World War Pension Costs to Reach 4 Billion by 1950
The article traces World War pension expenditures and hospitalization costs, recounting the Bonus Act and adjusted compensation, loan programs, and extended disability benefits. It notes rising hospital costs, legislative changes through 1931, and projections that annual veteran costs could reach four billion dollars by 1950, with continued civil service preferences for veterans and families.
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United States
American Legion
St. Louis
Legion
Congress
Mr. Hoover
Detroit
Veteran Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Veteran’s Bureau
National Home For Disabled Soldiers
Bureau of Pensions
Veterans’ Administration
War on veterans benefits calls for immediate action
A 1919 1931 period analysis shows 24.73 percent of Civil Service appointments were preference positions for disabled veterans. Proposals urged ending non duty related disability payments and hospitalizations, cutting pensions, and tightening administration. Final voting registration reminder and a light signature joke close the item.
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United States Civil Service
Monument honors Hartwell heroine Nancy Hart
A Hartwell Georgia monument rewards Nancy Hart a cross eyed heroine who killed a soldier and threatened others during the Revolutionary War. Her husband built a cabin in the hills where she reared a family while the men rode off. Congress funded a monument to her memory, and Hart County bears her name.
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Hartwell
Nancy Hart
Nancy
King George
Hart County
Congress
No Law Forbidding Holding Two Offices in Early U.S.
Pathfinder Magazine notes it was not illegal for a single person to hold two cabinet posts concurrently in early America. James Monroe and John Marshall are cited as instances, with Marshall serving as secretary of state and chief justice briefly, while refusing dual salaries. The American Legion of Wakefield sponsors a radio half hour on WJMS Sunday from 4:30 to 5:00.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Republic
James Monroe
Madison
John Marshall
Supreme Court
President Adams
Jefferson
Marshall
The
American Legion of Wakefield
WJMS
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Frank L. Hall
Oramel B. Fuller
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Michigan
Wakefield
County of Gogebic
City of
Gertie
RING
Bologna
Bayfield
Hershey
Sunkist
Balza
Richeliu Grape Juice
Dot
Armour
the Peoples Co-operative Co
Wakefield, Mich
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