Berlin Diary by William L. Shirer reviewed
The July Book of the Month profile praises Berlin Diary as an uncensored Berlin report by former Gazette correspondent William L. Shirer. It highlights his war-time dispatches, risks with the Gestapo, and intimate family details, noting vivid scenes such as Hitler's nervous collapse and Shirer's balanced, honest chronicle of eight years in Europe.
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Berlin
Bill Shirer
the Gazette
Germany
William L. Shirer
Columbia Broadcasting System
Europe
Hitler
Bill
Munich
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Shirer
New York
CBS
Britain
France
Gestapo
Daladier
Chamberlain
Vincent Sheean
Spain
Dreesen
Rhine
Pete Hoyt
Alfred A. Knope
Los Angeles guidebook offered for travelers planning trips
A new travel book Los Angeles a Guide to the City and its Environs promotes preplanning for visitors. It highlights sightseeing tours the Hollywood Bowl concerts and local sights like the Sierra Madre wisteria vine and moviemaking.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
Sierra Madre
N. D
Mount Vernon Couple Married in Chicago Ceremony
Facebook notices report Elizabeth Colson of Chicago daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Williston Colson wed Fred Allison Young of Winfield on June 16 at Edgewater Beach hotel Chicago. Young, active in local business circles, and Elizabeth will reside at 314 Fourth Avenue South.
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Mount Vernon
Elizabeth Colson
Williston Franklin Colson
Chicago
Fred Allison Young
B. F. Young
Winfield
Edgewater Beach
Ward Belmont
Northwestern
University of Wisconsin
Young
Cornell Little Theater
Charlie
Jay B. MacGregor
H. C. Lane
Russell Cole
L. E. Bigger
E. J. Osgood
Baker House
Sorosis Club
F. C. Coates
Paris
J. B. Robinson
Florida
Cedar Rapids Girls Visit Omaha for Reunion
Five Cedar Rapids teens pictured before boarding to Omaha Hiewatha Thursday afternoon. They visit in homes of Mary Lou Protzman and Charlotte Willsie and plan college study next fall at Oberlin Coe DePauw Greencastle and Iowa State.
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Omaha
Hiewatha
Mary Lou Protzman
Cedar Rapids
Diane Marshall
Charlotte Willsie
Joanne Crawford
William C. Crawford
Vernon Drive
Barbara Barry
Oberlin
Cone
Coe
Crawford
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Miss Barry
Iowa State College
Miss Protzman
Iowa State
Spanish War Vets and Auxiliary Attend State Convention
Cedar Rapids members of the United Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary will attend the state convention opening in Fort Dodge today and continue through Wednesday. Local delegates from Jane DeLane auxiliary include Mesdames J. F. Sorensen Pearl Hickman Sarah Ainsworth and H. E. Doty. Alternates are Mesdames Dorothy Kriek D A Huene Amos Houser and Esther Havlicek. Also attending are Mrs. Jay H. Watts a candidate for state president Mr. Watts and other couples from Mechanicsville.
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Cedar Rapids
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Fort Dodge
Jane DeLane
J. F. Sorensen
Pearl Hickman
Sarah Ainsworth
H. E. Doty
Dorothy Kriek
D. A. Huene
Amos Houser
Esther Havlicek
Jay H. Watts
Watts
Ed Doran
Charles Siler
J. P. Winn
George Kearns
J. J. Shepard
T. L. Feyen
Mechanicsville
Women’s Club Plans Picnic and Meetings
The current events department joins the international relations study group for a picnic luncheon Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the River pavilion in Ellis park. Visiting A. E. Chases. Mr. and Mrs. George Kay and the Misses Edith and Joan Chase of Miami are guests this week at 2225 Grande avenue SE. Members of the Women’s Mounted Patrol will barbecue Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Rollie Long’s farm with YWCA reservations due. A short business meeting is planned.
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Home Garden Club
Ellis Park
Daughters of Isabella
River Pavilion
Harriett Kelly
Betty Allen
Mary McDonnell
Kelly
Allen
Laura Freeman
Margaret Coffey
Erma Lindeken
Elinor Brady
St. Patrick’s Church
A. E. Chases
George Kay
Edith and
Joan Chase
Miami, Fla
A. E. Chase
Grande Avenue SE
Kay
Frank Shramek
Women’s Mounted Patrol
Rollie Long
Areme Circle
Bever Park
Lyman Mitchell
Evanston, Jr
Mr. Mitchell
J. G. Mitchell
Park Avenue SE
Birthday Party at Cedar View Club Honors May June Members
Thirty five Cedar View Country club members with May and June birthdays were guests at a semi-formal birthday dance. Posters named honorees and a birthday roll were on display. Four dances featured, each honoree received a Hawaiian lei, about 150 attendees, midnight snack served.
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Cedar View Country Club
Weekend Event Forecast Highlights Across Iowa Towns
Monday activities include Dedication of Ellis park pool in Cedar Rapids at 2 p.m. and Miss Cedar Rapids pageant. Harness races at Monticello fairgrounds 1.30 p.m. Eldora hosts sports day and motor boat races at Pine Lake State Park. Cedar Rapids golf qualifiers at Kenmore, plus Bargain Night at the ball park and Raiders vs Decatur. Iowa City physics talk by Prof. John Eldridge at 7 p.m. Central City Linn county Farm Bureau picnic opens 10.30 a.m. Marshalltown choir concert at 7.30 p.m. Other events include Iowa City mayors duel at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Robert Prost lecture at 8 p.m. Cedar Falls statewide Parent-Teacher Institute, Cedar Rapids Cole Brothers circus, Iowa City University play at 8 p.m., Cedar Rapids final golf rounds at Kenmore, and Des Moines harness races at 1.30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Kenmore
Ball Park
Raiders
Decatur
Iowa City
John Eldridge
University of Iowa
Central City
Linn County Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Marshalltown
Joe Emerson
Henry F. Willenbrock
Frank K. Hahn
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Group Attends Spirit Lake Farm Conference
Cedar Rapids attendees at the Spirit Lake farm loan division conference include J E McConville Walter Williams Fred Chapman Clifford Alerrmnatt Elmer Fritts Rachel McIntyre Mary Barrett Rosemary White and Jimmy Pumphrey. Overnight guests at Templar park include Bruce McKay and his family and Gloria Franks. Sergt H C Sayers is home on furlough and Mrs Madson hosts a navy birthday gathering.
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Spirit Lake
Templar Park
Farm Loan Division
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
J E McConville
Walter Williams
Fred Chapman
Clifford Alerrmnatt
Elmer Fritts
Rachel McIntyre
Mary Barrett
Rosemary White
Jimmy Pumphrey
Bruce McKay
Thirty-sixth Street
John
Gloria Franks
W. L. Franks
Fifteenth Street
Miss Franks
Park
Newlyweds Honored With Cedar Rapids Saturday Reception
Mr and Mrs Herbert Powell hosted a Saturday evening reception at 1610 Washington Ave SE for newlyweds Mr and Mrs John P Stempfle who wed May 31 in Springfield Missouri. The couple toured the Ozarks Tulsa and Kansas City before returning to Cedar Rapids after August 1. The Stempfle groom is a Sawyer Biscuit Company salesman.
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Herbert Powell
Washington Avenue
John P. Stempfle
Springfield
First Presbyterian Church
Arthur J. McClung
Stempfle
Katharine Wilcox
George E
Catherine Lange Wilcox
Cedar Rapids
John and
Mary Stempfle
Sawyer Biscuit Comepany
Bagwell
Ozarks
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas City
Bridge Tea Honors Local Ladies at Four-Table Match
Mrs Karl Kupka hosted a bridge tea on Wednesday afternoon in Toledo. Four tables participated and prizes went to Mesdames Burns, M Byram, George H Struble, M H Hoffer, and M L Kvidera.
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Karl Kupka
Mesdames Burns M. Byram
George H. Struble
M. H Hoffer
M. L. Kvidera
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Thirty-fourth Street
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