Social Security Q and A Clarifies Start and Benefits
Answers from Miss C H D of Clear water Fla explain when the program began on January 1 1937 and that the first check went to Ida Fuller in Ludlow Vermont in February 1940. They cover combined benefits, duplicate cards, farming partnerships coverage rules, wage statement checks, and when house workers owe Social Security tax.
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C.H.D
Clearwater, Fla
Ida Fuller
Ludlow
M. S. of
Oakland
Calif
R. E
St. Petersburg
Fla
Social Security
Baltimore
Sterling Fair Queen Contestant Standards Questioned
Sterling Colorado AP report notes Tom Ballard's offhand remark about beauty standards for Logan County Fair Queen contestants calling attention to supposed measurements 36 24 36. The remark sparked discussion about pageant criteria among community members and organizers.
Reforestation Of Stars Pays Off In Hollywood Plan
HAL BOYLE reports producer Jerry Wald advocates a star reforestation plan in Hollywood. He notes studios invest in training and grooming, with about 50 contract players, insisting a strong story matters more than fame. He compares talent selection to mining ore and gambling on future stars.
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New York
Hollywood
Jerry Wald
Ward
20Th Century- Fox
Taiwan grants aid to Que Moy Island evacuees
Taiwan's Cabinet approves an emergency appropriation to give 75 dollars to each of 6,447 civilians evacuated from the Que Moy Islands. The funds will be distributed by November 15 as evacuees begin new lives on Formosa.
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Taipei
China
Quemoy Islands
Formosa
Rocket Reaches 2853 MPH On New Mexico Test Track
The Air Force said a rocket powered test vehicle reached 2,853 mph on the 35,000 foot Hollo man track at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Officials cited this as possibly the fastest earth surface travel by a man made device. A prior test had a 2,000 pound rocket sled reaching 1,200 mph with a 165 pound dummy aboard on Oct 29.
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Washington
Air Force
New Mexico
Air Research and Development Command
Holloman Air Force Base
Woman First to Address House of Lords in 900 Years
Baroness Elliott became the first of the newly admitted women peers to speak in the House of Lords. She addressed the chamber for 18 minutes urging support for underdeveloped nations, receiving loud applause and enthusiastic “hear, hear” responses from members.
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London
House of Lords
Hear
Elliott
Family discord described as ongoing tension at home
A terse observation notes ongoing conflict within a household where one or both parents constantly harp on the other. The remark suggests frequent nagging fuels friction and unhappy dynamics, hinting at strained relations and lack of harmony.
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Salisbury
N.C
Ray Wheatley
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Broad and
Edgeworth
Sloop’s Auto & Bus Station
Hal Boyle
Warner
Clark Gable
Fox
Grace Kelly
MGM
Fred Astaire
Raoul Walsh
Rock Hudson
James Dean
Textile Insurance Company
James A. Bridger
J. W. Abernethy
D. T. Bailey E. M. Bartholomew
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J. B. Brewer James G. Cage
Shearon Harris Charles E. Hayworth
Paul Ingle Henry W. Jordan
W.W. L. Lumpkin
W. K. Mauney
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