Show notes of an innocent bystander william L sharers Shir ers book berlin diary is now out shirer was CBS correspondent in berlin for years lie ile tells of the german mother of an airman who was notified by the that her son was dead A few days later BBC in london which weekly broadcasts a list of nazi prisoners announced that her boy had been captured next da day y she got eight letters from neighbors telling her they had heard by short wave that her son was alive in england it is against the law in germany to listen to foreign broadcasts the mother had all eight arrested for breaking the law when shirer wanted to use the story on his broadcast the nazi censor deleted it on the ground that americans would not understand the heroism of the airmans airman sl mother the way t the he foreign correspondents now use the phrases informed sources and according to reliable information because stories in europe are difficult to confirm recalls this classic about the cub reporter he was on a small town news paper and was assigned to cover a bridge party he was told never to write anything as a fact that he was not sure about his story came out in the paper this way it is rumored that a bridge party was given yesterday by a number of reputed ladies mrs smith it was said was the hostess the guests it is alleged with the exception of mrs brown who says she comes from illinois were all local people her husband says he is rich the hostess mrs smith claims to be the wife of alexander smith two outstanding appeasement newspapers are very quietly preparing to become patriotic preparations have been made to get behind the goat at the next break in U S german relations A face sav ing device is being worked out for their editorial about face uncle sam has just cracked down hard on a refugee who was caught doing nazi propaganda here his final citizenship papers are being withheld his draft board got after him and visas for kin refused his initials are H C immigration officials have just discovered a big kil licit i kc jn in puerto rican birth C cortinca cert erti iGe inca tes S for aliens new york heartbeat the story tellers chas lindbergh sr is profiled in the SEP by his onetime one time law partner walter eli quigley who calls the piece like father like son read the senior Lind berghs speeches in the book your country at war and see how like they are the arguments the father made against invasion in 1917 sensible then maybe show up in the sons soap boxing in in 1941 jack oakie has a good phrase in liberty for those sentimental memories of hard times all that he says reads better than it lived national is a ne newcomer w taking its name from its chief subject national defense it is common sense read it and give your brain a break typewriter ribbons zona gale he not only could neatly cock ar an eyebrow but could also produce in his victim a feeling that he had aimed and fi A devere prejudice which sees what it pleases cannot see what is plain jean richter recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out oscar wilde unselfishness is letting other peoples lives alone alvin C york by our victory in the last war we won a lease on liberty not a deed to it jay russell A good test of mans character comes when hes getting ahead without getting one on the way mark twain dont part with your illusions when they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live the akron beacon jour nal fate does its part yet most of the things we regret or resent could have been avoided if we had tried drama critics arent always meanings me anines when george bernard shaw was a critic a young actress asked him what he thought of her ability shaw told her to get married have two children learn something about life then she would be able to act she followed his counsel five years later she returned to the theater and became a great english actress sybil Thorril thorndike like sounds in the night at the fa a door if you had my brains br ains you have anything to worry about gawan if I 1 had your brains I 1 have anything to worry with I 1 at the havana madrid dont get him angry hes liable to hit you with his bank book at the glass hat ashes very good to her folks keeps away from them at the riviera after the horse is stolen they close up au all the consulates at el E morocco hes popular with kids they like the rattle in his head |