Heartline Social Security answers for caretakers and veterans
Senior wellness column explains that a wife caring for a disabled husband cannot claim benefits unless a child under 18 is in care, or until age 62 for wife’s benefits. A widow may get benefits at 60 or 50 if disabled. Also confirms a 9.9 percent Social Security raise, effective with July checks, and explains VA pension eligibility requires service days, discharge status, disability or age 65, plus income limits. apply at local VA office.
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A.J
D.A
Heartline
Social Security
P.O
Chicago
Ill
Veterans Administration
L. B
Veterans Administration Office
Athens Craftsmen to Attend Fair in Ripley WV
William and Susan Lackey of Silverwood Jewelers display their jewelry at the 16th Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair in Ripley. The event runs Saturday through Wednesday with a Gapel Sing and Mountain Heritage Tent performances. Admission is 2 dollars for adults and 50 cents for children 12 and under.
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Athens
William
Susan Lackey
Silverwood Jewelers
Ripley
West Virginia
Susan Thomas Lackey
Bluefield
Concord College
Pipestein State Park
Left
Susan
Mountain State
Economics Of Coal Low Mood Disastrous In The Thirties
This six part analysis traces coal economics in southern West Virginia during the 1930s. Miners faced wage cuts to about 2.80 for ten hours, while the Pocahontas field held around 4.80 for eight hours. UMWA organization grew as Roosevelt favored unionization, with key figures like John L. Lewis shaping the era. The Guffey Bill split northern and southern coal interests, provoking price controls and a 1937 recession. World War II revived demand, wages rose to about 16 a day by 1946, and union bargaining expanded, amid production shifts in McDowell Raleigh Mercer and Wyoming counties.
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America
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Franklin Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Apellate Court
West
Covel
McDowell County
Raleigh County
Mercer
Wyoming
Daily Telegraph
Europe
U. S
Rape acquittal follows fainting in Virginia court
In Franklin County Circuit Court, 34 year old Goodman official of Farmers Home Administration was acquitted of rape charges against a 26 year old school teacher who fainted in court after the verdict. She was revived and taken to a hospital and released the same evening. Goodman claimed no sexual intercourse occurred.
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Rocky Mount
Franklin County
B.A. Davis III
James E. Goodman
Farmers Home Administration
Franklin County Memorial Hospital
Two More Guards Are Suspended At Huttonsville Center
Charleston AP W. Joseph McCoy announced two more guards at Huttonsville Correctional Center were suspended for taking part in a coverup of an inmate beating. The investigation shows administrative staff were unaware of the May 10 incident for about a month. eight of 114 guards have faced discipline, including one fired, one demoted, and six suspended 15 to 20 days. Inmate Joe Parris of Kanawha County, serving 5 to 18 years for second murder, was beaten in isolation after being cuffed and struck twice with a nightstick.
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Charleston
W.va
W. Joseph McCoy
Huttonsville Correctional Center
McCoy
Joe Parris
Kanawha County
Frederick Knutts
Parris
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Alexandria
Ohio
Lackey
Coy Casto
Walker
Minneapolis, Minn
Walker Art Center
National Endowment For the Humanities
Karen Kaplan
Goodman
Bland Street
Douglas
Sporting Goods
Princeton, WV
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