Ten Commandments as Hitler Test in New Anthology
Review of The Ten Commandments edited by Armin L. Robinson. A panel of ten famous writers including Mann, West, Werfel, Erskine, Frank, Romains, Maurois, Undset, Van Loon, Bromfield crafts short pieces on how Hitler aims to break each commandment. Critics note varying success and highlight Undset’s stark Norwegian family tale as especially realized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Thomas Mann
Rebecca West
Franz Werfel
John Erskine
Bruno Frank
Jules Romains
Andre Maurois
Sigrid Undset
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Louis Bromfield
Undset
Mann
A Literary Journey Through Wartime Britain Review
Oxford University Press sends a mimeographed note on bomb damaged literary sites in England. A. C. Ward's book describes which places suffered, who lived there, and the enduring relics in London and surrounding areas during wartime.
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Britain
A. C. Ward
Oxford
Ywork
Oxford University Press
London
England
Chatterton
St. Giles Without
Cripplegate
Community club meetings and lodge notices listed
Various local clubs and lodges schedule meetings and installations. Star of Maine Circle moves to third Wednesday monthly. Forest Woodmen Circle and Palm Grove No 1 plan Monday gatherings with host Hazel Morrison. Woman's Relief Corps No 11 meets Thursday. officers to be installed. Iowa Volunteer Auxiliary executive board meets midweek with Mrs Raymond Wickham. Women of the Moose executives meet Monday with Mrs A Berkln. all chairs and officers meet Wednesday at the Bungalow of the Light Co. Hesperian Club meets Monday with Miss Jessie Chambers. program led by Miss Marguerite Chapman. Winter Temple No 78 and Home Rebekah No 79 schedule meetings with officer installations. Carrie Morcombe No 2 D of H hosts Wednesday gathering at Sokol hall. Railway Mail Auxiliary meets Tuesday at Mrs Wilmer Jones’s home. Bluff View Aid meets Wednesday at Godfrey Melonovsky’s home with 1 pm dinner and covered-dish meal. Ben Hur Court No 12 meets Wednesday at Sokol hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
A Berkln
Eighth Avenue SE
The
Light Company
Bluff View Aid Society
Godfrey Melonovsky
Twentysixth Street NW
Community lodge and club meetings posted in Cedar Rapids
Various organizations announce meetings in Cedar Rapids with details on times venues and activities. Melody Camp at 10715 Royal Neighbors of America hosts installation practice. Moose Lodge No 304 meets 8 p m. Queen of the West Lodge No 2 conducts officers installation. American Legion auxiliary to meet in Memorial building with speaker E W Lundquist. Typographical auxiliary Louise Leibert Circle picnic at 1 p m at Emil Novotny’s home with Red Cross drive. Louise Leibert Circle of King’s Daughters dessert luncheon at Commonwealth.
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Melody
Royal Neighbors of America
Sohol Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Building
W Lundquist
Wilbur R Eicher
Louise Leibert
King's Daughters
The
Commonwealth
Miss Harris Named Girl Reserve Secretary in Cedar Rapids
Miss Lucille Harris of Cedar Rapids was chosen as the Girl Reserve secretary for the Cedar Rapids YWCA and will start duties Monday. She is a December Iowa graduate in recreational leadership and physical education, daughter of Mrs Merle Harris, and a McKinley High School alum who also attended Coe College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Harris
Cedar Rapids
YWCA
University of Iowa
Miss Harris
Merle Harris
Cavene
McKinley High School
Coe College
Iowa
Edward Shearer
London in ruins a century after the blitz
The piece recalls Cromwell and Mil tons deaths, the Charterhouse damaged, and famous pupils like Lovelace Crashaw Steele Addison Wesley Thackeray. It notes Blake and Defoe graves safe, Keats House scorched, Dickens House surviving, and Covent Garden changed since 1939. Johnson Goldsmith Lamb memories haunt Temple as Mr Ward chronicles London and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Kent
Scotland
J S
Rationing details and deadlines issued by Linn County board
The notice explains degree days comparisons for 1943 and 1944 and lists rationing measures. It covers meat and processed foods with brown and green stamps deadlines for stamps No 29 No 18 No 1 No 2 No 3 and B C books with gallon allowances. It also covers tire inspections deadlines and the Linn County war price and rationing board contact details and office hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County War Price and Rationing Board
A. Pleune
American
First Avenue
Second Street SE
Joyce Roberts Marries Pvt Raymond G Eilers At Candlelight Service
Joyce Elizabeth Roberts and Pvt Raymond G Eilers wed in a candlelight ceremony December 29 at 8 pm in the bride’s home. Officiant Rev James B Hodgson, with Miss Jane Mason and Prof Alma Turechec providing music, guests from Cedar Rapids and Tipton attended. The couple planned a Rochester Minnesota trip then return to Independence Kansas where Eilers serves in the Army Air Force band. Coupled afterward, Joyce, a Coe College junior, and Raymond were hosted by family and friends, with a reception and a three tier cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Albert Roberts
Joyce Elizabeth
Raymond G Eilers
Fred Eilers, Jr
Tipton
James B Hodgson
Coe College
Jane Mason
Cedar Rapids
Alma Turechek
Coe
Rochester
Minn
Eilers
Coe College Pvt
Independence
Kan
Army Air Force Band
Rex
Hodgson
Marion Meyer
Betty Steffenson
Eda Escher
Grace
Frances Swab
Phyllis Peterson
Iowa City
Fred Eilers
George Escher
Earl Escher
Ernest Eilers
Patricia Robinson to Marry Cadet Roland Litz
Engagement notice for Patricia Anne Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Harlow F Robinson to Aviation Cadet Roland O Litz son of Mr and Mrs Charles Litz of Montrose Colorado. No wedding date set. Robinson studied at Franklin Junior High and University of Iowa. She works for Collins Radios. Litz attends basic training in Chico California. He went to Montrose High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow F Robinson
Thirty-fifth Street
Patricia Anne
Roland O. Litz
Charles Litz
Montrose
Colo
Franklin Iolk School
Robinson
University of Iowa
Collins Radios Company
Cadet Litz
Chico
Calif
Army Air Corps
Montrose High School
Board OF Home
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Richard William Breemier
Dorothy Anne Miller
Catharine Miller
First Congregational Church
Robert J. Miller
B Avenue NE
Cpl. Brecunier
R. A. Brecunier
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Boon Tan
Ernie Pyle
Roy Carlson
c/o
Cpl Thomas St
Brooklyn
Betty Smt
Lloyd Douglas
the Apostle
Sholem Asch
Ilka Chase
Richard Llewelyn
Jessie Stuart
Armin L. Robinson
Herman Rauschning
Clubs
Star of Maine
Star of Maine Circle
Woman's Relief Corps
T. Z. Cook
Woman's Relief Corps No. 11
Iowa Volunteer Auxiliary Executive Board
Raymond Wickham
Twelfth Avenue SE
Hesperian Club
Jessie Chambers
Second Avenue
Marguerite Chapman
P_ hall
Rebekah
Carrie Morcombe
Carrie Morcombe No
D. of H
Sokol Hall
Railway Mail Auxiliary
Railway Mail Association
Wilmer Jones
Sixth Avenue SE
Ben Hur
Gazette-Sun
Moose Lodge
Moose Lodge No
Queen of the West
Women's Society of B of L. F and E
Legion Auxiliary
George Durin
Reno
Nev
Milo Hanzlik
B Avenue
Alfred E. Durin
Linden Drive
Durin
Sunshine Auxiliary
Sunshine Auxiliary No. 22
L.A.P.M
Sacred Heart Court
W.C.O.F
Keane Hall
St. Pat‘tuck’s School
North Western Woman's Club
Chicago and North Western Woman's Club
Wurster
Stanley Mersh
Boat Club
Mercy Division
Mercy Division No
GIA
L.E
P. Hall
Norden
Norden Lodge No
Vasa Order of America
O. E. Andersen
Eighth Avenue
Rebecca Alexander
Montrose Hotel
Linn
Maine Lodge Hall
Firefighters’ Auxiliary
Three Link Circle
Cedar Rebekah No. 494
Sam Estes
Third
Avenue SW
Publishers
Sanford
Tee Ee Tae ‘Een Young
oOu
Ration Board
Buehler Bros
ST. Le—Mon
Joyce Roberts
Pfc
Childrens Home
Scott Hammond
D Avenue
W L. Neal
W J. Grunewald
EL. Floetchinger
Wilson Avenue
Joyce Ann
Joanne Kruger
Marlene
Lynette
Doris Petrok
Mary Kay
Barbara Zdercik
Ann Rogers
Janice J
Nancy Merrifield
Shirley Ann Kohl
Donald Floetchinger
Anna Farrell
John Kohl
Tuberculosis Association
Marvin Bishop
Johnson Avenue
Coe High School Harmony Club
Marshall Hall
Beethoven
Patricia Robinson
Cadet
the Children’s Home
Ambassador Circle of
Arthur Bearle
C Avenue NE
West Side
W.C.T.U
W. Ctu
C W. Davis
Eighteenth Avenue
Lucile Powell
Patricia Anne Robinsox
Baldridge Studio
Third St
Cedar Rapids Business College
Brabbit-Taylor Music
King Band Instruments
Columbia Records Music Appreciation Records
Wade
Slenderizer
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