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The Mortal Storm: Frank Borzage Has Made an Exciting and Emotional Film Out of Phyllis Bottome's Anti-Nazi Novel

... The Mortal Storm Frank Borzage Has Made an Exciting and Emotional Film Out of Phyllis Bottome's Anti-Nazi Novel Family harmony is broken when politics come under discussion in the early days of Nazi Germany before all Germans learnt that dis cussion was dangerous. Professor Roth and his wife Frank Morgan, Irene Rich are horrified when their daughter's fianct, Fritz Robert Young shakes his fist ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 587 | Page: Page 16, 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

The Windows of Peace

... This light-studded Transatlantic tower is a symbol of America's distance from the scene of war. While a darkened Europe awaits the mournful sirens, in New York's Radio City the moan of saxophones goes out over the wireless to the homes of a nation still at peace. But if war does come to the great Western democracy, buildings like these will be fortune-makers for retailers in black-out blinds HhU ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 72 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Autumn Review

... Corduroy, already well established in the country, has come to town for the winter. At Harrods, Knightsbridge, they have the beautifully designed suit above in soft corduroy bound with petersham. The jacket, which can be worn fastened high or open, follows the new longer line and has two flap pockets. It looks delightful in black, but they also have it in a glowing berry red, in forest brown ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 208 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

The Return to More Simple Living

... By Ashley Ccurtenay IN the present-day search for peace ful places, it is necessary to jettison some of our pet ideas on the subject of perfection of living. In days of peace we were prepared to dwell in the country, subject to a car being at our beck and call, to take us to the shops in general and the library in particular. We expected the pro ducts of the country, such as butter, eggs, ...

The Eyes of England

... THE men of the Observer Corps keep constant watch on our coasts and report the approach of enemy aircraft to Fighter Command. Our B picture shows Mr. Watkyn Watkyns, the well-known Welsh tenor, at his post. ...

Cloche Gardening Pays

... ANY system of gardening which helps to overcome the difficulties caused by the English climate is worthy of serious atten tion. Such a system is being successfully practised in thousands of commercial and private gardens at the present time; it is known as cloche gardening. it does not matter whether your garden covers an acre, a rod, or even a few square yards, you can take up cloche ...

Graphic

... THE LEADING FILES from left to right are: Col. A. Clark, M.P., well known with the Old Surrey and Burstow Mr. E. R. Eton, a member of the Montreal and Toronto Hunt and Capt. J. A. Garte, Master of the West Kent Foxhounds. HOUNDS WORKING IN UNDERGROWTH. LEFT TO RIGHT Major M. Robertson, Brigadier M. A. Pope, Colonel Hamilton Gault, and Major A. K. Jackson, the Master. F.A.N.T. Some members of ...

Up and Down the Land

... MR. ROBERT BOOTHBY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, has become human. He has announced that licences will be issued for the slaughter of one pig in every three months for pigs bred and fattened in back gardens. The meat may be con sumed by the pig-keepers' households. He has even gone further in allowing small pig-keepers to sell part of the quarterly pig to retail butchers. ...

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... W CURING A BRIDGEHEAD To assist this operation a scout a ft dispatched to find out the enemy's strength, and returning, h had to wade across the canal to reach his own lines. He i id his rifle well above his head and kept his powder dry. lelow) THE BRIDGEHEAD SECURED Acting on the scout's iirmation, the section is consolidated, sentries being posted and fire fi si/ions allotted to each man. ...

Wolsey Shirtmaker

... tVeUej, fUirtmakex (VeUey fkirtmaker* I'C-M SBS s T- WS Jm I r v- y/ h'>* _ 221^^1 1 Women have taken W olsey shirt- makers to their hearts. They're so smart, so neat, so light and yet warm. For going out or staying at home, they're Wolsey's war-time winners. In six lovely shades and American sizes from most good shops. Wolsey Leicester ■■ll ...

Published: Wednesday 02 October 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 63 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs