Walter William Dymek, son of Stanisław Dymek and Franciszka Ksepka, applied for a Social Security Account Number on 11 December 1936.
Application for Social Security Account Number for Walter William Dymek
SOURCE: Walter William Dymek, SS no. 034â€09â€3378, 11 December 1936, Application for Account Number (Form SSâ€5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Application for Social Security Account Number for Walter William Dymek. The application states:
- Walter William Dymek lived at 81 Endicott Street in Worcester, Massachusetts
- He was employed by Arcade Malleable Iron Co. located on Albany Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
- At the time of application, Walter was 24 years old; he was born on 28 December 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts
- His parents were Stanley Dymek and Francis Ksepka
- He was a white male, not registered with the U.S. Employment Service and had not previously applied for a Social Security Account Number
- He applied on 11 December 1936 and was granted Social Security Number 034-09-3378
- There are two stray marks on the application: the number 530[?] near the upper right and 1-1 written near the bottom right.
Many Polish immigrants and their sons worked in the iron and steel industry in Worcester . The jobs there did not require a lot of specialized training and paid poorly . Immigrants were often grateful to have jobs, even if the work was hard and the wages low . An image of the Arcade Malleable Iron Works in Worcester, Massachusetts where Walter William Dymek worked is shown below.
The Arcade Malleable Iron Works
SOURCE: Illustrated business guide of the city of Worcester, Massachusetts: arranged by streets with the number, name of firm and of business of all business houses in Worcester, together with a brief description of all points of interest and views of public and private buildings (Worcester, Mass: Snow, Woodman and Co, 1881), 116.
Copyright © 2011 by Stephen J. Danko
Steve, I’ve never seen a s.s. application so this is a first. And, I wonder if the Arcade Malleable Iron Co. building is still standing. If I knew my way around Worcester, I’d check it out for you.