1941
Marconigrams – October 4th, 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 October 1941
Marconigrams
Mexborough Secondary School is to be known in future as Mexborough Grammar School.
The annual gathering of...
Airman & Soldier – Worrell, Cyril & Arnold – Two Darfield Lads
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
Two Darfield Lads
Cyril and Arnold Worrell, the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Worrell, of...
Intrepid Legless Pilot (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 October 1941
Intrepid Legless Pilot
Daring Bids for Freedom After two daring attempts to escape, Wing-Commander Douglas Bader...
Sailor – Barraclough, John H. – Shop to Ship
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
Shop to Ship
John H. Barraclough, of Edward Street, Darfield, is in the Royal Navy, which he...
Soldier – Linley, Harry – Never Complains
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
Never since joining the Forces 18 months ago, has a word of complaint been heard from...
Soldier – Pearson, William – Footballer & Runner
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
Service Snaps
Both footballer and runner was William Pearson, of George Street, Low Valley, prior to joining...
Soldier – Tout, William – “Very Different “
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 October 1941
"Very Different "
Very different from colliery work," says William Tout, when asked about his life in...
Editorial – Good News
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 October 1941
Good News
Mr. Churchill is finding it increasingly difficult to conceal good news from us. In...
Marconigrams – November 1st, 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Marconigrams
An interim dividend of 2 per cent., as compared with 2 ½ per cent. last year,...
Editorial – Hitler v Roosevelt
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941
Hitler v Roosevelt
President Roosevelt's Navy Day speech was a declaration of undeclared war
"The shooting has started,"...