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PUZZLE--FIND THE SOLDIER!

... PUZZLE FIND THE SOLDIER! Here \s a peaceful English landscape but it contains a soldier, rifle in hand, ready- to snipe at any approaching enemy. The man has been rendered practically invisible by means of clever camouflage as practised at the Army Camouflage Development and Training Centre. Close scrutiny tvill reveal his presence, at the foot of the big tree in the foreground. Other ...

Published: Wednesday 30 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 81 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

LORD ANDREW CAVENDISH MARRIES THE HON. DEBORAH MITFORD

... I . LORD ANDREW CAVENDISH, Coldstream Guards, and his bride, the HON. DEBORAH MITFORD. Left LORD and LADY ANDREW CAVENDISH (centre) look up at friends on the balcony- be fore zoinp away. ENSIGN MRS. G. BOWLES, M.T.C., and LORD REDESDALE, father of Lady Andretc Cavendish. THE marriage of Lord Andrew Cavendish, younger son of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, to the Hon. Deborah Mitford, ...

Published: Wednesday 30 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 110 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SKIPPER OF A MINE-SWEEPER

... SKIPPER OF A MINE -SWEEPER. This study of skill and concentration dramatically illustrates the ceaseless i catch and ward ichich the Royal Navy keeps upon the seas. The skipper of a mine sweeper is seen on the bridge of his ship, checking his position. As everyone knows, he is engaged on exceptionally dangerous work and the whole nation depends for its life on the ability of him and others ...

Published: Wednesday 30 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 95 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

End of Term at Mill Hill

... L-^ T.'tT- i--- _ PIRATES OF PENZANCE was the end-of-term play chosen by Mill Hill who, since war began, have made their home at St. Bees, Cumberland. Dress rehearsals by the seashore recall that once New York did Pinafore in a natural setting, ship and all. The Pirate Apprentice Frederic, here with General Stanley* s cousins and aunts, was played by M. E. T. Kempster. FINALE, ACT I., with ...

If You are Short of Farmyard Manure

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent FOOD is just as necessary to sustain plant life as animal life. Only on virgin ground can crops be grown successfully for several years without manure; where they are regularly grown on the same piece of ground the foods they have absorbed must be replaced. The three mam elements of plant food and their respective functions are as follows Phosphates promote ...

Round the New Shows: Revue and a Shaw Film

... Round the New Shows Revue and a Shaw Film Wednesday After the War (New) THE title of this musical production is as mysterious as its official description as a musical comedy. It could, I suppose, be argued that this last is justified by the fact that there is plenty of music, of a sort, in it, and also some comedy, though very little. But British audiences expect a musical comedy to have a ...

NUMBER 3

... NUMBER S NUMBER S EXTRA QUALITY CIGARETTES 3. R 79 D II, STRAND STREET, SANDWICH. A charming old 15th century building known as The Sandwich Weavers with many historic links with the past. Yet another reminder of accepted traditions of quality is found in Player's No. 3. Their mellow ripeness, distinc- tive flavour and aroma make them the choice of a host of t smokers who demand a cigarette ...

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - i TN the great naval victory in 'the Mediterranean, VICE-ADMIRAL H. D. PRIDHAM-WIPPELL, in H.M.S. 44 Orion, lured an Italian battleship of the newest 44 Littorio class, with cruisers and destroyers, towards our Fleet for summary action. Having spent the morning 44 flirting with the Italians and dodging heavy shells, he said 44 A number of 15-inch 4 bricks from the Italian battleship fell ...

Published: Wednesday 09 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 452 | Page: Page 18 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PEACEMAKER FOR FEUDING COMEDIANS

... peacemaker for feuding COMEDIANS. MARY MARTIN is one of the stars of LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR, new Paramount â– picture, due for its premiere at the Plaza on April 11. She plays Mary Allen niece of comedian Fred Allen, who is running a feud with comedian Jack Benny. Their encounters include a car-bumping contest, in which one vehicle is reduced to junk some sharp work in hiring away a clever quartet, ...

Published: Wednesday 09 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 106 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WAIFS AND STRAYS SOCIETY

... The WAR and HOMELESS CHILDREN Where do we go now 7 THE SOCIETY CAN PROVIDE CHILDREN NEEDING CARE AND THE ANSWER WITH PROTECTION BECAUSE OF THE td t t n WAR ARE DAILY COMING TO YOUR HELP us for a home OVER 5000 CHILDREN TO FEED AND CLOTHE EVERY DAY OLD TOWN HALL KENNINGTON, S.E.11 n, inkers Barclays Ltd. ...

Published: Wednesday 09 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 67 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN

... The Delights of Childhood ARE A CHILD'S BIRTHRIGHT Yet there are children, victims of callous indif ference and brutal neglect, to whom real happiness is a hollow mockery. Since the N.S.P.C.C. began its work 56 years ago more than 5,000,000 such children have been rescued from a life of misery and ill-treatment. Children are still being made to suffer to-day. We still have to fight that most ...

Published: Wednesday 09 April 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 113 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs