G I Bill Guaranteed Loans For WWII Veterans
An advisory Q and A explains GI loan guarantees. The guaranty increases security to lenders, may enable near full purchase price financing and lowers interest rates. Four percent of the guaranteed amount is paid to the lender as a gift to the borrower. Joint ownership is allowed but guaranty max is 50 percent of the loan. Extensions are possible if fully repaid within 25 years. There is no total loan limit. the cap is on the guaranty amount, not the loan.
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G. I
Veterans unemployment benefits fall below 900000 line
VA reports week ending April 26 saw readjustment allowances for unemployment dip under 900000 for first time since November. Claims declined from 1200000 in mid January to 872000, with 48142 in Texas 27429 in Louisiana and 7095 in Mississippi still drawing benefits. Seasonal job gains largely explain the drop.
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No. 10
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Veterans in Agriculture Fuel Unemployment Benefit Spike
The total left unemployment rolls by exhausting entitlement reaches 227000. Self employed veterans earning under 100 dollars monthly rose from 157000 in November to 242000 in March, about 85 percent in agriculture. Nearly 100000 self employed veterans exhausted eligibility. VA says winter farm income and new entrants drove the rise. Branch No 10 (TX LA MS) has reinstated 32459 National Service Life Insurance policies worth over 205 million through April 29. Reinstatement drive continues to Aug 1 without a physical exam.
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No. 10
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Fifty Millionth Car Crosses Golden Gate Bridge
The 50,000,000th automobile rolled over the Golden Gate Bridge 19 days before the span’s 10th anniversary. General Manager James Ricketts said the bridge, then the world’s longest suspension span, had collected $25,000,000 in tolls up to May 1. Read the ads for profit.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
James Ricketts
New York Relieves Family in $9-a-Day Hotel
New York's welfare department revealed a December arrangement paying $558 for hotel rent and food for a family of six evicted for non payment while on relief. The department said they could not let the family live on a park bench and the only available option was a $9-a-day hotel suite with food at 1.50 per person per day. The family has received relief since 1933. the father is tubercular and alcoholic, the mother in poor health, and Hansen's disease is noted.
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New York
Foreclosure citation in Grayson County Texas 1947
Citation issued to Buell Y Spindle and all lien holders for taxes owed on Lots 8 and 9, Block 38, O T P Whitewright Texas for years 1934 through 1946 totaling 87.22 dollars plus penalties and costs. Court commands appearance at the Fifty Ninth District Court in Sherman on June 16, 1947 to plead and show cause why foreclosure should not proceed.
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State of
Texas
Grayson
Buell Y. Spindle
State of Texas
County of
Fifty-Ninth District Court
Grayson County
Sherman
A. D
Whitewright
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
California Franciscan missions at the century’s start
By the opening of the 19th century there were 18 Franciscan missions in California. Some species of fish are able to make rapid color changes to blend with their surroundings.
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California
Question on Duty and Dignity in Challenge
A thoughtful remark notes that those who accept burdens often perform best while some believe dignity boosts prestige. It explores motives behind carrying load versus projecting status and how these choices affect outcomes and perception among peers.
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Whitewright, Texas
Dee G. Patterson
A. Y. Creager Company
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