November 1, 1948

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LONDON LETTER

When Labor Bosses Labor

MY LAST London Letter was written from Scotland. Now I am afraid I must ask you to journey with me some two hours by train to the salubrious and popular seaside resort of Margate. Perhaps we shall be in London when the next Letter is written. It is a peculiarity of the English, and especially Londoners, that when they go to the seaside they prefer a place so popular that there is hardly room to sit down on the sands or immerse themselves in the sea. By BEVERLEY BAXTER10 min

Fiction

Air-nest and La Belle Dame

Romeo had his Juliet; Antony his Cleopatra, Abelard his Heloise. Why, then should a little thing like four husbands keep Air-nest from Vi’let, the woman he loved By W. O. MITCHELL16 min

MAILBAG

Husky Dogs Never Bite

As an old subscriber I have for years read Baxter’s articles. It was hard to agree on all of them, but certainly his latest, “Baxter vs. Col. McCormick” (Sept. 15), was one of the best . . . Baxter tells us that. McCormick is a courteous host. Is it courteous for that man to address the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as Mr. and Mrs. Windsor, disdaining all titles, apparently, but his own?

STORE WITH A MILLION SALESMEN

Loblaw’s became Canada’s biggest food merchandiser without a word of sales talk. Their secret: surround the shopping housewife with groceries—and psychology By C. FRED BODSWORTH15 min

HUMOR

WIT AND WISDOM

Guaranteed Protection — You should hope your child will he a girl, then you won’t have to worry about her marrying one.—Brandon Sun. Quit Stallin’—In certain wellinformed circles the belief is that the wrong Russians are jumping out of windows.—Port Arthur NewsChronicle.