1940
Editorial – Base Betrayal – Dunkirk – Invasion
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1940
Base Betrayal
So far the war has brought little but shocks and surprises. The latest and greatest is...
Editorial – Dunkirk Evacuation – De Novo
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 8, 1940
De Novo
Our immense thankfulness for the substantial rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders mercifully clouded...
Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940
France's Agony
The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...
Editorial – Alas for France – The Bombing Begins
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1940
Alas For France
Our unhappy Ally has been struck down at our side and we fight on—alone. Yet not...
Editorial – Pawned By Petain
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 June 1940
Pawned By Petain
Mr. Churchill has said sufficient to indicate that the French capitulation, if not...
Total Defence
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 July 1940
Total Defence
In spite of the magnanimity of Mr. Churchill's attitude to the traitors of Vichy,...
Wedding – Hawcroft & Mace
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940
Mace-Hawcroft
The wedding took place at Mexborough Parish Church on Saturday of Miss Marjorie Hawcroft, eldest daughter of Mr....
Only Fingers Showing – Miner Crushed By Stone at Manvers
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 August 1940
Only Fingers Showing
West Melton Miner Crushed By Stone
Fatality at Manvers
A verdict of "Accidental Death" was...
Editorial – Blitzkrieg or Attrition ?
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940
Blitzkrieg or Attrition ?
"Behold," says Hitler," I show you a mystery. I shall destroy an Empire...
Editorial – Factors in the Fight
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 August 194
Factors in the Fight
The "threatenings and slaughter ", breathed backward and forward across the North...