Iowa old age assistance plan outlines costs and needs
The report to Governor Clyde L. Herring details Iowa’s old age assistance program, noting 12,598 recipients at about $170,000 monthly and costs near half that of private schemes. It highlights the 1934 head tax collected, projections of $8 million annual state needs, and the lack of federal funding after a Senate filibuster blocked a matching appropriation.
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Clyde L. Herring
Pensiona
Iowa
T. Jin
Congress
General
Pension Fund
Commission
National Social Security Act
Iowa report analyzes old age costs and aid rules
The Iowa Commission on Public Welfare distributes a report comparing state office expenses to private enterprise costs from 1934 to 1936. It notes total state office spending of 7.86 percent of a $1 tax while highlighting old age assistance, funeral claims, and anticipated appropriations, with 185,000 residents aged 65 plus. The report stresses that old age aid is a need based, monthly cash payment and clarifies public views on eligibility and the purpose of assistance.
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Iowa
Commission Iniual
Tao
Clyde Erring
Prigate Insurance
Mabel Hanna Wed to Bertin Anderson
Mable Hanna daughter of Mrs Knute Hanna wed Bertin Anderson of Badger at Hauge Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon December 1. The bride wore a white satin gown with a long veil. attendants included Ruby Pritical and Ruth Anderson. Rev Gjerde officiated. a wedding supper followed. The couple plans a California honeymoon. Woden Weekly reports.
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Hauge Lutheran Church
Woden
Mable Hanna
Knute Hanna
Bertin Anderson
Badger
Ruby Pritical
Mason City
Ruth Anderson
Iowa
Tather Barnes
H. J. Liner
Butterfield
Minn
Rev. Gjerde
Elmore
Myr
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