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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1957
Page
5
Officials in the Anderson District office said a large number of disability claims caused delays in delivering August benefit checks. Most checks will be mailed by August 3 for those entitled, with the remainder to follow shortly after. manager Herman E. Landes cited the high volume as the reason for the postponement.
The Upper Fall Creek meeting house of the Church of the Brethren near Middletown held a morning service to dedicate the new pulpit and offering table. Readings and songs by Middletown Methodist youths followed, with piano solos and a Bible story, as members of the MYF led a hymnal program.
Vermillion Jewelers announces a grand opening for its new location at 1120 Meridians St. The store highlights modern fixtures, a wide selection of diamonds and rings, and prize registrations. Local officials and community members attend the event.
Mr Landes explains that eligible disabled workers filing before December 1957 will receive payments for July through December this year. Applicants after December 1957 miss benefits prior to their filing month. Eligibility requires age 50 to 65 and a long lasting disability. The law allows freezing Social Security records to protect future benefits and details are available at the Anderson District Social Security office or by phone.
A party at Mrs. Roy Semon’s home honored Anita Semon, upcoming bride of Jim Melton on August 30 at Union Chapel Methodist Church. Co hosted by Mrs. Ted Davis, decorations featured blue and white, gift table with a bride doll, prizes awarded to Mrs. Robert Laster and Mrs. Robert Dickerson, with Miss Anne Ray taking a door prize.
The Bethany Brotherhood and Sisterhood will meet at the church at 5 pm on Wednesday Aug. 14 for their annual watermelon feast. David Marshall, president, leads the business session. Various social notices follow including dinners and visits among local residents and townspeople.
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