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PIRATES (from page one) vessels and ports. When he returned from his 1580 voyage with a ship loaded with plunder, the Queen immediately knighted him. • Sir Thomas Cavendish was another English explorer who used circumnavigation of the globe as a method of capturing riches. He completed his voyage in 1588, having spent two years and 49 days raiding Spanish ports, towns, and vessels throughout his journey. One 600-ton ship captured by Cavendish was filled with gold, silk, and other treasures from the Pacific and the Philippines. He also was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I upon his return at the age of 27. Cavendish set out a few years later for a repeat of his first raiding expedition, but perished at sea at age 31.

• Captain Henry Morgan was a Welsh pirate who raided the Caribbean colonies in the late 1600s, sanctioned by England as a privateer. It’s believed he looted more than 400 ships during his career. His largest plunder was achieved in Panama City, where he captured 30 ships and 1,200 men. However, this raid resulted in his arrest and extradition to England. Yet Morgan dodged the sentence, and was instead knighted by King Charles II, who not only pardoned and released Morgan, he appointed him deputy governor of Jamaica. Morgan lived out his days there as a wealthy planter.

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My sister and I got hooked on this series we found on Netflix called “Versailles.” Can you tell us when or if it will be back for another season? -- Jennifer T., via email

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Answers for Women About Social Security I wouldn’t know how to go about getting accurate information about this issue, but based on the emails I receive, I’d guess that 75 percent of my readers are women. Here are some example emails.

I am 71 years old. I get $1,415 from Social Security. My rich ex-husband told me he is getting monthly benefits of $3,430. So I should be getting half of that, or $1,716. How come I’m not?

I am 75 years old and getting widow’s benefits from my first husband, who died many years ago. I was married a second time for 20 years to another man. He was a doctor and made millions. I divorced him because of physical abuse I suffered. He is living in a mansion in California. What I can’t figure out is why I am not getting any of his Social Security?

As I explained in the answer to the prior question, that rate payable to a wife is based on the husband’s full retirement age rate. In other words, the rate he would have been due at age 66. With a monthly benefit as high as his, I’m sure he didn’t start his Social Security checks until age 70. And by doing that, he got an extra 32 percent “delayed retirement bonus” tacked on to his monthly checks. So I’m guessing his full retirement age rate is around $2,600. And you are due half of that, or $1,300. So the reason you are not getting wife’s benefits is because your own $1,415 rate exceeds your spousal benefit rate.

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tirement benefit) if she waits until age 66 to claim spousal benefits. My guess is that you started your benefits before you were 66. If you took them at age 62, for example, you should be getting about one-third of your husband’s Social Security. And frankly, I doubt if “every woman” you know is getting half of her husband’s Social Security. Statistics show the majority of women start taking benefits before their full retirement age, which means most women are getting less than the 50 percent spousal rate.

I always earned more money than my husband, so now I get a higher Social Security benefit than he receives. Someone told me that if I die first, he won’t get anything extra from my account because only women can get widow’s benefits. Is this true?

Well, technically it’s true that only women get “widow’s” benefits. But a man, including your husband, would certainly be entitled to “widower’s” benefits. The eligibility rules for widows and widowers are the same. So if you die first, your husband will keep getting his own retirement benefit. Then he will get the difference between your rate and his rate in the form of widower’s benefits added to his Social Security check.

I just turned 62. My ex-husband says I should take reduced spousal benefits on his record now and then at age 66, switch to 100 percent of my own Social Security. How do I go about doing that?

You’re not getting any of his Social Security because he’s not dead -- yet. (I’m not trying to give you any ideas.) A widow’s rate pays up to twice as much as You can’t do that. The rules say if you the rate paid to a wife (or divorced wife) of a guy take any Social Security benefits before age 66, who is still alive. So, if you are due two benefits, you MUST file for your own reduced retirement you only get the one that pays the higher rate. first. Only after you are getting those benefits will You might be getting up to 100 percent of your dethey look to your ex’s record to see if you are due ceased first husband’s Social Security. But you are any additional divorced spouse benefits. Please review carefully. Phone Number(s)  Spelling Double check: Ever ywoman I know is getting half Prices  Hours only due one-half of your second husband’s benefit. * * * of herrepresentative husband’s Social Security. I’m getAnd I’m sure 100 percent from husband No. 1 pays Contact your Tidbits immediately withBut changes or corrections. If you have a Social Security question, Tom more than 50 percent from husband No. 2 -- no mat- ting nowhere near that. Why don’t I get half? Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas. Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 ter how rich he is. All I can suggest you do is order margenau@comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Although each questioner will phrase Margenau visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. a subscription to the newspaper in the town where 12 NOON WED., SEPT. 6 her inquiry differently, this is probably the most creators.com. your ex lives and start reading the obituaries! COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM refully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pricescommon  Hoursquestion Shade Builders a woman will ask me. 1/8th pg. •will 4c get • 13x discount rate A woman half of her husband’s So I am 73 years old. I get $1,560 ur Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Security (assuming it is more own reper month in my own retirement benefits. My cial Oct. 2 - Dec. 25, 2016 • Vol. 12:than #41her - #53 320-0997ex-husband, email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 who always made a six-figure income, must be getting way more than me. So I figure I am due something extra from his Social Security. I talked to someone at my Social Security office about this, and she said I’m not eligible for-anything on his record because Catherine Marcy Real Estate no one is getting $3,120 per month. What did 1/12 pg 4C - - 1. The Book of Deborah is in the a) Old that? Sept.she 10,mean 2017byVol. 13 - No. 37 We’ll Beat Testament b) New Testament c) Neither

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Enclosed you will find a photo of a toleware dinner pail that was given to my mom by one of her friends in Maine many years ago. It is in good shape, and the cup on the top is still with it. The overall height is 12 inches including the handle, and the diameter of the base is 6 inches. What can you tell me about the histor y and value of my toleware dinner pail?

Toleware refers to tin pieces that are usually black and hand-painted with flowers or shapes. The word is based on the French words “tole peinte,” which mean “painted metal.” The craft, tole painting, began in Europe in the 18th century and quickly spread to the United States.

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I have a framed painting of a Hand-painted tin began mother and child being made in Europe in by Miklos Mihathe 18th century. lovits. Measuring 40 inches by 33 inches, it is oil on canvas and is in superb condition. Before I inherited it 40 years ago, it was in my grandmother’s home. I am considering selling it, and any information you can provide will be appreciated.

Miklos Mihalovits was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1888 and died in 1960. He was known for his paintings of nude women. Options for selling your painting are offering it up for auction at a good auction house or on eBay. Prices for his works have a wide range from $800 to $6,000.

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This mark is on each piece of a porcelain dresser set that I bought over 40 years ago. The set includes a perfume bottle, a small tray, a large tray, a covered dish and a dish with a lid that has a hole in it. It is decorated with pastel flowers, green leaves and vines against a white background. The set is in mint condition. My 13-year-old granddaughter always asks about it, and since I plan to surprise her with it on her birthday, I would like to provide her with information on its background and value.

You can tell your granddaughter that it is a dresser set that was made in the Victorian era. The covered dish is for powder, and the dish with opening in the lid is called a hair receiver. Victorian ladies brushed their hair in the evening and placed any hair caught in their brushes in hair receivers. The small tray is for pins. Heinrich and Company made your set. It has been located in Selb, Bavaria, Germany, since 1896. Your set might fetch $100 to $150 in an antiques shop. Heinrich & Co. made porcelain dresser sets that were popular in the Victorian era.

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