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Wedding – Fenn & Champion

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times January 15, 1944 Wedding – Fenn (Goldthorpe) & Champion (Thurnscoe) The wedding took place at Goldthorpe Parish Church of Mr Lawrence Lloyd Champion,...

Some Memorable Dates in 1943

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Looking Back Some Memorable Dates in 1943 January 9 – Announced that Mr. Frank Doxey, manager of Grimethorpe Colliery had been appointed...

Airman – Clark, Douglas – Missing

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 8, 1944 Missing Mrs. C. H. Clark, of Basingstoke, and formerly of 37, Washington Rd, Goldthorpe, has received news that her son,...

Sailor – Beardsley, Alan – Many Battles

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 8, 1944 Many Battles A Goldthorpe boy who is now in one of H.M. cruisers is Alan Beardsley (20), son of Mr....

Editorial – Into the New Year

1 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 January 1944 Into the New Year As we stand on the threshold of the New Year there is an air...

Editorial – Russian Recoil

8 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 January 1944 Russian Recoil It is nearly two and a half years since the German armies crossed the old Soviet-...

Editorial – Pitfalls of Peace

22 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 22 January 1944 Pitfalls of Peace An estrangement such as that which has developed between the Soviet and the Polish Governments is the...

Editorial – Pontine Portent

29 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 January 1944 Pontine Portent After Dieppe and Salerno  the successful establishment of the Pontine bridgehead constitutes a bright augury,...