Decisions widen back pay for reservist kin
The Employees Compensation Appeals Board ruled widows and orphans of thousands of reservists may receive back benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, overturning a six month military pay rule. Payments await appeals and machinery setup, with Korean War era counts large and coverage narrowing before 1957.
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the Legion
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California
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New York
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Christmas Holiday Social Roundup in Marydel Area
Local families share Christmas visits with relatives across Delaware Maryland and Philadelphia. Notables include John Stafford with Wilmington friends, Ernest Chapman visiting Philadelphia relatives, and the Lawbaughs en route to Florida after a fatal Atlanta accident involving their child. Several households hosted relatives from Denton Baltimore Newark and Georgetown while H H Smith and family hosted in Georgetown. Barbara Miller remains home for holidays.
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John Stafford
John Powell
Wilmington
Ernest Chapman
Philadelphia
Owen Hughes
Lawbaugh
Barclay
Florida
Atlanta
W. Moffit School
Seventh Day Adventist
Hollis Gray
Olin Seward
Harty
Harry Markley
Charlotte
Barbara Miller
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Christmas Dinner Guests Highlight Drummond and Breeding Families
A long list of relatives and friends shared Christmas Day dinners and visits across Denton, Milford, Adams Cross Roads, and nearby towns. Names include Howard Drummond, Susie Noble, Ruth Drummond, James Drummond, Claude Drummond, Lawrence Drummond, Sadie Brown, Covey Brown, Hester Brown, Franky Drummond, Richard Drummond, Allen Drummond, Alfred Breeding, Isaac Noble, Margaret Breeding, Clayton Brown, Floyd Messick, Robert Messick, Louis Breeding, Ralph Breeding, William Tull, Olin Melvin, Clarence Breeding, Wilmer Nagel, and others.
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Howard Drummond
Ruth
James Drummond
Milford
Claude Drummond
Adams Cross Roads
Lawrence Drummond
Sadie Brown
Covey Brown
Denton
Hester Brown
New York City
Masters Franky
Richard Drummond
Allen Drummond
Alfred Breeding
Boothwyn
Isaac Noble
Margaret Breeding
Alonzo Cohee
Goldsboro
Clayton Brown
William Tull
Wayne
Bobby
Debbie
Bridgeville
Olin Melvin
Clarence Breeding
Wilmer Nagel
Federalsburg
New Year Celebration Survives English Puritan Rule
English festive customs endured Puritan bans on Christmas and the switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752. New Year’s Eve remained the nation’s major holiday, preserving lively traditions despite earlier suppression and calendar reform.
Calendar from Rome and the Calends tradition
The article explains how Ancient Rome used Calends to mark the first day of each month when priests gathered the people to announce sacred days and feasts. Citizens tracked events on their fasti, highlighting important days in red. Subscribe for The Journal.
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Rome
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