Royal Belgian Queen Astrid War Widely Acclaimed Love Match
Queen Astrid of Belgium died at 29 after King Albert fell in a mountain accident. Crowned widow Leopold III faced throne duties while guiding Belgium postwar. Astrid, Swedish-born princess, left a son and two daughters and was famed for her warmth and gratitude to the American aid during World War II era.
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Brussels
Astrid
Albert
Namur
Belgium
Sweden
Leopold
Sho
Josephine Charlotte
Baudouin
Stockholm
Alps
Lo m
Be “i
Reitn
Ostend
America
Prince Charles
Duke of
Waestergoetland
Prince of Wales
Prince Olaf
Norway
Therc
Josephine Charlotte _ Bar
Prince Albert
Thoopold
Marie Jose
Italy
Farmers Stage Fights Over The Stamp of Prices
In Chestertown Maryland Sheriff John N Bennett was called twice to quell near riots as farmers sparred over dropping tomato prices from 10 12 cents to eight cents per basket. Aggressive growers tried road blockades to force higher prices while others abandoned loads or fought over sales. Bennett restored order but warned of continuing discipline as buyers stock up for preserves.
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Chestertown
John N. Bennett
Sheriff Bennett
Death score in Dillinger gang clash leaves 7 3
Hoover calls John Hamilton the most cunning Dillinger henchman and says Hamilton was cold and dangerous not yellow. Federal agents and gang members died in the Chicago Barrington Little Bohemia and Barrington confrontations as the Dillinger gang was dismantled.
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Washington
Dillinger
John Dillinger
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Illinois
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Dillinger Gang
Samuel P. Cowley
Herman E. Hollis
Baby Face
Nelson
John Paul Chase
Barrington
W. Carter Baum
Little Bohemia
Wis
Jesse Larber
Lima
Ohio
Lester J. Gillis
Ill
Homer van Meter
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
President to Send Belgians Sympathy Note
Secretary Hull met with the Belgian embassy to express condolences over Queen Astrid's death. He was joined by James C. Dunn and Richard Southgate as preparations for a formal note and mourning period proceed. Roosevelt and Hull planned telegrams to the Belgian king and government as officials consider observances in Brussels and at the embassy. The Belgian ambassador is on leave and Prince Eugene de Ligne serves as charge d affaires.
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Washington
Hull
Prince Eugene de Ligne
United Eee
James C. Dunn
Richard Southgate
Protocol
State Department
Roosevelt
Secretary of
Count Rovert van der Straten
Ponthos
Brussels
President Léburn
France
Leopold
Hearst Talk of Smith Power in Presidential Outlook
Hearst calls Alfred E. Smith a powerful potential candidate on a Jeffersonian Democratic ticket while denying clear support for a constitutional party. Byrd counters by saying he will have no part in such a ticket as Ritchie comments and others react to Hearst’s hints in Washington and London.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Je ‘Smith
Kiam Randolph Heart
New Yorker
Washington
Hearst
Smith
Oo Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
William Gibbs McAdoo
United States
California
John Nance Garner
Byrd
Berryville
Virginia
William Randolph Hearst
Aia
Alfred Smith
Orchard
Carter Glass
Ritchie
London
Maryland
Alfred E. Smith
Karl Marx
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New
Queen Astrid Death Shocks Sweden Belgians
Stockholm residents mourn as Queen Astrid of Belgium dies in a car crash near Lucerne. Prince Leopold and their children are noted in distress. Belgian and Swedish officials flag a national mourning period and swift cabinet actions.
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Astrid
Sweden
Queen and King in Fatal Car Crash Near Lucerne
The king survived a crash on a straight road after glancing at a map held by Queen Astrid. The queen struck a tree and died from a fractured skull. the car also hit a second tree and toppled into a lake. Astrid’s body to be returned to Brussels by special train. Leopold and Premier Van Zeeland accompany.
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Haslihorn
Horn
Lucerne
Astrid
Brussels
Leopold
Premier van Zeeland
Belgium
Second Royal Death Shocks Nation Amid Tragedy
Reports confirm a second royal death within two years. Queen Mother Elizabeth, long affected by a prior tragedy, remains in Pisa seeking strength. News of the monarch’s death halts stock exchange trades as an extraordinary committee weighs closure in a gesture of national mourning.
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Stock Exchange
Elizabeth
Pisa
Italy
Notice of Eveready Prestone on Consignment
Authorized agents for National Carbon Co. Inc announce stock of Eveready Prestone on consignment. All transactions handled by C. R. Cammer as agent for National Carbon Co. Inc under Virginia 1930 Section 5224. Valley Service Station secretary-treasurer signature.
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National Carbon Co.,, Inc
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Eveready Prestone
National Carbon Co., Inc
Virginia
Valley
C. R. Cammer
Secty.Treas
Natonal Carbon Co., Inc
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Royal
Andrew W. Robertson
Eng
Collier’s Weekly
St. James’ Palace
Prince Carl
Ingeborgee
Switzerland
Ingeborg
Princesa
Baa
Joe
Firestone
Goodyear
Runswick
Famous
Tandard
Joe’s
Frestone
Firestone Courier
Chevrolet
Acheéa
Ene Sen
Ford
Essex
Ford, Rolet
Es Ees x. Wankins
Great Penns
Givania
Kingfisher Rod
Eee
Pontiac
Antere White
Remington Impiers
Eld
Tommy
Papo
Market Square
Harrisburg
Hanover ST
Carlisle
N. Main ST
Chambersburg
W. King ST
Lancaster
Market
Lewistown
Main ST
Waynesboro
More ST
Cumberland
Loudoun ST
Winchester
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