Veterans and Alaska Lands Offer Homesteading Hope
The United States Interior Department notes strong demand from World War II veterans for public lands, with Alaska offering major opportunities. Veterans may count military service toward residence requirements, gain 90 day filing priority, and face careful site selection amid Alaska’s vast yet challenging landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States
Department of the Interior
Seward
Russia
Europe
Asia
Dam Projects Offer Jobs Across Nation
The bureau of reclamation projects a postwar program of more than 400 irrigation and power works in 17 western states could generate up to 1,000,000 jobs nationwide. About 1,650,000,000 man-hours would occur at construction sites with total labor over 4.25 billion hours. If funded, over 450,000 workers could be employed in year one, rising to near 1,000,000 at peak in years two or three, supporting servicemen and western settlements on irrigated lands.
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Virginia
Arctic Circle
Aleutian Islands
United States
Alaska
Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
Congress
Bureau of Reclamation
Maine
California
Bureau
Bureau of
Land parcels in 1944 public lands survey status
As of June 30 1944 remaining lands outside of gov resettlement or other uses totaled 37 567 096 acres not in grazing districts. Within grazing districts 130 669 351 acres, totaling 168 236 447 acres. The diagram notes portions of the West remain unsurveyed.
Renzo's rise from farm boy to town leader in Knabb
A Missouri family recounts Renzo Davis’s early misfit years among farmers and city people. He leaves for Holt County with modest means, later returns as a respected neighbor and club member. Homer Croy details class struggle, campus culture, and the pull of urban life on rural roots.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Newt
Croys
Omaha Exposition
Renzo
Knabb Country Club
Grace
Knabb
Croy
Will Sewell
It’s Easy to Carry Stand With a Tray
A simple plywood tray 20 by 15 inches with a three sided gallery and two handles pairs with a basic stand. No tools needed, patterns for parts shown. instructions include a full material list and assembly steps. Send 15 cents with name and address to obtain Pattern 268.
NTSB Roast Tips Mentioned In Quoted Text
A note suggests greasing a roasting pan well before cooking to ease cleanup. It claims the meat’s essence moves into the gravy rather than remaining in the pan.
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Western Newspaper Union
Continental Army
Grant
Pershing
United States Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Department
General Land Office
Exservicemen
Continental
Fred W. Johnson
Pfc
Richard Bean
U. S. Army
Newport
N. H
Joseph D. Joiner
U. S. Navy
Atlanta, Ga
Mildred HW. Dietrich of the
WAVES
St. Nazianz
Wisc
Interior Department
AOA
Colorado
Lorenzo Davis
Holt County
So-and-So
Old Cave
Dave
Methodist Church
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
NTSB
Chevrolet
Olds
Lain Chevrolet Co
Harlowton
Mont
Billings
Montana
Wellens Auto Supply
N. PF
Ave
Fargo
N. di
Wylie
Farge
N. Dak
Broadway
W. A. Mitchell
Male Strait
Miles City
Mont. E.W
WNU
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