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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1940

Page

4

Two Planes Shot Down Over Coast In Nazi Raid

An Associated Press report from the English coast describes a second Luftwaffe raid within hours. British defenses opened with heavy fire as RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes clashed with German bombers and fighters. Planes went down at sea and on land, with crews and rescuers aiding survivors amid the bombardment.

England Ra.f. Hurricane Messerchmitt 109 Associated Press Here R.A. F

Barrymore Parody Delights Fans in The Great Profile

Hollywood reports the Barrymore clan steamed by John Barrymore's new spoof The Great Profile. The film lampoons his year of freak stage hits with a drunk, aging actor and his stylish wife as they stumble through a cheap play until reform spurred by a Reno return and a rival romance.

Hollywood Barrymore John Chicago New York Mary Beth Hughes Reno Elaine Barrie

Duke and Duchess of Windsor Sail to Nassau to Govern Bahamas

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor left Bermuda today for Nassau to assume the governorship of the Bahamas. They sailed from Bermuda aboard the U S S Excalibur after crossing the Atlantic from Lisbon, Portugal.

Duke and Duchess of Windsor Bahamas Hamilton Bermuda Duke Duchess of Windsor Nassau Lisbon Portugal

Baldwin County WCTU Opens Annual Session Tomorrow

Members of the Douglas County Women's Christian Temperance Union travel to Baldwin for their annual convention. The program starts at 10 a.m. with a devotional led by Mrs. Ayers, followed by welcomes, reports, music, and a memorial service at 2 p.m. Closing benediction ends the day.

Douglas County Women’s Christian Temperance Union Baldwin Fellowship Hall A. E.ayers E. V. Allen A.E. Conner Joan Butell W. A. Dunn Lawrence Fem G. M. Liston William M. Runyan N. B. Clifton Anna Elwell

Two Die in Plane Crash at Disbrow Park New York

Lieutenant Henry C Thompson age 25 from Muskegon Heights Michigan and Private E E Spencer are killed when their U S Army BT-14 trainer from Mitchel Field crashes in Disbrow Park Rye N Y. A second plane disappeared over Long Island Sound as witnesses described the fatal collision and crash.

Rye N. Y Henry Clayton Thompson Muskegon Heights Mich E. E. Spencer Disbrow Park Thompson Mitchel Field Long Island Sound

Leavenworth County teachers institute opens in Tonganoxie

The Leavenworth County Teachers Institute will run August 19 to 22 at the Tonganoxie Junior High School with Miss Mamie Hanrahan Topeka Kan directing art music and social studies linked work and Lee Gammell Kansas University overseeing the reading program. Activities include a student testing session led by Gammell's assistant and a harmonica demonstration by F G Nichols Eudora. Funeral services were held for Lydia Ann Wenger at Basehor Methodist church.

Leavenworth Mamie Hanrahan Topeka Kan Lee Gammell Kansas University Crusie Coffin F. G. Nichols Eudora Red Cross Paul R. Ensign M. D E. W. Emery Parent-Teacher Association C. C. Vinson George Hughes Kansas City Walter McAlexander Sarah McEnalty St. John’s Hospital Charles McEnalty Tonganoxie Line Ballou Wichita Heynen Colorado Roy la Fromboise Cherie Jean Silver Lake M. G. Farrell Elie Myers Jo Ann Henry F. Geib Jeane Throop Jo Ann Myers Eula Throop Smith School Methodist Church Basehor Lydia Ann Wenger Ernest Wenger Norton Fairview Okla Tonganoxie High School Victory Junction Bert Gallagher Walter Morrow Magnolia Alma Wenger Roma Wenger Marie Wenger Opal Wenger Fred Wenger Otto Wenger Dodge City C. W. Stanton Maple Grove Roy Huffman James Farrell Floyd Ratliff John Leigh Bess Leigh Taylorville

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