1939
Soldier – Nicholls, Clifford – Little but Game
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 28, 1939
Little but Game
Claimed to be one of the smallest soldiers serving in HM forces, private Clifford Nicholls, son...
Editorial – Pistol Point Peace
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 October 1939
Pistol Point Peace
These are early days to be talking of war aims although we are...
Editorial – The Monomaniac
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 October 1939
The Monomaniac
Hitler has got his answer. The worst he can do is more tolerable than...
Editorial – The Tempo Quickens
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 October 1939
The Tempo Quickens
The tempo of the war quickens by land, sea, and air. The Germans in...
Editorial – Adolf Strafe England
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 October 1939
Adolf Strafe England
The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front...
Two Golden Weddings – Mr and Mrs Royston & Mr and Mrs Shreeve
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 11, 1939
Two Golden Weddings - Mr and Mrs Royston & Mr and Mrs Shreeve
Two old and esteemed Darfield couples,...
Won Silver Medal
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 11, 1939
Won Silver Medal
Albert Adams (17) youngest son of Mr and Mrs W Adams of Railway Cottages, Darfield, last...
Wedding – O’Keefe & Pearson Roebuck
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939
The Darfield bell-ringers rang a peal from the Parish Church tower on Saturday, when the marriage...
What is At Stake – Darfield Rector Outlines Our Present Cause
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday, November 18, 1939
What is At Stake
Darfield Rector Outlines Our Present Cause
Remembrance Day is observed with great fervour...
A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939
A Link With Home
By a coincidence the following letter from Signalman A. Ratchus, who is serving...