VA reports four state office activity and GI Bill changes
Veterans and dependents in Arkansas Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma used 446810 office visits 251363 calls in six months. VA staff aided 132122 applications 139924 letters while 393312 full time visits and 53498 traveling visits occurred. GI Bill and Vocational Rehabilitation questions dominated. Missouri issued streamlined eligibility for August enrollments with 30 day pre start rule and new claim numbers. Widows children and dependents gain higher compensation rates effective September 1 per VA official Heitz.
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Veterans Administration
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Paul E. Arneson
A. B. Heitz
Claims Service
One Acre Farmer Wade Tucker Grows Abundant Fruit
Wade Tucker near Matthews Missouri, once a fighter against ginners and a former sheriff, now runs a thriving one acre farm on a repurposed schoolyard. He cultivates fruit trees, nursery stock, and a pioneering nectarines venture while restoring soil, irrigation, and crops to prove small-scale farming can prosper in Southeast Missouri.
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Wade Tucker
Missouri
Sikeston
Tucker
New Madrid
Peach Orchard
Poplar Bluff
Caney District
Champion
St. Louis
Mrs. Tucker
Fishery studies under way at Lake Clearwater in Missouri
Missouri conservation researchers conduct a historic, long term study at Lake Clearwater in Reynolds and Wayne counties to assess effects of the new flood control impoundment on aquatic life. Dr. Campbell and team measure species composition, population per acre, growth, food sources, and compare rough and game fish to guide stocking and habitat management.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Lake Clearwater
Reynolds
Wayne Counties
G. B. Herndon
The
Conservation Commission
Robert S. Campbell
University of Missouri
University
Black River
Campbell
Corps of Engineers
C. E. Resinger
Wm. S. Wickham
Bob Martin
Tim O’connell
Cape Girardeau
Draft Law Explained by Marine Officer
Major Fraser E West explains the 1948 draft law affecting males 18 to 26. It covers registration, induction eligibility, and exemptions for prior service, with wartime and peacetime payment schedules and conditions for dependents. Short enlistment options, reserve requirements, and deferral rules for students and married individuals are outlined.
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Fraser E. West
St. Louis
Enlistment inducements for WWII anti aircraft veterans
Sikes ton area recruiting sergeant D E Weaks announced a special Army enlistment program for World War II veterans trained in anti aircraft artillery. Open to Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and former Army and Air Force men with discharges since May 12 1945. Enlistment terms range three to six years with assignments to anti aircraft duties and possible advanced training in radar operation fire control electronics communications gunnery or artillery me. Of 21 specialties nine offer sergeant first class nine? (text incomplete).
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Sikeston
U. S. Army
D. E. Weaks
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Army
Air Force
Weaks
Traffic safety tips for safe passing on highways
The guide stresses that passing requires a clear one third mile ahead and rear awareness. It warns that misjudging distance causes many accidents and urges a minimum ten second pass with 1760 feet of space, a rear view check, a left turn signal, and a warning horn to prevent conflicts.
Bargains During August at Lair's Store
Get your share of these outstanding bargains during August at Lair's. Limited-time offers on selected items, with special discounts and bundle deals for shoppers.
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Lair’s
China adopts gold standard amid dollar exchange plan
Reports from China say the nation has adopted a gold standard with four Chinese dollars equal to one U S dollar. A recent study notes the U S Navy lost 897 aircraft in World War II, a rate of one plane lost for every 18 planes lost by Japan.
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China
United States
U. S. Navy
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Veterans Administration Office
Matthews
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
F. A. Behymer
Idaho
Nigger Wook
Kewanee
Paul Bunyan
Farm Security Administration
Wayne and
Reynolds Counties
Congress
Major West
ROTC
Herald
Highway Patrol
Dysart-Auer Studio
Hahs Machine Works
Telephone No
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