Veterans Benefit Questions Are Answered
Answers explain Korean GI term insurance rules and extensions for existing policies. The War Orphans Education Program offers 36 months of schooling regardless of father's service length, with reductions only for certain prior beneficiaries. Widow of a World War I veteran retains pension unaffected by the Survivor Benefit Act. death benefits apply if death was service related. World War II GI term insurance has no conversion deadline. keep as term with rising future premiums versus constant permanent plans.
Farmers End Quarterly Social Security Returns in Brownwood
Sam Hamlett of the Brownwood Texas office says farmers no longer file quarterly Social Security returns. In 1955 they filed a single January return for all taxable wages paid to farm employees in the prior year. A farmer quitting farming mid-year must file a return if taxable wages were paid that year.
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Sam Hamlett
Brownwood
Texas
Internal Revenue
Classified offer for Fort Worth Press and Comanche Chief
The Fort Worth Press offers daily service except Sundays with Sunday paper delivered on Monday. Annual subscription price is 5 dollars 50 cents or 7 dollars with the Comanche Chief. Subscriptions available at the Chief office.
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FT. Worth
Texas Memory of a Police Reporter and Oddities
A veteran police reporter recalls a fatal self defense shooting after a "bad man" threatened a officer with a rifle. Public sentiment supported the officer, who later quit amid whispers of danger and voices. The piece also recounts anecdotes about Dr. Moore Moore and old time manners and habits.
Understanding Injunctions and Mandamus in Law
This column explains two extraordinary legal remedies: injunctions which restrain certain acts and mandamus which compels public officials to perform duties. It covers temporary and permanent injunctions, bond requirements, service on defendants, and penalties for contempt, plus how mandamus directs officials to act when duties are neglected.
Letter to the Editor Advocates Peanut Farmer Relief
A Hereford Texas reader encloses a Comanche Chief report of 400 peanut farmers meeting to seek drought relief. The writer urges Ezra Taft Benson to push Soil Bank relief, recalls Comanche County’s cotton history, and notes ties to family and the region. He signs as F. H. Oberthier, an 87 year old retiree.
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Hereford
Texas
Ezra Taft Benson
Washington, D
Comanche County
F. H. Oberthier
Comanche
New Mexico
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A. of Agriculture
Benson
Washington
Writ of Mandamus Aims to Force Permit Issuance
A column explains that if a building official refuses a permit without legal grounds, a court may issue a writ of mandamus ordering the official to issue it. The piece notes the need for clear duty refusal and cautions readers to consult an attorney, as facts can alter legal application.
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