1939
Wedding – Whitaker & Moorhouse
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,...
Part in “Thief of Baghdad
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939
Part in “Thief of Baghdad
A very charming, self-possessed and strikingly pretty little girl of seven told me to-day...
Physical Fitness Without Tears.
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939
Physical Fitness Without Tears.
Physical fitness without tears. That term can be appropriately applied to a series of expeditions...
A.R.P. Church Parade
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 14, 1939
The "law" leads in the first A.R.P. Church Parade and procession at Wombwell. The demonstration provided one of...
Wesleyan Reformers’ Red Letter Day
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 14, 1939
Wesleyan Reformers' Red Letter Day
In 1849 the delegates at the Wesleyan Church Conference passed a resolution which some...
Wombwell Parish Church Festival Service
South Yorkshire Times July 21, 1939
They’ve all got something to give. Children of the Sunday School marching in procession with offerings of flowers, fruit...
Wombwell St. Michael’s Garden Party
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 14, 1939
May Queen Maureen Cawthorne (6), gives an offering of flowers to Mr S. W. S. Flower, at the...
Jump British Legion Children’s Outing
Mexborough and Swinton July 7, 1939
A few of the children and adults of Jump who travelled to Southport on Saturday on the Jump British...
Drumhead Service
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939
Drumhead Service
One of the speakers (below), and a section of the crowd (above), at a drumhead service held...
Jump Council School Annual Sports
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939
A few of the pupils of Jump Council School pose for our photographer at the annual sports.