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Swinton Army Cadet Corps Wall Scale
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944
Swinton Army Cadet Corps Wall Scale
A wall-scaling demonstration by members of the Swinton Army Cadet Corps, given as part...
Marconigrams – November 25th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Marconigrams
The opinion that dim-out conditions are more difficult than complete black-out, was expressed by two bus drivers and a...
Soldier – Depledge, Walter – In Hospital
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944
In Hospital
Pte. Walter Depledge, (26), youngest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. G. Depledge, of 10, Stevenson’s Place,...
Soldier – Brough, Edmund – Q.M.S., A.F.S.
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Q.M.S., A.F.S.
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Edmund Brough (30), whose wife and daughter live at 161, Queen Street, Swinton, has served...
Editorial – America’s Choice
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944
America’s Choice
President Roosevelt’s re-election for a fourth term as President of the United States is not surprising, but in...
Editorial – Election in the Air
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944
Election in the Air
Since it seems that sooner or later we must resign ourselves to a resumption of the...
Editorial – Twice Taught Lesson
South Yorkshire Times 18 November 1944
Twice Taught Lesson
Royal Air Force Lancasters intervened dramatically in the inconclusive Battleships versus Bombs debate this week. The sinking...
Editorial – Hard Pounding
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Hard Pounding
General Eisenhower, like Wellington at Waterloo, is seeing who can pound longer. It is a test of many...
Wedding – Buxton & Drakeford
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Wedding: Flight Sergeant. H. Drakeford (Swinton)
and Miss P. B. Buxton (Swinton)
The wedding took place at St. Margaret’s Church, Swinton,...
“Walk-Round Fairyland” – Swinton Red Cross Effort
South Yorkshire Times, December 23rd 1944
“Walk-Round Fairyland”
Swinton Red Cross Effort
A photo taken at Swinton “Walk-Round Fairyland” shows Father Christmas (Captain M. Tyas), and four...