1944 Quarter 3
Editorial – Allied Mastery
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Allied Mastery
Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...
Editorial – Down But Not Out
South Yorkshire Times, 12 August 1944
Down But Not Out
It would be cheering to think that the United Nations had finally got Germany on the...
Editorial – Forcing the Pace
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Forcing the Pace
Without much specific information being available about the new Allied attack in the South of France it...
Editorial – France Rises Again
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
France Rises Again
This is France’s great week. Everywhere the grip of the German tyrants is being loosened. On all...
Wedding – Land & Ashwood
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Wedding – Land & Ashwood
On Saturday, at Darfield Parish Church, the marriage took place of Pilot Officer Eric Ashwood,...
A Night Out – Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
A Night Out
Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble
Charged with stealing a quantity of apples worth 1s 3d., belonging to...
Soldier – Belby, Harry – Darfielder In Italy
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
Darfielder In Italy
Harry Belby (25) son of Mrs. Belby and the late Mr. Belby, Nanny Marr, is in the...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Editorial – Sparring For the Knock-Out
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Sparring For the Knock-Out
Where the German army overran Holland, Belgium, and France in a matter of weeks the Allies...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...