Berlin Diary praised as candid historical account by Shirer
A review lauds William L. Shirer’s Berlin Diary as a definitive uncensored day by day record from Berlin. It highlights Shirer’s risks reporting under Nazi scrutiny, his sympathy for Britain and France, and the personal glimpses amid wartime dispatches.
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Berlin
Bill Shirer
the Gazette
Germany
William L. Shirer
Columbia Broadcasting System
Europe
Hitler
Bill
Munich
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Shirer
Los Angeles Guide Book Promoted for Travelers
Promoters urge advance purchase of the new Los Angeles a Guide to the City and its Environs from the American guide series. The notice includes a note about Sierramore acreage and a personal item mentioning Sergt. Jack, who visited family in La and is on furlough with relatives at 1400 Ellis Boulevard NW and 1400 Sixth Street NW.
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Los Angeles
Sierra
Sergt
Jack Ee Ee Ee
Borne, la
J. A. Rohrer
Ellis Boulevard
Hamilton Young
Sixth Street
Mount Vernon Marriage Notices and Local Social Events
Announcements from Mount Vernon record the June 16 marriage of Elizabeth Colson of Chicago to Fred A Young of Winfield with both families at home in Mount Vernon. The notices mention social gatherings, picnics, and postnuptial showers for local residents, plus plans to reside in Muncie Indiana after graduation and connections to area clubs and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Elizabeth Colson
Williston Franklin Colson
Chicago
Fred Allison Young
B. F. Young
Winfield
Young
Fourth Avenue South
G. L. Hill
Lisbon
Helen Rinda
John Goodwin Duckwall
Charles C. Duckwall
Angola
Ind
Muncie
Duckwall
Ten Eyck
Syracuse
N. Y
Agnes Randall
Lewis Mitchell
Anna Jordan
Baker House
Sorosis Club
F. C. Coates
Paris
J. B. Robinson
Florida
Spanish War Vets and Auxiliary Attend State Convention
Cedar Rapids members of the United Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary will attend the state convention. Attending are Mrs. Jay H. Watts a candidate for state president George Kearns J F Mr and Mrs I J Shepard and Mr and Mrs T L Fegen of Mechanicsville. The event also notes a banquet for the Three-L class of First Christian church with 60 members, and a party at 1625 Sixth Avenue SE for twelve guests in honor of their son Harry who will marry July 12.
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Henry Sempdowski
Second Avenue SE
James
Des Moines
Sempowski
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Jay H. Watts
George Kearns
J. F
I. J. Shepard
T. L. Fegen
Mechanicsville
First Christian Church
Wilbur King
Alf
Alien
E Seteanne M. Moravec
W. Cullins
Re Williams
Charlies Macy
Sixth Avenue SE
Harry
Herbert Powell
Washington Avenue
John P. Stempfie
Sfield
1St Presbyterian Church
Arthur J. McClung
Stempfle
Katharine Wilcox
George E
Catherine Lange Wilcox
John and
Mary Stempfie
Sawyer Biscuit Company
Stempfie
Bagnell
Ozarks
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas City
O Cedar Rapids
Woman's Club Departments Guest Visit and Meeting
Mr and Mrs George Kay and the Misses Edith and Joan Chase of Miami are guests this week at the home of Mr and Mrs A E Chase and Mr and Mrs Frank Shramek on Grande avenue. Members are reminded they may not drive. a short business meeting will follow.
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George Kay
Edith and
Joan Chase
Miami, Fla
A. E. Chase
Grande Avenue
Fast
Frank Shramek
Ken
Howard Davidson
Cedar View Club Hosts Birthday Party for Members
Thirty five Cedar View Country club members gathered for a birthday party with honorees named on the walls. One end featured a birthday honor and each honoree received a Hawaiian lei. About 150 attended and a midnight snack followed dancing. Farnum family reunion set for Bever Park next Sunday. O E S circle to hold Bever Park luncheon with usual picnic provisions.
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Cedar View Country Club
Farnum
Bever Park
Ee Ee
Areme Circle
Cedar Rapids Girls Visit Omaha Before Hiawatha Trip
A Cedar Rapids group visits Omaha and boards the Hiawatha. Among them are Miss Mary Lou Protzman and Miss Diane Sand in home of Miss Charlotte Willsie. In the photo front row are Miss Joanne Crawford Miss Barbara Barry. Back row includes Miss Marshall Miss Joan Yessler and Miss Doris Cone. Four plan to enter Oberlin Coe DePauw and Iowa State next fall.
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Hiawatha
Mary Lou Protzman
Cedar Rapids
Diane
Charlotte Willsie
Joanne Crawford
William C. Crawford
Vernon Drive
Barbara Barry
Owen
Ridgeway Drive
Marshall
Clare R. Ma
Crescent Street
Joan Yessler
J. A. Yessler
Fourth Avenue
Doris Cone
Marvin D. Cones
Fifth Avenue
Miss Yessler
Oberlin
Miss Cone
Coe
Crawford
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Miss Barry
Iowa State College
Miss Protzman
Iowa State
Municipal events and races slate for Friday across Iowa
Cedar Rapids hosts Ellis park swimming dedication at 2 PM with Miss Cedar Rapids. Monticello hosts harness races at 1 30 PM. Eldora holds sports day and motor boat races at Pine Lake. Cedar Rapids qualifiers for city golf at Kenmore. Iowa City speaker Prof John Eldridge at 7 PM on Streamline and Eddies. Central City Linn county Farm Bureau picnic opens at 10 30 AM. WNI Joe Emerson choir at 7 30 PM. Iowa City mayors duel milking at unspecified time. Iowa City Robert Frost lectures at 8 PM in the Iowa Union. Cedar Falls hosts statewide Parent-Teacher Institute. Cedar Rapids city play Little Gray Cart at 8 PM. Des Moines harness races at state fairgrounds 1 30 PM.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Monticello
Eldora
Pine Lake State
Kenmore
Decatur
Iowa City
John Eldridge
Winnabed Tie
Iowa
Central City
Linn County Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
WNI
Joe Emerson
Henry F. Willenbrock
Frank K. Hahn
Robert Frost
Iowa Union
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Rapids Group Visits Spirit Lake
Cedar Rapids residents attend an early season farm loan division event at Templar park in Spirit Lake. Attendees include J. E. McConville and family, Walter Williams family, Rachel McIntyre, Mary Barrett, Rosemary White, and Jimmy Pumphrey. Overnight guests Bruce McKay family plan several weeks at the park. other Cedar Rapids names appear in social notices.
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Spirit Lake
Templar Park
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
J. E. McConville
Walter Williams
Rachel McIntyre
Mary Barrett
Rosemary White
Jimmy Pumphrey
Toledo Bridge Tea Reveals Prize Winners at Four Tables
Mrs. Xarl Kupka hosted a bridge tea Wednesday afternoon in Toledo. Four tables competed for prizes with winners announced among the participants.
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New York
CBS
Britain
France
Gestapo
Daladier
Chamberlain
Vincent Sheean
Edge of the Rhine
Wales
Nigh
Teppichfresser
Bill White
Foreign Office
Belgium
Goering
Gaskill
Neil Hoover
Thursda
Home Garden Club
Lankow
Fred Young
Altoona
William Clark Holton
Gwendolyn and
M. Lattner
Harold Waite
R. A. Nelson
Polanskys
Raymond Polan
D. OF I. Picnic
St. Patrick’s Church
Berth
Woman's Club Departments
A. E. Chases
Cedar View Club
Farnum Reunion
Pierre van Paasen
Harry Sherman
Sanford
Omaha
Iowa Floor Covering CO
Mount Vernon Avenue
DIAL
Dempsey
M. Hastings Buckner
Cole Brothers
University
State Fairground
Bruce McKay
Thirty-sixth Street
John
H. C. Sayers
Pareners
oCo
Mrs. Madson
M. C. Madson
Madson
J. E. Clemott
Nelson
M E. Scrivner
M. Maud
Ethel Unt
Walter Allison
C Avenue NE
Albany
Norman E. Smith
Smiths
New England States
Lyman Mitchells
Evanston
Lyman Mitchell
Evanston, Ill
Mr. Mitchell
J. G. Mitchell
Park Avenue
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The
American Institute of Laundering
Toledo
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