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D1703-6
Date(s)
- 1935-09-02 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Otto Case, state treasurer, addresses Townsend Club picnic at Spanaway Park. With hand raised, Case is standing before the microphone, a round object with star center and twisted wire cord. In 1933, Dr. Francis E. Townsend proposed a government old age pension plan for everyone over the age of 60. This struck a common chord in the elderly who suffered greatly during the Depression. "Townsend Clubs" sprang up all over America, boasting 5 million members at the height of its popularity. (T. Times, 9/3/1935, p. 1).
Case, Otto; Older people; Townsend Clubs of America (Tacoma);