Are Pulaski and Alexander hunger counties really?
Report by John C. Taylor notes months of ADC aid in Pulaski and Alexander counties, with about 34 percent using food stamps. It records hardships of Luella Perkins and others, the cost of living, nonuse of stamps by some, and local programs teaching nutrition and budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski and
Alexander
Hunger Counties
John C. Taylor
Luella Perkins
North Mounds
Pulaski
Citizens’ Board of Inquiry
United States
Pulaski County
Hunger debate in Alexander and Pulaski counties
Public aid officials and educators in Alexander and Pulaski counties say hunger is not widespread. Homemaker class attendees spread nutrition and budgeting knowledge, aiding neighbors. Health officer Miss Cotton cites no starvation and highlights housing concerns and shanty towns like Future City while noting emergency food help when needed. Her letter supporting no starvation was re printed in Congress and U.S. News & World Report.
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Mounds
Mound City
Grand Chain
Ultin
Alexander County
Department of Public Aid
Public Aid Department
Missouri
Pulaski
Alexander
Future City
North Mounds
Margaret Cotton
Tminois
W. R. Poage
Texas
Alexander Or
Poage
House Agriculture Committee
United States
U.S.A
Citizens’ Board of Inquiry
Miss Cotton
Public Health Department
Cotton
Congressional Record
U.S. News & World Report
Hunger counties in the South reveal housing, not hunger
A reporter spent days in Alexander and Pulaski counties, finding little hunger or malnutrition but severe housing problems. The 100 page federal hunger study labeled these counties as hunger areas, yet local officials cited welfare programs as mitigating hunger while housing shortages and rising costs persist. Racial tension and discrimination are prominent in the community, with leaders split on progress toward equality and fair opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Taylor
Thingis
Alexander
Pulaski
Washington, D. C
Board of Inquiry
United States
U.S. Census Bureau
Dept. of Agriculture
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Future City
Cairo
North Moundas
Mound City
Olmsted
Villa Ridge
Ulin
State Dept. of Public Aid
Mourd City
Inquirer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Tilinoig
Tutors become friends who care at Jackson County YMCA
A Jackson County YMCA volunteer tutoring program in Carbondale helps struggling first graders like seven year old William Math. William, the youngest of nine, rose to the top of his class with one hour weekly help. The program, started two years ago as a pilot, now includes about 80 tutors aiding 80 children, with plans to expand to more students identified by local principals.
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Jackson County Ymca
John C. Taylor
Trindisan
William Mathis
William
Carbondale
Jackson County
Peter Koscher
R. A. Nack and Associates
Tosha
Koscher
William Said
First Presbyterian Church
YMCA
Mr. Tosha
William's Church
Edward O'Day
Morris’ Larson
Eric Debrier
David’ Keene
Sommers
John Thomas
Thomas
George Mendenall
Lewis
Mendenall
Doddridge Crimm
Attucks
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Ers
ADC
Citizens' Board of Inquiry
Perkins
Groter
Cairo City
Bits
Bulaski County
JP. Burkhart Manufacturing Co
A. L. Williams
Harlie Reynard
St. Petersburg
Fla
Harold Hofstetter
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