GI bill debates push subsistence boosts for veterans
Veterans Affairs committee reports two bills in the 80th Congress proposing higher subsistence allowances for World War II veterans under the GI bill. The House bill favors married veterans with dependents in college, while the Senate bill aids full-time institutional trainees with varying dependents.
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Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Veterans Administration
Appropriations Committee
Florida
Veterana Administration
Adrenal Hormones Tied to Mental Distress
A study compares adrenal gland response in normal and mentally ill individuals under controlled stress. Adrenal cortex hormone cortin shows differing activity, while adrenalin secretion remains similar. The research uses a pursuit meter simulating high altitude flying to provoke stress.
Studies on Expenditure Rates of Married Couples
University of Illinois economists studied 238 farm family accounts to track spending and savings from early years of marriage to beyond 35 years. In 1945 high income and many husbands in service shifted saving toward those married 20 to 24 years. Living costs peaked for 25 to 29 years due to medical bills and gifts. the 35 plus group spent least on living.
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University of Illinois
Chicago Aging Demographics Shape City Population
A report by the Advisory Committee of the Chicago-Cook County Health survey notes Chicago hosts more people in the 35 to 54 range, fewer under 20 and over 64, with downward birth and death rates over 20 years and immigration diminishing in impact.
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Chicago
United States
Sprout- retardant sprays touted for stored potatoes
An article explains using plant hormones to slow sprouting in stored potatoes and prevent losses. One gram per bushel of methyl ester of alpha naphthalene acetic acid is needed, often mixed with another material. Methods include impregnating shredded paper with the solution or applying a fine spray or dust to potatoes and other root crops.
New Automatic Clothes Dryer Described and Used
The dryer stands slightly over a yard high and about 28 inches deep, with porcelain enamel finish. Clean with soap and water like enamel surfaces. operate by gas or electric heat and a timer. Typical load dries in 15 to 25 minutes, tumbling clothes to reduce creases. Some materials require little or no ironing.
Local families enjoy summer gatherings and weddings
Local residents report visits and reunions including Cliff Cramer family vacation through Colorado and Gustafson reunion honoring Wallace Gustafson. Everett Stouffer and Mae Mason wed in Hayward California and will reside there after a trip to Ensenada and Long Beach.
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Ross Krabin
Aurora
Colorado
Rolland Swanson
Stromsburg
A. E. Swanson
Oscar Glick
Amel Meerkatz
Santa Ana
Calif
John Prochaska
Lincoln
Clara Anderson
Willard Meerkat
Illinois
A E. Swans
Everett L. Stouffer
J. L. Stouffer
Mae Mason
Hayward
California
Ensenaca
Mexico
Long Beach
Margaret Bald
Omaha World-Herald Daily Ad Text
Daily newspaper promotion from The Omaha World-Herald urging readers to order through the offices. Printed in Nebraska leading daily context.
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Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska
Gratitude as a Spiritual Power in Christian Life
The Christian Science Monitor argues gratitude transcends polite courtesy. It ties gratitude to Godlike understanding of the spiritual universe, citing Jesus feeding the multitude and restoring Lazarus as examples of action rooted in divine good.
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Jesus
Lazarus
God
Mary Baker Eddy
The
Christian Science Monitor
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