Former Decatur man Loring killed in Alabama highway wreck
J N Loring of Birmingham was killed and three others injured when a sedan, two trucks, and a passenger bus crashed near Fort Deposit Alabama. Claude Shannon of Montgomery drove the sedan plunging down an embankment while attempting to pass. Injured included Shannon who suffered major injuries and H L Leonard of Brooklyn who died later. J G Carter of Pensacola and an aged woman aboard the bus received minor injuries.
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Fort Deposit
Ala
J. N. Loring
Birmingham
Here
Claude Shannon
Montgomery
Ata
Shannon
Gatherea
Capitol
H. L. Leonard
Brooklyn
Greenville
J. G. Carter
Pensacola
Fla
Galles
Sandy
Scrapped Paper Signals Initiatives Incomplete Note
A fragmentary note hints at planned actions but provides only a stuttered message. No clear names dates or places are readable, leaving the underlying intent vague and unresolved.
Queen Astrid of Belgium Dies in Swiss Mountain Climb
Belgium and the world mourn Queen Astrid who died near Lucerne while holidaying with King Leopold III. The late queen, famed for her care for the poor and relief work, was a beloved national figure seen as a model by Belgian housewives and mothers. Her death follows King Albert I’s 1934 death, marking a second royal tragedy in two years.
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Leopold
Duke of
Brabant
inSausen
Aiting
Belodold
Astrol
Astrid
Albert
Brussels
Belgans
Foreign Ministry
Lucerne
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium King and Queen Die Rumors Cloud Brussels
Reports say King Leopold and Queen Astrid died after a tragedy in Switzerland with Leopold injured and Queen Elizabeth abroad in Pisa. Government officials scrambled to confirm the events and prepare a national day of mourning as the stock market paused and theatres closed.
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Brussels
Swiiserland
Leopold
Belgium
Switzerland
Prince Charles
Unclear fragment hints at wartime troop movements and dockyard activity
Fragmentary notes mention anti aircraft measures and naval or air force forces preparing to depart for Malta with troops. References to a belligerent war like mood and dockyard movements suggest scheduling and readiness actions during wartime.
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Malta
the Royal
Fe For City School System Is Announced Today
An announcement outlines a city school system plan aired with voices including Coyle Sallie Mae Hames and J Reed Edith Mur. The fragment hints at elementary level details and community reaction.
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W. Hs Coyle
Sallie Mae Hames
J. Reed
A. Edith Mur
Queen Astrid Dies In Alps Car Crash With King
Royal couple were traveling in the Alps when their car struck a stone and plunged into a lake near Kussnacht. Queen Astrid died at the scene. King Leopold and chauffeur were injured. the king was treated for wounds and the chauffeur faced serious condition. The royal family had been staying at the villa Haslihorn near Lucerne.
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Kissnacht
Leopold
Astrid
Haslihorn
Darmes
Lucerne
Prince Albert
Brussels
Alps
Albert
Horn
Notable European Accidents Across Two Years
A roundup lists prominent European figures hurt or killed in accidents from 1934 to 1935. King Albert of Belgium died mountain climbing in Marche-les-Dames in 1984. Austen Chamberlain was injured in London in 1934. Alfonso of Spain involved in a Vienna collision. Dr K Smetena killed. Prince Harold of Denmark fractured a leg. Gonzalo of Spain died after an auto crash in Austria. Princess Helen of Romania injured near Padua in 1935. Former Premier and Mme. Pierre involved in related incidents.
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Associated Press
Europe
Albert
Marche-les-Dames
Belgium
Austen Chamberlain
London
King Alfonso
Spain
Vienna
Dr. K. Smetena
Prince Harold
Denmark
Prince Gonzalo
Civil Service Exams Announced for Multiple Government Posts
Government job openings listed include junior refuge manager at 1620 a year and several economist and bacteriologist positions at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Closing dates are shown as September 3 1935 with age limits varying by post. Contact H Yarbrough at Decatur post office for details.
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H. Yarbrough
Decatur
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Oue of Agriculture
Annet
Sister Mary’s Kitchen Menu and Pay Rates
A collage of homey recipes and dining notes mixes with a government salary list. It mentions stewed chicken with dumplings and a strawberry of flavors, then shifts to a lineup of salaries for U S public health service posts, including senior cytologist four thousand six hundred dollars and associate epidemiologist three thousand eight hundred.
Dove Season Dates Changed This Year
The U S wildlife service announces dove season dates shortened by ten days ending January 5 in several states including Delaware Kansas Louisiana Oklahoma and more with approval by President Roosevelt. The mourning season now runs 31 to January 5 across listed regions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Delaware
Markansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Mexico
Arizona
Califor
Welfare bureau positions and thresholds in 1935 notices
Classified notices list openings in medical, laboratory, and child welfare fields with salaries from 2 300 to 6 500 dollars. Positions include senior and associate refuge managers, sheet metal worker, junior engineer, associate electrochemist, and director of child welfare with varying age limits and closing dates of September 9 or 16, 1935.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Department of Agriculture
Childrens Bureau
Department of Labor
Annet
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the Newfangles
Cowan
Elaine Chalmers
Elizabeth
Pisa
Italy
Stock Exchange
King
Civil Service
Etienne Fladin
Auxerre
France
Alfonso
Taly
Frank
Preor
Von
Ausnau
Linz
Prince Alexis Mdivani
Albons
Sister Mary's
Mary E
Ohio
Conan
U. S. Public Health Service
Treasury
Annest
Garden of Eden
Eve
Adam
Eden
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