Veterans Under 26 Must Register for Draft, Says Texas Official
Maj. Gen. K L Berry of Texas Selective Service announced that veterans and others under 26 are required to register for the draft though not guaranteed to be drafted. Those registered under 1940 law must re register under the 1948 act. Exempt groups include active duty service members and certain academy cadets, diplomats and families.
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Public Health Service
U. S. Military Academy
Coast Guard Academy
U. S. Naval Academy
Veterans Administration Hospital Provisions for Veterans Health
Q and A explain private hospital eligibility with VA approval and payment, NSLI policy conversion limits, and who qualifies for VA hospital care. Service connected disabled veterans have top priority, others may be admitted if beds and affordability allow, including peacetime veterans and certain regular establishment members.
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Veterans Administration
Texas to Have 2 of Longest Earth Dams in World
Texas will have two of the world’s longest earth filled dams with the Addicks Dam nearing completion ahead of schedule. The Barker Dam already finished in 1945 runs 13 miles with a 13 100 acre reservoir. Addicks will be 12 miles long covering 11 600 acres forming the Buffalo Bayou flood control system to protect Houston and Harris County.
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Galveston
Texas
Addicks Dam
Barker Dam
Buffalo Bayou
Houston
Harris County
South Maude Creek
Addicks
VA urges three way checks on NSLI to align with plans
Veterans Administration urges veterans to review NSLI policies for beneficiaries, payout methods, and policy types. Many veterans fail to update beneficiaries after marriage or a death, risking estate taxes and misaligned final distributions. NSLI options include term, ordinary life, 30 payment life, 20 payment life, endowment at 60, 65, and 20 year endowment.
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Veterans Administration
Notice of Sheriff's Sale Grayson County Texas 1948
The State of Texas Grayson County announces a sheriff sale of real estate tied to No. 56354. Jack B. Skinner et al face foreclosure after a July 22 1948 judgment for 152.11 dollars plus costs at the Grayson County District Court. Property on Mineral Creek with 26 1/2 acres is offered on September 7 1948 between 2 and 4 PM at the courthouse. Proceeds satisfy the tax lien and costs with redemptions allowed under law. Fred Prestage Sheriff and Ira Wisely Deputy.
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State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
Jack B. Skinner
Texas
Fred Prestage
Ira Wisely
Sherman
Farmers Hope Big Crops Bring High Prices
Farmers expect large harvests to yield high returns despite rising expenses. The text notes labor efficiency affects wages, implying that reduced work could raise pay, shaping a march toward prosperity.
Texas Amendment on Retirement for Judges Proposed
H J R No 39 proposes amending Article 5 adding Section 1-a to authorize Legislature to retire judges and commissioners of appellate and district courts for length of service age or disability and reassign them to active duty when needed. The amendment would be submitted to voters on November 2 1948 with ballots marked FOR.
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State of
Texas
Texas voters to decide retirement pay for state judges amendment
The document outlines a constitutional amendment proposal to authorize the Legislature to provide for the retirement and compensation of judges and commissioners of appellate and district courts. It directs a proclamation and publication for the election and includes the ballot instruction for voting against the amendment. It ends with a citation referencing the heirs of H. L. McLow and related notices.
Will construction suit filed in Grayson County Texas
A civil action in Grayson County requests the court interpret the will of H. L. McLow deceased. Plaintiffs name is A Earl Whiteacre and defendants include Matt C Mixson et al. The citation schedules appearance by September 13, 1948 before the Gray son County District Court in Sherman. Filed July 17, 1948, Case No. 56643.
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District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
A. Earl Whiteacre
Matt C. Mixson
H. L. McLow
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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