Veterans Benefit Acts Expand Support for Service Members
The Reed Johnson act broadens eligibility for hospitalization and traveling costs for veterans of wars since 1897. It raises monthly compensation for widows and children, extends insurance provisions, and authorizes rapid vocational training and streamlined disability ratings. The act also presumes service connection for specific tuberculosis and other disabilities and allows payments to guardians with safeguards.
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Congress
Frank T. Hines
United States Veteran
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Hanes
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Veterans Organizations
Veterans Bureau
Little Hop-Skipper in Twilight Arms
A caller describes Little Hop-Skipper spending the day in play with swallows, grass and a kitten, then as dusk falls, she returns to the arms of a caregiver. The verse credits the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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McClure
North Carolina Entry Notice Locates 50 Acres in Watauga
State records show N H Earp entering 50 acres of land in Watauga township along Watauga river and Baird's Creek. The boundary begins at a stake near grant no 2153 and follows grant lines to include all vacant land within the described perimeter. Entered July 8 1924 by H J Hardin Entry Taker.
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State of
North Carolina
Watauga County
Said
N. H. Earp
Watauga Township
Watauga River
H. J. Hardin
Mississippi's dog law muzzles chains dogs year round
Mississippi lawmakers pass a dog law forcing muzzles and five month chaining from March 1 to August 1 each year. It requires metal owner plates on collars and a $1 annual tax for males $2 for females starting January 1, 1925. Governor Whitfield signed it as part of a batch of laws, unawares.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Whitfield
Senate
House
Entry Notice Locates 20 Acres in Watauga Township
Entry Notice No. 2571 states that State of North Carolina Watauga H Earp locates and enters 20 acres of land in Watauga township on the Watauga river. Beginning at the northeast corner of the W E Shipley tract it traces Mast's line to include all vacant land within the boundary as described by entry taker H J Hardin.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Said County
N. H. Earp
Watauga Township
Watauga River
W.E. Shipley
Mast
H. J. Hardin
Plan to Salvage Warship Sunk 300 Years Ago
London reports a new attempt to recover the Spanish warship Almirante di Florenzia buried in Tobermory bay Argyllshire for over three centuries. Modern submarine salving devices will be used with aim to recover gold silver plate candelabra crucifixes and the crown of gold and jewels intended for a Spanish king of England.
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London
Almirante di Florenzia
Tobermory Bay
Argyllshire
England
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Veterans’ Bureau
National Guard
Bureau
United States
Spaper Syndicate
C. A. Ellis
Merchan
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Boone Grocery Store
Edly
J. S. Winkler
Buy Now Real Estate
Boone
Grand Boulevard
Daniel Boone Park
Boone Trail
H. W. Horton Real Estate and Insurance
West Chester
David Todd
Todd
Amherst College
Graystone
Rivers Printing Company
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