Service Men Buy Life Insurance At Bargain Rates
New York report discusses government life and health insurance for military personnel under the National Service Insurance Act of 1940. It explains five year term coverage, conversion options, disability premium waivers, and scale premiums by age for service members including Army Navy Coast Guard and air units. The piece notes large private sector activity and the government’s push to provide affordable protection as the armed forces expand.
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New York
Sam
America
Institute of Life Insurance
Pearl Harbor
Veterans Administration
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Mail-Order Insurance Fraud Exposed as Grafting Target
A reader labels mail order insurance the juiciest graft in America, noting victims across states lose money yearly. The article explains how policies lure buyers with bold promises while clauses reveal small payouts after years, urging verification through state insurance commissioners, the Better Business Bureau, or chambers of commerce.
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Easy Marks
America
Better Business Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Insurance rate increases with policy choices
The text outlines rising premiums by plan option. It gives sample amounts for the 20 year age group: $1.23 monthly, $5.68 quarterly, $7.33 semi annually, and $14.56 annually. It notes that 20 payment and 30 payment policies are proportionately higher.
Use of Cellophane Curtailed in War Ration Order
The extended Priorities Limitation Order bans twenty four common cellophane uses affecting everyday articles. Packaging or manufacturing of cellophane is prohibited for many products including cosmetics, soaps, school supplies, gift wrap, and canned goods. Essential war chemicals like chlorine phenol and glycerine are used to make cellophane.
Texas plans restocking deer antelope beaver and turkey
The Texas Game Department reports near completion of the 1941-42 trapping season with 1,800,000 acres to be restocked by deer turkey antelope and beaver. Deer trapping exceeded goals with 1,200 aimed but increased. antelope totaled 611 surpassing last season by 100. Turkey trapping totals over 300 with a 500 target. beaver plans underway across Hill Country Panhandle and East Texas.
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Austin
Game Department
Department
Texas
Aransas Refuge
Edwards Plateau
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Harry Beatty
Virgin Islands
Trans-Pecos
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
South Texas
Hill
Hill Country
East
Panhandle
Wildlife release program details and habitat checks
The department conducts a habitat centered trapping program with landowner consent. Field biologists inspect each release site to ensure adequate food, cover, and protection for deer, antelope, and other species before releasing them.
My Old Home Town
A nostalgic verse by Eli W. Scott celebrating a small town’s close knit life Where neighbors greet each other trade at the market and share sorrows The poem highlights simple rural values friendship church and school as the social core of the community.
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Eli W. Scott
Witty Exchange on Sudden Fame Between Two Men
A humorous dialogue sets two men amid talk of sudden fame. One recalls waking up to find himself famous, while the other reflects on waking up already famous, highlighting a cheeky contrast in fortunes.
Submarine Shells California Coast Near Santa Barbara
An enemy submarine shelled a Goleta area near Santa Barbara eight miles north of the city. About twenty five shells were fired at an oil refinery area with no damage or casualties reported. Eyewitnesses described twilight gunfire and shells landing on a canyon and beach.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
United States
Goleta
California
Roosevelt
Cans for Home Canning Deemed Unaffected by WPB Curtailment
Washington announced that tin cans for home canning will not be affected by the curtailment order. The War Production Board said manufacturers may sell home canning cans to hardware stores and distributors for resale to households and institutions to relieve pressure on commercial canners.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
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Red Cross
Community Public Service Company
California’s Coast
Morris Wheeler
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