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January LAWYER IS BUS CONDUCTOR Only Pole Picked up cold! -POP IN A PEPS For colds coughs tore throat bronchitis

... England in 1946 His ability as a linguist has been of little use to him but it has caused some amusing incidents Because he speaks English like a native he was often called upon as interpreter when one of his countrymen fell foul of the English law In the ...

Published: Sunday 29 January 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
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J&utibay itlercurp CEN 8461 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Inland and Abroad: 3s 3d per quarter I3s per annum Airmail: ..

... to help Opinions In the villages the members are encouraged give their opinions discussions so teaching the art of public speaking Each institute draws up its own programme and if a village has its problem peculiar perhaps that one village experts will ...

Published: Sunday 29 January 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
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News brief New pact for fruit WILLIAMS Minister of Agriculture told a regional Labour Party conference ..

... plot to obtain a power over the people such as no British Government has ever sought before” Mr Churchill said last night Speaking at Woodford (Essex) after his adoption as Conservative candidate for the division he accused the Government of holding General ...

Published: Sunday 29 January 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2161 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

1050 ELECTION FIGHT’S FIRST ROUND ON YESTERDAY’S PLATFORMS THIS IS YOUR CHOICE MORRISON FULL EMPLOYMENT IS ..

... defined Labour’s policy as: “We shall main- Food subsidies “untruth 99 MR 1 GAMMANS Con-AU- servatlve candidate Hornsey speaking In constituency night said: What Is how Sir Stafford Crlpps can reconcile his apparently sincere utterances In church pulpits ...

Published: Sunday 05 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1934 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DAY 'URY February m Mr lee AERBUTS (RE ) SOLUTION Sunday Mercury TURNER Sunday Mercury QUIZ —WHAT is quipu (a)

... he said “Prinzip he was the young man who shot Archduke Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary at Sarajevo June 1914” So I had been speaking to a relative of the man who touched off the spark that to First World War Cut down to ground level autumn-fruiting raspberries: ...

Published: Sunday 05 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1412 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

sixteen MERCURY STOMACH SUFFERER writes I “FELT” SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED! TNE PAIN HAD GONE! You can take it ..

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Published: Sunday 05 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1635 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

TwHv MKRl l RV February IM COMMANDO Short story by Midland writer THERE’S nothing ages woman or man like poor

... perhaps you went High School?” The black-and-tan snorted “ When I say there’s more it than meets the eye” he explained I am not speaking literally” “ I admit” said the pint-mixed that there are three pieces of paper and perhaps they are three inches each as ...

Published: Sunday 05 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2106 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Mercury February 195® MINT CHUNKS MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONERS BIRMINGHAM li THE MIDLANDS’ OWN SUNDAY NEWSPAPER ..

... boat is to go to the rescue of an expectant mother marooned in her home near Hereford She is Mrs M Tyler Holme Lacy Vicarage Speaking over the telephone she said they had been marooned since Friday She is being evacuated just case’ and is to stay with the ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1476 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

February 1950 YESTERDAY’S POLITICAL SPEECHES-WITH THE ELECTION Tories would of living PRICE RISES ARE ONLY JUST ..

... “a desperate bid to hoodwink the workers and drive down their standard of living said Mr Victor assistant secretary TUC speaking at Northfteld Birmingham last night claimed that Tory election fund had been supported by those who still refuse recognise ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1865 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Twenty MKRCt'RY MATTHEWS INJURED AT MOLINEUX May miss replay on Wednesday Sunday Mercury Reporter Wolverhampton ..

... those bricks at Aston Villa? they are ranked only among the moderate sides the First Division this side the border it does not speak very well for Hibernian Scottish League leaders that they were beaten 5-2 at Villa Park Only in the first quarter of did Hibs ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 3150 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

A spot of aid from Vanda It’s wet told so ! Sunday Mercury Reporter ITTING back today in his rooms

... a job? she asked I think perhaps can” said a puzzled official But can’t talk? You see we’re Lithuanians and daddy doesn't speak English said the little girl And so on the second day of her search I4-year-old Vanda Minintas found her daddy work the Goodyear ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1724 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

f(i Twelve RULE Sunday Mercury short story by a Midland writer NINETEEN 4ltr n's and your eat will 10VE this

... Smith and see that it gets away quickly Now write to the Yardmaster at Assistant Controller’s Office The Indoor Assistant is speaking to his Chief “ Memo here from the Old Man sir Wants to know why the 330 pm Water Orton to Birmingham was late on Friday Shall ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1539 | Page: 12 | Tags: none