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Nursing Success

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Nursing Success Nurse Nellie Doris Godfrey, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Godfrey, 14, Beighton Road, Kilnhurst, recently passed...

Marconigrams, October 28th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Marconigrams Wath Main Colliery Co. have declared an interim dividend of 3%. In order to obtain funds for recreational and social...

Airman – Sarjantson, John William – Missing At Arnhem

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Missing At Arnhem Staff-Sgt. Glider Pilot John William Sarjantson (21) has been reported missing following the airborne landing at Arnhem,...

Editorial – A Winter Campaign?

7 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 A Winter Campaign? With Christmas less than three months away and the Germans still hanging on grimly to their frontier...

Editorial – “White Paper” On Peace

14 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 “White Paper” On Peace A White Paper on international security.  That description seems to fit the report on the Dumbarton...

Editorial – Root and Branch

21 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Root and Branch If Hitler and Himmler have their way the war will go on for a good deal yet,...

Editorial – Japan’s Turn

28 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 28 October 1944 Japan’s Turn Japan, looking on helplessly while the destruction of German militarism proceeds apace, is now gravely threatened in...

Obituary – George Pearson

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 18th 1944 Obituary Only nine weeks after the death of his wife, the death occurred suddenly last Thursday of Mr. George Pearson...

Cadet Week at Swinton – Over £50 Already Raised

November 1944
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...

“Salute Week” Plaques for Swinton and Kilnhurst

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944 “Salute Week” Plaques for Swinton and Kilnhurst Plaques to commemorate the success of “Salute the Soldier” Week were received on...