Monday, January 5, 1942

... else in the world. VOIU have done your first parachute jump. The rest of your pals have wide grins on their faces. - A piece of cake, they say. Money for old rope. An hour later you're in the balloon again, going up for the second time. You look around ...

Published: Monday 05 January 1942
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1100 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINER SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14 1942 ON THE BAT’S BACK1 Conducted A FEDERATED COMMONWEALTH? ..

... by using common-Sense and care I’m sure shall find that the new rationing will work out very well Cake Made Without Sugar Here recipe for sugarless cake I haven’t tried it yet myself but on my next baking day I mean to do so for looks very good to me ...

'(AID ON FRANCE

... managed to join up. When originally asked if he could put the parachutists down on that spot an R.A.F. officer had said It’s piece of cake.” All the craft returned to their base. FIGHTER COVER As the returning craft neared England in the growing light of dawn ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1942
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 691 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

RAID ON FRANCE

... all went smoothly. When asked if he could put the parachutists down on that spot, an R.A.F. officer had said, “It’s a piece of cake”; and so it ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 147 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

4 To rid of RHEUMATISM LUMBAGO ULCERS SORES BOILS ECZEMA RASHES Tflake the of BIRDS CUSTARD CLARKES BLOOD ..

... see him about February 24 Genney said he could get some indoor games the men thanked him the men give him a cup of tea piece of cake Pte Bernard said the to Genney It property rations Answering Mr H A Howden for defendant- he he did no know how the milk ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1942
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 4425 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“ PARA —PHRASES

... of the expressive phrases in their vocabulary; Umbrella man. parachutist: umbrella, canopy of parachute; piece of duff, easy; piece of cake, easy; jammy, extremely fortunate; Roman candle, landing. any bad landing; gone for a Burton, hurt; ...

YOUR UNITY COUPON

... very thing I've been pressing home in all my recent lectures to bc-medallists and Dow- Jones Theorists. The neo boys are pieces of cake, as our airmen say. but the conua* puiualists have far more austerity and a belter defence in depth. It is useless tackling ...

Published: Sunday 22 March 1942
Newspaper: The People
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 804 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SLAVES and OTHERS in WESTERN EUROPEAN FACTORIES

... yes but R.A.F. crews who are coming again and often will, while enjoying their well-deserved piece of cake, be the first to appreciate the bitter daily cake of so many of those they have to bomb. But get away from these factories, exhorts Colonel Britton ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1914 | Page: 10 | Tags: Photographs 

Children’s Corner

... promptly pop The rider into gaol. JOKES They come from a book. Eileen Pope Tramp: Have you a piece of cake lady, to give a poor man Who’s hungry? Lady; Cake? Isn’t bread good enough for you? Tramp: Ordinarily, yes, ma’am, but this is my birthday. Customer: ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1942
Newspaper: Middlesex Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1307 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Para-Phrases

... the expressive phrases in their vocabulary:— Umbrella man: Parachutist. Umbrella; Canopy of a parachute. Piece of duff: Easy. Piece of cake: Easy. Slap happy; Reckless. Dim as a N.A.A.F.I. candle: Slow thinker. Jankers: Collecting and ...

Published: Tuesday 31 March 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 137 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

STREET FIGHTIN6 COURSE

... was .made for lunch. The Bed Cross mobile canteen was in attendance, and all ranks reci ived cup of hot tea coffee and piece of cake. Needless say, this was very much appreciated, and our thanks to‘those Ladies wlio are keen and willing to out and help ...

MASS RAIDS WITH AMERICANS SOON

... after the world's mightiest air raid, crews some the 1,000 bombers that took part yesterday described the raid as a piece of cake. One pilot reported at least a mile radius flame and that the giant bombers threaded the sky over the city in rush-hour ...

Published: Tuesday 02 June 1942
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1269 | Page: 3 | Tags: none