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... By JOYCE DENNYS. MY DEAR ROBERT--I visited our Cathe dral City the other day with the intention of seeing the Linnet, but she never got my message, so I waited in vain outside the wool shop. Not that I minded waiting. A visit to the Cathedral City is such a nice change these days that just to watch people hurrying by with strained shopping expressions on their faces is a thrill--even when you ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 865 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Illustrations 

AN ARTIST VIEWS LONDONERS FACING UP TO THE BLITZKRIEG

... . Luxury hotel dor mitory Beds in the balcony of the great ballroom re served for Grosve- nor House resi dents. Left Charlie and his perfect peacetime manner in the grill room. Top right Luxury hotel bivouac Sleep ing in the lobby. Right The same grill room taking on a very di ff erent aspect after mid night. Another study of the lobby on any air-raid night. Children go to bed as early as ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 163 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

FOOD

... MINISTRY OF THE WEEK'S MUTTS H8 D O without that second helping, that extra snack, unless {|ijj|J you really need them. Turn Inlillil i:l y today's scraps into tomorrow's J? lltyw soups and savouries. Our i^lr waste is Hitler's weapon. Save food! Save money! Remember to turn on the wireless at 8. is every morning. YouU Save cargo space for munitions! hear many useful household hints ON THE ...

Published: Wednesday 18 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 345 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Wednesday 24 January 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 99 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Wednesday 24 January 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 143 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Wednesday 12 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 106 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

BRITISH SECRET WEAPONS TO SURPRISE THE BOCHE: THE BANANA-SKIN TANK-SKIDDER

... . W Heath Robinson's fertile imagination has been at work devising methods to surprise and defeat the German military machine. Here is a suggestion for a novel anti-tank device the BANANA-SKIN TANK-SKIDDER, which is seen operating on the enemy lines of communication. DRAWN BY W. HEATH ROBINSON. ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 56 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

MAKING THE MOST OF WARTIME FOOD

... . By X. MARCEL BOULESTIN. EACH country has its own restric- tions according to each Government's views on the subject. It is, we know, a difficult problem, for what pleases one set of people does not please the other. If we take the case of meat, we find that in England the restric tions are concerned with quantities, while in France it is a question of days three days a week the sale of ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1097 | Page: Page 30 | Tags: Illustrations