... A WOMAN’' POINT OF VIEW MATILDA MARIA Dear Forces, Here’s wishing you very pleasant Christinas and many joys to come. I daresay lot of you think celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace bit of a farce with such a big war on, but isn’t it to uphold ...

... realise what a long strain his job must be. and are quite rejoiced that he is about again. Well, the event opened with (»o ...

... few yourselves. Now do you mind if I side-slip a bit and tell you a VV.A.A.F. story heard the other day. Last summer a Colne w’oman did little careless talking when in hoarding house at Blackpool. Some W.A ...

... the Forces can approach and nave a chat with. But don’t think that because we’ve finished with the Y.M.C.A. appeal we are not continuing to keep contact in other ways. It’s coming Christmas, anti we want you all have a Christmas present. We don't want ...

... just like to chat a bit about a few other things. Did you notice the mention Wycollar Charity last week’s Trawden news? If you did, y ou would read that it had been satisfactoilv event. Fancy that, and so (many young people away from home. A shortage of ...

... have noticed the advert referring to a proposed club night for the relatives of Servicemen, I suppose you will interested Know a little about it. as it affects your own home folks. You see, a Services Canteen is a different thing. It is for the Services ...

... be afraid you’ll get any sergeant-major stuff or be ticked off like a number on a tape machine. begin with, you are received by sweet faced woman with a kindly smile (and this should a special help in the Forces), and the officer himself will talk to you ...

... be turned into Pauls? But I ivant to chat to you about a bit of something else. What do you think of a man winning a cow these days, when Lord Woolton won’t allow an extra steak? Don’t you remember that there was a heifer given lately for ...

... dine in restaurants a few times week, but to us Colne women a ready meal is in itself treat. What did we have? Oh nothing to write home about. We indulged ordering nothing from the menu we couldn’t pronounce properly. were assured a good substantial meal ...

... down to a physical change before they can con centrate the proper use of their mental talents. We are struggling gainst the Nazi idea of a special class he hewers of wood and drawers of ivater. It is a big waste to country of man and woman power. A lot us ...

... was employed a* mart joiner, and although a nailing dispositioTi, officiated as churchwarden St. James’s Ctamkh daring the incumbency of the late Canon Patten. Several hut returned to SkipUm some years ago after the death of Mrs. Bailey, a well-respected ...

... underwear to top-coat duringi Neither the two girls con- home from work and a woman the winter, at a cost of only £a. corned m the summonses hail slopped to see if I could What a difference the normali complained the*police luoviile her with some money ...