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Harry Mauck Jr. . . . spent 44 years on The Nonpareil, serving in various positions from reporter to managing editor. His last position was associate editor, writing editorials and covering the Iowa legislature.

A group of people holding up beer steins.
When In Munich . . . do like the Germans, and this is just what a dozen members of The Nonpareil European Holiday travelers did. Here, in Munich's famed Hofbrauhaus, are (left to right): Covert T. Brown, Mrs. Marie Ross, Genevieve Jacobsen, Mrs.…

A group of women sitting outdoors under an umbrella table.
(top) Watching French Go By . . . from the most famous sidewalk cafe in Paris are members of the Nonpareil Holiday tour. This is the Cafe de la Paix on the Place de l'Opera. Paris is loaded with sidewalk cafes, which do a tremendous business with…

Man and woman viewing mountains.
Admiring The Scenery . . . in Switzerland are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stephens of Council Bluffs. They are on the Butin Bridge over the Arv River. Geneva and the French Alps are in the background.

A clocktower on a city street.
(top) At Bern, Switzerland . . . Nonpareil travelers, on the right, take pictures of the Town Clock - while mechanical men strike the glockenspiel. Tourists from India, Italy, Germany and Turkey are in the crowd with cameras flashing.

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View of Tower Of London over water.
Beefeaters Of London's Tower . . . promise to strike if weekly rents in casements of this 600-year-old structure are boosted from 70 cents to $3.22 a week.

A group of women viewing a wooden and glass case.
(top) St. Paul's Cathedral: Members of the Nonpareil's tour group pass through chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral built in memory of Americans killed in London during World War II.

(bottom) Carole Lane . . . of Council Bluffs . . . with guard at…

Man viewing an ornate gate.
Hans Franksen Of Council Bluffs . . . views insignia on gates to Buckingham Palace.,

Women shopping on a street.
Window Shopping . . . on a street in Paris is Mrs. Virginia Millis of Oakland, right. Woman at left is unidentified.

A man with a movie camera in front of a church.
Shooting Movies . . . in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is C.W. Nelson of Harlan.

Two women at a fountain on a street.
In Front Of Fountain . . . at Lucerne are Miss Bessie Harter of Council Bluffs and Miss Ellen Christensen of Harlan. Note balcony cafe, flags and narrow streets in background.

Woman looking at telescope.
Looking At Rome . . . through telescope at Pincio Terrace is Mrs. Iva Harris of Pacific Junction.

Two women in front of a fountain.
Throwing Coins Into Rome's Trevi Fountain . . . are Mrs. Iva Harris of Pacific Junction and Miss Adah Hood of Thurman.

A woman with a cigar in her mouth.
Smoking A Cigar . . . as she chats with a group of Iowans is Miss Bertha Moller, 70, of Skaelskar, Denmark, who operates a goldsmith shop. Many women in Denmark prefer the small cigars, only slightly larger than a cigarette. Miss Moller was a bit…

A group of women pushing a car.
Foreign Aid Program . . . takes a new twist as Nonpareil-SAS travelers provide the push for a stalled car in Denmark. Though they're partially concealed by the car, the menfolk helped, too. These pictures were snapped shortly before the Tour left…

An older man looking at a young girl.
Getting Acquainted . . . are The Nonpareil's European Holiday tour's oldest member - John Andersen of Council Bluffs - and the youngest - Patty Hartley. They found one thing in common Saturday - both will have birthdays on the trip, Andersen his…
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