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Marconigrams – October 4th, 1941

October 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

October 1941
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)

October 1941
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

October 1941
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

October 1941
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

October 1941
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 “

October 1941
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

4 October 1941
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

November 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

1 November 1941
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,"...