Stories in Stamps King Zog I of Albania
King Zog I of Albania, born into a feudal line, rose from officer to supreme commander and interior minister by age 28. He led Albania’s independence struggle, fled in 1924, returned to quash a revolt, and became president in 1925 and king in 1928. His image appears on stamps issued from 1925 on.
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Zog I
Albania
Tirana
Zog
Jyuler
Officers’ Academy
Constantinople
Scutari
Ahmed Bey Zogu
Ahmed A Zogu
NBA Service, Inc
Arms and riddles across a king's realm puzzle
A sprawling word puzzle lists clues across horizontal and vertical grids. Entries include coat of arms for a kingdom, common verbs and nouns, river names, plant terms, and language hints. The grid alternates between Anglo meanings and foreign language cues to form a connected set of answers.
Seven Wonders of the World leaflet promoted
Uncle Ray’s Corner notes thousands received a leaflet on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Colossus of Rhodes the Lighthouse of Alexandria Artemis Pyramids and Great Wall of China The article recounts Babylonian terrace gardens Nebuchadnezzar and Rhodes statue details Pliny’s account cost of the Colossus and inviting readers to request a free copy addressed to the newspaper for pupils teachers or adults.
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Hanging Garden of
Babylon
Colossus
Rhodes
Lighthouse
Alexandria
Temple of
Artemis
Pyramids
Egypt
Great Wall
China
Hanging Gardens
Nebuchadnezzar
Pliny
Chares
Uncle Ray
Working His Way Up to It Arthur Cooper Returns to City Jail
Richmond Virginia reports Arthur Cooper, a Negro worker, who disappeared last summer after being assigned to sweep jail steps. Four months later police found him near his former cell, serving another sentence under an alias. He asked to return to his old job and was reimprisoned.
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Richmond
Arthur Cooper
Negro Trusty
Arthur
Polies
Woman Dies by Own Action in Charlotte Incident
Police say Mrs. Levene Hathersall, 35, died at a local hospital from poison. Detective Chief Frank Littlejohn noted a letter to a sister stating her husband’s drinking drove her to the act.
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Charlotte
Levene Hathersall
Frank N. Littlejohn
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