Widows’ VA benefits under new Survivor Benefits Act
Veterans widow benefits change under the Survivor Benefits Act effective January 1 1957. Eligible widows of service connected deaths may receive a monthly base plus a percentage of current basic pay, with the minimum payment set at 122 dollars. The amount is determined by the veteran’s rank and years of service at death, by the present pay scale, and is the same for wartime and peacetime deaths.
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Veterans Administration
Military Service Department
New VA widows benefit details and application deadlines
The VA says widows on rolls may gain higher payments under the new law with 114,000 mailed application cards last October. Three of five have not replied. If filed by July 1 1957, eligible widows get retroactive payments to January 1 1957. After July 1 1957, applications are effective on receipt. The VA also notes there is no deadline for disability compensation applications. timely filing may retroact to discharge date if compensable.
Western Bulldogs Track Team Preview Faces Rugged Rexburg Meet
Coach George McCormick leads Western's 18 member track squad with veterans Dick Barber Jim Fitzpatrick Ray Scott and Joe Doohan among top hopefuls. The Bulldogs open at the Ricks Invitational in Rexburg Idaho on April 25 with four more meets tentatively planned amid poor outdoor conditions.
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Western
Bulldogs
Dick Barber
Jim Fitzpatrick
Ray Scott
Joe Doohan
Anaconda
Laurels
Rexburg
Idaho
Fred Quinnell Jr Named Montana Highway Engineer
Fred Quinnell Jr a Helena native and Montana State College civil engineer was named Montana highway engineer by the Montana Highway Commission. He will succeed Scott Hart on May 15 and has dedicated years to the department since 1927 serving as assistant project and division engineer among other roles. Hart 67 resigned for health and personal reasons after 14 months as highway engineer in 1948-49 and will be replaced by Quinnell after a long tenure in the department.
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Fred Quinnell
Montana
Montana Highway Commission
Quinnell
Scott P. Hart
Hart
Harry L. Burns
Clarence
Cunningham
Wistonson Rapids
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Montana Intercollegiate Meets Scheduled Through May
Montana State College invites athletes to a May 3 Bozeman meet and Western's May 11 event, Carroll hosts a May 18 conference meet in Helena, followed by the NAIA district meet on May 25 in Bozeman.
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Western
Carroll
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