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Yorkshire Council – Hickleton’s Proud Place

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 Hickleton’s Proud Place Hickleton Main proudly lead the Yorkshire Council with an unbroken record of victorles and a 100 per...

Soldier – Oliver, Herbert – Wounded In Normandy

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 8th, 1944 Wounded In Normandy Sergeant Herbert Oliver, (32), R.A. has been wounded by shrapnel in the right shoulder and left side...

Marconigrams – July 15th, 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 Marconigrams The directors of the Midland Bank Limited announce an Interim Dividend for the half year ended June 30th last...

Editorial – Shadow of Defeat

1 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944 Shadow of Defeat With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans.  Having got our...

Editorial – Germany at Bay

15 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 Germany at Bay Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...

Editorial – Careless Talk

22 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944 Careless Talk Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...

Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out

29 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 When Rogues Fall Out Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...