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1939 Quarter 3

Labour Walkover – E. Wainwright Returned at Wombwell

July 1939
South Yorkshire Times July 21, 1939 Labour Walkover Mr E. Wainwright Returned at Wombwell There being no other nomination., Mr Edwin Wainwright, of 7, Kingsway, Wombwell,...

Eighty Now

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939 Eighty Now Mr. John Jones, who is a familiar figure with all the old residents of the district at...

Honours Degree

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939 Honours Degree Miss Monica Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes, of Little Houghton, and formerly of South...

Jump Miners Bid for Physical Culture Prize – Among Best in Europe

July 1939
South Yorkshire Times July 21, 1939 Off to Paris Jump Miners Bid for Physical Culture Prize Among Best in Europe Charles Jarrett. A colliery worker who has gained the...

Ready Writer

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 14, 1939 Ready Writer Wombwell has an engine-driver poet. This is Mr. Herbert Skinner, of 41 Lundhill Road. For years he...

Tommy Todd’s Toe – Old Wombwell Legend Investigated – How A Corn Was “Cured”

July 1939
South Yorkshire Times July 21, 1939 Tommy Todd's Toe Old Wombwell Legend Investigated How A Corn Was "Cured" Once upon a time a Wombwell man named Tommy Todd,...

Wedding – Bannister & Smith

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939 Mr. Joseph Smith, a member of the Mitchell Main Cricket Club, and younger son of the secretary, Mr....

Wedding – Copley & Coulston – Notts County Footballer

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939 Walter Coulston and Miss Mary Copley, of Wombwell; who were married at Barnsley on Saturday. Coulston is the...

Wedding – Ogden & Fisher – Wedding Gift by Mitchell Main Workmen

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939 Wedding Gift by Mitchell Main Workmen The bridal group at the wedding at Wombwell on Saturday of Mr. George...

Wedding – Whitaker & Moorhouse

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 14, 1939 A former Wombwell Beauty Queen, Miss Annie Whitaker, was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Lily,...