Why did Ida May Fuller get a check from the government in 1940? How much was it for?

1940 - The very first monthly retirement check was issued by the U.S. Government -- to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont. Ida May's check, numbered 00-000-001, was in the amount of $22.54. Fuller, a Legal Secretary, retired in November 1939 and lived to be 100 years old (she died in 1975).

Not a bad deal, Jenny. I wonder if she ever got a raise?

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