Bomb explodes at Buckingham Palace in London
London dispatch reports a delayed action bomb hit Buckingham Palace, demolishing part of the north front and shattering hundreds of windows. King George and Queen Elizabeth were not in residence. staff sheltered as glaziers cleared debris and repairs began at the 43 acre estate.
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London
Buckingham Palace
England
George
Elizabeth
Reichstag
Berlin
Margaret Rose
Queen Victoria
St. James Park
King George
Windsor
Bankhead collapses in Baltimore amid national emergency
U.S. Speaker William B. Bankhead, 66, weakened by congressional strain and a national emergency, collapsed from a severe sciatic attack and lies under medical observation in his hotel. His daughter Tallulah Bankhead rushed to his side with relatives. a rally for Roosevelt's third term was postponed.
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Baltimore
William B. Bankhead
George W. Calver
Capital
New York
Eugenia Hoyt
Dora Cavendish
Maryland
Roosevelt
Herbert R. O’conor
National Monument Puzzle Clues about South Dakota Heads
A grid of horizontal and vertical clues references four massive carved heads in a South Dakota monument. The puzzle lists terms for hair lock law visages and distant southeast entries, with answers tied to the sculpture by the four U. S. heads.
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South Dakota
Russell Jury Named for Second Trial in Kidnapping Case
A federal court panel of five men and seven women was seated for the second trial of Jack Russell, previously convicted and sentenced to death, on kidnapping and murder charges. Russell, who escaped from an Oklahoma prison in 1939, admitted kidnapping William Scott Hamilton of Arkansas City, Kansas, and killing him during a struggle in his car near Chicago. An appellate court ordered a new trial due to potential jury prejudice from prior rape arrest evidence.
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Chicago
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Russell
McAlester
William Scott Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kan
Here
Honeymoon Plans End Abruptly In Court Surprise
Thomas Callo and Ruth Hoffman wed two days earlier but their plans were halted in Chicago. Callo faced a $145 arrearage for support to a former wife and three children. he went to jail for six months as the bride learned of additional former wives and children.
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Chicago
Thomas Callo
Ruth Hoffman
Callo
Thomas
Norway declares King Haakon unable to function regent named
The Norwegian parliament in exile in London declares King Haakon I no longer able to function and postpones his fate after the war. Ingolf Elster Christensen is named regent and heads a new government replacing Vidkun Quisling. L Ringnes becomes foreign minister and Kaure Schoening finance minister. Josef Terboven travels to Berlin to confer with Hitler.
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Oslo
Norway
Berlin
Haakon
London
Ingolf Elster Christensen
Christensen
Vidkun Quisling
L. Ringnes
Austria
Kaure Schoening
Josef Terboven
Adolf Hitler
Death at Grade Crossing in Abilene Kansas
Fred Ehrsam, 70, was killed when his old model touring car stalled on a grade crossing near the city yard limits. The Union Pacific streamliner struck the vehicle as it failed to clear the tracks. Engineer Silas Leisz provided the account of the collision.
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Abilene
Kan
Fred Ehrsam
Union Pacific Streamliner
Silas Leisz
Kansas editor named new editor of Country Gentleman
K U Grad Ben Hibbs named editor of the Country Gentleman magazine succeeding Philip S. Rose who retired. Hibbs age 39 previously worked at the Arkan sas City Traveler Goodland News Republic Pratt Tribune and Fort Morgan Evening Times. He is a Kansas Colorado newspaperman born in Stafford Kansas and KU graduate of 1924.
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Philadelphia
Ben Hibbs
Kansas
Colorado
Today
Philip S. Rose
Hibbs
Arkansas City
Kan
Traveler
The
Goodland
News-Republican
Pratt, Kan
Tribune
Fort Morgan
Colo
Evening Times
Stafford
University of Kansas
North Lawrence Woman Led Senior Endeavor Group
Mrs. Alvin Richardson served as the leader of the Senior Endeavor group in North Lawrence, guiding activities and community outreach for the organization.
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Alvin Richardson
North Lawrence Christian church activities fill week
The report lists church events and visits, including a Sunday lesson on Choosing Your Life Work. It notes how several families from Kansas City visited, a Sunday school class picnic, sisterhood and Endeavor meetings, plans for a district convention in October, and community gatherings at North and South Lawrence churches.
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North Lawrence
Ralph Hubbel
David
Lee Logan
Violet Carr
Edith Mae Miller
Virginia Austill
Alvin Richardson
Clyde Humphries
Alfred Hunter
Jimmy Hunter
Williamstown
Earl Blakely
Leonard
Kansas City
Kan
William Pavey
Columbus
Neb
The
North Lawrence Christian Church
Henry Pringle
Hugh Lipp
Ida Jean
Winfield
Kaw
Douglas County Christian Endeavor Officers
South Lawrence Christian Church
Bertha Duncanson
Louis Cline
Bessie Mason
Epworth League
Centenary Methodist Church
Cameron's Bluff
Dorothea Weinzgartner
Frieda’ Cowles
Helen House
Margaret House
Mary Smith
Rosemary Mitchell
Katherine House
Fay Pickens
Leona Fetty
Rex Mills
Raymond Gulley
Harold Gulley
Ralph Pine, Jr
Harvey Chase
Kenneth Pine
John Pickens
Dorene Hartman
Dorothy Dicker
Nadine Laster
Jackie House
O. L. Adams
Lee. Logan
Dora Lee
Earl Pavey
Jack Frost
Lloyd Lash
Tonganoxie
S. N. Amyx
Lee Amyx
Rantoul
Young Ida Jean Spends Weekend in Kansas City
Ida Jean spent Saturday in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs R R Beard and Ray Bobby and Elmer Beard visited relatives at Harris Kansas Saturday night and Sunday.
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Ida Jean
Kansas City
Ray
Bobby
Elmer’ Beard
Harris, Kan
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