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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...
Houghton Main Fatality – Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942.
Houghton Main Fatality
Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident
Herbert Clarkson (56), haulage worker, 10, Jardine Street, Wombwell, was killed...
Houghton Main Accident
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942
Accident
On Christmas Eve at Houghton Main Colliery, Mr. W. Keensmith was involved in an accident in...
Diary of 1941 – Some Notable Dates
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942
January
2—Death Mr. Spencer Baker for 16 years Clerk to Conisbrough Council
17—Farewell presentation to the Rev. B. Russell,...
Diary of 1941 – Some Notable Dates
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942
Diary of 1941 - Some Notable Dates
January
2—Death of Mr. Spencer Baker, for 16 years Clerk to Conisbrough...
Great Houghton Review
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942
1941 Review
The year has not seen quite the activity one would expect from a village of...
Sailor – Chambers, Arthur – In Remembrance
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942
In Remembrance
A Great Houghton bride, Miss Amy Chambers, of Milton Street, who was married on Saturday,...
Soldier – Bushby, Maurice – Prisoner Of War
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942
Prisoner Of War
Mrs. Bushby, of John Street, Great Houghton, received a letter from her husband, Mr....