Yakima Veterans Housing by American Ingenuity and Cooperation
Yakima mayor and community groups mobilized to finish 50 veteran homes and accelerate new builds under $5 000 by reallocating plaster materials and using union labor. A dedicated housing committee organized swaps and design to fit FHA standards while keeping costs down. Walter Colgan and Mildred Colgan moved into the first five room two bedroom home.
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Washington
America
San Diego
St. John’s River
Yakima
Wash
Yakima Valley
M. K. Buck
Plasterers’ Union
Veterans’ Organizations
Plasters’ Union
Veterans’ Organization
Savings and Loan
Walter Colgan
Mildred
WAC
Veterans issues and GI bill questions addressed
Readers submit inquiries on GI bill tuition advances, housing loans, veteran mail, and discharge timing. The column explains VA tuition advances, FHA investigations, mail delivery, doctor charges reimbursement, and Red Cross help with dependency benefits, citing agencies and contact offices.
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Maeee Eee
Western News
Wainee Ye Street
N. W
Meee
Renga
Neo
G.I
FSA
Hickory Fiat
Miss. A. Farmers Home Administration
Korea
Draft Truman Meetings in Washington Stir Party Hopes
Democratic committeewomen press for a Truman outreach at the White House as Republicans clash over Lilienthal remarks. The gathering boosts confidence in a potential Draft Truman bid amid party strategy discussions.
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Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Harry Truman
White House
Emma Guffey Miller
Margaret Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
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