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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1947
Page
9
Q and A explains VA efforts to keep abreast of prosthetic advances by training staff in artificial limbs and devices. It covers overpayments in subsistence, medical treatment under Public Law 16, and how to apply for hospitalization for service connected disabilities, advising contact with a VA office or regional hospital and that a mailed letter or collect call suffices.
The Veterans Administration unveiled a method to inspect houses financed by GI loans while still under construction. A pre construction appraisal of reasonable value will be issued from full plans and specifications, with at least three inspections as work progresses to ensure compliance.
The Veterans Administration will oversee construction of homes for sale to veterans with GI loan financing, removing VA inspections for work supervised by the Federal Housing Administration. Job training under the GI Bill has peaked and declined from 632,000 in January to 564,000 by September 30, 1947, due to income ceilings, subsistence limits, and two year training caps. Dallas Branch shows on the job training totals of 41,000 in Texas, 9,000 in Louisiana, and 11,500 in Mississippi as of September 30.
General Patton defends his 1948 slap of a wounded GI in Sicily as he recounts in War as I Knew It. He says the soldier cried after being told to toughen up and rejoin his unit, and claims high command often restrained him during the European campaign.
The remark asserts that using battle fatigue as cowardice is shameful and that ridicule is the greatest weapon against it. It quotes Patton arguing against excuses for fear and urging sharp public scorn to deter weakness among officers.
Plaintiffs Myer Shosid and Irvin Suckle sue to recover title and possession of a 50 by 150 foot tract in Sherman Texas. Defendants include numerous heirs of several deceased individuals and named estates. Case seeks quiet title through the 1947 petition filed November 12 in 15th District Court before Judge Earnest with a December 29 deadline.
State issues citation to Granger McDaniel and other deceased parties and their heirs in Gray son County. Plaintiff G. C. Stateville seeks title by adverse possession for Lots 1 2 and 3 in Block 38 O T P Whitewright on Bois d Arc Creek. Hearing set before December 29, 1947, 10 a.m. at Sherman court. Case No. 56113.
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