The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-08-12
Bob Ra(ii(0f
Tells Of Life
In England


the u. S. army air corps IN Eng
land He is Bob Racicot and .he
letter was written TO his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Racicot Of
Thompson Falls. Bob writes int /
estingly of experiences in LONDON
and elsewhere in that district Ills
letter follows
Ray johnson. who used to be
salesman for the Helena Hardware
Company, fellow by the name d
Crosby, from Kellogg ldano, end
! went to London on, a sight Sc
ing tour. | had my first rideecn
the underground subway to yoH
folks at homel. We saw the House
of Commons and Lords, all kinds OF
War Administration buildings,
Churchilrs house. the Palace,
when we were passing the palace
the changing Of the Guard rad
Just begun, 50 We stopped to watch
if takes about IS minutes Wen
the flag is up the King is home |
didn'tase him, but did see tie
King of Norway He is a fine look
ing man.
saw the place where Queen
Mary lives. Westminster Abbey,
HYDE Park. Tower Of London ar
London Bridge. We rude over tut.
We saw the river TAanies, and son.s
Of the bombed area. also couple
of museums.
The things that impressed me
most at Westminster Abbey were
the beautiful paintings The Tower
of London was the stronghold
of England in the carly days I
saw where Queen Elizabeth w
held prisoner. where the two i
tie princess were murdered. and
where Sir Walter Raleigh lived. !
saw all kinds Of armor, spears,
guns. and helmets. also some can
mons they used during those tires
We saw tire chapels where the
knights were knightcd and he
room where the kings Jewels were
kept. The tower was most inter
estlng TO me. wished | could hove
spent more time there. We finally
wound up that day by going to Ira
falgar Square to feed the pigeons
and look at Lord Nelson's state
London is very nice, but the sire Is
are narrow and crooked.
Next day we went to see d.
Pauls cathedral. We stood out side
and looked up Boy. was II hisn.
AS we went into the cathedral there
was a small altar to one side, foI
private prayer All along the siae
there were chapels. The main altar
was there, but ii wasn't what | ex
pected. We went down into tnt
crypt where many famous peopl1
are buried. After that we walked uF
675 circular steps to the Whisper
ing Gallery. The gallery is l5S
feet in diameter. We stood on ont
side of it, and the guide stood OF
the other side and whispered .ht
history Of the cathedral to us. ~
the very top of the dome were son
paintings of ST. Paul. From the "a.
lery we went up some more clrcu
lar steps and out onto the root
We could see all over London. liza
was really swell. We could see tn
Thames river The tide was in, ant
we could see London bridge too
Right across the street from tn
cathedral were some antique shops
also some tea shops where Dickens
Thackery and Ben Jackson, an
lots Of authors and poets used I
20. We stayed at place Whcr
John Lister went to school fror
1883 to l84l The building was fu
Of small halls and if one WASH
careful he'd get lost Tie room
were all small too. with steps leac
ing TO each one
Bishop Spellman was OF our tiel
not SO long ago ! didn't get to Sc
him as it was just dinner time.
did get TO see the king and quee
and General Devens today though
They were here at the Ted.
| have my overseas ribbon no.
They are really nice. In the Ger
ter is the u. S. with stripe {
green for the green fields of Eng
land. On each end are the Gerra
and Italian colors and on the ou
side of them is a brown stripe Il
the brown sands of Africa.
There is to be another .Montar
State night at the Club in Lon
don. | plan to 60, and hope I'll S