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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1938

Page

7

Social Security records kept for 37 million people

NEA Service describes the vast Social Security operation in Baltimore where 4,000 workers maintain master wage indexes for 37 million people. Twelve regional accounting factories process data across eight floors with 680 machines, aiming to near up-to-date records by next June as lump-sum benefits already reach 53,000 recipients.

Washington Baltimore Bureau of Old Age Insurance Social Security Board Bureau Willis Thornton Thornton Willis Thorntons

London Boxer Frank Craig Sentenced in Police Court

At 73, Frank Craig described as a London Negro earns by boxing booth bouts. He was jailed two months for striking a woman. A detective said he fought all comers at booths and made about 25 dollars weekly.

London Frank Craig Craig

Former Albany Resident Charles Lively Dies in Bluff City KS

An obituary notes Charles S. Lively of Bluff City Kansas died January 11 at his home. He previously lived near Albany before moving to Kansas and was brother to John Lively. Other items mention wedding anniversaries, visits, and local social notices across nearby towns including Prattsville Athens Columbus and Fultonham. Residents listed include Aldo Minear James Dickson Richard Elliott and Rob Hartman among others.

Albany Charles S. Lively Bluff City Kansas John Lively Aldo Minear James Dickson Jarrett Martin Prattsville Lawrence Oxley Tula Mae Walls Richard Elliott Dale Scott Columbus George Scott George Evans Hebbardsville G. W. Collins Bate Turner Willie West Byron Phillips Floyd Pearley West Richard Fought Athens Ray Bailes Nadene Kefelt Flora Steimetz East Fultonham Robert Hartman John Stanley Denver McVay Cliff Ross Harlyn Hewksbury

Watson obituary and local notes from Tuppers Plains

Leo Watson, 57, died at home Sunday. Funeral at Christian Church led by Rev. D. G. Holman, burial in nearby cemetery. Survived by wife Jurushia Pickens Watson, four sons, two daughters, three brothers. Also notes on Ella Fish visit, Clyde Lawrence party, Nettie Stewart family, Autie Millhone and Mary Shields, and local property rentals and building updates.

Emma Young Eileen Riggs A A. Bahr Clyde Lawrence Long Bottom FE. B. Parker Nettie Stewart Geraldine Leahy F. F. Matlack Belleville Columbus

Bank 100 Years Old St Louis Bank Celebrates 90th Year

Bank Boatmen’s in St Louis marks 90th anniversary after serving rivermen and river trade during early Mississippi boom days. Belgrade report claims a farmer swapped his young wife for a donkey at Smedervee market per Vreme. In Richwood Ohio Nathan Spratt, 87, remains a blacksmith at his anvil after 86 years of work beginning at age 12.

BANK ST. Louis Belgrade Vlajko Srdanovitch Smedervee Vreme Richwood Nathan W. Spratt

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