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Great Houghton School Outing.

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 23 June 1939 Great Houghton School Outing. Accompanied by Mr. E. Bamford, headmaster, and his staff, together with the Rev....

Royal Visit – Darfield, Wombwell & Great Houghton

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 30, 1939 Great Day for Darfield Child Guard of Honour, For Royal Visit Talk To "Colonists" Children of Darfield, numbering something like a...

Honours Degree

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939 Honours Degree Miss Monica Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes, of Little Houghton, and formerly of South...

Relics of Old Darfield at Great Houghton

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939 Mrs Annie Horsman, of 2 Church Terrace, Great Houghton, showing a few of her "museum pieces" - relics...

Obituary – Mr Paul Fellows

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 11, 1939 Obituary – Mr Paul Fellows A man of notable repute during  his younger days in both the football and...

Wedding – Kempson & Finch

August 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 25, 1939 On Saturday at St. Helen's Church, Thurnscoe, the wedding took place of Miss Evelyn Kempson, youngest daughter of...

Methodist Church Garden Party

August 1939
Mexboro ugh and Swinton Times August 4, 1939 Some of the guests at last Thursday's  Methodist Church Garden Party at Darfield

Editorial – On the Brink

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 August 1939 On the Brink The speeches of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, made yesterday, left no...

Hitler Calls War Council – Peace Appeals by Pope & Roosevelt

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 August 1939 Hitler Calls War Council Peace Appeals by Pope and President Roosevelt Polish Frontier Clash British Defence Bill...

Middlecliffe Angler’s Presentation

18 August 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 18, 1939 Anglers of Middlecliffe meet to celebrate and receive their prizes at the village club last week-end. The prizes were...