Disturbed in his sleep by noises, a man jumped from Ins bed and opened the window. He heard a trolley-bus conductor using rather strong language about the black-out. “ What’s wrong? ” be shouted. “ Nothing much,” replied the excited conductor. “ I’ve only been trying to hook this pole on for about fifteen minutes.” “ Oh,” exclaimed the sleeny one, “ you want to irv the main road. Buses don’t •nn down here.”
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Evening Star, Issue 23657, 17 August 1940, Page 16
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68Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 23657, 17 August 1940, Page 16
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