Relief Rolls Grow as Costs Rise and More Dependents Appear
The Charleston Gazette reports that public assistance costs total about $3.1 billion yearly with roughly 5.5 million people on relief. Causes include longer lifespans, inflation eroding savings, and more children becoming dependent due to family breakups. The DPA counters stereotypes, noting relief recipients come from all walks of life. Two older women are highlighted in forthcoming interviews.
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The
Charleston Gazette
U. S. News and World Report
DPA
West Virginia DPA Caseloads Grow Amid Aid Concerns
The article details March 1953 DPA figures showing 51 910 total cases across all programs, with 22 402 aged, 17 832 ADC, and 1 159 blind cases. It explains monthly checks per case, average payments, and the existence of a broad “borderline people” group unable to qualify for aid, highlighting malnutrition and despair among the needy amid national trends.
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DPA
Hye Ft
West Virginia
Williams Family Reunion Director Leads Kanawha Forest Event
Reverend Arch Williams will direct activities for the Williams family reunion set for Sunday at Kanawha State Forest. The text notes a confusion about a separate item mentioning a Thomas Pettacoatt and air conditioning in Washington, with unclear phrasing about heating and cooling interior rooms.
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Arch Williams
Williams
Kanawha State Forest
Thomas Pettacoatt
Washington, D
Eden Stands Firm on Suez Policy After Resignation
Sir Anthony Eden, returning from surgery in Boston and recuperating in Canada, reiterated that his Suez Canal intervention was correct and said he does not expect to seek a Commons seat again. He warned critics and suggested he may speak again later, though he cannot be active in politics.
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Liverpool
INS
Anthony Eden
Suez Canal Zone
Suez
Anthony
Canada
Boston
House of Commons
Quadruplets Born To Gambler's Wife
Cecilia Philip, 28, wife of English bookmaker Peter Philip, gave birth in London to quadruplet girls who are all reported doing well. The father said he did not place any wagers on the birth, noting odds against such a birth are 634 566 to 1.
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London
Mrez
Cecilia Philip
Peter Philip
Woman cites cruelty in divorce filing in New Jersey
Mrs. Margaret Raska accuses Charles Raska of cruelty in a divorce filing. She says he once hid in a closet and jumped out to frighten her. the couple separated three months later, after an event dated February 30, 1954, in Elkton Maryland.
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Paterson
N. J
Margaret Raska
Charles
Elkton
Nun Killed as Station Wagon Plunges Off Road
In Baltimore a Catholic nun died and six others were injured when the station wagon carrying Sisters from St Gertrude's Convent Washington DC veered off a road embankment and hit a tree. The deceased is Sister Adelaide. severely injured are Sisters Luanne and Winifred, with Sisters Teresa Madonna Jeanette and Maureen sustaining lesser injuries. The group was en route to Scranton PA for a week’s vacation and were taken to St Agnes Hospital. investigators sought family names and further details.
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INS
Washington
Adelaide
Luanne
Winifred
Teresa
Madonna
Jeanette
Maureen
St. Gertrude’s School For
Washington,d. C
Scranton
St. Agnes
Eens
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