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Red Cross aid helps ex service men in Frederick county
Frederick county records a Red Cross success as secretary Miss Stowers helps a veteran’s family secure a revived life insurance benefit. The case shows ongoing work aiding ex service men and families, with monthly benefit payments set at 56.88 from the veteran’s death date through 1940. The note ends with a query on the program’s value to Winchester and the county, alongside a separate item on locust pests costing the world around 100 million dollars annually.
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