Dear Sylvia Sage: Kansas welfare woes and old age aid
A Kansas reader asks why her disabled father on Social Security loses county assistance for her family. She notes his World War I service and alleges insufficient support as county funds shift when Social Security begins. The answer explains that old-age assistance is need based and administered by the welfare department.
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Sylvia
Riley County Welfare Department
Millie
Kansas
Welfare
Welfare payments and appeals process for county residents
The county welfare board, made up of county commissioners, can explain welfare rulings and adjust payments if needed. If the county board does not act, individuals may appeal to the state board of social welfare in Topeka. Payments depend on need and may be lower for recipients of social security. If total income from all sources drops, request a review to seek adjustment.
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County Welfare Board
State Board of Social Welfare
Topeka
Welfare Department
Reader asks about insect repellents and prison mail rules
Betsy notes market repellents for chiggers and mosquitoes plus a bath or alcohol rub after garden work. Beulah asks about sending spiritual help to John Gilbert Graham in prison and whether inmates can receive letters. response: prisoners are or-
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Miss Sage
John Gilbert Graham
Colorado
Paul
Beulah
Favorite Recipe Quick Pickle Relish From Mrs Homer LaForge
A no cook relish recipe uses 12 cucumbers 5 green peppers 1 red pepper 6 onions salt horseradish sugar celery seed mustard seed and vinegar. Vegetables are ground mixed with salt overnight brine poured off next morning horseradish sugar and seeds added then covered with vinegar and stored in jars for winter. The Chanute Tribune invites reader submissions with a $1 award per publication.
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Homer Laforge
N. Central
Prisoner Mail Routed Through Canon City Censor in Colorado
In Canon City, mail addressed to a prisoner at Colorado State Penitentiary is routed through a censor before delivery, reflecting the censorship process for inmate correspondence.
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Colorado State Penitentiary
Canon City
Hall Names Trustees For Memorial Park
Gov. Fred Hall appoints trustees for the Marais des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park. Named are Donald F. Ellis and James Martin of Pleasonton, Dan Ross and Martin H. Read of La Cygne, with Ellis the sole new appointee.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Marais Des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park
Donald F. Ellis
James Martin
Pleasonton
Dan Ross
Martin H. Read
la Cygne
Ellis
Twelve State Payroll Cuts Hit Budget in Topeka
TOPEKA The new fiscal year begins with about a dozen people dropped from the state payroll and more may face layoffs as the economy ax moves through the budget. The 1956 Legislature cut $500,000 from the Commission of Revenue and Taxation budget for the year starting July 1.
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Topeka
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Chanute Tribune Reports Major Budget Cuts Across Departments
Roy N. McCue chair reports about 12 dismissals with potential total 35 to 50 across staff. Martin Kiger says administration may lay off more employees. Budgets for five other departments cut with no staff reductions yet. A 1950 to 1955 income shift shows more U.S. spending units earning over 4000 annually.
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Roy N. McCue
Commission
Martin Kiger
Department of Administration
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