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Wedding – Ellis & Poole

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Wedding - Ellis & Poole The wedding took place at Wath Parish Church on Saturday, of Miss Irene Ellis, eldest...

Conisbrough Red Cross Show – Attracts Big Holiday Crowd

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 19th, 1944 Conisbrough Red Cross Show Attracts Big Holiday Crowd Outstanding among district Holidays at Home attractions was Saturday’s Red Cross Agricultural show...

Marconigrams – August 05th, 1944

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944 Marconigrams Red Cross collections in the Dearne District for July totalled £186/7/3. “October in the Straits” states a recent newspaper heading,...

Soldiers & Airman – Bullock Brothers – Good Record

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944 Good Record Four of the seven sons of Mr. H. Bullock, of Barnburgh Post office, are with H.M. Forces. Albert Leslie...

Editorial – Allied Mastery

5 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944 Allied Mastery Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...

Editorial – Down But Not Out

12 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 12 August 1944 Down But Not Out It would be cheering to think that the United Nations had finally got Germany on the...

Editorial – Forcing the Pace

26 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Forcing the Pace Without much specific information being available about the new Allied attack in the South of France it...

Editorial – France Rises Again

26 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 France Rises Again This is France’s great week. Everywhere the grip of the German tyrants is being loosened.  On all...