1938 Quarter 2
May Queen Elect
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 22, 1938
May Queen Elect
Her hair is not curly but she is demure and pretty. This is little seven-years-old Aileen....
Not Madrid – Church Demolition
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 4, 1938
Not Madrid
This is not a scene in Madrid but depicts the demolition of the Congregational Church, one of...
St. George’s Day Parade
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 29, 1938
In celebration of St. George's Day the youth organisation of Wombwell combined in a parade to Wombwell Parish...
Wombwell Rangers – Strong Membership Growth
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 15, 1938
Captain Miss Elliott with the Wombwell Rangers. Membership has grown from 10 to 30 in the last three...
Poacher’s Methods Described at Barnsley – “Motor Poachers”
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 07 April 1938
"MOTOR POACHERS"
Methods Described at Barnsley
Barnsley West Riding magistrates, yesterday, heard a description of...
South Yorkshire Revival – Full Quota of Talent on display
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 1, 1938
South Yorkshire Revival
A full quota of South Yorkshire talent was on the soccer stage last weekend.
Ken Willingham, Shiregreen,...
Motorcycles Collide
Leeds Mercury May 2, 1938
Motorcycles Collide
Arthur Kenneth Clayton (22), clerk of 94 Park Street Wombwell was motorcycling to Hemsworth on Saturday when he collided at...
Wombwell Man’s 100 Yards Race To Save Child From Drowning
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 27, 1938
Wombwell Man's 100 Yards Race To Save Child From Drowning
The feeling is strong at Wombwell Junction that some...
Good Word for Road Manners
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 27, 1938
Good Word for Road Manners
Mr. A. V. Green, Mrs. Green (formerly Miss Annie Davies, of Wombwell Main) and...
Wedding – Mitchell & Watford
Mexborough and South Yorkshire Times May 27, 1938
Miss Marie Mitchell, 58 Main Street,
and Mr Joseph Watson
at Wombwell Parish Church