1939 Quarter 4
Soldier – Pollitt, William – Ex-Wombwell Scout
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Ex-Wombwell Scout
To the noble army of Wombwell Scouts who have joined the Forces has to be added...
Soldier – Scargill A.E. – Got Medals For It
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Got Medals For It
Wornbwell's reputation for sport has been carried into the Army by Bombardier A. E. Scargill....
Soldier – Ingram A. – “Miracle” Soldier
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
"Miracle" Soldier
If the British Army can be said to have a "walking miracle" it is Gunner Albert Ingram...
Editorial – Grey Goebbels
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 December 1939
Grey Goebbels
Dr. Goebbels, speaking at a "Strength Through Joy" concert, spoke of the "fresh sorrows that...
Editorial – “Guilty, But Insane”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1939
"Guilty, But Insane"
The Bolshevik invasion of Finland is a turning-point in the war and in...
Editorial – Alas, Poor Ghost!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 December 1939
Alas, Poor Ghost!
The intervention of the League of Nations in the Russo-Finnish dispute came as...
Editorial – Queens Speech and Churchill’s Review (videos)
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 18, 1939
The Gentle Queen
The Queen's broadcast to the women of the Empire was one of the war's loveliest interludes....
Editorial – Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 December 1939
Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Twenty-two years have rolled by and again we face a war...
Editorial – This Year of Fate
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 December 1939
This Year of Fate
And so draws to its close this year of fate, 1939, in...