January
Contents:
Deaf Man Killed By Train
– Tragedy Taking Dog For Walk
Weddings:
– Pearson & Goulding
– Smith & Wood
Houses for The Asking
– Slum Dwellers Decline Move
Swinton Child Welfare Clinic Treat
Cinema – Roxy – The Buccaneer (video)
A.R.P. Successes At Swinton
Floods:
Snow, Ice, Fog and Floods
River Don Overflowed its Banks
– Hedgerows Covered
Floods Might Have Been Worse
– Agricultural Land Mainly Affected
February
Contents:
Accident at Woodman
Wedding – Young & Watts
A.R.P. Demonstration at Swinton
A.R.P. Demonstration – Signs of Things to Come ?
Shooting Tragedy – Man’s Suicide
Man For Trial – House Breaking and Stealing
March
Contents:
Wedding – Curtis & Firth
Women’s Conservative Association.
Cinema – Roxy – Pygmalion (video)
Swinton Bridge Methodist Church Closure
A.R.P. Dinner.
Swinton Special Constables Dinner
Mexborough Farrier Who Ignored Tip
– Lincoln Horse Trained At Swinton
April
Contents:
Royal Institute of British Architects
-Talented student
Wedding – Chapman & Turner
Wedding – Kelsey & Shaw
All Quiet at Swinton
– Retiring Members Returned.
Swinton U.D.C Elect Coun. F. Tingle
Cinema – Roxy – Test Pilot (video)
Dwelling That Nobody Wants.
National Service Pageant
Death of Councillor
May
Contents:
Wombwell, Dearne & Swinton Broadcasters
Youth Thrown Into Don
– Death Due To Heart Failure
Swinton Council Civic Parade
Civic Parades In The Rain
Cinema – Roxy – Three Comrades (video)
Swintons New Skipper
June
Contents:
Scholar’s Success
Student of Agriculture.
Swinton Scouts’ Garden Party
Weddings:
– Elsley & Flanagan
– Hart & Hooley
– Webb & Draper.
– Wilber & Brooks.
– Roughton & Greasby
– Turpin & Greenfield
Cinema – Roxy – The Texans
A Close Thing
Boys Beaten
– Swinton Mother’s Temper.
Swinton 139 for 0 Wath 136
July
Contents:
Wedding – Hudson & Porter
Cinema – Roxy – Stranded in Paris
Montagu Hospital
– The Week’s Casualty List
Yorkshire Council Table – July 28, 1939
August
Contents:
Octogenarian’s Birthday
Weddings:
– Hill & Ardron
– Braisby & Bancroft
– Lines & Benison
– Smith & Hardy
Cinema – Roxy
– Arrest Bulldog Drummond (Video)
Mexborough Montagu
– The Week’s Casualty List
Old Folk’s Annual Treat
Editorial – On the Brink
Hitler Calls War Council
– Peace Appeals by Pope & Roosevelt
September
Contents:
Cinema – Roxy – Valley of the Giants
Cinema Organist
Mexborough Montagu
– The Week’s Casualty List
South Yorkshire Looks to Its Defences
– Reports from the Districts
Swinton Offences
– Riding to Coffin Corner
Mexborough & Swinton Girl’s Pluck
– In the W.A.T.S.
War Gets Closer
– District Reactions To Crisis
Editorials:
– Standing By
– The Curtain Rises – The Die Is Cast.
– The Fog of War
– Frankenstein and His Monster
– The Cost of War
October
Contents:
Wedding – Haigh & Mullin
Wedding – Osborn & Whaley
Editorial:
– Pistol Point Peace
– The Monomaniac
– The Tempo Quickens
– Adolf Strafe England
November
Contents:
Railway Exhibition
– To Attend Queen
– Choice from Local Schools
Swinton Victim of Road Crash
– “Neither Driver Gave Clear Signal”
Wedding – Dickinson & Houghton
Cinema – Roxy – Oh Mr Porter ! (video)
A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial
Soldier
– Goulder W. – Billeted On Farm
Editorial
– Queens Speech and Churchill’s Review (videos)
December
Contents:
Breakfast with Bishop
– Deanery Welcome for Dr L. S. Hunter
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Buxton
Wedding – Nuttall & Croft
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
Soldiers, Sailors & Airman :
Ex-Swintonian’s Adventures
– One of “Graf Spee’s” Prisoners
Sailor – Wright, Stanley
– One of The “Big Shots”
– Bacon, Douglas – Swinton Territorial
– Hebbs, William – In France
– Malpass, Wilfred – Serving in France
– Haigh, Harry – Another “King’s Soldier”
– Skirrow, W.– Serving in France
Soldiers & Airman – Swinton Brothers