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Editorial – Reprisal

28 September 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1940 Reprisal We may be on the eve of decisive events in the Mediterranean, but the Battle of...

Editorial – The Brigands’ Club.

5 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 October 1940 The Brigands' Club. The formal adhesion of Japan to the Axis alters nothing if its purpose...

Editorial – Keep Far Our Foes

12 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 October 1940 Keep Far Our Foes Mr. Churchill is the right type of leader for a nation "suckled...

Editorial – War Aim No. 1

19 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 October 1940 War Aim No. 1 Answering the fools according to their folly Mr. Churchill informed certain questioners...

Editorial – Churchill’s Broadcast to France (Audio)

26 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 October 1940 Air Mastery Shall These Dry Bones Live? "Any Frenchman who was not stirred by that appeal must...

Wedding – Allott & Pocklington

November 1940
Mexborough and SwintonTimes November 2, 1940 Members of well-known Swinton familes married at Swinton Parish Church on Saturday when Miss Elsie Allott, daughter of Mr....

Editorial – Greek Tragedy

2 November 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 November 1940 Greek Tragedy The Italian invasion of Egypt has faltered and halted, and Graziani dare not go...

Editorial – A Word and a Blow

9 November 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 November 1940 A Word and a Blow Mr. Churchill's reviews help us to see the war steadily and...

Editorial – Death of Neville Chamberlain – The Victor of Godesberg

16 November 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 November 1940 Death of Neville Chamberlain - The Victor of Godesberg The "Chamberlain controversy" has been hushed by...

Editorial – The Basest Roman of Them All.

23 November 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 23, 1940 The Basest Roman of Them All. Mussolini's speech in Rome this week can only be accounted for by the...