Misunderstanding Fuels Social Security Troubles in North Carolina
Nathan Yelton, director of Public Assistance, says confusion over Old Age Assistance drives administration difficulties. He notes many expect $30 monthly for all seniors over 65, a plan costing $54 million yearly, far beyond the state’s $4 million budget. He warns against expanding eligibility, cites average $9.40 benefits, praises county cost sharing to curb rolls, and recounts initial county overreach fixed by explanation.
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Ralbpigh
Nathan Yelton
Division of Public Assistance
North Carolina
War on Pneumonia Waged by North Carolina Board of Health
Dr Hubert B Haywood outlines a state effort to fight pneumonia led by the State Board of Health with Duke University support. A free laboratory course on pneumonia typing runs January 24 29 for technicians and doctors, followed by a January 28 symposium with experts such as Dr Wiley D Forbus Dr Douglas H Sprunt Dr David T Smith and Dr Frederic M Hanes.
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Board of Health
Hubert B. Haywood
State Board of Health
North Carolina Commission On
North Carolina
Wiley D. Forbus
Douglas H. Sprunt
David T. Smith
Frederic M. Hanes
Pneumonia Seminar Aims to Expand Serum Use Across North Carolina
The North Carolina Pneumonia Commission plans lectures demonstrations and films to train technicians for pneumococcus typing and to acquaint physicians with serum treatment. The effort seeks wider serum availability and a lowered price, aiming to reduce pneumonia deaths statewide through improved care and education led by Dr Angus McBryde Dr Deryl Hart and Dr Robert J Reeves.
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Angus McBryde
Deryl Hart
Robert J. Reeves
North Carolina Pneumonia Commission
North Carolina
Danielson family tragedy amid postwar hunger relief efforts
In New York Mr and Mrs Daniel Danielson and their two children finally had food after weeks of deprivation but their three month old daughter Barbara died from malnutrition. Relief workers arrived with food after the death and police moved to raise funds for Barbara's burial.
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New York
Daniel Danielson
Local Visitors Brighten Denton Community Weekend
Denton residents hosted a stream of visitors from nearby towns and states including Lexington Montgomery Selma Winston-Salem and Boston with family gatherings and Sunday dinners. Guests stayed with relatives at multiple homes as visitors and extended family members returned from trips and planned future plans.
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Dolon, Worth and Ross, Jr
Sim DeLapp
Little Daughter
Lexington
DeLapp
J. T. Lexton
Henry Gilcrest
Montgomery
Ala
J. F. Cameron
Clarence Hawlins
Selma
Mary Lomax
Winston- Salem
Haven Lomax
Edmond Sexton
Mocksville
8. B. Walls
Mary Elizabeth
High Point
James Louis
Boston
Mass
Savannah Sexton
George Russell
Howard Russell
J. A. Russell
Troy
A. L. Hill
Howard Short
Charlotte
W. A. Lambeth
Wineton-Salem
Mr. Rathburn
Jeff Ward
Benched Zion player found with smallpox illness
Ernest Dolan a 22 year old basketball player from Benched Zion Ill felt worse after each game. A doctor diagnosed smallpox leading teammates to seek vaccinations at local physicians offices.
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Zion
Ill
Ernest Dolan
Buying Demand Spurs Hope of Restored Jobs in 1938
Business managers surveyed a growing flow of New Year orders for raw materials and goods in New York, hinting at a possible uptick in mill and mine activity and recalls of workers laid off in late 1937. The renewed buying interest extends across copper, lead, coarse cloth, hides, rubber and other basic markets sensitive to business sentiment.
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New York
Widow Continues Effort To Clear Hauptmann
Mrs Anna Hauptmann maintains her husband Bruno Richard Hauptmann was innocent and says she will seek an investigation by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey into the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. She sells coffee to support herself and her four year old son Mannfried while financing her campaign to clear his name.
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New York
Anna Hauptmann
Thomas KE. Dewey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Mannfried
Cordozo No Better as Supreme Court Condition Clarified
Washington January 13 The condition of Supreme Court Justice Cordozo remains uncertain though officials report no immediate danger. Medical updates indicate the venerable jurist continues under careful observation, with aides saying his health shows no sudden deterioration.
Countess Boregia Wielopolska Held as Polish Spy by Nazis
Nazis take Countess Boregia Wielopolska, a Polish noblewoman famed for beauty and fashion, to Moabit prison near Berlin for trial as a spy. Her husband is barred from visit. she allegedly entertained Hitler's bitter enemy, fueling international tensions.
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Paris
Boregia Wielopolska
Moabit
Berlin
Poland
Warsaw
Hitler
Court Justice Cardozo Remains Serious Amid Treatment
Court Justice Cardozo stayed gravely ill with a complication of illness as doctors reported no change in his condition from the treatment today. His physician provided the update on his health status and response to the ongoing regimen.
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Cardozo
Poliomyelitis Prevention Experiments Reported in Palo Alto
In Palo Alto California on January date not clear researchers Dr BE Schultz and assistant Dr L Hardt from Stanford University discussed potential practical uses for control of polio or infantile paralysis. They cited experiments with zinc sulphate as a preventive measure and described tests aiming to make decisive tests in future outbreaks.
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Palo Alto
Calif
BE. W. Schultz
Ttanfoversity
Schultz
Justi Hope
L.hardt
Local Architect Awarded Partial Fee by Guilford Jury
Eccles D. Everhart sought a fee from James S. Moffit and H. Moffit for preliminary drawings but a Guilford jury awarded only 43 dollars. He claimed exemption from the full fee arguing that unused work and excessive bids for construction negated the charge.
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Ent
Greensboro
Eccles D. Everhart
Jamess. Moffit
H. Moffit
Guilford
Becn
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