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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
16
Local figures like Tony Stella and Mary Conway appear in a collage of social scenes and light news. The item blends bus line move coverage, fashion notes, New Year gatherings, a sports outing, a theft joke, poetry, and a holiday puzzle about Christmas shopping timing.
The Joliet social security office reports 1,975,000 people received monthly old-age and survivors benefits at an average $38.1 million in 1947, up from 1,642,000 recipients and $31.08 million a year earlier. Delayed claims cause losses. the public is urged to file promptly and contact the Joliet office for guidance.
The Pony Express began in spring 1860 charging five dollars per letter for one half ounce or less. The rate later dropped to two fifty and finally to one dollar a half ounce with a government subsidy, in addition to regular U S postage.
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