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Annie Strowd

Annie Strowd, a native of Orange County, was a caseworker in the county welfare department's Chapel Hill office for about ten years before the welfare board named her acting superintendent of public welfare in March 1951, succeeding Jean M. Heer. She led the department through years when old age assistance and aid to dependent children were its largest programs. In 1954 she stepped down and returned to child welfare work.

Source: The News of Orange County, March 22, 1951

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  1. Annie Strowd becomes superintendent of public welfare Strowd succeeded Mrs. Jean Heer, who had followed W. T. Mattox after his death in 1947, and still held the post when the book was written. People: William T. Mattox, Annie StrowdSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 212
  2. Bethel Baptist Church marks its hundredth anniversary Bethel Baptist Church celebrated its centennial with an all-day program and picnic on the grounds. UNC Chancellor Robert B. House gave the morning address and Annie Strowd read notes on the church's history. People: R. B. House, Annie StrowdSearch the index · DigitalNC: Chapel Hill Weekly, August 3, 1951, p. 7
  3. County welfare spending reaches $190,973 a year In the year ending June 30, 1952 the welfare department spent $190,973.26, about three-quarters of it state and federal money. Old age assistance for about 290 people and aid to about 125 families with dependent children were the largest items. People: Annie StrowdSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 212

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