1939
“Rather Wear Out Than Rust Out”
Leeds Mercury November 22, 1939
“Rather Wear Out Than Rust Out”
Mr John Lisle, 76-year-old bricklayer, “looks down” on Wombwell. His speciality is repairing domestic chimneys.
Yesterday...
Cortonwood Clerk to become Minister
Mexborough & Swinton Times - November 25th 1939
It is not unlikely that Cortonwood Colliery Company will shortly lose a member of their clerical staff...
Missing Miner – Families Anxiety – Missing a Fortnight
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1939
Missing Miner
Hemingfield Families Anxiety
Missing for a Fortnight
John Chambers (51), unemployed miner of 12, Top Row, Hemingfield, Wombwell has...
Wombwell Main Traditions – Romantic Union of Two Old Families
Mexborough & Swinton Times - November 25th 1939
Wombwell Main Traditions
Romantic Union of Two Old Families
Presentation to Mr. Peter Roberts
Mr. Peter Godfrey Roberts, only surviving...
Wedding – Hesketh & Metcalfe – Wombwell Bride for Thurnscoe Man
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939
Married By Her Brother
Miss Florence Hesketh, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hesketh, of...
Wedding – Milthorpe & Turton
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1939
A former attendant on the Beauty Queen at Wombwell was a bridesmaid at her sister's wedding at Wombwell...
Wedding – Taberner & Bowley
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939
Miss Phoebe Taberner, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taberner, 95, Wombwell Main, was married...
Wombwell Main Traditions – After the Presentations A Maiden Speech
Mexborough & Swinton Times - November 25th 1939
Wombwell Main Traditions
After the Presentations
A Maiden Speech
Miss Hempson opened a delightful little contribution to the speech-making by...
