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Show Lake Veterans hospital during the year and additional medical care was offered 15.367 out-patients. Veterans' organizations in the state enjoyed their biggest year, claiming approximately 15,000 but still less than 25 of the available veterans of World War II. About 100 veterans filed with the district land office for home-steading home-steading rights to about 3000 acres of land, mostly in San Juan county. VETERANS RECEIVE RECORD AMOUNT OF HELP IN '46 Veterans of Utah during 1946 experienced a period of rehabilitation rehabilita-tion and readjustment unparalleled unparal-leled in history, a report from veterans' vet-erans' agencies indicated. Returning service men flocked to institutions of higher learning, to jobs under the GI bill of rights as trainees, and to their former positions. Others filled vacancies in an expanding civilian economy and many drew readjustment readjust-ment allowances for unemployment. unemploy-ment. According to count of the Veterans Veter-ans administration in Utah, the state now has nearly 90,000 veterans vet-erans 67,747 of World War II and 15,764 of World War I. Selective Selec-tive service oficials estimate that nearly 29,000 service men were released re-leased from service during 1946. During the year, approximately 24,000 veterans of World War II received readjstument allowances, but only 2753 are now on "52-20 ! club" rolls. G.I. loans to Utah vets during the year brought the total of guaranteed home, business and farm loans in the state to $10,-324,704. $10,-324,704. Vast majority of the 2914 Utah veterans who have made G.I. loans did so to get homes, 2428 home loans accounting for $9,313,464 of the total amount guaranteed. About 115 veterans borrowed $178,930 for farm purchases and 371 borrowed $832,310 to establish estab-lish themselves in business. At the year's end, 11,179 veterans veter-ans were enrolled in institutions of higher learning under the G.I. bill and 3886 were taking on-the-job training. Disabled veterans attending attend-ing school under terms of public law 16 totaled 602 and disabled vets in job training numbered 227. A record number of 2739 patients pa-tients was admitted to the Salt |