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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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James E. Van Zandt, VFW national commander, injured in auto crash near San Diego after addressing California-Nevada encampment, predicting bonus bill passage. New officers elected, including Edward M. Seacord as commander; Bakersfield awarded 1935 convention.
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SAN DIEGO, June 29. (U.P.) - James E. Van Zandt, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, prepared to return to his home in Altoona, Pa., today by airplane despite injuries received last night when his automobile overturned enroute to Los Angeles.
The commander was badly cut and bruised when the automobile rolled over three times on the steep Torrey Pines grade north of here.
He had just finished addressing the California-Nevada encampment of the war veterans.
In his speech, Van Zandt voiced the prediction that the bonus bill would be passed at the next session of congress.
"Groundwork for pushing through the bill already is laid," Van Zandt said.
"Elimination of the 'chiselers,' mainly the man who served a few months and found 12 or 14 years later that he required medical treatment for an ailment which requires plenty of imagination to trace to his service, is one of the points we are stressing."
In the closing session, Edward M. Seacord of San Jose was elected commander to succeed E. J. Neron of San Diego.
Other officers elected were R. F. Nichols, Los Angeles, senior vice-commander; Richard Flathead, San Francisco, junior vice commander, and Charles J. Cavin, San Francisco, adjutant-quartermaster.
Bakersfield was awarded the 1935 convention.
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San Diego
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June 29
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van zandt badly cut and bruised, returning home by airplane. bakersfield awarded 1935 convention.
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James E. Van Zandt's automobile overturned three times on steep Torrey Pines grade north of San Diego en route to Los Angeles after addressing California-Nevada VFW encampment. In speech, predicted bonus bill passage at next Congress session, stressing elimination of 'chiselers'. Closing session elected Edward M. Seacord of San Jose as commander succeeding E. J. Neron of San Diego; R. F. Nichols of Los Angeles as senior vice-commander; Richard Flathead of San Francisco as junior vice-commander; Charles J. Cavin of San Francisco as adjutant-quartermaster.