Board of Trade Discusses Civil Re establishment With Govt
A Newfoundland meeting on November 12, 1943 between the Commission of Government and the Newfoundland Board of Trade reviewed Civil Re establishment and Post War Planning. Debated were post war benefits for sailors soldiers and airmen, employment assistance, training, reinsertion policy, and long range plans for fisheries agriculture and land settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission of Government
Newfoundland Board of Trade
D. R. Thistle
Geoffery Milling
J. W. Allan
O.B.E
John Angel
H. T. Renoni
Board of Trade
General Committee
Met
Newfoundland Furlough and Pension Provisions for Discharged Forces
The text outlines discharge furlough with pay and dependants allowances augmented by Newfoundland funds, with rates for wife and children. Disability payments follow UK rates with Newfoundland supplementary increases, and maintenance allowances cover pensions claims until settled. The Board of Pensions Commissioners serves as the British Ministry of Pensions agent. discharged personnel receive medical examination by the Medical Services Board on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland Savings Bank
United Kingdom
Newfoundland
Board of Pensions Commissioners
Ministry of Pensions
Board of Pensions Commissioners of Newfoundland
Medical Services Board
Government to aid ex‑service men through local committees
The Government will encourage local committees to cooperate with the Pensions and Reestablishment Departments to help discharged men address their re establishment problems.
Edison Reveals A Telegraph Message Without Wires
A Milwaukee Journal anecdote recalls Thomas Edison admitting he can send a message from New York to Boston without wires by simply placing it in an envelope and mailing it. The tale notes Edison’s early teletype lessons and his later genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edison
Hiw
Edtson
New York
Hoston
Bimple
Edison
Milwaukee Journal
Woman confronts probate judge over execution duties in Atlanta
A distraught woman bursts into an Atlanta court, calling Judge Blank a reprobate. She declares she is the probate judge and seeks appointment to execute her husband’s three children after claiming he died persecuted during seminary studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Blank
Tam
Ighe Agid
Pound symbol Ib abbreviation from libra
The pound sign Ib derives from the Latin libra meaning scales or balance. This contraction reflects the old Roman unit of weight and is used to denote pounds in measurements.
War veteran fights rheumatism with Kruschen dose
A former Old Tough trooper recounts relief from rheumatism after using Kruschen daily. He cites experiences from Natal battles with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and says since age 27 he kept a bottle in the house. At 67 he claims better posture and mobility and urges others to start the daily dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colenso
Spion Cop
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Rivera
Natal
Kruschen
J.O.C
Sergt
Kroschen
Kroschen Salis
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Sele
Pensions
Emy
Thomas McGrath
Yorbay
Wm. J. Murphy
Euston
Patrick Ricketts
King’s Cove
Brendan Lane
Tilting Hr
George Williams
Woody Island
Sida
Pe.iwomai
Ellestric OV
Confederation Life
Wood
Boe
M.T
Sterling Chaulk
Deer Lake
Fred Young
Gerald Fitzpatrick
St. John's
Thomas Mercer
Corner Brook
Peter Edwarda
Lawa
William McNiven
St. John’s
Eddy
Eddy S
Redbirds
F. M. O'Leary Ltd
Henry A. Noel P. O. Box
Carbonear
Conception Bay
Nild
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