Old Age Pension Rolls in Ohio Stabilize Near Peak
In Columbus on January 17 the Associated Press reports wartime conditions are stabilizing Ohio old age pension rolls around 140,000, near a saturation point. Factors include many over 65 in war industries, higher family incomes supporting elders, and federal old age insurance. Ohio’s 1941 rolls stood at 139,487 with an average $23.70 monthly. state funding about $20.5 million, matched by federal dollars to total roughly $41 million for 1942 after funeral costs. The applicant count has fallen steadily since 1940, with 1,400 new December recipients. The one per cent payroll tax and similar levy credited to stabilize the program.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Tom McCaw
Ohio
McCaw
English teen volunteers for Canton defense duties
Colin Ellison a 15-year-old McKinley High senior from Warrington England volunteered with the Canton Civilian Defense Committee as an air raid warden or demolition crew member. He has 14 months of civilian defense experience, speaks of air raids near home, and hopes to join the air force after graduation in June.
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Canton
Colin Ellison
McKinley High School
Lancashire County
England
Colin
Warrington
United States
Canton Civilian Defense Committee
William Ellison
Hoover Co
North Canton Company
D. G. Smellie
23Rd St
Charles Wood
McKinley
Lehman
Ivy Palmer
Jean Bovill
Liverpool
London
Eng
Manchester Ship Canal
Navy
Air Corps
Job Service Official to Speak at Y W C A
A YWCA Vocational Guidance committee survey of 33 Canton employers shows 28 responses indicating need for interview guidance. Dr Ernest Bowman of Columbus will discuss community effort in vocational guidance at an open meeting Friday night at the association.
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Paul Hyde
Canton
Ernest Bowman
Columbus
Bowman
Ohio State Employment Service
Jews Report Plans for Palestine Army
The emergency Zionist committee director Emanuel Newman predicted a strong Jewish army centered in Palestine would arise to aid the Allies. He said manpower needs and Jewish desire for a distinctive force could bring this about with British welcome. About 15,000 Jewish soldiers in Palestine serve with British ranks in North Africa.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Emergency Committee For Zionist Affairs
Palestine
Emanuel Newmann
New York
National Conference For Palestine
North Africa
William F. Albright
Johns Hopkins University
Europe
United States
Reward for Bombardier in Veronia Oregon
Veronia business men collect funds to buy a $100 defense bond for the first American aviator to drop a bomb on Tokyo. The note highlights wartime patriotism and local support for war effort.
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Bombardier
Veronia
Ore
Tokyo
15 Apartments Wanted For Immediate Rental Opportunity
The Repository Want Ad reports demand for apartments with 8 rooms in Richland Place NW and nearby areas. 16 calls followed the ad, showing strong renter interest. If you have a unit to rent, dial 5101 to place a cost effective ad for tomorrow’s paper.
Uncle Sam Clean Up At Shelby's Salvage Office
Special to The Repository from Camp Shelby Mississippi January 17. The salvage branch of the camp quartermaster is among the nation’s biggest junk collectors with about 80 employees and eight acres. Discarded equipment clothing and other salvage materials are sorted repaired or sold to junk dealers with proceeds going to the U.S. treasury and worn items given to charitable groups.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Camp Quartermaster
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U.S
Y.W.C.A
Duncan Phyfe
Fromm
Chickering
Sohmer
Musette
Lester
Henry F. Miller
Dial
Palestine Army
Cleveland Meeting
Step
Richard
Uncle Sam
Shelby
United States Treasury
E. Tusc
Axminster
the Ideal Furniture Co
4Th Street
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