Widow and Two Children of Veteran Win Social Security Benefit
Widow Mrs. Dorothy Sykes of Duluth and her two children will receive 11,904.77 dollars via the local Social Security office under a new amendment to the veteran's benefits law. The payments begin retroactively from the veteran J. W. Sykes’s death on September 24, 1945 and continue until the oldest child is 18. The widow may claim 2418 dollars monthly at age 65, potentially totaling 15,000 dollars. eligibility extends to widows of World War II veterans not covered by VA benefits. Claims filed before February 1997 are retroactive to the death date if approved.
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Dorothy
Sykes
Duthun Jude 2
Harry N. Scott
Scott
Ave
Mr. Sykes May
Churchill Observes Birthday Quietly
Churchill spent his 72nd birthday at his Westerham home reading letters and cables, then attended a small family dinner in London after an afternoon of quiet celebrations.
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London
Winston Churchill
Westerham
Kent
The
Fortany
Patterson Explains Occupation Army Costs in 1947
War Secretary Robert Patterson told a national mobilization conference that American occupation armies would cost about 369 million dollars for the first six months of 1947, plus 105 million for rehabilitation and resettlement of 620,000 displaced persons in Austria and Germany. He cited 3,000,9600 persons restored to names from European zones and noted the Army must care for the remainder.
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Atlantic City
Robert PL Patterson
Austria
Germany
Patterson
United Jewish Appeal
Europe
Pitterson
Platte
Sheee Vietuus
Truman
Palestine
Peru
Congress
Tranuists
Evry
Patie
Incomplete figures reveal shifts in property and aid rankings
The data shows a property listed at 562 903473, Mobile second at 100 542730, Montgomery third with 81 31861. During the year the state received 12 062405 gross federal assistance. Other lines note a temperature record and coaxial cable trial for wide band TV, plus a lineup claim about turkeys and pheasants.
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Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama Treasury Reports 1946 Gross Receipts Reach $205 Million
Alabama Finance Director Luye Tucker released the 1946 fiscal year report showing gross receipts of $205,110,881 and net receipts of $152,791,182 after interagency transfers. The state ended with a cash balance of $58,435,708 and gross disbursements of $200,527,836, while valuations rose to $1,197,691,166. Jefferson County led with the highest total valuation in the state.
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Alabama Treasury
Montgomery
Lluyse Tucker
Treasury
Alabama
Jefferson County
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