Administrative Cost of Bonus Is Put At $10,000,000 Yearly
Washington reports estimate annual admin costs for the veteran bonus at ten million dollars with about 4,000 additional clerks needed. Additional funds of around 4.5 million are requested to cover the next few months. Treasury and other departments face costs as they prepare to administer the plan, with long term projections up to 500 million including interest.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Congress
Veterans’ Bureau
Veter Ireau
Navy
Army
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Mr. Coolidge
Treasury
Automobile spending not trend of extravagance says Packard head
Detroit May 22 The enormous expenditure by the American public for pleasure cars is not extravagance but a sign of wealth and progress says a paper by Alvan Macaulay president of Packard read at the world motor transport opening. The public invested 17 billion dollars in motor vehicles during the decade ending January 1 1924 according to Macaulay.
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Detroit
Alvan Macaulay
Packard Motor Car Company
World Motor Transport Congress
Macaulay
Woman Ailing for a Year Receives Lydia E Pinkham Help
Mrs Mabel List Sherbamn of Newcastle Pennsylvania says a year of pains on her right side left her weak and unable to work. After a trial of Lydia E Pinkham's Compound she recovered enough to do housework and urges others to try it. She has taken the Vegetable Compound for five years and shares her experience with readers. The product is sold by druggists everywhere.
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Newcastle
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mabel List
Sherbamn
Newell Ave
Tragedy Spreads Grief Over Miller Farm Death
A 13 year old girl died, her brother and sister mourn beside the coffin as the Miller family tears through their Woodchuck lane homestead. The child’s father is a Franklin county Virginia native and the mother, formerly Miss Mattie E. Kent of Clarke county Virginia. The body will be moved to Providence Chapel on the east side of the Shenandoah where funeral services and burial will follow.
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Edith Belle
Miller Farm
Woodchuck Lane
Franklin County
Mattie E. Kent
Clarke County
Providence Chapely
Shenandoah River
War condemnation marks opening of Presbyterian Assembly
The Rev Dr Charles F Wishart retiring moderator opens the 136th general assembly in Grand Rapids with a pacifist denunciation of war and a call for the church to take a strong stand against it Nine hundred sixty commissioners from presbyteries nationwide attend while candidates for moderator include Dr Clarence MacGartney and Dr Charles Ergman with Dr Joseph A Nance a Detroit contender if no decision is reached
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids, Mich
Charles F. Wishart
General Assembly
Pregbyterian Church
United States
America
Chicago
Wishart
Union
Clarence MacGartney
Arch ‘Street Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Charles Ergman
The
Theological Seminary
Princeton
Joseph A. Nance
Detroit
White youth fined for biting incident in juvenile court
A white youth and a colored boy fought yesterday. The white boy was bitten and scratched, while the white youth was fined $5 by Justice Frazier in juvenile court after a private hearing. A large crowd gathered but was not admitted.
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Justice Frazier
Winchester Resident Praises Dean's Pills For Kidney and Back Pain
J T Brown of 133 Main St Winchester reports steady relief after using Dean's Pills from Miller's Drug Store. He describes backache heavy lifting and headaches before treatment, and says two boxes cured the attack at 60 cents each. Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY adv.
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Winchester
J. T. Brown
Main St
Dean
Miller’s
Foster-Millburn Co
Mirs
Buffalo
N. Y
Cough Struggle Affects Audience at Lecture
During a lecture a speaker coughs to suppress the urge, causing some audience members to miss portions of the talk. If he refrains from coughing, another attendee may miss the moment entirely.
County church trustees named in Frederick court order
Church trustees for Mt. Oliver United Brethren and Mt. Zion United Brethren were appointed by Faust Court. W. H. Clowser is named for Mt. Oliver, B. Funkhouser for Mt. Zion in place of the late Frank Long. E. J. Hicks and Howard Lineburg join I. M. Brumbaugh, Daniel Funkhouser and C. E. Funkhouser on Mt. Zion board.
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Ord Ie
Faust Court
Frederick
4Ndartiny Church
W. H. Clowser
Mt. Oliver
Presbyterians Permit Women on Executive Committees
At the 64th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States held in San Antonio on May 20, women were affirmed as eligible for executive committees. The assembly rejected demands from nine presbyteries to remove women and passed a majority report barring non eligible members from committees.
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San Antony
Presbyterian Church
United States
64Th General Assembly
Church
Conference Aims Invite Smaller Nations To Naval Talks
Washington reports the House approved the conference report on the naval bill. It modifies the Byrnes amendment to invite nations beyond Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan if they desire. The talks would cover reducing naval officers and crews and armament. The bill also discharges Navy boys under 21 if parents apply within 60 days of enlistment.
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Washington
House
Great Britaan
France
Italy
Japan
Wealth Found Hindrance To Church Work
A San Antonio report from the Presbyterian Church notes wealth blocks church progress. The stewardship committee, 14 years in formation, received a large appropriation of 76000 for next year. The committee warns modern life dulls personal responsibility. Next year’s assembly will meet in Lexington Kentucky.
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San Antonio
Texas
Sixty-Fourth General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States
Thommittee
Southern Presbyterian Church
Lexington
On the Trail of Pog Delinquents
State Game Wardens supervisor C. R. Pawley toured the city to enforce dog license laws. May 1 was the deadline for tags and unlicensed dogs may be killed. Fine starts at 10.25 dollars for delinquent owners who fail to tag or display licenses.
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C. R. Pawley
Fawley
American fliers set long distance record in Japan
American army aviators arrived at a Japanese naval base near Tokio after a 354 mile leg in 5 hours 10 minutes. They completed two jumps totaling over 650 miles in a single day, marking one of the best performances thus far.
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Kasmaniguara
Theapanese
Tokio
Minato
Yotorofu Island
Trading Buoyancy Lifts New York Stock Market
May 22 reports that Congress would act on tax measures soon spurred a recovery in the stock market. Buoyancy remained, with Baldwin and other industrials hitting new highs while rubber shares fell. Call money opened at 3 percent as the session closed strong with about 750000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Congress
Baldwin
Iferea
38 inch Flock Dot Voile Navy and other colors sale
Vintage textile ad offers 38 inch flock dot voile in navy cop en brown rose muffin black priced at 50 cents postpaid on receipt of price. Samples on request from W. C. Whitacre Estate 22-81-1 Whitacre Virginia.
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Navy
W. C. Whitacre
Whitacre
Virginia
Mellon Urges New Tax Measure Before Congress
Washington reports indications that Secretary Mellon will recommend a new tax bill to the President for submission to Congress. High officials describe the measure as important and view it as a key legislative proposal.
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MR. Mellon
Associated P
Washington
Tary Mellon
Mellon
M'ADOO FORCES WIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Democratic convention adjourned after a revolt to unite 18 delegates to back William G. M'ADOo for the Democratic nomination. The move binds the delegation to vote as a unit for M'adoo at the national convention once his name is placed before it.
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M’adoo
South Carolina
Associated
Columbia
8. C
William G. M’adoo
South Carolt
Tessury
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