Ex Service Men Benefit by New Insurance Laws
Washington May 10 Amendments to the Reed Johnson act liberalize the law for veterans. Director Frank Y Hines cites extended compensation for disabled World War I veterans including those bedridden or blind, regardless of hospitalization or willful misconduct. The bill also consolidates forfeiture rules, preserves benefits after dishonorable discharges if service was honorable, and extends burial expense provisions with retroactive effect to April 6 1917.
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Hobert S. Thornburgh
Washington
United States
Frank Y. Iines
Veterans’ Bureau
Hines
Congress
State 4-H Camp to Open June 9
West Virginia May 8 The State 4-H Camp at Jaeger Mills will officially open June 9 with a program featuring leaders Captain Iselh of the National Red Drama and Captain Koja. Fritz Melarlind of Webster County to construct a lodge cabin and a crew of boys to work on farm improvements. The event will include woodworking exhibits and camp projects led by local 4-H members and adult supervisors.
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MILI
West Virginia
The
Fifra
Ftrnuwl
Ovangeld
Jaeger Milla
Nature
Neftinen Panhandle
Rau
Iselh
Koja
Ye Tor
Min Melarlind
Wobster
Oye
Hussell H. Uist
Fred Fhilpott
Jim Killyeple
Martian County Cottves
Los Angeles to Have Moving Platform Tunnel
Los Angeles plans the world’s first pedestrian moving platform tunnel under Second Street. Surveys are underway for early construction after a city council franchise. The 1,300 foot tunnel will feature rotating chairs on end turntables and free one way sidewalks. rides will cost four to six cents per round trip. The project budget is listed at 200000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Patselty
Fragmented OCR narration of county projects and notices
The passage outlines county works including paving floors, a blacksmith shop, and a jointed work crew with local cooperation. It mentions football fares, enclosures for three entities, and a fish commission site. Also notes a veterans bureau incident and a postal inspector crackdown on mail tampering.
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BHC Roberts
Portland
Prixersburg
Moien
Pau Phare
Eranp
Werston-Clarksborg
Genuy
Pbberg
Mountainesr
Gus
Canada Hinges on Wheat Trade With South America
A May 16 report from OMAWA Ontario notes Canada’s growing role in Mexico and South American commerce. It cites 1924 Canada-US exchange at 22457,104 and 1924 US wheat exports shrinking as Canada is expected to dominate wheat trade with Central and South America amid bank support and expanded relations.
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Canada
Alrichs
JRAUD
Omawa
Ontario
Orival
United States
America
Lytte Dominiun Buredu
Aiatutes
Canade
Ber Kg
Uci
Dominion
Central
South Amerie
State Motorists Urged to Cut Fire Hazards Now
State Fire Marshal Tonping urges motorists to reduce fire hazards by cleaning up grease and oil, using approved fire extinguishers, and avoiding water on oil fires. Proper storage, rags and fumes must be managed, with spark risks from defective lamps or equipment. A year-round cleanup push aims to save vast waste and prevent costly disasters.
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Ife
Mane
America
Sururbanites Form Club to Aid Commute in Chartlers Valley
A daily club meeting from 6:80 to 7 a m gathers commuters from Amgle, Grafton and Ingram suburbs near Pittsburgh. The group discusses progress and welfare of their villages as they ride trains to work in Chartlers Valley.
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Club x
Chartlers Valley
Arnegle
Grafton
Ingram
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Charters Valley
Stage Celebrities Flee Spotlight for Farming and Business
Famed actors from Germany and Berlin’s theater scene abandon stage life to pursue farming and entrepreneurial work. Richard Schulz, Otto Sommeraltere, Themaina, Rosa FHopuppe, Rudolph Rittner, and Hans Gregor join farms in Europe and the United States, while others run cafes, fruit cultivation, or mixed farming ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Schulz
Metropolitan Theatre
Berlin
Otto Sommeraterte
Themaina
Romeo and Juliet
Spiral
Alps
Rome
Juliet
Farmers’ Union
Rosa Fhopupe
Royal Theatre
Leva
Brissago
Switzerland
Rudolph Rittner
Qerhart Hauptmann
Agnetendorf
Sileaia
Hans Gregor
Comte Opera
United States
Germany
Anera
Movie invention may startle industry in Hollywood
A new type of motion pictures has been successfully shown in Hollywood. The invention renders figures and objects with rounded surfaces, replacing flat imagery. It is said to make screen plays more effective and realistic, potentially revolutionizing the industry.
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Hollywood
Cal
Man Arrests Stranger After Ride Offer in Wilton
William Riley of Wilton invited a stranger to ride to town and crashed his car into a railroad abutment. The passenger, who claimed to be a police officer, produced a badge and invited Riley to the station.
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South Korwalk
Conn
William Riley
Wilton
Atrather
Riley
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Kansas
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Veterans Bureau
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Kenora
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Johns-Manville
Johns-Marrville
Johns-Manyville Incorporated
Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio
Alderson M. O
Hedrick
Alderson Tie
W. F. Shawyer Sons Co
Distributo West Virgini Huntington
Minter Homes Corp
Moundsville
Risinger & Chaddock Oak Hil
Pt Pleasant Lumber Co
Spencer
Spencer Planing Mill Co
Williamson
Mankin Lumber Co
Mont Riley
Huntington Hagen & Co
Lor
Guyan Roofing Co
Capitol
Charleston, W. Va
Logan
Pocahontas
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