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WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO--: CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GEORGE COCK, of H.M. Destroyer HARDY, of the first attack on ..

... WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO- CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GEORGE COCK, of H.M. Destroyer HARDY, of the first attack on Narvik, for being unsinkable. Digging for victory when at home, so that the spuds will be ready for his next leave Believe it or not, the special jumper sent for Tubby proved TOO BIG Recounting his great adventures to friends in the local. _J i Thumbs up after the epic adventure of Narvik ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 225 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

FILM, RUGGER AND ... ... ... THE CAMERA LOOKS ROUND ..

... FILM, RUGGER AND RESTAURA WARTII jlrs THE CAMERA LOOKS ROUND Ion. CADET G. B. HORSBRUGH London Scottish and Scotland the Army for ward is here seen with MRS. HORSBRUGH before the Army v. Great Britain Rugger match. The Army won by 23 points to 15. Right: CAPTAIN R. H. O'BRIEN went to the Army v. Great Britain Rugger match with MISS JOAN FRYER, V.A.D. Right The EARL OF EUSTON, elder son of the ...

DARK BRILLIANCE OF THE PHOENIX ... INCANDESCENCE AT THE LYRIC

... DARK BRILLIANCE OF THE PHCENIX: PH UM INCANDESCENCE AT THE LYRIC. E. JESSIE MATTHEWS, dark-haired brown-eyed, vivacious star, is making yet another big hit in COME OUT TO PLAY the new song, dance and comedy show in which she appears at the Phcenix I heatre with her husband, Sonnie Hale. Gaumont-British films have made her one of the most popular screen actresses, and to theatre-goers' ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 172 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SAINT JOAN FOR THE RED CROSS--LUISE RAINER

... SAINT JOAN FOR THE RED CROSS WISE RA1NER. UISE RAINER as Joan of Arc seeking to inspire the Dauphin icith a sense of the great part he must play. The Maid of Orleans on trial. A poignant study of LUISE RAINER as the Saint when accused of witchcraft. Saint Joan, swayed by fear of death at the stake, signs the recantation presented to her by the monk. The Maid prefers death at the stake to ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 201 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

FACING THE BATTERY FEARLESSLY!

... FACING THE BATTERY FEARLESSLY I Though JERRY WARNICK is facing the battery fearlessly in this snapshot it takes us right away from the tear angle as it shows amateur photographers gathering round her to get some good close-ups during the pre-vietv of a Beauty parade at Long Beach California U.S.A. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 50 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

MOTOR DICTA

... . By H. E. SYMONS. ONE does not expect, when serving with the B.E.F., to be able to carry out road- tests of 1940 models. Yet our Army and Air Force are so well equipped with the latest type of car that, as often as not, one finds oneself at the wheel of a machine one has long wanted to try. Not so lone aeo I paid tribute to the stamina and performance of a Hillman Hawk saloon which had given ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 907 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Photographs 

Nectar for Mars

... s Viewed from any angle, oil dominates the war picture. No government can make war without it, or defend itself from attack if it lacks oil to fuel its tanks, air fleets, transport, mechanised guns and warships By C. Patrick Thompson MARS tramped into the banquet hall of his castle and sat down to table with a roar. He was in great good humour. After a four years war in which thirty nations ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4059 | Page: Page 6, 7, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 | Tags: Photographs 

The story of an UGLY HOUSE

... ;IPI I littorj* if m TOY HOUSE By Winifred Lewis There was once a young woman who very badly wanted a house of her own. She deserved to have it because although she was not very clever she was resourceful, and because she believed that if you can't have precisely what you want you can still have a great deal of fun with the best that you can get. In other words she was a shrewd, as well as a ...

Every gardener has gone through the back-breaking job of making cats' cradles out of reels of black cotton in ..

... Both amateur and professional gardeners, then, will be interested in a new device that does the job, effectively and speedily, without having to stoop or risk trampling the beds. The device is simple and inexpensive. It consists of a spool holder in two parts handle and wire frame, with guide bar fitted with loops and eyes, and spool bar to hold the cotton. Friction between the spools gives ...

Tailored Dress and Jacket

... MATERIALS 17 oz. of Sirdar Majestic knitting wool (for dress) 12 oz. (for jacket) 1 pair of No. 9 and 1 pair of No. 10 needles 24-in. circular needle, No. 10 petersham ribbon for bind. MEASUREMENTS Dress. Bust, 34 ins. length of skirt, 27 ins. bodice (shoulder to waist), 15 ins. length of sleeve, 4£ ins. (shoulder to hem), 44 ins. Jacket. Length, 23 ins. sleeve at seam, 18£ ins. TENSION Dress. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2842 | Page: Page 50, 99, 100, 101 | Tags: Photographs 

Lacy Bolero

... Materials. 6 oz. 3-ply Golden Eagle Polynit. 1 pair No. 7. 1 pair No. 11 pins. Embroidery Stones. Measurements. Length from shoul der, 19 in. across back underarms, 19 in. across front, 12 in. sleeve length from shbulder, 12 in. tension for No. 7 pins, 9 sts. to 2 in. The Back With No. 7 pins, cast on 86 sts., and k. 1 row. Continue in the following pattern 1st row. S. 1, *k. 2 tog., m. 1, k. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 791 | Page: Page 51, 101 | Tags: Photographs