Gardnbear

I'm a total luddite. And this editor is very new to me. So, please be kind. I have received an image from someone which has text all over it. I'd like to strip out a little of the text at the bottom of the image. The background is kind of a grainy, paper-looking beige texture. And, in a perfect world, I'd be able to select only text and delete it. I can't figure out how to do that. So, what should I do? Gardnbear