The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1966 Page: 3 of 8
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1966
THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS
HIGHLIGHTS and Sidelights-- and women 73 or older may receive
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Haircuts $1.25
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City Barber Shop
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Open 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday
CLOSED MONDAY
How to make your tax refund
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costs no more
ing it grow and grow. You’ll also ,
have the satisfaction of helping ;
Think it over when you ask for ’
your refund this year. q
with the Amarillo social security
office at 1006 Adams Street in
Amarillo. -
HELP-YOUBSELF or
FINISHED
LAUNDRY
SERVICE
10 Speed Queen coin-
operated automatic washers.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Stapp Laundry
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Stapp
GROOM, TEXAS
PHONE 3461
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FOK YOUR INFORMATION.
Series E Bonds pay back $4
for every $3 at maturity, can
be cashed in when you need
them, provide certain tax sav-
ings, can be bought where you
bank or work. Ask about
Series H Bonds for income
by check every 6 months.
Buy United States Savings Bonds k.
STAR-SPANGLED SAVINGS PLAN
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“We are looking for senior citi-
zens 72 'and over who are now elig-
ible for a monthly benefit,” Hal
Geldon, social security district
manager in Amarillo said today.
These are older men and women
who were previously denied bene-
fits 'because they had less than six
quarters of coverage under social
security. This is roughly about a
year and a half of employment.
Now, men who are 76 or older
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Get your tax refund in cash, and
chances are the money fritters away.
Get your tax refund in the form of
a U. S. Savings Bond and it will
grow 33 1/3% larger at maturity.
Tucked away to be part of a down
payment on a home someday, a
stepping stone to somebody’s educa-
tion, or maybe just a big help when
some emergency pops up.
You’ll find an opportunity to take
your refund in Savings Bonds when
you come to that line at the bottom
of your ’65 tax return.
Besides hanging on to your refund,
you’ll have the satisfaction of see-
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• Police Report Complete . . .
Out of almost 300 police agencies
employing 9,000 officers, less than
half have established formalized
minimum requirements for em- •
ployment. So states the Texas
-Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education. I
In addition, less than a fourth of
the agencies require any sort of
formal training before officer as-
signment.
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• Some Win, Some Lose . . .
Some Texas cities have been ad-
versely affected by the recent clos-
ing and reduction of 126 military
bases in the nation. But this may
turn out to benefit other commun-
ities in need of airport equipment.
Texas Aeronautics Commission
will act as a go-between for com-
munities seeking surplus property.
Austin and Abilene both had1
Nike facilities declared excess re-
cently and Bellville and Huntsville
lost Naval Reserve installations.
Towns 'interested in securing the
surplus equipment should contact
the Aeronautics Commission.
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• Interest Earnings Up ...
Texas state government now has
$228,800,000 in time account de-
posits.
State Treasurer Jesse James es-
timated the money will earn $9,-
100,000 this year at four per cent
interest.
James said the interest will aver-
age at $762,832 a month, or more
than $25,000 a day. Total exceeds
that of recent years.
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Social Security
Information...
(Continued from Page Two)— 535 a month if they have nine
time of the commission’s field in- Curnths o work under socian se-
spectors. । Men 75 need four quarters (about
, , a year) and those who are 74 need
•Water Rights May Be Cancelled five quarters of coverage to be eli-
At a March 15 meeting; m Aus- gible for the $35 a month benefit,
tin, the Texas Water Rights Com- Women now 72, need four quar_
mission proposes to cancel water ters, about a year. The woman
rights for all who fail to exercise who will be 72 in 1966 may qualify
them ,by that date Only five rights for the $35 monthly payment when
are scheduled to be heard at this she reaches that age with five
time. 'quarters (1% years).
This is the first of more than 200 Some widows whose husbands
hearings expected to be held in had some social security credit
1966 as the state moves to erase may receive $35 monthly widow’s
paper rights to use stream wat- benefits when they are 72.
er. Then the state will be able to Geldon suggested that persons 72
show how much water really is or older who think they meet these
available for future use in Texas requirements should get in touch
rivers. ... .
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1966, newspaper, February 3, 1966; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511874/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.