Veterans Affairs guidance on reenlistment and benefits for service personnel
Digest covers reenlistment eligibility for corporals after discharge, nursing corps waivers for veterans and dependents, apportionment disputes with estranged spouses, appealing hardship apportionments, and VA rules on accepting disability payments not signaling entitlement to higher ratings. It notes legislative changes and urges discussions with VA representatives.
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Army Nurse Corps
Army General Hospital
Medical Department of
Army
Nursing Corps
WACS
WAVES
A. Veterans’ Administration
Medical Department of the Army
Thea
Women’s Army Corps
Veterans’ Administration
Tridely Mry and Others Attend Salt Lake Conference
Mr and Mrs Ivan Ross and daughter Betty Jean left Saturday for a conference in Salt Lake City and will visit relatives in Utah, planning a two week absence. Mr and Mrs W K Harvey attended a Salt Lake conference Sunday, joined by Mr and Mrs Lorin Ross and son Val. Alterra finalists in Seminary declamations performed Sunday evening while Clyda Johnson sang. Mrs Don Simmons underwent major surgery at Uintah County Hospital Saturday morning with improving condition reported. Mr and Mrs Bart Merkley and sons visited Merkley’s ill mother Nellie.
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Ivan Ross
Betty Jean
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
Utah
W. K. Harvey
Salt Lake
Lorin Ross
Val
Alterra
Pro- Johnson
Clyda Johnson
Don Simmons
Uintah County Hospital
Saturdd
Bart Merkley
Mr. Merkley
Nellie Merkley
How to judge fish hook design for better set
Outdoor writer Arthur H. Carhart explains hook design checks using a 45 degree hold and a cloth test with thread to simulate a fish’s mouth. He notes that angle between hook point and traction affects penetration and likelihood of tearing out, advising straight in line for easier entry.
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Arthur H. Carhart
Liex
Local Social Notes Highlight Kentucky Wedding and Easter Visits
Betty Mae Fisher wed James Sizemore of Confluence Kentucky on March 20 and plans to reside in Cincinnati. Easter visits bloom across families from Salt Lake City to Naples, with multiple gatherings at homes of Cook, Showell, Labrum, and others. Additional notes report a leg amputation for John Wardle and various travels by Ballard area residents.
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James Fisher
Betty Mae
Kentucky
James Sizemore
Confluence
Cincinnati
Ohio
Myr
J. F. Showell
Salt Lake City
Showell
Q. Kettle
Max Gardiner
Neola
Aay
Roy Westwood
Rangely
John Cook
Eula Bringhton
Community Visitors and Local Farm News This Week
Gusher Stelle Underwood reports visits by Mrs Sarah Hardinger and Mr George Arnold family from Roosevelt plus Mr and Mrs Bud Thompson. Provo and Colorado visitors, Norman Bowen party, and Evereld Harrison group dropped in last week. Lawrence Young of Orem delivered cattle for shipment and local farmers signed up under the AAA program at the retail store. Ray Gardner of Vernal assisted with activities at the ranch.
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Sarah Hardinger
George Hardinger
Bud Thompson
Roosevelt
George Arnold
Charles Williams
Provo
Levi Williams
Colorado
Alex Duvall
Norman Bowen
Bennett
Mai Eskelson
Belya Grivett
Evereld Harrison
Lawrence Young
Orem
Ray Kimball
Ray Gardner
Vernal
Herrin Funeral Attendees From Out of Town
Sam Herrin's funeral drew relatives and friends from outside the area including his brother George Herrin of Wyoming and Emery and James Curry of Salt Lake. Services were at Roosevelt Baptist Church with burial in Vernal Cemetery.
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Sam Herrin
George Herrin
Wyorging
Emery
James Curry
Salt Lake
Roosevelt Baptist Church
Cancer Drive Begins In Uintah County
The Uintah County Cancer Drive started April 1 led by Mrs. Charles Taylor. One third stays local to aid residents, another part supports state and county patients, and the remainder funds a six million dollar national cancer research center in Chicago.
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Uintah County
Charles Taylor
Utntak County
National Committee For
Cansker
Chicago
Keokuk Named After Saos Chief and 1892 Conflicts
Keokuk Iowa is named for the Saos Indian chief who prevented his tribe from joining the Black Hawks against the United States in 1892 before his death at the hands of a Black Hawk warrior. The episode reflects the era's turbulent relations between tribes and U.S. forces.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Black Hawks
United States
Black Hawk
King's Touch and Tuberculosis Beliefs Recalled
The article notes that tuberculosis was once treated with the king's touch, a practice tied to the belief in royal healing known as the king's evil. It discusses historical superstition about royal power to cure the disease.
Ward News Highlights From Salt Lake Conference and Local Visits
Randlett Bishop, Ira Wilson, and Mr and Mrs C R Wilson attended general conference in Salt Lake City. Mrs Alton Pickup visited her sister Mille Davis in Salt Lake. Garn Brough and daughter from Salt Lake and Alton Anderson with Faymond Anderson visited relatives. Andersons travel from New York to Los Angeles after recent marriage. Gold and Green balls in Roosevelt had queen delegates Mae Chandler and Leah Mee Pick up. Chorus practice led by Mrs Lillen Collins. Carol Jensen delivered a declamation at Tridell ward. Ethel Young and LaRue Pickin accompanied Mrs Ed Coston of Alterra to Vernal. Mrs Loyal Broome and son visiting her parents.
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Bishop
Ira Wilson
C. R. Wilson
Salt Lake
Alton Pickup
Mille Davis
Garn Brough
Alton Anderson
Faymond Anderson
Anderson
Los Angeles
New York
Roosevelt
Ylva Mae Chandler
Leah Mee Pickup
Lillen Collins
Carol Jensen
Tridell
Ethel Young
LaRue Pickin
Ed Coston
Alterra
Vernal
Loyal Broome
Une
Local 4-H Girls Embrace New Look In Dresses
Uintah County 4-H girls are sewing own dresses to fit the 1949 national dress revue. County home demonstration agent Miss Ruby Smith notes girls learn to craft outfits suitable for work, school, and social occasions while reflecting personality. Winners at county level may enter the state dress revue with a medal of honor, and the state winner earns a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago next November.
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Uintah County
Ruby Smith
Chicago
Red Cross drive and ward chapel work reported
Mrs Jack Young reports the Red Cross drive led by Eugenia Pickup and Ethel Young was hindered by bad roads as buses couldn't run. The ward chapel has been cleaned and painted and members are proud. Mrs Grant Killian and Mrs Clint Killian of Roosevelt visited Mr and Mrs Alton Pickup Sunday.
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Jack Young
Red Cross
Eugenia Pickup
Ethel Young
Ward Chapel
Grant Killian
Clint Killian
Roosevelt
Alton Pickup
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PRC
Department of Army
Sennett
Gandat
Tridel
C. E. Merkley Corramondent
Retmernnenet
Rem Psa Bn
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Tad Kasting
Ballard Ellen Bracken
Seu Ronnaneree
Eldon White
Lennis Rasmussen
Russel Todd
Wendell Johnson
Mark Cook
Naples
Mra Buzz Larsen
Warren Arady
Jrb
Vern Alfred
Ogden
Dee
Jack
Grace Lambert
Ft Duchesne Hospital
LeRoy Anderson
Maude Anderson
Jesse Hullinger
Preston
Idaho
Pelo
Joseph Smith
Emil Hadlock
Myrtle Collins
JoAnn
Gabe
Garn Bodily
Bodily
J. C .Penny
Farrell Rasmussen
Melvin Bingham
Neela
Charles Bingham
Pearl Jenkins
Evelyn Brighton
Farinie Todd
Vida Betts
Juling Butcher
Ellen Bracken
Angus Anderson
Lonnie Winn
Independence
John Wardle
Buzz Larsen
Currant Creek
Lloyd Labrum
Gusher Stelle Underwood
Eeree
Chevron
Standard Stations, Inc
Chevron Gas Stations
States
Canada
Eatdie Card ‘Vem
Lorergr
Mtu
California
Hotel Service Standard Service
Utah Motor
Vernal, Utah
Anita
Creech
Schwarach
Germany
Les
American Cancer Society
Cancer
Randlett
Quality Druc Coffee Shop
NEW .Depositons
Savings Depositors
East Main Street
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