1941
Soldier – Pearson, William – Footballer & Runner
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
Service Snaps
Both footballer and runner was William Pearson, of George Street, Low Valley, prior to joining...
Soldier – Tout, William – “Very Different “
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
"Very Different "
Very different from colliery work," says William Tout, when asked about his life in...
Soldiers – Popple, Roy & Charles – Reunion of Wombwell brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
Met in India
Re Union of Wombwell Brothers
By sheer accident two Wombwell brothers met in India, the...
Editorial – Good News
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 October 1941
Good News
Mr. Churchill is finding it increasingly difficult to conceal good news from us. In...
Important Post for Wombwell Man – Deputy Town Clerk of Hackney
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Deputy Town Clerk of Hackney
Important Post for Wombwell Man
Mr. Reginald Hill, Solicitor and Deputy Town Clerk...
Wombwell Main Fatality – Killed After Returning To Pit
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Wombwell Main Fatality
Killed After Returning To Pit
Mr. William Bennett Clarke (63), miner, of 67, Cemetery...
Marconigrams – November 1st, 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Marconigrams
An interim dividend of 2 per cent., as compared with 2 ½ per cent. last year,...
Airman – Poulter, Fred – Killed After Leave – R.A.F. Man’s Fate
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Killed After Leave
Brampton R.A.F. Man's Fate
Within twenty-four hours of returning from leave A/C.2 Fred Poulter (36),...
Sailors – Ivill, Wilfred & Thomas – Now Presumed Lost
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Wombwell Man in "Glorious"
Now Presumed Lost
Having received intimation that their son, A.B. Leading Torpedo Operator Thomas...
Editorial – Hitler v Roosevelt
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Hitler v Roosevelt
President Roosevelt's Navy Day speech was a declaration of undeclared war
"The shooting has started,"...