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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,"...
Editorial – Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 December 1941
Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour
To parody the familiar advertisement we thought the Hun was black until...
Soldier – Barnett, Arthur – Enjoys Army Life
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 July 1941
Lance Corporal Arthur Barnett (22), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnett, Highfield Range, Darfield, enjoys...