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D423-5
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- 1936-04-28 (Creation)
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A.O. Holladay, Bremerton's "oldest newsboy," sold the Townsend Weekly in April of 1936 to R.W. Henry, left, veteran Bremerton resident and ardent member of the local Townsend pension club. Mr. Holladay, 75 years old, each week distributed 150 copies of the Townsend journal throughout the city of Bremerton. He had performed this feat every week since the Townsend Club No. 1 was formed in Bremerton two years prior, never receiving a penny for his work. He was sold on the Townsend Plan, formulated by Dr. Francis Townsend, which called for a $200 a month pension for each retired person over the age of 60. Mr. Holladay came to Bremerton in 1916 and worked at the Navy Yard and as a Teamster. He lived at 1012 4th St. The Townsend Plan never became law, but Social Security was partially based on its tenets. (Bremerton Sun 05/07/1936, pg. 1).
Holladay, A.O.; Henry, R.W.; Activists; Townsend Clubs of America (Tacoma); Newspapers--Bremerton;