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Obituary – Mr. Theophilus Gough

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940 Obituary - Mr. Theophilus Gough A well-known Swintonian, noted for his activities in connection with Mexborough Montagu Hospital and...

Wedding – Beech & Sprunt

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1940 Miss Joan Mary Beech, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Beech, "Linwood”, Station Street, Swinton, was...

Wedding – Norton & Massey

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1940 The marriage of Miss Lily Norton. younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Norton, of 41, Queen...

Cinema – Roxy – Tarzan’s Revenge

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 From YouTube:

Both To Blame – Cars Collide In Black-Out Incident

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 Both To Blame Cars Collide In Black-Out Incident Near Mexborough A Swinton contractor and a soldier who were driving cars...

Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 Nazi Air Force's Busy Day             Planes Over British Coast Soon Driven Off : No Bombs Dropped Italian Volunteers...

Sailor – Viccars, Stanley – A Swinton Seaman

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940 A Swinton Seaman A.B. Seaman Stanley Viccars, aged 22, a seaman gunner, only son of Mr. and...

Soldier – Kime F.R.– On Leave

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 0n Leave. Driver F.R. Kime, of Queen Street, Swinton left on Wednesday night to return to France after spending...

Editorial – Frozen War

6 January 1940
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940 Frozen War Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...