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August

11, 1939.

UNKNOWN DOCTOR'S SIGHTSEEING CURE

Gretna Green

Toothache Gave Boy "Marriage" Best Day Of His Life

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LL because he had toothache, one of the youths look- ing after pit-ponics at the Royal Agricultural Show at Windsor enjoyed a thrilling “mystery trip" to Lon- don.

Mr. Iestyn Williams, secretary of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coalowners' Association, explained that this youth was told to go to Windsor to have the tooth re- moved.

On his return, nearly four hours later, he related the story of surprising adventures.

He had been directed to a doctor in Windsor who informed him: "I don't take teeth out, but I am going to London now. You'd better jump into my car and I'll take you to a dentist in London."

Annulled

A DECREE nisi of nullity

against Dr. William George Burns, a London doctor, on the ground that his Gretna Green marriage was not legal, was granted to Mrs. Ethel Muriel Burns, nee Bacon, of Pear. Tree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, by Mr. Justice Henn Col- line in the Divorce Court recent-

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The suit was undefended and Dr. Burns was ordered to pay costa,

Mrs. Burns alleged that she mo- tored to Scotland with Dr. Burns in April, 1030, and they went through of marringe at the old blacksmith's shop, Gretna, six days later."

The doctor, unknown to her, signed a declaration that he had re- Then followed what the pit-sided in Scotland for the previous 21 boy described as the most excil- days, as required by Scottish law.

Motorists Forgot ing experience of his life. The New By-Law

SHOWN THE SIGHTS

He was motored around to see the

CRAWLEY'S £182,000 by-sights of London, visiting the House

They returned to London and lived together in Kensington until June,

1938.

After a quarrel she left Dr. Burns and consulted solicitors.

the changing of the guard at Buck-"Clique And

Hingham Palace,

pass was opened recent- of Commons, the Tower and seeing ly, but for a time it was "traffic blocks as usual" at the level-crossing gates in

the town.

were

but at the end

He quickly forgot his toothache,

of the tour he was! taken to a dentist and had the troublesome looth removed. Finally he was driven Windsor and is benefactor in bid- ng him "cheerio" gave him 55. for

lock.

back to

UNKNOWN BENEFACTOR

Brighton-bound motorists to reach their so enger destination that they forgot all about the new road and went the old way through the town.

Later in the day, however, The Intriguing feature of the many motorists began to take whole adventure was that the youth advantage of the new road, had no idea of the identity of his which actually adds three-quar- ters of a mile to the London- Brighton trip.

benefactor.

Asked the name of the stranger by offends at the colliery horses' stand,

The first motorist through the youth replied, "I don't know his

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name, but he was a doctor. He didl say mething about being one of the who looks after the royal doctors

Mr. S. F. Standford, Crawley councillor, who waited' over half an hour to achieve themily." distinction.

He said afterwards: "It is a beautiful road; I think, how- ever, the signs on the round-}

should about

be larger. asi strangers cannot be quite sure which turning to take."

Among the first people on the road were a man and a woman on horse

buck.

There is no special track or horses, although there are separate tracks for pedestrians, cyclists' und motorists, and the riders kept to the

motor carriageway.

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Snobbery" Charges

【EMBERS of Hastings Town ME

Council gave a hilarious ré- ception recently to a resolution by their oldest number, Council- lor J. H., Tingle, who moved.

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High military honours were accorded General Rafael L. Trujillo, taset, former President of the Dominican Republic, when he arrived in Washington on'good-will visit. His luxury yacht is shown at Miami, Fin.

"There are nice people In-Hollywood, too

Mrs. Aileen Florey is young and beautiful and wealthy, and she lives in Beverly Hills among the film stars. But Mrs. Florey is not a film star fan.

"I know a few of the film people to nod to, of course," she

No Drink Problem said recently at the Savoy.

In Army

"Hollywood is very democratic and one meets them at parties,

"But nlee people live in Holly- wood too, and frankly, I prefer make my friends among

to

people not quite so obsessed by money-making, who have some conversation apart from studio gossip, and whose lives are less public.

"That owing to the difficulty of obtaining a suitable person to ne- cept the mayoralty, the appropri- ate committee he instructed Lo Sir Victor

(Financia! Warrender consider offering the invitation to Secretary, War Oflee) recently re- the councillor with the longest ser-ceived a deputation of members of vice, and so do nway for ever with the National Temperance Federation, favourites and cliques. and who presented to him a resolution knowledge long and favourable signed by many thousands of mem- service."

bers in the following terms: If this resolution was carried 1.

We, the workers of the Good Tem- that Councillor of course, meant.

muet con- | "Picase don't think me critical," Tingle himself would be invited to plars organisation, are

che said, lighting another elgarette, cerned that the line young men accept the mayorally.

arc rome quite charming Councillor S. Riddle, a railway-entering the new Militia should not "There

I think Mr. man, who recently accused the St. acquire the drink habit during their people in the studios. Leonards Golf Club of snobbery, de-period of service with his Majesty's Herbert Marshall is a delightful per- clared that the predominating prines- forces. We therefore petition the sonality. So is M. Charles

well, ble behind the election of the mayor Government to establish places for But some of the women are.

recreation and the supply of non- perhaps we had better not discuss had been colossal snobbery.

in ull these the point.” Councillor Tingle's resolution was alcoliolle refreshment defeated.

camps in place of the wet cunteen.

The deputation, introduced by Mr. Rhys Davis, M.P., included Lord Clwyd (president of the. National Temperance League).

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Boyer.

Mrs. Florey was most punctilious about the "Mister" and "Monsieur," and made it clear that though Mr. Marshnil had frequently visited at her house, she would not dream of referring to him by the familiar "Bart."

NOT AT ALL SMART.

of dangerous rocks ahead hua been invented by Charles and Alan

Sir Vietor Warrender, replying to Stevenson, members of the Edinburgh

LORAIN, O (UP). Fourteen-the deputation, said he was very glad year-old Alma Tister and her brother to have the opportunity of hearing its firm of lighthouse builders. The invention was awarded

Robert, 4. were watching a parade views, and recognised the sincerity the Gray

when a plano fell on them from the and moderation with which they had

Then we talked about clothes. "Compared with the really smart prize by the Royal Society of Arts reviewing stand. They escaped with been expressed. The chief anxiety women of Paris, New York and Lon-

only slight bruises.

of the deputatlon appeared to be that Militiamen might be exposed to the don, the film stars are not smart at danger of acquiring the habit of all. They prefer exaggerated styles drink. It was first necessary, how not becoming to a woman who hopes

be well dressed, ever, to assess that danger, and he to emphasised that the general increasC of sobriety among the community as a whole had been particularly marked in the Army.

AT

TO-DAY THE

AWOMAN GROPING DESPERATELY FOR LOVE....A MAN STRIKING BLINDLY FOR VENGEANCE!

...The seething storms of their, emotions break, with devestat- ing force in the strangest love story...the most important pic-

ture...to come from Hollywood. this year. Soon you'll be talking about it. Years from now you'll still remember itl

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HERING CHTS:

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The War Office and the Secretary of State in particular were greatly concerned for the welfare of Militia men, who were in many instances leaving their homes for the first time. He pointed out that in each tended

"But there has been noticeable improvement recently, led, I think, by Miss Joan Crawford, who is quite chic. Miss Dietrich? Well, she pre- ters to be glamorous."

to

Mrs. Florey is American-born, of Canadian parentage, and went Hollywood to live "many years ago because I love the climate.

eamp the wet canteen was in a lant terest and languages are my in-

distant from the restaurant, und in- significant in size compared with the restaurant.

Drink, he declared, was no longer

My home in Beverly Hills is д meeting-place for those-I sup- pose I must say 'celebrities though I dislike the word-of_music and literature who frequently Visit Holly- wood,

a problem in the Army. The annual "I And them so much more inter- sales of beer to soldiers had shown testing than the screen people who steady decrease over a number

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of forget to stop acting when they leave FS popular opinion, together with the the studio." sound physical training which Mill- tamen would receive, would provide

effective safeguards against excessive While he was extremely glad to have drinking. He did not think there heard the views of the deputation, he were any grounds for embarking could not but feel that its fears were upon drastic changes at the moment. most unlikely to materialise.

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THE discovery by archaeolo-Stone Age level, dallag about 2,000

gists of a grain of wheat' some yards below the founda- "It had been thought that the

In the country tions of a prohistoric, settlement earliest men

hunters and fishermen only," Mr. at Island McHugh, Baronscourt Davies told a reporter. "It appears Lake, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ire- now that they practised agriculture land, throws a new light on life as well as pasturage.

of the first inhabitants of Ire- "From the Mediterranean, cereals, land.

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and Mr. G. F. Mitchell, Trinity Col- "The discovery throws an entirely lege, Dublin-have reported that the new light on the culture and mave- wheat was found beneath the ancient ments of these first southern immi- castle on the Island and at the new grants.”

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