Prescription service contracts expand VA relief to veterans
Contracts negotiated with state pharmaceutical associations in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin extend home town prescription service for veterans with service connected disabilities. VA pays the bill enabling veterans to fill prescriptions at nearby drugstores reducing mail delays.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Washington, D. C
W. Paul Briggs
VA Pharmacy Service
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Idaho
Veterans Administration
Edward Mearvey Cushing
Western Rerve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Department of Medicine and Surgery
Titinsis
Branch 7
Half of July Bond Sales Hit Year High
Americans bought 139,057,000 dollars more U S Savings Bonds in the first half of July than in June. Sales rose to 445,514,000 dollars, a 45.7 percent gain and the best half-month since January, while redemptions remained steady under the new 1946 law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National Savings Bonds
Vernon L. Clark
Arnold J. Raven
Illinois
Clark
Raven
Treasury Department
Acme Steel Band Plans Riverdale Park Concerts
The Acme Steel Concert Band under N Beasley will perform at Riverdale Park on Thursday evening August 15 and August 29 at eight oclock.
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Acme Steel Band
Acme Steel
N. Beasley
Riverdale Park
18 Year Olds Must Register for Selective Service
Col. Paul G. Armstrong announces that all 18 year olds must register on their 18th birthday to avoid delinquency. Registrants are kept unclassified until age 19 when their questionnaire is submitted and they are classified by local boards. Sun or Sat birthdays may register the following Monday.
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Paul G. Armstrong
Illinois
Selective Service
Col. Armstrong
Services Held Monday for Floyd Haas Publisher
Funeral services for Floyd E. Haas owner and publisher of the Calumet Index were held Monday at 2 p.m. at a Chicago chapel with Rev. Ray Edwin Bond officiating. Interment followed at Mt. Greenwood cemetery. Haas died July 27 at Little Company of Mary hospital after a lingering illness. Born October 7 1884 in Bedford Pennsylvania he married Melanie Kleih on August 7 1917. He leaves widow two sons Floyd Jr and Jack a daughter Joan a brother Edward and a sister Mrs J Russell of Bedford Pa and three grandchildren. He helped publish the Calumet Index with Carl Morgan starting June 1 1918 becoming sole owner in 1927. He was known for his straightforward stand on issues.
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Floyd Haas
Floyd E. Haas
Calumet Index
West 119Th Street
Chicago
Ray Edwin Bond
Morgan Park Methodist Church
Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
Haas
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Bedford
Calume
Prairie Fires Keep Local Firemen Busy
Prairie fires strain Riverdale and Dalton crews with multiple calls at 141st Street Edbrooke and 140th Racine Avenue. Another fire at 14818 Edbrooke prompts further responses. Residents urged to handle brush fires carefully to protect homes and garages.
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Riverdale
Dalton
141St Street
Edbroke
140Th
Racine Avenue
Edbrooke Avenue
Auxiliary of Ek-Gentry Post 7179 Meeting August 14
The Auxiliary of the Ek-Gentry Post 7179 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet August 14 at 8 p.m. in the Riverdale park fieldhouse. The regular gathering will cover routine auxiliary business.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Riverdale Park
Cancer Causes About 163000 U S Deaths Each Year
A national health snapshot notes cancer accounts for roughly 163000 deaths annually in the United States, underscoring its ongoing impact on public health and medical research priorities.
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United States
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Burt Sullivan
Tarkers Monuments
Theodore Johnson & Sons, Inc
Chicago Road
Chicago Heights
C. H
Harvey
Ree
Amir Ace Ito
RESEI
First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale
Indiana Ave
Mortgage Money Head
Pullhan Company
Riverdale and
Dolton
Joan Fontaine
Mark Stevens
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