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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1964
Page
15
A young girl Nancy visits a social security office with her parents to apply for disability benefits for her totally disabled father. She asks questions, drinks water from a fountain, and wanders the room, unaware of the formal proceedings. The scene underscores the human side of welfare processes and the impact on a child and her family.
Nancy and her family live on the mother’s wages while Nancy’s father will receive 254 dollars a month for himself and the children from social security. They were overdue for benefits and learned about disability protection from a newspaper story, prompting their visit to the social security office after eight months of waiting.
Schedule lists bookmobile stops and times at East Limestone School Johnson Junior High Wooley Springs Ardmore Athens Scout House from 9:15 to 2:50. The passage also includes a personal reflection on a child's visit and government social security protections affecting a family after a worker's disability.
Speake High School senior class elected officers led by president Steve Kelso and vice president James Johnson. Melba McKay serves as secretary and class beauty, with Kathy Crow treasurer and G W Braidfoot reporter. Class sponsor L W Herron announced king and queen candidates Danny Hogan Jane Benson Fred Gillespie and Phyllis Owens.
Hugh Adams, assistant director of the State Building Commission, is promoted to director. Marvin Killingsworth, formerly with the State Department of Education, is named to replace him. The vacancy followed the death of Robert Rutland. Both successors are from Montgomery.
Gov. George Wallace will dedicate the Luverne Municipal Airport on September 13 marking his fifth airport dedication. The facility lies 1.5 miles north of Luverne with a paved 3,000 by 80 foot runway and apron, taxiway, runway lights, and a paved access road from U S 331.
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