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MOTLEY NOTES: Fire Over England

... MOTLEY NOTES. By ALAN KEMP. Fire Over England. The ancients seem to have regarded it as very public-spirited of Prometheus to bring fire from heaven, but it is open to question whether he was really a benefactor of the human race. If the myth were not so positive on the point, one might have supposed that it was from another place, which specialises in the product, that Prometheus obtained the ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2273 | Page: Page 6, 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

ENGLAND GOES TO IT

... Ma It 's appalling Yes, dear And so untidy. DRAWN BY FRANK REYNOLDS. ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 17 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

Smedley's FRESH FROZEN FOODS

... gtnepletts fresh frozen foods gtnepletts fresh fro3en foods Smedley's Fresh Frozen Foods are not cooked. They come to you Frozen Fresh in special waxed cartons ready for use. The fruits simply have to be taken out of the carton and placed in a colander over a dish. Allow to thaw slowly according to the directions on the carton. The juice caught in the dish is pure cane sugar and the fruit in ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 190 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Illustrations 

Covers

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Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 12 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Covers  Illustrations 

THE MINISTRY OF SUPPLY

... [*HE MINISTRY OF SUPPLY Get your binoculars to the men who guard our shores, our lives who convoy our food-- who fight in the desert. Doit-- NOW! Sell your binoculars to your country If suitable a fair price will be paid. Get any pair you know of taken to the nearest optician displaying the Ministry of Supply poster. He is giving his services free, or you can post them to the Binocular Officer ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 102 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

Player's Please

... J On their lawful occasions For such as pass upon the seas and indeed for men and women 'on their lawful occasions' everywhere the famous Player sailor represents an old and reliable friend to whom they instinc tively turn when seeking a measure of relaxation and pleasure an aid to calmness and composure. >vXv KEEP THAT HAPPY EXPRESSION :-;v>v In the National M XvXv interest empty your R SSh W ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 83 | Page: Page 35 | Tags: Illustrations 

Covers

... TOE SKETCH DIFFICULT CROSS-WORD. ACROSS, i. Boat-rocking fops (6). 5. The nocturnal cyclist, for instance, should if he hasn't (6). 10. Suggests that the fowl thinks this plant foul (7). 11. Not the era of swindling, but boisterous behaviour (7). 12. In strife she is a user of soap and water (6). 15. He seems in better physical condition to be a mechanic (6). 16. Carrots in the aviary (7). 17. ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 505 | Page: Page 32, 34 | Tags: Covers  Illustrations 

HOW TO FIRE-FIGHT IN COMFORT: THE BEDROOM INCENDIARY-BOMB EXTINGUISHER

... . Everyone is agreed on the importance of fire-watching, and of guarding the home from the effect of incendiary bombs. We are all equally unanimous in considering that the necessity for sitting up all night is far from agreeable, so this splendid new W. Heath Robinson invention for effectively dealing with incendiary bombs from your bed itself is likely to be received with general acclamation ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 78 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

PILLOW SLIP

... pi l hi By FRANK KING. THE pyjama-clad body of Richard Gordon still lay sprawled on the thick carpet, where it had been found a couple of hours earlier, awaiting the ambulance to convey it to the mortuary. Inspector Bealby, in charge of the case, was making his final notes. He lifted his head enquiringly at the sound of a car drawing up on the terrace outside. Sergeant Kennedy, leaning from ...

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Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 22 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

RAF

... RAL M Pilots of the R.A.F younger men, are forcing the pace of the war. Chosen for their initiative, their personal qualities, they are striking with deadly precision. If you are a younger man not yet called up for service ask yourself, can I do this job too If you can, there is a fighter or bomber for you, a part in our great offensive. VOLUNTEER NOW! If you are between 18 and 32, take this ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 154 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

Please forward

... By JOYCE DENNYS. MY DEAR ROBERT-- Evensong says that now Awfuls are rationed we shall have to put our Thinking Caps on when ordering the meals. Personally, I have always had to put my Thinking Cap on when ordering meals, even in the days of plenty, and I don't consider the morning's agony in the kitchen any worse now than it was then. In some ways it is better. What housewife has not felt ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 835 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Illustrations