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Senate Speech Proposing First Presumptive Conditions for Great War Veterans

By the Veterans Administration After World War I, claims for disability from discharged soldiers poured into the offices of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, the federal agency responsible for evaluating them. By mid-1921, the bureau had awarded some amount of compensation to 337,000 Veterans. But 258,000 had been denied benefits. Some of the men turned away were suffering from tuberculosis or neuropsychiatric disorders. These Veterans were often rebuffed not because bureau officials doubted the validity or seriousness of their ailments, but for a different reason: they could not prove their conditions were service connected.
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DAVA Meeting Scheduled

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Twin Lakes Unit 30 will be meeting on Wednesday November 20, 2024. The location will be the Heinz-Willett Wellness Center at Lake Forest Senior Living (formerly Good Samaritan), 300 Good Samaritan Drive, Mountain Home.
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MC Election Results

The Presidential General Election was held nationwide Tuesday, November 5, 2024. These results are how Marion County voters cast their votes for national and local elections.
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TLP Presents Harvey

Twin Lakes Playhouse has announced upcoming auditions for its first production of 2025, Harvey. Open auditions will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, November 19 and 20, at 6 p.m.
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CHARIOTS OF FIRE

2Kings 6: 15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.
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MCRC to meet

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, November 14, 2024. The new Location will be in the Marion County Annex courtroom located at 105 S.
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