1939
Sequel to Houghton Pit Stoppage – Summonses Adjourned
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
Sequel to Houghton Pit Stoppage
Summonses Adjourned
Summonses alleging breach of contract against Joseph Smith, of Dar-field, and 47 others,...
Sailor – Ward, Arthur – Stoker in Foreign Waters
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
A Great Houghton lad who is enjoying his job as a stoker is Arthur Ward, of 10,...
Soldier – Hill, John – Councillor Off To War
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Councillor Off To War
Coun. John Hill, one of Darfield's youngest councillors, is somewhere abroad. He was a...
Soldier & Airman – Wilks Brothers – Darfield Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Darfield Brothers
Two brothers, Thomas and John Wilks, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilks, of Barnsley Road,...
Editorial – Grey Goebbels
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 December 1939
Grey Goebbels
Dr. Goebbels, speaking at a "Strength Through Joy" concert, spoke of the "fresh sorrows that...
Editorial – “Guilty, But Insane”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1939
"Guilty, But Insane"
The Bolshevik invasion of Finland is a turning-point in the war and in...
Editorial – Alas, Poor Ghost!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 December 1939
Alas, Poor Ghost!
The intervention of the League of Nations in the Russo-Finnish dispute came as...
Editorial – Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 December 1939
Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Twenty-two years have rolled by and again we face a war...
Editorial – This Year of Fate
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 December 1939
This Year of Fate
And so draws to its close this year of fate, 1939, in...