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BREWED & BOTTLED BY WHITBREAD & CO

... BREWED BOTTLED BY WHITBREAD CO., BREWED BOTTLED BY WHITBREAD CO., MORE POPULAR THAN EVER a IN the A/less, in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars no less than in tlie Home the call is for V^hithread s superh P ale Ale. Brewed from Britisfi hops and harley/ appetising, refreshing, stimu= lating Whithread s superh P ale Ale is more popular than ever. WHITBREAD'S PALE ALE LTD., LONDON, E.C.I. ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 66 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

BRITANNIA AND EVE

... The Secret Agent's Wife by Olga L. Rosmanith Harry said formally, Sheila, this is Mr. Guise and this is Mr. Hendrikson. Gentlemen, Mrs. Warren my wife. They rose and bowed stiffly. Sit down again, please, she said. Don't mind me. I 've come back for a warmer coat and I 'm going right out again. I think not, said the dark, swarthy one. Adding, as he saw her look of swift anger, I mean I ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 935 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

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... WIFE AND DAUGHTER OF THE VICTOR OF NARVIK. MRS W. J. WHITWORTH and MISS MARGOT WHITWORTH must be tu o of the proudest women in the world. They are the wife and daughter of Vice-Admiral W. J. If hitworth, C.B., D.S.O., who was in command at the great victory of Narvik, an exploit that will live in history as one' of the greatest triumphs of the British Navy, when seven German destroyers were ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 136 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WHEN I WAS LAST A-FISHING

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. WHEN sending to me a photograph of nine beautiful fresh-run salmon which he caught be fore lunch on Good Friday, Mr. Jack Death stated that subsequently he caught three more, bringing up the total catch for the day to twelve fish, weighing exactly 100 lb. The salmon ranged in weight from 7 lb. to 13 lb. Mr. Death was fishing the Kin- naird Castle beat of the South ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1176 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

THE JERSEY LILY BY HER GRANDSON-IN-LAW

... . THE JERSEY LILY, a romantic play about the late Mrs. Langtry the famous beauty and actress of the Victorian era. produced last iceek at the Gate, was written by her grandson-in-law, Sir Basil Bartlett. Bt., who married Miss Mary Malcolm. i)ne of the real personages introduced is Prince Louis of Battenberg (PAUL i ERNRIED). He sayst W hen I was a little boy I loved the sea I became English ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 206 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

MODERN BALI GIRLS AND A BOY DANCER

... . It would be hard to find anything more decorative than this BOY DANCER OF BALI in his magnificent head-dress. He is fourteen years of age, and is a well-known artist wh6 will be recognised by everyone who has visited Bali. B ...

CHELSEA V.A.D

... MISS SUSAN BLIGH, younger daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Noel Bligh and sister of Miss Jasmine Bligh, the Television Announcer-Hostess is working hard as a V.A.D. She trained for her duties at the Lambeth Hospital, and is note attached to a first-aid post in Chelsea. She is a very good-looking girl and her beauty is enhanced by the simple severity of her uniform. PHOTOGRAPH BY YEVONDE. ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 68 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF AN ENGLISH HAMBRO

... . MRS. ALEC HAMBRO, formerly Miss Baba Beaton is the younger of Mr. Cecil Beaton's two sisters and is the wife of Mr. Alec Hambro, a member of the great international banking family. The English Hambros are related to M' Carl Joachim Hambro, the courageous President of the N one eg i an Storting, or Parliament and the founder of the Hambro Bank in London in 1839 was also called Carl Joachim ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 123 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE FOOD OF LOVE

... A MUSIC ARTICLE BY EDWIN EVANS. IN this country not only do we regard politics and the arts as separate worlds, but it does not even occur to us to con nect them, however remotely, in our minds. If a com poser gives us good music, we do not care two hoots to what political creed he may owe allegiance. We simply cannot conceive any music as being politically tainted. In the totalitarian ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1093 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Photographs 

Peggy Sage

... WAR-TIME FINBER-TIFS BY PEGGY SAGE. Long wear that Is the important thing about your nail polish in war-time', says . And that is why thousands of busy women are using 's polishes simply because they wear like diamonds, chip, peel and flake-proof for days. Every polish is composed of two fine films, closely welded together. One grips and nourishes the nail fibres, and enables the visible film ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 168 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

BURBERRYS LTD

... BURBERRYSltd BURBERRYS, Write for full particulars to W.R.N.S. UNIFORMS made of the Le t quality material?, skilfully tailored tl e embodiment of 111 irti d HAYMARKET, LONDON, S.W.I clothes perfection a. d Grams: Burberry, Lesquare, London. Phone: WHI 3343 WCfltlier security. ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 41 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Photographs 

FLAT-RACING AGAIN: BIG CROWDS AT HURST PARK

... FLAT- RACING AGAIN: BIG CROWDS AT HURST PARK. The flat-racing season opened on Easter Monday with .meetings at HURST PARK and at Birmingham instead of starting at Lincoln, as usual. Big crowds met at both meetings. This Hurst Park group consists of CAPTAIN J. SCOTT, MR. R. MOSTYN and MISS ELIZABETH BROMLEY. MRS. RYAN JARVIS and MRS. W. R. JARVIS are here in consultation with MR. RYAN JARVIS ...