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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1951
Page
5
The Social Security Administration urged newly covered workers to obtain social security cards at the nearest office. If no local office exists, applicants may pick up an application at the post office, mail it to the nearest office, or obtain the address at the post office. Expanded coverage in 1951 included small business owners and certain nonprofit and government employees.
Amateur radio operator Jim Manwaring maintains regular short wave conversations with his unseen aunt Mrs Ida L Smith in California. He recently connected with Earl B Davis Sr in Los Angeles who knew the aunt and helped bring her on the air via telephone. His equipment links to his phone for broadcasting.
New York dispatch notes the 5 cent nickel, minted since 1866, now buys far less. Automats in major cities switch to dime slots, phone calls move to dime tariffs, and several states seek increased telephone rates. The piece contrasts past and present purchasing power.
The Bilge Club, the Southern California steam ship fraternity, will hold its formal dinner on February 17 at the Los Angeles Biltmore. Expected attendance at this event and the summer barbecue ranges from 500 to 700, with Robert Snodgrass, secretary of the San Pedro Elks Club, in charge of ticket sales.
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