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Published: Wednesday 17 July 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 66 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs 

WHEN I WAS LAST A-FISHING

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. AMONG wounded soldiers and sailors who are convalescing, some who in peaceful days found solace by the riverside may be longing for a brief spell of fishing to re-establish their mental equilibrium before rejoining their com rades in the great struggle which lies ahead. Thanks to tne generosity 01 many owners and lessees and the willing assistance of clerks to ...

Published: Wednesday 17 July 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1134 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

I TAKE THIS WOMAN ...--WITH HEDY LAMARR AS THE WOMAN

... I TAKE THIS WOMAN .-WITH HEDY LAMARR AS THE WOMAN. 4 I TAKE THIS WOMAN is due at the Regal on July 19. It is the story of the brilliant Dr. Decker, who falls in love with Georgi Gragore and marries her, although she tells him she is still infatuated with Phil Mayberry. After the wedding Dr. Decker becomes fashionable, and makes a big income. Georgi meets her former lover, but no longer cares ...

Published: Wednesday 17 July 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 246 | Page: Page 29 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

FILM-STAR DAVID NIVEN AND HIS FIANCEE

... FILM -STAR DAVID NIVEN AND HIS FIANCEE. The engagement of CAPTAIN DAVID NIVEN, the Rifle Brigade younger son of the late W. G. Niven and of the late Lady Comyn-PIatt, to MISS PRIMULA ROLLO, only daughter of Flight Lieut. William Rollo and of Lady Kathleen Rollo, has been announced. Captain Niven is the film-star who made big hits with Datcn Patrol 44 Raffles, 44 Bachelor Mother and 44 The ...

Published: Wednesday 25 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 139 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 25 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 105 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

Peggy Sage FINGER-TIP SPECIALIST

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Published: Wednesday 06 July 1949
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 46 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Photographs 

THAT STAR-SPANGLED MANNER

... . The c annual film garden-party was held a; Morden Hall Park, Surrey, when ISO film-stars, featured players and starlets had a rendezvous with 25,000 fans. Above Jean Simmons and John Howard. Feathers and furbelows, worn by Joan Dowling and Constance Smith. Victorian Miss Beatrice Campbell of Co. Down, Ireland. ...

Published: Wednesday 06 July 1949
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 52 | Page: Page 38 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE V.C. WHO WAS ASHAMED; AND HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER

... . Brigadier (acting) JOHN CHARLES CAMPBELL, D.S.O., M.C., Royal Horse Artillery, has been awarded the twenty-seventh V.C. of the war for his most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Sidi Rezegh on Novem ber 21 and 22, 1941. He has created a remark able record by being awarded the V.C. and D.S.O. and bar within ten months. He also holds the M.C., which he gained in 1919. The first ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 197 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WIFE OF THE DEFENDER OF SINGAPORE

... . MRS. PERCIVAL is the wife of Li exit. -General Arthur Ernest Percival, C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., who defended Singapore against the Japanese hordes until lack of water, food and supplies forced him to surrender. She sent a message to the women of Britain through a daily paper saying The duty of wives at home is to go on showing that they are not second in courage to [3 their fighting ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 135 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

B.B.C. ORACLE: THE PERMANENT BRAINS TRUSTEES

... THE 44 BRAINS TRUST, or B.B.C. Oracle, which guarantees to provide information and entertainment by answering questions put to it, was founded on a cold and dismal January day in 1911 when London had been taking it through a long winter of almost continuous air raids. As a result of the first session. Professor Joad Commander A. B. Campbell, and Dr. Julian Huxley received fifteen questions. ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 235 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

BLACK & WHITE

... BLACK i WH ITE BLACK i WH ITE £cofch! V A REAL TREAT To men who have an appreciation for fine whisky, a glass of Black and White is always cl Yectl tYCClt. ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 33 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

TAKE TIME TO RELAX

... NOW that your skin is exposed to the first strong sunlight, it may show too many signs of winter to stand up to the test. Since most women now are too busy to cope with elaborate beauty treatments, Boots suggest their simple, practical, but very effective Number Seven preparations. The stand-up hogskin beauty case for three guineas, shown above, made with a detachable mirror, holds one of ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 305 | Page: Page 30 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs