Social Security Benefits in Taylor County 1955 Totals
W T Handley in Clarksburg reports Taylor County end of 1955 shows 944 residents receiving 42153 dollars monthly in old age and survivors benefits. Aged workers number 456. 131 wives and dependent husbands 3678. 66 aged widows or parents 2930. Handley emphasizes broad coverage and benefits for orphans and children.
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Taylor County
W. T.handley
Social Security Administration
Clarksburg
Handley
Continental United States
Taylor
Social Security Office
Joe
PRESS FREEDOM DAY OBSERVED IN LATIN AMERICA
Press Freedom Day was observed Thursday in several Latin American republics with Argentina’s newspapers silent for the day by agreement between management and labor.
Seagull Sneaks Snacks From Seaplane In Methuen
Alfred Findeisen, owner of a seaplane on the Merrimack River, seeks permission to shoot a wandering seagull that has been nibbling holes in his wings. He says the bird has cost him about 300 dollars in repairs and quotes the bird treating the plane as a hors d oeuvre.
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Methuen
Mass
Alfred
Findeisen
Merrimack River
Anti-Forger Arrest Ends Leader’s Plans in New York
Charles Carson Chitty, 33, founder of the Anti-Forgery League of America, was arrested on a forgery charge, halting his recently announced plans. Margaret Thompson Biddle, socialite leader in Paris, died of a cerebral hemorrhage, widow of Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr., former ambassador to Norway and Poland.
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New York
Charles Carson Chitty
Margaret Thompson Biddle
Paris
Ida Fleming Dies in Elkins at 78 After 15 Months Ill
Ida Louvenia Fleming 78 of Simpson died yesterday at 5 30 p m in Elkins Nursing Home after a 15 month illness. She was born July 5 1877 in Doddridge County daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Davis. Survived by husband George C Fleming four children Gill Great Fleming and Johnson P Fleming both of Flemington three other children, four brothers, two sisters, 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was a member of Simpson Methodist Church and lived in Simpson most of her life. Arrangements by Uwe Bartlett Funeral Home are incomplete.
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Ida Louvenia Fleming
Simpson
Record May employment hits high despite auto layoffs
Washington officials announced May employment rose 1.67 million to a record for May, with unemployment near April levels at 2.564 million. Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks cited auto production layoffs and said the April to May gain was about one million.
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Washington
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Weeks
Jail quick return in burglary case shocks Wichita Falls
Lawrence Campo said he was jailed on burglary charges only 18 hours after his release from Huntsville prison. The report notes a South American nesting absence for the cattle egret, though the bird appeared on the continent more than 20 years ago.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Lawrence Campo
Huntsville
South America
Harriet Robison Native Of Taylor County Dies At 80
Harriet Ellen Robison 80 of 44 West Street Charles died yesterday at 2 30 p m in Une uralton City hospital after two years of ill health and a week of serious illness She was born December 16 1875 in Taylor County daughter of Thomas and Mary Henderson her husband Joseph Robison died in 1941 Survived by three children Dorsey Robison Grafton Ernest Robison Coral Gables Florida Mrs George Clelland Hyattsville Maryland one sister Mrs James Mahaffey Gratton and two grandchildren She was a member of First Baptist Church and Royal Neighbors of America Services Sunday at 4 p m Bartlett Home Rev Harry pastor officiating Burial Bluemont Cemetery Friends may call after 7 tonight.
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Harriet Ellen Robison
West St. Charles Street
Uneuralton City Hospital
Bor
Taylor County
Thomas
Mary Glenderson Henderson
Joseph &. Robison
Dorsey L. Robison
Grafton
Ernest B. Robison
Coral Gables
Florida
George Clelland
Hyattsville
Maryland
James Mahaffey
Gratton
First Baptist, Church
Royal Neighbors of America
Bartlett
Harry
First Baptist Church
Bluemont Cemetery
Familiar Face Faces The Judge In Bordertown
William F. Helmacy, 17, appeared before Magistrate Gordon Philips after a year in court on traffic charges. He was accused of driving a pickup without lights, letting a youth ride on the fender, and improper parking. His license was revoked and he received a lecture.
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Bordertown
William F. Helmacy
Helmacy
Gordon Philips
Philips
Hasty Heart Arrest in Newark Fire Allegation
Police arrested Emanuel Wade 60 on charges he tried to harm his sweetheart Stella Simmons after a dispute by pouring gasoline on her door and setting it afire. The incident occurred Thursday in Newark New Jersey as Wade attempted to rekindle a relationship with Simmons.
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Newark
N. J
Emanuel Wade
Wade
Stella Simmons
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Haymond School House
Haymond Farm Women’s Club
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Lesa
RCA
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Terro
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