WOMEN OVER THE WORLD

Southland Times, Issue 23544, 25 June 1938, Page 17

WOMEN OVER THE WORLD

Owner Of Derby Winner Dies

Mrs J. A. W. Talbot, joint owner with her daughter of Midday Sun, last year’s Derby winner, has died at her home in Stroud, Gloucester. She was the first woman owner to win the Derby.

Typists Rush To Help Bradman

Following the report in a London newspaper that Don Bradman was badly in need af assistance in dealing with the mass of correspondence that reaches him every day, London girls are tumbling over themselves in their eagerness to help. Scores of'city typists have rushed to the post with letters applying for a job as secretary. One office in the city would be deserted if all the girls working there were granted their hearts’ desire, a worried staff manager declared. The entire staff of 16 has applied. . Favourite in tins race to work for the Don is a pretty, fair-haired typist, Muriel Pyatt, of Fullham. In her application she said: “I am very fond of cricket, and you would make me the happiest girl in the world if you gave me this opportunity of working for you.”

Marriage Offered By Girl

If a “great teacher” can be found to train her voice, a Canadian coloured girl is willing to marry him, provided he is “passing good looking.” She has written to the Lord Mayor of London asking for his help. The Lord Mayor,. Sir Harry Twyford, read her letter at the dinner in London of the Grenadier Guards Comrades’ Association.

The girl stated: “Dear sir, I am a very attractive coloured girl, medium complexion, aged 21, and with a university education. “I have an excellent singing and speaking voice, and desire to be trained by a great teacher. I hope you will find a patron or patroness for me interested in my future. “I am willing to work to help defray expenses, and will even marry a man of any race, creed or colour who will guarantee to help me in my career, although I would rather not. “However, if it did come to that, I want him to be passing good-looking, and fairly prosperous.”