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Wedding – Sorrell – Millington

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 28st 1939 Miss Doris Sorrell, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Sorrell, of Park farm, Little Houghton, was married at the Darfield...

Wedding– Webster & Barton

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 7th 1939. The marriage took place on Saturday at Great Houghton Methodist Chapel of Miss Mary and Webster, daughter of Mr...

Loss to Great Houghton– Impressive Funeral Scenes

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 7th, 1939. By the death of Mr G.H. Sharpe, last Thursday (reported in our last issue) many vacancies in the public...

First School Queen

May 1939
Mexborough and Swinton May 12, 1939 First School Queen Margaret Briscoe (13), daughter of Mr and Mrs. James Briscoe of John Street, has been chosen first...

Narrow Escape.

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 23 June 1939 Narrow Escape. Cecil Robson (16), son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Robson, Dearne Street. Great Houghton, narrowly...

Pit Lad Wins Scholarship – From Billingley To Oxford

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - June 9, 1939 Pit Lad Wins Scholarship From Billingley To Oxford To Study Economics Eric Ashwood (22), of Pond House Billingley, near Darfield,...

Won Scholarship – First Houghton Student to University

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 23 June 1939 Won Scholarship. Mr. Wilfred Beevers Stansfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Stansfield, of Brampton Terrace, Great...

Methodist Missions Garden Party

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 30, 1939 Mrs R. P. Adams welcomes a "royal" guest at a Great Houghton garden party in aid of Methodist...

A.R.P. Recruiting

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 23 June 1939 A.R.P.—Mrs. Mary Clarkson, of Sandhill, has undertaken the duty of Recruiting Warden for the Women's Section...

Great Houghton Council School Queen

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 09 June 1939 Margaret Briscoe, first "Queen" of Great Houghton Council School, is crowned by Mrs. Waite, of Wombwell,...