Veterans Administration Hospital Eligibility and Benefits Q and A
A WWI veteran asks about VA hospital care eligibility and bed access. The reply notes eligibility for hospitalization if service connected, or nonservice connected with sworn proof of inability to afford private care and bed wait. It covers bed priority for service-connected veterans and emergency cases. It states Public Law 16 allows 90 days not required and cites a June 30, 1948 deadline for specially equipped auto applications.
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Veterans Administration
VA rule links GI Bill and Fulbright aid for vets abroad
World War II veterans may receive GI Bill education payments even if they obtain Fulbright grants, as Fulbright funds come from surplus property sales not U.S. government appropriations. The Fulbright Act aims to aid study abroad and prioritizes World War I and II veterans. Applications for 1948 49 grants are not being accepted yet. information available from the State Department Division of International Exchange of Persons, Washington 25.
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State Department
Veterans Administration
United States
Board of Foreign Scholarships
Division of International Exchange of Persons
Department of State
Washington
Veterans Training Programs See Most Veterans Finish Entitlement
VA reports that among veterans in VA training programs, all but 29 000 interrupted or discontinued training before using all eligible time. Of those not eligible for further training, 20 600 are disabled veterans declared rehabilitated. the remaining 8 400 are GI Bill trainees who exhausted their entitlement.
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Veterans Administration
Russell Says U S Forgot Is He Right
Harold Russell war veteran with hooks for hands urged Chicago audiences that Americans have forgotten hospitalized veterans. He linked a new Hospitalized Veterans Foundation to needs of 125000 ex service patients and urged public donations to fund entertainment equipment. Contributions were directed to Samuel Kaye in New York or Treasurer Stern.
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Harold Russell
Chicago
Veterans Foundation
Russell
America
Samuel Kaye
Foundation
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Stern
Are You An Amateur? Landscaping Tips From Sadie Hatfield
COLLEGE STATION amateurs reveal themselves by planting shrubs too close to the house and crowding multiple varieties. Sadie Hatfield, Texas A&M extension landscaping specialist, notes a well planned yard may look bare early but fills in as shrubs grow, avoiding scraping and crowding.
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College Station
Sadie Hatfield
Texas A. & M. College
Landscaping guidance for plant spacing and planning gains
The text notes that plants like Arizona cy press wax ligustrum cherry laurel and evergreen privet require ten feet or more of space, while other shrubs need spacing proportional to mature size. Overplanting harms neatness and symmetry, and a well developed landscaping plan prepared before planting yields long term dividends.
97 year old job seeker threats to quit
Louis S. Shquit, an unemployed night watchman, registered at the Texas employment office in Dallas. He said he would apply for an old age pension if no job was found for him, claiming he is 97 years old and has gray hair.
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Dallas
Louis S. Shquit
Texas Employment Office
Condemnation Citation in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas commands Julia Bright to appear and answer by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, for a condemnation suit No. 56 filed Sept 23 1947 to secure additional right of way for F M Highway 120 in Denison. The parcel described is 0.064 acres near Oak Wood Park Addition, with details of lot lines and station points. Issued Nov 20 1947 by Clerk J C Buchanan.
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State of Texas
Julia Bright
A. D
Law Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Oak Wood Park
Lot 11
Lot 13
J. C. Buchanan
O. L. Jones
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Stephens & Bryant
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First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S
Mobil
G. C. Stateville
Magnolia
Woodrow W. Elrod
Commerce
Southland Life Insurance Co
Jewel Hamilton
Jewel Wyler
Jewelers
N. Travis
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