... Stories from Everywhere THE summer sale was at its height, the shop was crowded, and tempers were wearing thin. The assistants looked thoroughly weary. One woman who had fought her way to a counter thought she wasn't receiving sufficient attention. If, I were trying to match politeness, she snapped, staring at an assistant, I'd have a hard time in this shop. Madam, said the assistant, icily ...

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... Joseph May Sons Ltd. UNIFORMS; IMAVV ARMY GMC{ RAF There's something about a Maenson, for you know what Maenson's are Uniforms of fine quality, ready-to-wear, or quickly made-to- measure. Write for Service Uniforms Folder and name of nearby Maenson Agent, or 'phone REGent 2404 for London suppliers. Joseph May Sons Ltd. 106 Regent Sheet, London, W.l Telephone REGent 2404 ...

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... By Herbert Farjeon r Distant Point (Westminster) THIS rather ingenuous Communist play, written by Alexander Afinogenev (whose death in a Moscow air-raid was announ ced last week) and adapted by Hubert Griffith), has a certain charm which would have been a good deal more charming had the treatment been a good deal less partisan; but the author is so busy making a case for life under the Soviets ...

... Finish of the Flat Some Personalities at Headquarters by The Tout 99 J-Kirby The flat-racing season ended at Newmarket last week. Here are some of its familiars seen by The Tout. Miss K. Farrar patroness of Captain Ossie Bell's stable, oicns Comatas, the useful grey sprinter, who used to be known as the Dapple colt. Captain David Nicoll is a keen race goer who otcns and breeds a few horses. ...

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... 'Iv tisy Spartan Living By Foresight YOU can see General de Gaulle's tall, lean figure striding along the streets of London in all sorts of weather. He refuses to use a motor car, unless it is abso lutely necessary. He thinks that motor cars are a luxury for him in these days. By nature General de Lraulle is soldierly and sincere in his tastes. He's a small and simple eater, and takes only a ...

... If you haven't ransacked your house for waste paper Do It Now; Clear out old letters, books, music, time-tables, catalogues. Every scrap is wanted for 'munitions car tridge- and shell-cases, mines, radio sets, machine-gun belts. Tie it up in bundles, keep dry and, if possible, do a little sorting. Your local council will collect fftlUHC fl'lautdur] ...