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Wedding – Braisby & Bancroft

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 11, 1939 Miss Gladys Braisby, second daughter of Mr and Mrs A Braisby  4, Bolton Rd, Swinton was married at...

Wedding – Lines & Benison

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 11, 1939 Miss Ida Lines, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Lines, 21, Fitzwilliam Street, Swinton, was married at...

Wedding – Smith & Hardy

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 11, 1939 Miss Clara Smith, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arthur Smith, of 14, West Avenue Bolton-on-Dearne, was married...

Cinema – Roxy – Arrest Bulldog Drummond (Video)

August 1939
South Yorkshire Times August 25 1939 From YouTube:

Montagu Hospital The Weeks Casualty List

August 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 August 1939 Montagu Hospital The Weeks Casualty List Admitted cases:—  Saturday: Eleanor Gibson, 16, Walley Street, Thornleigh-on-Tees, skull Injured. The...

Old Folk’s Annual Treat

August 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 4, 1939 Old folk at tea at Swinton on Saturday – their annual treat, provided by the Old People’s Treat...

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...

Cinema – Roxy – Valley of the Giants

September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 September 1939

Cinema Organist

September 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 September 1939 Cinema Organist Mr Arthur Wolfenden, of 95, Station Street, Swinton is hoped to out to achieve an...