State bonus to be given to 274000 Illinois veterans
Officials of the service recognition board at Springfield expect about 274000 Illinois veterans or their dependents will receive state bonus checks. About 10000 claims are now paid, with roughly 60 percent likely to be disapproved as claims are reviewed. The staff has been cut to 21 clerks on the second floor of the state arsenal, slowing work and risking year‑long delays.
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Service Recognition Board
Springfield
State Arsenal
Plans for second annual picnic of Southern Illinois Dental Association
Benton dentists complete plans for the second annual picnic to be held at the Benton Country Club on August 8. Other items include thefts of Drs Spickerman in DeKalb, and various regional incidents from Rockford to Belvidere, with multiple injuries after a Wabash train derailment and a suicide attempt via gas in Belvidere.
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Southern Ilinois Dental Association
Benton Country Club
Benton Dentists
Drs. A
J. A. Spickerman
DeKalb
Rockford
Elgin
United States Highways to Span Nation
Fifty thousand miles of roads were selected by the joint board of interstate highways to form United States highways with uniform markers. The full committee abandoned grouping into main routes and delegated a subcommittee to propose tentative designations for state approval. The system includes every federal aid highway and covers state capitals and major national interests.
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Washington
United States
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Pacific
Joint Board of Interstate Highways
The Value of Money and What It Cannot Buy
A reflection on money and possessions citing George Horace Lorimer to remind readers that material wealth is not the sole measure of life. It emphasizes the importance of checking for intangible gains like time and relationships beyond monetary value.
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George Horace Lorimer
Envoy Bancroft Lies In State In Tokyo
Hundreds of Japanese and American friends of the late Ambassador Edgar A. Bancroft viewed his body in the Tokyo procathedral after arrival by a special train from Karuizawa where he died on July 28. The casket, escorted by military and naval attaches, will sail for the United States on the cruiser Tama with Lieutenant-Commander H. R. Hein aboard.
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U. S
Tokyo
Edgar A. Bancroft
Karuizawa
United States
Tama
H. R. Hein
Moon Phases Have No Effect on Human Health
A belief in moon phases influencing the nervous system and health is unfounded. Scientists note no evidence linking lunar cycles to physiological or mental conditions.
Honeymoon Ends As She Voices Honest View Of His Friends
A Duluth Herald note reports the honeymoon ends when she openly criticizes his circle of friends revealing strain in the newlyweds relationship.
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Duluth Herald
James Weber Linn praised by readers for editorials
The piece notes college readers enjoying James Weber Linn's editorials and his Lights and Darks column. It highlights the Herald and Examiner for supporting the cause of women and for the reporters' consideration and courtesy in recent months.
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James Weber Linn
Herald and Examiner
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