Letter from former German war prisoner to farmer
A resident of Burchfield's farm, Alfred Hiller of Lubeck Stockelsdorf, British Zone Germany, writes from postwar hardship after more than four years in captivity. He recalls his work picking corn for Mr. Burchfield, asks for help, and describes family displacement, a recent return home, and hopes for aid. The letter, in English, was opened by British censorship. Burchfield recalls the writer as a young man who spoke English well.
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Cr. C. Burchfield
Ector
Burchfield
Theu. S
Mr. Burchfield
Germany
States
U. S
P. W
Engand
Alfred Hiller
Lubeck
Stockelsdorf
Lohstra 104
British Zone
Federal revenue from Texans shows strong May gain
University of Texas bureau reports Texas federal revenue 20 percent above last year's levels. May receipts totaled 62,651,199, up 20 percent from May 1947, while April 1946 figures were 20 percent higher than April 1946. For May 1 to May 31, year over year gain is 3 percent. 11 month total reached 987,857,774 with about half from withholding taxes. A dime is a dollar with all the taxes taken out.
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Austin
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas
Veterans GI Bill guidance for WWII vets entering school
A Q and A outlines when to enroll for school under the GI Bill, and notes VA coverage includes tuition books supplies and other authorized expenses. It explains loan security by lien, limits on guaranty, and references the Lake of the Thousand Islands containing 1,500 rocky islets.
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Veterans Administration
G. I
Lake of the Thousand Islands
VA urges early submissions for free automobile aid to veterans
VA warned disabled veterans eligible for a free vehicle must file applications before June 30 to allow processing prior to the deadline. Veterans have up to two years after that date to delivery, but no new obligations after midnight June 30. Through May 31, about 23,000 World War II veterans filed for the $1,600 conveyance. 16,052 approved and nearly 13,000 sales certified for payment. Total VA education and training spending to May 1 reached 2.283 billion dollars under the Readjustment and Vocational Acts. Readjustment allowance claims fell sharply, saving about eight million weekly versus February.
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Veterans Administration
$3,000,000,000 a Year for Oil Investment
Dr Robert E Wilson of Standard Oil Indiana says the oil industry must spend about 3 billion dollars annually for several years on new facilities and improvements. The plan covers crude development, pipelines, refinery upgrades, conservation, gasoline from natural gas, and foreign oil sources, driven by postwar demand rise.
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Robert E. Wilson
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
United States
Fisherman Dies in Lake Texoma Drowning Accident
Earl W. Howdesheil, 51, drowned Sunday afternoon on Lake Texoma while fishing with his wife aboard a sailboat. He tripped on a rope trailing from the stern, fell head first into the water, and despite a life preserver none reached him before the boat returned. Firemen recovered the body in ninety feet of water near shore.
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Denison
Earl W. Howdesheil
Lake Texoma
H. J. Harmon
E. Jones
Charles L. May
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