State Welfare Board adopts six dollar pension cut
Austin report shows a flat $6 reduction reducing monthly pensions to about $8.24 for October. 1,500 pensioners were dropped from the rolls, leaving an estimated 119,500 on October, with 121,000 in September. Executive director Adam R. Johnson said funds were too low and future November amounts are undetermined. The board will seek federal approval to align with Social Security requirements and maintain merit-based staffing under a new plan.
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Austin
State Welfare Board
Adam R. Johnson
Federal Social Security Board
New Texas Board
Johnson
Texas Board
Patient in Room 46 Improves After Incident
A doctor asks about progress of a patient in room 46 and learns he is much better. The nurse notes he attempted to kiss her, adding a note of inappropriate behavior to the update.
Sadler May Run Against O Daniel in Texas Governor Race
Railroad Commissioner Jerry Sadler launched a challenge to Gov. Lee O Daniel, demanding an end to the sales tax funding pensions or face a campaign against him. He backs an omnibus tax plan taxing rich rather than the poor, and notes past opposition to a sales tax.
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Austin
Jerry Sadler
Lee O'Daniel
Sadler
O'Daniel
O’daniel
Terrell
Pension Slashes Threaten Texas Pensioners in Austin
In Austin the State Welfare Board approves a six dollar monthly cut in October pension payments. At least 1500 recipients under six dollars will be dropped, others cut from fourteen to eight dollars, and some to under five dollars, risking loss of federal aid. The board also may drop more beneficiaries as checks under five dollars are avoided. 300 new apps await review, with two investigators processing under one hundred cases monthly in a thrifty German county amid rising demand.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
State Welfare Board
Pension System in Texas Struggles with Reinvestigation Boom
The pension setup shows a collapse in funding and rising rolls. The Board must pay about 200 000 dollars monthly to Dallas banks, matched by the federal government for a total 400 000 dollars monthly revenue loss. The October pension roll will near 119 000 as thousands more applicants and reinvestigations are processed. The Social Security Board now requires annual reinvestigation, and thousands of Texas pensioners have not been reviewed since 1936, exemplified by a Central Texas county with 500 pensioners awaiting reevaluation.
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Dallas
Federal Social Security Board
Texas
O'Daniel Faces Pensioners as Special Session Looms
Gov. O'Daniel promised $30 monthly aid later cut to $15 and liberal pension laws. Despite promises, investigators rose, federal rules strain staff, and October pension average fell to $8.24. Observers foresee a pressure for a special session before next spring campaign as pensioners demand action.
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O’daniel
Nickel for Grandma oil tax proposed in Texas pension plan
Road commissioner and governor hopeful last year tout a five cent oil tax to fund pensions. Thompson spoke to Texas county officials in Temple urging support for the program. Jerry Sadler, railroad commissioner, warned he may enter the governor's race if O'Daniel rejects a broader omnibus tax plan to raise pension revenue.
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Thompson
Texas
Temple
Jerry Sadler
O'Daniel
Sadler
Mrs Smythe Brown Plans Formal Reception Entrance Reads Names
Mrs Smythe-Brown arranges a formal reception with Bridget the servant to stand by the drawing room door listing arriving guests for the first 30 minutes after six o clock. Bridget gleefully anticipates greeting friends.
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