Unclaimed $40 Million Awaiting G1 Kin
In St Louis the Army finance center holds 40 million dollars for terminal leave survivors of deceased former service members. Col William Gritz says 10,485 next of kin have applied for due pay while about 20,000 mistakenly sought leave pay for men who died in service. Claims valid only if death occurred after separation.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Army Finance Center
William Gritz
Finance Office
Gritz
Aspen wood gains value as new process makes furniture panels
Duluth innovator D. C. MacDonald develops a method to cut aspen into boards, kiln dry them to 50 percent, and glue narrow boards into panels for fine furniture. Aspen, once a scrub tree for matches and pulp, becomes soft light and workable, with rapid growth noted across Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin land areas.
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Duluth, Minn
U.P
Duluth
D. C. MacDonald
Luth Shipbuilder
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Twelve Thousand Die From Alcoholism Said Yale Plan
Yale Plan figures show about 12 000 Americans die yearly from alcoholism with many deaths from lack of treatment. National Committee for Education on Alcoholism leader says communities rely on jails. medical care is the first step. Also notes about 30 000 000 chronic drinkers and a bread price rise linked to wheat costs in Chile.
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New York
United States
Yale Plan For
Martyn Mann
National Committee
America
Literacy gaps show Chicago adults with limited schooling
A Chicago Census Advisory Committee survey finds over 4 percent of adults 25 and older have no formal schooling, 11.6 percent with under five years, 48 percent with five to eight years, 27.8 percent with high school, and 11.6 percent with some college. Median schooling for adults is 8.5 years. Northern Ireland will have a government mobile motion picture unit.
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Chicago
W.P
Chicago Census Advisory Committee
Northern Ireland
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