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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1952
Page
3
The Bethune Elementary School faculty gave a surprise shower on December 3 1952 for one month old Charles Julius Fortson of Brownsville. Parents Mr and Mrs Junious Fortson express thanks for the thoughtful gifts and faculty kindness.
A collage of light vignettes and jokes about luck, dining, family pride, romance, and domestic mishaps. Humorous anecdotes feature Pigmeat Markham, a pie loving nephew, a comment on women and elephants, a drunken husband and a sharp wife, a coed broken heart, a burglar misperception, a mother-in-law quip, and a delinquent bill prank with a photo message.
William B. Weaver, manager of the Social Security Administration in Miami, writes that thousands in Dade County and millions nationwide receive monthly old age and survivors insurance checks. He notes benefits come from workers’ thrift, not a guaranteed living, and praises aging beneficiaries for their dignified outlook during the holiday season. This column is part of a weekly series.
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