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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1948

Page

6

Veterans Aid GI Education Loans and Home Financing

Veterans administration outlines 75 percent tuition and costs support for four month farm training periods starting in March July and November. VA will pay actual costs minus advances at period end. refunds due if advances exceed actual costs. About 200000 veterans enrolled in on farm training under GI bill with 90 days service from 1940 to 1947. Responses to veteran questions advise contacting the nearest VA office for 100 percent GI home loans and to seek liaison credit for service disputes.

Ans’ Administration G.I South Bend Ind R. B Rochester Ind. A Veterans’ Administration Indianapolis Richmond Fair Grounds Richmond Veterans’ Bureau War Department Army Training Corps U. S. Army Cumberland, Md. A

Veterans questions on GI bill courses and seeing eye dogs

A VA letter answers inquiries on GI bill approved correspondence schools and tuition payments. It notes over 100 approved programs and advises visiting a local VA office for a list. It also confirms that veterans entitled to disability compensation for service connected blindness may receive a seeing eye dog with related shipping or travel expenses covered.

Office of the Adjutant General Pentagon Bldg Washington, D. C Altus Okla Veterans’ Administration Austin Minn. A

Lives 29 Years on Same Farm Moves to Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville news notes three long term renters changing farms: Clarence Lowe retires after 29 years on the Crawford place, Harley Rhea leaves after 25 years due to sale, and Howard Stewart exits the McCleery farm after 21 years to live in Washington. School power outages followed New Year storm with lines down, affecting heat and a dismissed Friday. The piece also describes white bass fins and appearance as part of a natural note.

J. A. Raymond Crawfordsville Clarence Lowe Crawford Place Harley Rhea Howard Stewart McCleery Stewart Washington Droin Santa Christina Beatty Patricia

Plywood Homes Erected Rapidly in Bremerton Project

Enough fir plywood will be manufactured this year to construct 300 000 all plywood homes. Plywood houses built to FHA standards. eight room duplexes prefabricated from fir plywood rose at one every two hours in a Bremerton Washington housing project.

Bremerton Wash

Community and private sale notices from Iowa listings

Weekly and occasional sale announcements across Iowa from January issues. Includes livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Kalona Ollie and Trier sale barns Keota and Washington area and various private furniture closing out and household goods auctions with dates January 7 through January 20 and organizer names such as George Birney Homer Jarrard Ralph Zeck Henry Trier LeRoy Kretz Jake Fisher Roy Page and John Shalla Jr.

Whittaker Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie West Main Street George Birney Washington Homer Jarrard James K. Zeck East Main Street Ralph George Zeck Trier Sale Barn Keota Henry Bud Trier Rock Road N.e. Wayland Noble Ernest Baker John Shalla, Jr Bush's Corner Harper Jake Fisher Roy Page LeRoy J. Kretz

Barbed Wire Development and Impact

The passage traces barbed wire from early 19th century fencing to Joseph F. Glidden's 1873 invention. It notes initial single barb placement, the 1876 shift to Bessemer steel lowering costs, and a ten year price drop from 15 to 3 cents per pound, with a ton yielding about two miles of three strand fence.

Joseph F. Glidden Bessemer Steel

Indian religious groups seek odorless oil substitute

For centuries religious ceremonies used edible oils for anointing. To conserve food, groups sought an odorless colorless substitute. About 700 barrels of crystal clear white oil are en route to Bombay from American refiners to ease shortages.

India Bombay

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