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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
7
An IRS official in Beaumont explains that one in four questions from taxpayers concern Texas sales tax cigarette and gasoline taxes. The agency released a 1963 calendar year State Sales Tax Table to aid itemizers by simplifying calculations and reducing record keeping.
A short ad pitch asks if a teenage princess at home should have a personal extension phone in her own room. It frames the device as providing privacy, personal freedom, and a sense of responsibility.
Texans can use the printed deduction table to determine the sales tax they can deduct. Clip and save the table for income tax prep as IRS instructions do not include these figures specifically for Texas taxpayers.
Local notes report 18 month old Kyle Taylor undergoing major surgery at Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a Tuesday transfer. The column also lists numerous visits, funerals, and hospital stays among villagers including the Edmond, Hoffman, Overstreet, Whiteheads, and Waddell families across Village Mills and nearby towns.
Texas Highway Department reports speeds rose from 56.5 to 59.3 mph after the 70 mph limit took effect on Sept 1 1963. Surveys of over 25 000 vehicles twice in 1963 show passenger cars 60.7 57.7 and 54.1 mph before during after. 11.1 percent of cars exceeded the new limit, down from 16 percent in 1962. Mrs Rae Scouten visited Mrs Nettie Langston in St Elizabeth Hospital Beaumont.
Sgt Phipps of the United States Army Recruiting Service announces a January enlistment option for 50 local young men combining the Buddy Plan with airborne training. Recruits will be guaranteed airborne training after completion of basic, forming the Texas Airborne Platoon. The four week jump school ends with silver wings and higher pay while on jump status. Contact Sgt Phipps at the Silsbee post office Fridays 0900 1200 or call TE 2 8231 in Beaumont.
Short note promotes pipe insulation to prevent water waste and save hot water. Claims a $4 package provides double insulation on 17 feet of 2 inch pipe and highlights quick return on investment for navisitors.
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