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The Church Beautiful – Memorial Screen Gift of Captain A.E. Allott

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 9, 1937 The Church Beautiful Memorial Screen Dedicated At Wombwell Gift of Captain A.E. Allott Visitors admiring the screen while it was being...

Wath Curate for Sheffield – Appointment of Rector of Wombwell’s Son

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 30, 1937 Wath Curate for Sheffield Appointment of Rector of Wombwell’s Son The Rev Edward St Ledger Blakeney, M.A., a curate of...

Headmasters Meet

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 30,  1937 Headmasters Meet Six retired headmasters of schools, whose ages total over 400 years, foregathered at a Wombwell Club last...

County Honours for Kings Road Player

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937 The Boy David County Honours for Wombwell Schoolboy Kings Road Player “Capped” If it be true that “as the twig is...

Wombwell Tennis Tourney

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 30, 1937 Wombwell Tennis Tourney A group of players and officials at the finals of Wombwell Park Tennis Club’s tournament on...

Dignity and Impudence

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 13, 1937 Dignity and Impudence An outside competitor in the Low Valley Hospital Guard Dog show on Saturday, inspects a diminutive...

Old Folks Treat – Party for 800 at Wombwell

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 27, 1937 Old Folks Treat Party for 800 at Wombwell Mrs P Walker (president of the Wombwell Old Folks Treat Committee) with...

Unusual Friendship

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 27, 1937 Unusual Friendship An unusual friendship developed between this cat and dog at the Mr W Jones, Elliott’s Terrace, Wombwell

Engagement Announcement

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 20, 1937 Engagement Announcement Wombwell district residents will be interested to hear of the announcement of the engagement and Mr Francis...

Weddings – Mower & Potts – Wilkes & Siddons

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 1937 Miss Alice Winifred Wilkes, 43 Littlefield Terrace, Wombwell and Mr Norman Siddons, 160 Pontefract Road, Broomhill, Wombwell Miss Muriel Mower, 12...