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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1951
Page
11
The note explains why processing delays push back loan commitments for direct VA home loans. It discusses June deadline risks, areas initially excluded, and a Banking Committee bill to extend the program to June 1953 using remaining funds, not adding new money.
The article alerts World War II veterans to approaching deadlines for benefits including the free automobile program for leg amputees by July 1 and terminal leave pay by June 30, plus a July 23 GI Bill training deadline affecting many World War I ex-GIs. It also notes upcoming state veterans conventions in West Virginia and recent DAV leadership changes, ending with a wheat production figure.
Four Kanawha County girls depart for Bethany College to join a Y-Teen Conference with delegates from West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. Charleston area reps Mary Allagus Betty Helmic Nina Ocheltree and Alice Smith will attend with YWCA staff Miss Marvy Edwards and Sayoko Kurihara. Workshops will cover Worship dramatics music and folk-dancing under the theme Tell Me Y. Locally the YWCA hosts an Indian Pow Wow for the young adult division with future events including a moonlight hike and a roof dance with Frank Milam's orchestra.
Officers A F Bowers president W R Myers vice president J A Andrews treasurer and Mrs D L Lingan secretary were reelected for Forest Lake Club, a Lake Washington area group. Vacancies on the board filled by Hubert A Hawes of Huntington and C W Barker.
John O. Crawford and another Charleston resident were named as leaders as the club will take over maintenance of community facilities soon and ultimately assume full management. The Lake Washington development sits on US Route 60 just east of Hurricane.
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