First Important War Novel Profiles Dunkirk Evacuation
E N H reviews This Above All by Eric Knight, linking the tale to Dunkirk and the British retreat. The critic notes Knight’s vivid characters Monty and Clive, the clash between mind and heart, and themes of class, faith, and wartime suffering. Knight’s background and Iowa connections are mentioned, with praise for its timely, if imperfect, illumination of World War II.
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Dunkirk
Eric Knight
Mr. Knight
Monty
Clive
France
England
Poland
London
Iowa City
Pennsylvania
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Yorkshire
United States
Europe
America
Al Aboard for Ararat by H. G. Wells An Ark Tale
Review notes Wells imagines a modern Noah debating creation and civilization while prefiguring a new Ark. The piece praises Wells satirical depth on religion politics and literature and recounts Boston reactions and rising sales as calls for banning the book surface.
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G. Wells
God
Earth
Ararat
Noah
Wells
Air era arrives as aircraft identification grows
Wanda Monty notes youths once read cars by sound and now will identify airplanes by sight and sound. Ernest K Gann explains All American Aircraft in plain terms with photos, covering commercial private and military planes. He highlights the Flying Fortress, Model 32, and a 5200 mile flying boat, praising military craft as vital.
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Main Street
Stinson
Taylorcraft
Ernest K. Gann
American Airlines
Europe
Lockheed Military
Mr. Gann
Thomas ¥. Crowell Company
Bride Brooks Blanchard in Viola Cedar Rapids wedding in Iowa
Miss Phyllis Myers sang at St Pauls Methodist as Miss Evelyn Callier served as maid of honor. Bride wore a lace yoke gown with orange blossom crown veil. reception followed with spring pink and white decor. The couple, both from local families, will reside in Manchester after marriage.
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Ussette
Missmond Callier
Cedar Rapids
Loyd Callier
Viola
Brooks Blanchard
Charles Edic
Manchester
Charles .J. Bready
St. Paul's Methodslist Church
Phyllis Myers
Helen Little Hickman
Evelyn Callier
John H. Koffron
Keller
William Drew
William Leefers
Bruce Dunlap
Blanchard
Inky Way by Jean Witmer and Related Works
A lively excerpted notice delves into Alice Hogan Rice author of Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and her memoir The Inky Way. It notes Witmer's praise from Information Please host Franklin Adams and mentions other books and health essays including Medicine and Human Welfare. Mrs Milo E Wenger hosts Ida Mansfield circle luncheon Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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Alice Hogan Rice
Henry E. Sigerist
B. C
Diocles
Karystos
Milo E. Wenger
Linn Boulevard
Ida Mansfield
Louisiana looks back on a political test flight today
A veteran reporter recalls a sweeping national trial balloon, noting Louisianans felt like passengers on a test trip toward a different life. The piece laments a failed era of major national experimentation and a perceived shift in American life.
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Kane
Louisiana
America
Miss Reesink Wed to Leo J. Drahos in Immaculate Conception
Miss Shirley Diett Reesink daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester H Reesink 1618 Third Avenue SE and Leo J Drahos son of Mrs Mary K Drahos 2511 Johnson Avenue NW were married Saturday at 8 am in Immaculate Conception church Rev Msgr John M Molloy officiated The ceremony featured gladiolas snapdragons and calendulas with organ music and multiple singers The bride wore a powder blue semi sport dress with angora jacket The couple will reside at 617 Ellis Boulevard NW after a wedding trip to Chicago The bride previously attended Immaculate Conception High School and the groom attended St Procopius Academy and Loras College in Dubuque Also mentions guests and post wedding events
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Shirley Diett Reesink
Chester H. Reesink
Third Avenue SE
Leo J. Drahos
Mary K. Drahos
Johnson Avenue NW
Immaculate Conception Church
John M. Molloy
Mary Leo
Mary Healey
Rose Marie Williams
Betty Thoennes
Mary E. Foran
Regina Weber
Marilyn Schrimper
Mary Lou Raftery
Chicago
Ellis Boulevard
Drahos
Immaculate Conception High School
Mr. Drahos
St. Procopius Academy
Loras College
Dubuque
Birthday observances and campus events across Iowa
A schedule of campus and community events lists Girl Reserves birthday observance in Cedar Rapids with a 3 p.m. vesper service, university plays in Iowa City, lectures by Prof. Sven Liljeblad and Prof. John Garstang, musical concerts by Stevens and the Cedar Rapids Symphony, and a Drake Relays start in Des Moines. Various venues include Old Capitol, Memorial auditorium, and the Iowa Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Y. W
Iowa City
Francesca da Rimini
University Theater
Sven Liljeblad
Old Capitol
Davenport
Rise Stevens
Orpheum Theater
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Britain
Beneefit
Electric Park Ballroom
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Memorial
Henry Eyring
Princeton University
Iowa
American Chemical Society
Archaeological Institute
John Garstang
Liverpool
Jericho
Senate
Edward Kurtz
S. U. S. Symphony Orchestra
Iowa Union
Central District Federation of Music Clubs
Piatigorsky
Community Concerts Association
Paramount Theater
Iowa City—University
Olin Downes
New York Times
Macbride Auditorium
Marshalltown
Irma Cooper
Chicago
Binford House
Pogan Rapids
Des Moines
I” Club
Fort Des Moines
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Amer
Modern Ark
A Wells
Boston
H. M. Pulham
Esquire
Boston Police Department
Wanda Monty
Idiaar Il Callier
Brooks Blenchard
Vera Fifield
Alice Schmidt
Irving Graham
Wilbur Lahr
Viola High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi _ sorority
Manchester High School
Dubuque University
John Morrell and Company
Young People's Society
Young People’s
Hard of Hearing Society
Kidawazapi Camp
Jane Hickenlooper
Kidawazapi
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Louanne Clark
Sue Ran Gall
Louise Blaul
G. Richard Shoemaker
Richard Rugg
Jean Witmer
Franklin P. Adams
Ben Ames Williams
Boston American
Houghton Mifflin
First Presbyterian Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Anderson
Paris Academy of Beauty
Camp Fire Girls
Hiaga
Spanetay
Oclwein
Mari
Sanford
Miss Reesink
Andrew J. Schindler
Adeline Drahos
Marilyn Reesink
Marguerite Raftery
Roy Gates
Rock Island
Ill
Richard Zak
Alexander Kraemarinko
Berwyn
Bernard Kamins
C. H. Reesink
Josephine Nyneheus
George Meerdink
Ray Reesink
Muscatine
Malta
Kensington
Lumir Vondracek
Maplewood Drive
Elmer Hedin
C. H. Cooper
Frances Kester
Maude Crewe
DR. Magee
Mothers’ Club Group
Mothers’ Club
St. Paul's Methodist Church
John B. Magee
Cornell College
Miss Ann Winslow
John Barry
Edward F. Winslow
Linden Drive
Ann Winslow
Kenneth Bastian
Mount Vernon
Corewell Little Theater
Turday
Drake
C. Pratt
Mary Jean Palmer
Marshall Hickman
Hamilton H. Morse
Robert C. Armstrong
Emil Lillick
Newman
Beauty Salon
Secondg
Fleer
Helper
Hollywood
Newman's Fur Department
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