Show HIGHER PENSIONS The PENSIONS The state welfare bo board rd of Texas recently announced an increase increase increase in- in crease In the average old age pension payment pay pay- payment ment in the state The Increase is 29 cents per month bringing the average pension to for April In contrast Utah's average pen sion payment in February last month for which the figure is available was 2117 Sta Sta- indicate Texas is about as well to do a state as Utah Their per capita income in 1937 was compared to our but on the theother theother other hand Texas with only 12 times as much population p paid id 20 times as much income taxes to Uncle Sam |