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Aircraftwoman – Hewer, Nancy – In Balloon Barrage.

November 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941 In Balloon Barrage. One of the first women in the country to be posted to the balloon...

Soldier – Marsh, Jean Elsie – With The Forces

November 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 November 1941 With The Forces Here is a picture of Miss Jean Elsie Marsh (21), only daughter of Mr....

Editorial – Hitler v Roosevelt

1 November 1941
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 – Egg and Tomato

8 November 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 November 1941 Egg and Tomato Pacifist women armed with eggs and tomatoes "mobbed" the British Ambassador to Washington, Lord...

Editorial – Now They’re Talking

15 November 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 November 1941 Now They're Talking This has been Talk Week. Churchill, Hitler, Beaverbrook, Goebbels, Stalin, Roosevelt, their sound...

Editorial – Wild Warfare

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 December 1941 Wild Warfare The Libyan Campaign continues to occupy our chief attention. There we have had demonstrated...

Marconigrams – December 06th, 1941

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 December 1941 Marconigrams Bride, bridegroom and two bridesmaids were all in khaki at a wedding at Wombwell Parish Church...

Marconigrams – December 13th, 1941

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 December 1941 Marconigrams Dr. lan Campbell, of Swinton, received intimation last weekend that he had been successful in...

Editorial – Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour (video)

13 December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 December 1941 Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour To parody the familiar advertisement we thought the Hun was black until...

Editorial – Ebb and Flow

20 December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 December 1941 Ebb and Flow The fortunes of war swing and sway. In Russia dread gives way to...