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Houghton Old Hall Doomed – To Be Replaced By New Hotel
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 3, 1939
Houghton Old Hall Doomed
To Be Replaced By New Hotel
Rector Fears Disturbance Of Services
The fate of Houghton Old Hall,...
Married In Australia – Great Houghton Emigrant Finds Work and a Wife
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 3, 1939
Married In Australia.
Great Houghton Emigrant Finds Work and a Wife
Great Houghton people will be interested to learn of...
Copping Returns to Leeds – £5,000 Transfer
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 10, 1939
Wilf Copping, a left-half, who was signed by Arsenal from Leeds United in 1934, at a figure of...
Daughter Must Be Trained- Court Order Against Great Houghton Man
South Yorkshire Times, April 21st 1939.
A plea that he wanted his daughter at home "to help the Missis," was offered by Arthur Wharam, unemployed,...
School Operetta at Great Houghton – Pearl The Fishermaiden
Mexborough & swinton Times, April 7, 1939
School Operetta at Great Houghton.
Pearl The Fishermaiden
Wedding – Shaw & Andrews.
South Yorkshire Times, April 14th 1939.
On Saturday at all Saints Church, Darfield, two well-known Great Houghton families were united by the marriage of Mr...
Wedding – Sorrell – Millington
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
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
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
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...