BEARDS AND BALLOONS
THE ENGLISH SCENE j » J A RUTHLESS PLOT ! Newspapers may be unable to give j the public many details ol fighting, but they are not neglecting the; lighter side at home says a London , message. j When officials tried to find out j why many East End mothers refus-1 cd to allow their children to be j evacuated, one said, pointing to the | balloon barrage: "If them Germans think they can scare me by sitting in them balloons all daj, iiicy rc i mistaken." . j What can be done with a beard , and a gas-mask? The l imes pub- J lishes the following letter: "Read-I ing with concern the monks have cut off their beards ni order to put on their gas masks, may I suggest for the comfort of bearded men who wish to preserve this desirable ornament, that they buy four curling pins, roll the beard tightly therein, then tuck it under the chin. The gas mask should then be drawn over, the face, beard and all. This ;s perfectly airtight. This discovery lias been the means of preserving my husband's magnificent beard; I hop-.? it may save others."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 81, 30 October 1939, Page 3
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194BEARDS AND BALLOONS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 81, 30 October 1939, Page 3
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