Lonely Lady Seeks Marriage Prospects Through Social Security
A lonely woman advertises in a daily agony column seeking two marriage minded gentlemen. She touts social security payments as a dowry with benefits: the husband would receive half her monthly payment or three fourths if widowed, provided she is currently insured. A warning notes the requirement that she be actively insured for a widower to qualify. The Beaumont Social Security district office at 326 Post Office Building is listed for more information.
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Social Security District
Post Office Building
Beaumont
U S Navy Bombards Leyte Island Opening Bataan Push
On January 1 1945 U S battleships cruisers and destroyers with escort carrier aircraft began the bombardment of Leyte in the Philippine Islands signaling the start of an amphibious operation toward Manila and the Bataan Plain.
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U. S
Lingeyen
Phillippine Islands
Bataan
Manila
Texas Veterans Urged To Buy Forfeited Lands
Texas Veterans urged to participate in the Veterans Land Program by purchasing forfeited land. Land Commissioner Earl Rudder announced a January 21 sale featuring 58 tracts across 21 counties, with contact available at the General Land Office in Austin.
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Texas
Earl Rudder
Rudder
General Land Office
Austin
Veterans aid questions on GI insurance pensions and schooling
The guidance confirms GI term policies have no loan value unless converted to permanent insurance. It explains how to request increased VA compensation with new medical evidence and notes TV college courses do not qualify for War Orphans schooling. It also states gifts are counted as income for pension reporting.
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Credi
First Marine Governor of American Samoa Named
Marine Corps Brigadier General Henry L. Larsen became the first military governor of American Samoa on January fifteenth, 1942.
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Marine Corps
Henry L. Larsen
American Samoa
Deadline Set For Navy Merchant Marine Academy Nominations
Congressman Jack Brooks announced extension of the nomination deadline to January 31 for the U S Merchant Marine Academy class entering next year. He also noted nominations for the Air Force Academy remain open and urged high school seniors to write to him in Washington for consideration.
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Merchant Marine Academy
Jack Brooks
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
U. S. Air Force Academy
Merchant Marine
Air Force Academies
Congressman Brooks
Air Force
Merchant Marine Academies
House
Washington
D. C
Letter to the Editor Urges Community Support for Public Hospital
Dudley Keith, Hospital Administrator of Hardin County Hospital, argues that hospitals are essential American industry and deserve public investment and ongoing community backing. He compares hospital finances to other sectors, stresses the public’s duty to support 24 hour care, and urges respectful hospital payments and pride in local health services. He ends with a remark: A brigade is usually composed of three regiments.
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America
Dudley Keith
Hardin County Hospital
Area Man Completes Army Signal Corps School in Georgia
Pvt. Robert T. Bobbitt son of Mr and Mrs Christian C Bobbitt of Silsbee completed a ten week power equipment maintenance course at the US Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia The training covered installation operation and service of motor driven power equipment He prior to service worked as a cooling tower operator for Jefferson Chemical Co in Port Neches and is a Center High School 1954 graduate His wife Wavda resides in Augusta Georgia and he joined the Army after basic at Fort Carson Colorado
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Robert T. Bobbitt
Christian C. Bobbitt
Silsbee
Arrmy
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Bobbitt
Wavda
Augusta
Army
Fort Carson
Colo
Jefferson Chemical Co
Port Neches
Center High School
Burgher Broker Case Study Note
A broker was originally a retailer of goods belonging to another, illustrating early trade roles and property ownership questions in market transactions. The statement highlights the transfer of goods through intermediaries and potential issues of title and accountability in commerce.
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R.P.M
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