1939 Quarter 4
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...
Editorial – Alas, Poor Ghost!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 December 1939
Alas, Poor Ghost!
The intervention of the League of Nations in the Russo-Finnish dispute came as...
Editorial – Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 December 1939
Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Twenty-two years have rolled by and again we face a war...
Editorial – This Year of Fate
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 December 1939
This Year of Fate
And so draws to its close this year of fate, 1939, in...