bath last Thursday in connection with...

Crowning Achievement

May 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 14, 1937 Crowning Achievement Mrs H Hallsworth, wife of the Chairman of Wombwell Urban Council, crowns Wombwell’s Coronation Queen, Miss Lucy...

Golden Wedding – 30 Times at Blackpool

May 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 28, 1937 Golden Wedding Mr and Mrs William James Gawthorpe, of Highfield range, Darfield, will celebrate their golden wedding tomorrow, are...

In Queens Honour

May 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 21, 1937 In Queens Honour Miss Lucy Senior, Wombwell's Beauty Queen, distributing hankerchiefs and souvenir saucers to the children at an...

Land Won from Flood – Dearne Plan Puts River in Its Place

May 1937
Sheffield Independent May 1, 1937 Land Won from Flood Dearne Plan Puts River in Its Place God made the world, they say, but the Dutch made Holland. By...