1941
Editorial – The Battle Eve
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 February 1941
The Battle Eve
Though wintry weather has slowed down hostilities in the West, disintegration of the...
Editorial – The Twisted Axis
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 February 1941
The Twisted Axis
Winter still grips the war here, while the British campaign in Africa becomes...
Editorial – Heartening Words (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 February 1941
Heartening Words
As we listened to Mr. Churchill on Sunday night we envied him the luxury...
Editorial – Turkey
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 February 1941
Turkey
If the war has taught us anything, it has taught us that so long as...
Obituary – Mr. W. H. Rix – Former Swinton Councillor
Mexborough & Swinton - Saturday 01 March 1941
Obituary
Mr. W. H. Rix
Former Swinton Councillor
A well known Kilnhurst resident and a former chairman of...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 March 1941
Montagu Hospital
The Week's Casualty List
Admitted:
Friday
Francis Cadman, 311, Swinton Road, Mexborough, injury to arm
Treated but...
Airman – Palmer, Fred – Apprentice at Baker’s
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941
Was Apprentice at Baker's
A native of Swinton, L.A.C. Fred Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. J....
Soldier – Woodcock, G.H. – Kilnhurst Old Boy
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941
An old boy of Kilnhurst Council School who is now serving with the R.A. in England,...
Editorial – “Total” War
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 March 1941
"Total" War
We have now something like an official declaration of policy on the difficult question of...
Editorial – Balkan Rot (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 March 1941
Balkan Rot
Bulgaria has followed Rumania under the Axis umbrella. Once again Hitler has been able...