Blue Cross Hospital Plans Spread to Rural America
The article traces the growth of group hospital insurance known as Blue Cross, from urban roots to farm belts. It highlights enrollment through banks, farm bureaus, granges, and cooperatives, noting cost ranges from 7.20 to 24 dollars yearly and broad access to 2,500 hospitals. A New York member’s 51 days in hospital under a $300.55 bill shows the plan’s financial protection.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Blue Cross
American Hospital Association
John Q. Citizen
John Q
America
Hospital Service Plan Commission
Blue Cross Movement
Grange
Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Union
Minnesota
American Medical Association of
Becaue
United States
Hennepin County
Minnesota Farm Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
Hillsdale County
Mich
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois Hospital Service
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Women's Clubs
Ptas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Carolina
FSA
Iowa
Wisconsin
New York State
Crochet pattern 7010 hat and purse directions
Due to high demand and wartime conditions there is longer than usual wait times for a few popular pattern numbers. Send your order to the given No Name Address.
Lesson Announcement for May 14
A religious education notice lists the May 14 lesson subjects and scripture texts selected and used with permission by the International Council of Religious Education.
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International Council of Religious Education
Blue Cross Enrollment Surges to 14 Million in Seven Years
Protection expanded to over 13 million persons in 1943 with 2.6 million added in the United States and Canada. C Rufus Rorem, Hospital Service Plan commission director, notes 78 Blue Cross Plans in 38 states and seven Canadian provinces. Family dependents rose from 37 percent in 1937 to 54 percent, reflecting growing employer and employee demand for coverage.
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United States
Canada
Blue Cross
C. Rufus Rorem
Hospital Service Plan Commission
Eeribers Gants
The True Preacher and the Church Building Mission
A compact study of Paul's Thessalonica ministry drawn from Acts 17 and I Thessalonians 2. It emphasizes the message Christ the Saviour the messenger's faithful life and the call for strong missionary churches built on a bold yet loving preaching style.
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Paul
Thessalonica
Christ
Christ the Saviour
Macedonia
Jesus
God
Isa
Fragmented OCR Snippet Mentions Real Need And Photographer
The readable text includes a dialogue about photo quality and a photographer offering mercy. A stray line notes necking as a sport where holding can be penalized besides football.
Salt Seller Dialogue Exchange Gags Two Salesmen
A brief humorous exchange features two salesmen debating salt commerce. One asks what the other sells and the reply is salt. The joke ends with a playful nod to their shared product and a pun on shaking.
A Name for Em First Student- Gaul Stones
A dialogue notes the term Gaul stones as the proposed name for an early set of inscribed tablets. The exchange hints at ancient writing artifacts associated with Gaul and asks for a fitting designation.
Friend in Need Married Man Dinner Invitation
A brief exchange shows a married man inviting a friend to share his wife's first dinner, while the bachelor responds with a lighthearted remark about sharing sorrows as always.
Henry considers marriage after blunt talk with Bill
Henry half seriously contemplates marriage following a candid exchange with Bill about commitment. Bill dismisses the idea with a quip, underscoring their casual banter.
Present From Pat's Heart Boss-Vat to Pony
A playful note from Pat's Heart Boss-Vat offers a figurative gift to Pony, promising a personal gesture styled in familiar local speech and humor. The message carries a rustic, affectionate tone and hints at shared inside jokes within the community.
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Pat
Flies Prompt Diner to Promise New Waiter Tomorrow
A diner remarks on insects in the dining area and the staff promises replacement flies arrive tomorrow to improve service. The exchange highlights a lighthearted dining-room banter about pests and fresh insects.
Male Brush Turkey Builds 3 Ton Nest
The brush turkey of Australia builds enormous nests that can weigh up to three tons. The male undertakes construction of the nest, which can reach about 12 feet across and 6 feet high. The female deposits eggs and then leaves incubation to the male who uses his bare neck as a thermometer to regulate interior temperature.
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Australia
Color Coded Radio Networks Originated From Pencils
Telephone technicians label about 25 radio networks in the United States by color at switchboards. The color system began twenty years ago when NBC mapped the first two networks using a red pencil for one and a blue pencil for the other, and the colors became the official names of these radio chains.
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United States
NBC
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Dad
Blue Cross Hospital Plan
Schioo
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chteres
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
I Thessalonians
Henry
Bill
Turkey
Qreee
U. S
Italy
Fleischmann
Cere
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