December 1939
Breakfast with Bishop – Deanery Welcome for Dr L. S. Hunter
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
Breakfast with Bishop
Wath Deanery Welcome for Dr L. S. Hunter
The clergy of the Rural Deanery or Wath-on-Dearne extended...
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs White
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
Golden Wedding
WeII known in business circles in Darfield and Wombwell. Mr. and Mrs. Philip White of Snape Hill...
Lights Left on At Shop – “Plenty of Warnings” Says Magistrate
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
Limiting Law Breaches Lights Left on At Wombwell Shop
"Plenty of Warnings" Says Magistrate
A series of lighting prosecutions...
Soldier – Hill, John – Councillor Off To War
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Councillor Off To War
Coun. John Hill, one of Darfield's youngest councillors, is somewhere abroad. He was a...
Soldier – Law E. – Served In Palestine.
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Served In Palestine.
Sergeant E. Law, son of Mr. Harold Law, licensee, of the Victoria Inn, Snape Hill, Darfield,...
Soldier – Smith A.F. – Dance Hall Billet
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
Dance Hall Billet
Gunner Gordon A. F. Smith, of the Royal Artillery, whose wife resides at Illsley Road, Darfield,...
Soldier – Verdun, James – Enjoys the Life
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Mr. James Verdun, of Millhouses, Doncaster Road, Darfield, was a reservist and is at present serving abroad.
His wife...
Soldier & Airman – Wilks Brothers – Darfield Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Darfield Brothers
Two brothers, Thomas and John Wilks, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilks, of Barnsley Road,...
Editorial – Grey Goebbels
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 December 1939
Grey Goebbels
Dr. Goebbels, speaking at a "Strength Through Joy" concert, spoke of the "fresh sorrows that...
Editorial – “Guilty, But Insane”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1939
"Guilty, But Insane"
The Bolshevik invasion of Finland is a turning-point in the war and in...