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Bill Smiley letters reflect readers and memories from wartime and publishing contacts
The column collects reader mail from fans in Canada and England, recalling wartime memories, letters from teachers, and hopes for book reviews. Bill Smiley answers inquiries on selling puzzles, publishing ideas, and travel notes while sharing anecdotes about old friends, the war, and a bearded lady incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Brick Works
FO Wm
Smiley
Germany
Grampa
Bil Shaker
Shifnal
Salops
England
Milton
Milton Brick Co
France
RES
Guards
Ypres
Somme
Arras
Cambrai
Ine
Montreal
Eoen
Clothesine
Mary Johnson
Winnipeg
Bill Smiley
Salt Lake City Tribune
Mary
Ross
Strand Palace
Circus
Singh ‘Thandi
Ndha
Ran
Singh
Burma
G. H. Drabble
Speers
Sask