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Soldier – Pearson, William – Footballer & Runner

October 1941
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 “

October 1941
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

October 1941
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

4 October 1941
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

November 1941
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

November 1941
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

November 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

November 1941
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

November 1941
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

1 November 1941
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,"...