Social Security Board Ready for Fast Paying Claims
The Social Security Board says claims for federal old age benefits will be processed at about one every eight minutes. LeRoy Hodges announced expansion of adjudication to handle a 320000 eligible payments pool in 1937. Workers should obtain a social security account number to ensure accurate wage records and benefits. over 125 offices are open with more to come. instructions cover multiple account numbers and post office procedures.
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Charleston
Social Security Board
A. A. Knapp
LeRoy Hodges
Bureau of Federal
Bureau
Hodges
Post Office Department
Social Security
Wheeling
Children Paint With Fingers at Hull House Mary Crane Nursery
In Chicago at the Mary Crane nursery inside Hull House, children tell stories through finger painting. A five year old’s depiction interprets man’s evolution from fish life, a concept whose source remains undiscovered. Psychologists advocate finger painting for its freedom to reveal subconscious thoughts.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mary Crane
Hull House
Nina Kenagy
Slate Sky Ride At Cranberry Mine Tracked
Travelers along U S route 19 21 observe an aerial tramway at Cranberry New River mining town near Beckley. Two tall steel towers support a 2392 foot tram line over which slate is hauled in a bucket that carries up to 4.25 tons and takes 20 seconds to load. The system moves about 93.5 tons per hour. The midway tower stands 100 feet high and the tail tower 190 feet high, anchored in concrete.
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Cranberry
New River Company
Beckley
Whisker Dams Defeat Erosion in Oregon Gullies
In Athena Oregon farmers improvise straw and soil to form whisker dams that slow runoff and trap silt. The technique, suggested by C Edwin Hill state soil conservation coordinator, uses a square nosed spade to cut a shallow depth and insert straw then cover with earth. Dams are placed two to four feet apart.
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Associated Press
Athena
C. Edwin Hill
Oregon
Soil Conservation Service
Dated guest list for Windsor Wallis wedding in Monts
Monts France sixteen guests with British official ties accepted invitations to the June 3 1937 Windsor Wallis Warfield marriage spokesman Herman H Rogers said attendees include Hugh Lloyd Thomas first secretary at the British embassy Paris Sir Walter T Monckton Cornwall’s attorney general and Lady Selby wife of the British minister No comment on reasons for the remaining 14 invites not accepted.
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Associated Press
Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Herman H. Rogers
Hugh Lloyd Thomas
Paris
Walter T. Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Selby
Rogers
Tiernan trial set for June 14 in Long Island case
Suffolk county grand jury indicted Mrs Helen Tiernan of New York for first degree murder in the death of her seven year old daughter found stabbed and burned in woods near Brookhaven May 16. Supreme Court Justice John H McCoy ordered the trial for June 14. Tiernan collapsed during arraignment. A second indictment charges her with first degree assault on her four year old son Jimmy who is recovering.
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Associated Press
Riverhead
N. Y
Suffolk County
Helen Tiernan
New York
Brookhaven
Long Island
Supreme Court
John H. McCoy
Protests Over Windsor Treatment by Church
The Daily Express editorial questions if the Duke of Windsor faces a rough edge from church leaders over his marriage to Mrs Wallis Warfield. It blames church figures for the wedding guest list being sparse with government figures and notes that Edward and Mrs Warfield have not broken any laws.
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Associated Press
London
Duke of Windsor
Church of England
Wallis Warfield
Daily Express
the Express
Edward
Regulation bans heroin in patent medicines
In line with the anti narcotic program of the Chinese government a new regulation prohibits the use of heroin in patent medicines.
Woman Cured Rheumatism By Rumetex Claim
Mrs. George Morton, living between Fayetteville and Oak Hill, reports curing rheumatism after a year in hospitals using Rumetex. The ad says neuritis arthritis sciatica gout lumbago due to uric acid respond to Rumetex, with money refunded if not benefited. Priced at 85c at Watkin's and other druggists.
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Good Housekeeping
George Morton
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Rumetex
Watkin's
Adv
Alabama Coeds Outshine Men In First Semester Grades
University of Alabama data show coeds achieving noticeably higher marks than male students in the first semester of the year. The report highlights strong academic performance among female students and suggests ongoing gender gaps in grades within the campus.
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University of Alabama
Miners Face Refuse Fire Risk From Spontaneous Combustion
From the mine refuse tends to catch fire over time due to spontaneous combustion and fumes from the material are objectionable to workers, making its disposal a persistent safety and labor concern.
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