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Wedding – Matthews & Bourne

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st, 1944 Miss Margaret Matthews, younger daughter of Mr. W. Matthews, 7, The Crescent, Bolton, was married at Bolton Parish Church...

New Dearne Councillor is Youngest Member

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 New Dearne Councillor Is Youngest Member The new member appointed at last week’s meeting of the Dearne Urban Council to succeed...

Marconigrams – July 09th 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Timers, July 9th, 1944 Marconigrams Mr. Frederick Allen, the well-known BBC newsreader and announcer has promised to attend the Montagu Hospital “Dig for Victory”...

Marconigrams – July 22nd, 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd 1944 Marconigrams Brampton Hospital Gala on Saturday realised £230 for the Mexborough Montagu and Barnsley Beckett Hospitals. A speaker on “Re-organisation of...

South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944 Billeting Arrangements Work Well South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...

A.T.S. Girl Attacked – Hard Labour for Goldthorpe Assailant

July 1944
South Yorkshire July 1st 1944 A.T.S. Girl Attacked Hard Labour for Goldthorpe Assailant Kenneth Rolfe (18), haulage hand of 13, Hope Avenue, Goldthorpe, was at the West...

Soldier – Doherty, William – Killed In Action

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 8th, 1944 Killed In Action Pte. William Henry Doherty, (20), son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Doherty, 70, Sandy Lane, Coventry,...

Marconigrams – July 15th, 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 Marconigrams The directors of the Midland Bank Limited announce an Interim Dividend for the half year ended June 30th last...

Soldier – Bright, Kenneth – Prisoner in Germany

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 8th, 1944 Prisoner in Germany Here is a picture of Kenneth Bright of Goldthorpe, taken from a group recently sent to his...

Soldier – Handley A. – Military Medallist

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 Military Medallist Sgt. A. Handley (29), of the York and Lancs. Regiment, joined up in February 1933, and has seen...