Colleges Expect Student Jam Colleges Expect Student Jam
Washington head awaits a wave of returning veterans entering colleges under the GI Bill. About 125,000 veterans are already enrolled with 20,000 more applying, and experts predict over 600,000 will be in colleges by fall. Housing is the major current hurdle, with pending Congress action sought to fund temporary defense housing in high-need regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobart B. Chiger
Washington
United States
Francis J. Brown
Ftat
The
American Council On Education
Brown
Veterans Face Expanded Education Benefits and Enrollment Shifts
A bill to raise SLSceneRY to 65 and 90 was sent to President Truman for signature. Veterans receive stipends plus other approved expenses while studying or in training. Harvard Yale Dartmouth and Brown anticipate housing impacts as colleges report near normal capacity. Yale and Columbia note no current capacity limits. Enrollment peaks from 1930s may be exceeded by at least 25 percent due to VA plans, with 9,591 veterans in job training under GL terms alongside school enrollments.
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Truman
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Brown
Columbia
Gig
American College
Veterans' Administration
Britain’s Monarchy Still Solid by Dewitt Mackenzie
London analysis argues that a socialist government leaves the monarchy intact as a constitutional, popular institution. King George VI is described as a plain man of the people who defers to his ministers, with Queen Elizabeth praised for dignity and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
London
Kingsip
England
Rock of
Gibraltar
George VI
Edward VII
George Mi
Edward
George
Commonwealth of Nations
Stillwater High School Closes for Holiday Sickness
Stillwater High School closed Wednesday afternoon due to sickness and will remain shut until after the holiday. The Christmas party at Presbyterian Church tonight has been postponed to December 28. Paul Mimck travels to New York after his father’s sudden death. Miss Sturley Shepard visits Miss Shirley Smith in North Hudson Avenue.
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Stillwater’ High
Presbyterian Church
Paul Mimck
New York
Miss Sturley Shepard
Ballston
Misa Shirley Smith
North Hudson Avenue
New Ceiling Price Placed on Snap Beans
A new retail ceiling price of 26 cents per pound was set for snap beans effective December 15 due to disaster adjustments after a heavy frost in Florida. An FOB price of 480 per bushel for a container was established through December, yielding a wholesale ceiling of 611 and a consumer price of 26 cents per pound. Fishing shanties appear in South Bay as ice forms five to six inches thick in Lake Champlain. Yemana, U.S.MC, has arrived in the United States visiting relatives in Herkimer and will later go to Whitehall with his father. He was formerly with Imperial Color Corp Glens Falls. Court McLoughlin No 596 A held its annual Christmas party with a covered dish supper, musical program, and gifts. Mrs Brazier and Miss Violet DieLara chaired, assisted by Mrs Beatrice Whalen, Mrs Doris Jeffreys, Mrs Helen Jeffrayn, and Mrs Helen Shayne.
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Albany District Ofice of Price Administration
Florda
Dec
Clinton MH
Yemana
United States
Herkimer
Whitehall
Clinton Clemans
Boardman Street
Imperial Color Corp
Glens Falls
Court McLoughlin
Ho K
Hall
Mra Kathering Brazier
Ming Violet DieLara
Nas
Beatrice Whalen
Doris Jeffreys
Mra Halen Jeffrayn
Helen Shayne
Expert Sees Cost of Living Soaring
United Press correspondent reports on government forecasts for 1950 with mixed views. Hinrichs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts wage gains and productivity boosts while noting food prices may drop after July but clothing and rent rise, yielding a stubborn overall cost of living. Senators Capehart and Wherry challenge figures, pressing for housing and clothing cost accuracy amid a volatile outlook.
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Fiederick D. Othman
United
Washington
Howe
A F. Hintichs
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sen Hamer Capehalt
Indiana
Stimiechs
Hinrichs
Imo
Capehart
Hinrich
Senate Small Business Committee
Flinriche
Kenneth Wheliy
Neb
Grigiron Club Dinner Ends With Odd Wig and Holes
An account of a Grigiron Club dinner describes a humorous tale where a speaker tied twelve stores and presented a hat or garment with many holes, prompting a quip about the item being too short and resembling lice. The speaker jokes about an obvious solution.
Christmas Party at Woodside Church Fellowship Club
The Fellowship Club of Woodside Presbyterian held a Christmas Party at the church on Wednesday night. Activities included games songs and a 9 prize grab bag followed by dinner. Roy Bryce, president of the club, conducted the program which honored returned service members while John Ireland received a service award. About ten percent of the paratrooper units used in the Normandy invasion were stationed in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club of the
Woodside
Presbyterian Church
Roy
I Bryce
John Ireland
Normandy
New Orleans
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Giri
Thuman
White House
Rank S. Land
Knowlson’s
Broadway
Camera Dept
Eastman
Leica
Argus
Bell
Howell
Britain
Mr. Simpson
George V
Associated Press
Erwart
Wales
Salted Nut Department
Peanut Store
River Street
Stillwater
South Bay
Lake Champlain
Aix Inches Hick
Christ Ewe Ware
Hassocks
Scatter Rugs Magazine
Taylor Tots
Henry S. Mantell
Franklin Square
Canada
Canada Dry
Anada
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