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- Ipswich Museum
- People in story:听
- Roy Bridges
- Location of story:听
- Hasketon, Woodbridge
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A3321325
- Contributed on:听
- 24 November 2004
Advertising catchphrases were just as memorable in the 40鈥檚 as now and the newly arrives US servicemen soon picked things up.
I remember long summer evenings when the late entertainment was the turning out tune at the 鈥淭urks Head鈥.
From my bedroom window I had a grandstand view and remember a group of very happy airmen staggering up the road with one of them exclaiming to the world 鈥淚f you feel rundown or run over by a jeep, take Carters little Liver Pills.鈥 What faith!鈥
Sadly, with the heavy losses of Liberator bombers from Debach airfield, I never heard him again.
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