A. J. and Mable Roy automobile accident, 1974

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Event

Date: circa 1974-09
Kind: Accident
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: A. J. Roy, Sr. (injured) · Mabel Roy (injured)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitytransportationhealthcare
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

A party planned to honor A. J. Roy on October 12, 1974, was postponed after A. J. and Mable Roy were involved in an automobile accident near their home. The notice says Mable sustained broken fingers and A. J. a bump to the head; neither was hospitalized, and both were recuperating at home.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give an exact date or location, identify the other vehicle, or provide police, insurance, or medical records. The spouse identity is carried from the later 1974 Roy obituary records, which are themselves source-qualified.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September–October 1974, “Party Postponed.”
Reports that a party honoring A. J. Roy, planned for October 12, was postponed after the Roys were in an automobile accident near their home. Mrs. Roy sustained broken fingers and Mr. Roy a bump to the head; neither was hospitalized and both were recuperating at home. The notice does not provide a police, insurance, medical, or exact-location record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September–October 1974, held issue PDF, p. 6.
The scan confirms the accident, reported injuries, non-hospitalization, and postponed party.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “A. J. and Mable Roy automobile accident, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/a-j-and-mable-roy-automobile-accident-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September–October 1974, “Party Postponed.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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