Harper prize goes to Judith Kelly first woman winner
In a third time since 1923 the Harper prize novel award has gone to a woman Judith Kelly wins for Marriage Is a Private Affair Her story mirrors some married life themes yet shows craft in character portrayal and structure The review praises dialogue and planning though suggests preference for tighter narration over stream of consciousness passages
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Margaret Wilson
Anne Parrish
Judith Kelly
Theo Schofield
Theo
Tom West
Mrs. Kelly
Hitler on the Trail of a New Order Book Review
A lengthy review assesses Hitler on the Trail of a New Order edited by A de Seles and published by Reynal. The 987 page volume compiles Hitler's speeches and challenges analysts to interpret the political implications and rhetoric.
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New Order
Adolf Hitler
Reynal and
Hitler
Ppsy
Not Without Honor by Vivian Parsons Noted in Hilltown tale
Vivian Parsons portrays Joe La Tendresse a Canadian born youth who seeks opportunity in the United States and in Hilltown Michigan aims to help French Canadians blend into American life while overcoming Madame Desmarais opposition. Set in the late 1800s and 1890s the story tracks immigration, assimilation and civic ideals.
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Joe la Tendresse
Vivian Parsons
United States
Canada
Joe
Hilltown
Michigan
Madame Desmarais
Smith College Style Notes From The Newburger Twins
Smith College fashion write up describes the Newburger twins Jean and Joan detailing monogrammed sweaters, pearls, boots, rainwear, and weekend wear. It notes campus travel to Yale Dartmouth Harvard and Princeton, weekend entertainment, and the mix of smart dress with practical gear for study week and trips.
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Newburger Twins
Jean
Joan
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
B. J. Ian
Ridgeway Drive
Yale
Dartmouth
Harvard
Princeton
Smith Girls
Satom
Smith
Books on World War dominate blic library requests
A survey shows war books lead demand at the public library with Berlin Diary by William L. Shirer topping 400 000 sales. Douglas Miller of Denver University writes You Can’t Do Business With Hitler, while other titles include Hell Bent for War and My First War. Authors Lazar Hermann Alfred Noyes Frederick Prokosch and Eric Knight also feature among popular works.
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Blic
Berlin
William L. Shirer
Lowan
Hitler
Germany
Douglas Miller
Fayette
Denver University
Miller
Ingersoll
New York
Basil Bartlett
Dunkerque
America
John Palmer
United States
Lazar Hermann
France
Eric Knight
England
Max Reiner
Frederic Prokosch
Europe
Alfred Noyes
Sagen
Ures
the Pight
Barry
Liberty Jones
Miss Wenke Hosts Guest of Honor Coffee Crowd
Miss Wenke will be guest of honor at a morning coffee hosted by Miss Buck and Miss Jeanne Raher at 10 30 at the Buck home 2015 Fourth Avenue SE Seventeen guests will attend and present a gift. At the same time misread lines indicate wedding party details for Mr and Mrs E A Wenke and others.
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Secipe See
Mins
E. A. Wenke
Jean Anderle
Cedar Rapids
Clark Jennings
Miss Wenke
Miss Buck
Jeanne Raher
Buck
Fourth Avenue SE
Miss Anne Frazier Engaged To Richard Trowbridge
The engagement of Miss Anne Louise Frazier daughter of Mr and Mrs H L Frazier Lost Nation to Richard Trowbridge son of Mr and Mrs E Trowbridge Chicago is announced at their Lac Court Orielles summer home near Hayward Wis Miss Frazier attended Coe College and the University of Iowa where she belonged to Kappa Alpha Theta and was a Hawkeye beauty with her twin Jane He is a University of Chicago alum and a member of Delta Upsilon
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Anne Louise Frazier
H. L. Frazier
Lost Nation
Richard Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Chicago
Lac Court Orielles
Hayward
Wis
Miss Frazier
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Jane
Scottish Highlanders
Mr. Trowbridge
University of Chicago
Delta Upsilon
Marriage of Maxine Thompson and Everett Nickerson announced
Mr and Mrs Henry A Thompe announce the marriage of their daughter Maxine to Everett Nickerson son of Mrs Bessie Nickerson of Fall River Massachusetts The wedding took place in Madison Wisconsin on July 30 conducted by Rev R W Wentworth The bride Carolyn Roosevelt high school and Nickerson a surgeon plan to reside this winter in Madison A pair of dinner parties were held in their honor with local families hosting The Millburn family reunion is set for September 1 at Lever Park with several committees named to handle dining kitchen sports and program duties
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Henry A. Thompeson
Tenth Street
Maxine
Everett Nickerson
Bessie Nickerson
Fall River
Mass
R. W. Wentworth
Presbyterian Church
Madison
Wis
Roosevelt High School
Nickerson
Arian
Collie Fla
Millburn
Lever Park
Lottie Meskimons
Libby Ledeigh
Mary van Note
Earl Meskimons
Lewis Millburn
Florence Sorensen
Marie van Note
Hemerling
Ethel Young
Nemecek
Helen Millburn
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A. J. Cronin
James Hilton
Marguerite Steen
Alice Duer Miller
White Cliffs
Tommy Wadleton
Virginia Cowles
H. Allen-Smith
Kelly Harpers
Ihe
Russia
M. de Sales
Raymond Gram Swing
Elizabeth North Hoyt
Dodd, Mead and Company
Jean Witmer
Lucien
Jean and
Joan Newburger
Hugh Johnson
Richard O’brien
Miss Ralston
Eee S. Ralston
Aave
Bater
Alphe
Acee
Frederick H. Merbeck
Adolph Sommerbeck
H. E. Travis
Roscoe
Sradleys
George E. Bradley
Fourth Street
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
KODAK
Sanford
Dermer
Ave
Tnd
Hartmann Mademoiselle
Second Ave
Anne Frazier
Maxine Thompson
Tashas Belton
Tana
Third Ave
Second St. SE
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