Veterans GI bill opens broad education paths
Major Nial explains the GI bill supports varied training beyond college, including high school completion in Akron and across cities. Veterans can study evenings, earn credits, or pursue on the job training with monthly stipends, starting via the regional VA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
New York City
New York
Washington
Washington High School
Jim Hornberger
J Jr
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Veterans’ Administration
Charlotte Loses In Effort To Aid Veterans' Body
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Charlotte exceeded its authority by conveying municipally owned property to the Charlotte veterans' recreation center. The decision overturns a prior October ruling by Judge Hubert C. Olive who denied a restraining order sought by J. C. Brumley and Charlotte taxpayers. Justice W. A. Devin wrote the opinion reversing the October action.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Charlotte
Charlotte Veterans’ Recreation Center
Hubert C. Olive
J. C. Brumley
W. A. Devin
Unwary cock pheasant captured barehanded near Fort Morgan
Trapper Denver Howard Cook reports catching a live pheasant with his bare hands in an open cornfield near Fort Morgan. He says he spotted the pheasant’s tail under cornstalks as he walked from the field and grabbed it.
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Denver
Howard Cook
Fort Morgan
Sailors Avoid Whistles Aboard Ship For Safety Sound Conflicts
Sailors refrain from whistling aboard ships not from superstition but to prevent confusion with a bosun's pipe the engine room telephone and the squeal of poorly lubricated machinery hence avoiding miscommunication and mechanical hazards.
Cauliflower vegetable or flower question prompts funny debate
A trivia pack asks if cauliflower is a vegetable or flower and what daily time reads same backward and forward. It also compares weights of a quart of cream and a quart of milk and includes a Plutarch quote about character under authority. A dating etiquette hint advises readiness for an 8 30 visit.
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Plutarch
Horoscope and Holiday Toy Drive Story From Guam
Horoscope notes a December 20 birthday profile urging patience and effort while warning against quarrels. A Guam war relief feature profiles Harry F. Smith, a Seabee veteran in Langhorne who makes toys from war tools. Additional gardening tip advises using cellophane to protect plants and prevent cutting.
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Guam
Marianas Islands
Santa Claus
Harry F. Smith
Langhorne
Smith
Notice to creditors and claims for two estates
Listing two administrator notices. Anna Thompson administers the Tom Thompson estate in Guilford County urging all creditors to present claims by November 21, 1946 and settle debts promptly. L. M. Ingram administers the L. J. Ingram estate at Ingram's Pharmacy High Point urging all claimants to file by November 20, 1946 and debtors to pay promptly.
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Tom Thompson
Tate
Guilford County
North Carolina
Anna Thompson
McAnally & Gold
Attys
L. J. Ingram
High Point
Noth Main Streets
L. M. Ingram
Haworth & Reese
William Epps
City of
Florence W. Allen
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Veterans Guide
Major Thomas M. Nial
Norfolk
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Nashville
Ee Tee Cariral Airline
Veterans’ Body
Trapper
Nature
SSS
S.S. Co
Eleanor Cahill
Eleanor
Coronado
Norma Epps
High Point's
Cradle Shop
Thayer Carriage
Thayer All-Steel
Stroller
Thayer
Hawkeye
Chen Yu
Richard Hudnut
Vanta
Johnson's Oil
Johnson's
Renow
Mason
Love
Bon
Plymouth
South Main ST
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