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Wedding – Swindells & Green

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 10 1938 Mrs M Swindells (64) and Mr J Green (six) after their wedding at Wombwell on Sunday. The bride was...

Wedding – White & Oxley

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 10, 1938 Miss Doris Amelia White, 57 Copeland Rd, Wombwell and Mr Henry Oxley, 51 Littlefield Lane, Wombwell At Wombwell...

Mile Stone In History Of Wombwell Congregationalism

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 17 1938 Mile Stone In History Of Wombwell Congregationalism "The story of the years has not been one of staggering dramatic...

New Church For Old – Congregational Enterprise – Appeal For Funds

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 24 1938 New Church For Old Congregational Enterprise At Wombwell Appeal For More Funds "Hats off to the past, coats off for the...

A Choir of 2000 Children

June 1938
Leeds Mercury June 7, 1938 A Choir of 2000 Children Over 2000 children paraded the streets of Wombwell yesterday for the annual Sunday school “sing,” which...

“Queen” a Musician – Final of “Times” Beauty Ballot

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 17, 1938 "Queen" a Musician Final of "Times" Beauty Ballot Miss Florence Frost Elected In the centre is Miss Florence Frost (18),...

Wombwell Open Air School Queen

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1938 Mona Dennis, May Queen of Wombwell Opened Air School, photographed with her retinue

Woman Succumbs To Injuries – Buried In Same Grave as Husband – Tragic Outing

July 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 17, 1938 Woman Succumbs To Injuries Buried In Same Grave as Husband Tragic Outing The accident on the Haxey-Misterton Road on Sunday,...

All Dressed Up at Wombwell Carnival

July 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1938 All Dressed Up At Wombwell Carnival, young competitors who gained awards in the dress parade    

Wombwell Carnival – Spectators

July 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1938 Spectators at the Wombwell Carnival