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Editorial – The Cripps Touch

28 February 1942
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, Feb. 28th, 1942. The Cripps Touch The House of Commons has been helped through its crisis of nerves by the Prime Minister,...

Injured By Bomb

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 Injured By Bomb During Home Guard exercises on Sunday afternoon, John Whittaker (34), of Mount Avenue, Great...

For Russia

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 For Russia Another 15s. has gone to Mrs. Churchill from Wombwell as a "token " gift to the...

Marconigrams – March 28th, 1942

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 Marconigrams Mr. C. Paxman Tiptaft, J.P., of Cadeby, was on Saturday elected treasurer of the Don Valley Conservative...

Marconigrams – March 14th, 1942

March 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 March 1942 Marconigrams Sergt Donald Diggle, of Wombwell was invested with the Distinguished Flying Medal by the King...

Marconigrams – March 14th, 1942

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 March 1942 Marconigrams Over 250 in-patients and out-patients are attended to daily at the Mexborough Montagu Hospital. Congratulations to Dearne District,...

Warship Week Crescendo

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 21 March 1942 Warship Week Crescendo Most of the South Yorkshire towns and rural districts have now held their warship...

Airman – Patterson, Jim – A  Jump “Flier”

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 A  Jump “Flier” A Jump lad "Jim" Patterson (18) of "Leomont." grandson of Mr. William Allot, for a...

Sailor – Matthews, Sam – Twelve Years In Navy

March 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 March 1942 Twelve Years In Navy Petty Officer Sam Matthews (29), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Foster, 6, Mellor...

Editorial – Loss Upon Loss!

7 March 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 March 1942 Loss Upon Loss! Java and Lower Burma have vanished for a time beneath the Japanese tidal wave....