Easter Seals Campaign Mobilizes Scott County Helpers
Many volunteers from the Scott County Society for Crippled Children worked behind the scenes to mail about 5800 Easter Seals. Led by Mrs. R. O. Minner and Mrs. Leo Fisher, the drive aims to reach a $2000 goal by Easter Sunday, April 17, to aid therapy, hospitalization, and rehabilitation for handicapped residents. The Scott County society remains an affiliate of state and national crippled children organizations.
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Scott County Society For Crippled Children
R. O. Minner
Leo Fisher
Betty Kindred
Laverne Kinsey
Morley
Marguerite Campbell
Ann
Sikeston
Leroy Leslie
Scott County Society
Clinton Scott
The
County Society
Missouri Society
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Chicago
Navy recruits seek high school graduates for aviation program
The Navy opens recruitment for high school graduates in the Navy Graduate Training Program. Commander C. P. Callahan Jr. notes enlistments can be for three, four, or six years. Aviation branch entrants attend Aviation Fundamental School in San Diego after which they proceed to advanced aviation schools. Information is available at the Navy Recruiting Station Cape Girardeau Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
C. P. Callahan Jr
Navy
Aviation Fundamental
San Diego
Calif
Navy Recruiting Station
Broadway
Cape Girardeau
Want Elephant Rocks Declared State Park
The Southeast Missouri Sportsman's Association seeks to have Elephant Rocks at Graniteville in Iron county designated as a Missouri state park. The large granite formations have drawn tourists to the Arcadian Valley, and conservation fears over quarrying prompt the group to urge the State Park Board to protect the area by park designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Sportsman’s Association
Elephant Rocks
Graniteville
Iron County
Sportsman’s Association
Missouri State Park Board
Recruiting Drive Aims to Reenlist Reservists
Major Lyle S. Daugherty of the St. Louis recruiting station announces an Army and Air Force effort to reenlist veterans in the Organized Reserve Corps. He notes Missouri fell from 21,352 enlisted reservists in July 1948 to 10,808 today, a loss of 10,544 in eight months, with about 15,000 discharged and only about 30 percent reenlisting.
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Regular Army
Army and
Air Force
Organized Reserve Corps
Lyle S. Daugherty
St. Louis
Daugherty
Missouri
Scott County Sets Cancer Drive Quota in 1949 Campaign
Scott County joins a national American Cancer Society effort to raise at least 14.5 million dollars. Local chair Mrs. Bertie A. Felker announced a county quota of 2,038 dollars toward Missouri's 350,840 target, with door to door solicitation and group canvassing planned. She urged broad participation, noting early progress and ongoing cooperation from the press. Also noted: VA credit aid has funded 3.827 billion in home loans for World War II veterans, aiding 1,140,000 buyers in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Scott County
Bertie A. Felker
Missouri
Charles S. Cameron
Veterans Administration
Washington
Veterans urged to secure GI Bill summer school eligibility
Veterans planning summer school under the GI Bill should obtain VA certificates of eligibility now. Directors from the Veterans Administration note that those already in training must secure supplemental certificates to change schools or courses, and those with unused pre 1948 eligibility must exchange to the new certificate type. Applicants not in training should apply at a VA office, with eligibility verified to authorize tuition and subsistence payments. Eligibility requires active service between Sept 16, 1940 and July 25, 1947, at least 90 days of service or discharge for disability, and an honorable discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
C. B. Sherry
VA Education and Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Daylight Saving Time Shift Proclaimed by Congress
Administration requires prompt reporting of address changes as undelivered checks return to the Treasury disbursing office. Read the ads for news. Congress and the District of Columbia push daylight saving time, with both Houses approving the time change in the nation’s capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Congress
Veterans Administration seeks correct addresses for veterans
George E. Seybold, officer in charge of the Cape Girardeau VA office, said thousands of veterans on GI Bill payments did not receive subsistence checks on time last month because they failed to notify the VA of address changes. He urged all veterans receiving monthly checks to report any changes promptly to ensure delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
George E. Seybold
Veterans Administration Office
Cape Girardeau
Post Office Department
Seybold
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Cardinals
Browns
American Theater
St. Lews
St. Loui
Sagha
Arenes
Archer O'Reilly, Jr
Missouri Society For Crippledance Companies
Recruiting Service
Administration
Treasury Department
Welsh Funeral Home
Center St
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
COC US
Weieluregs
Seth
Midland Engineering Company
Sikeston, Missouri
RED Cross
Red Cross Fund
Diantom
Aaa
Dayton
Grant & Owen Tire Co
Corner Malone
Scott St
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