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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1953
Page
2
A digest on check payees and bank deposits explains that checks should be payable to a designated payee to limit loss risks. It covers joint accounts survivorship, safe deposit box access, and how estates handle contents after a holder dies under Texas law.
Washington officials weigh a penny a loaf bread tax to fund a two price support plan for wheat. If enacted in 1955 the tax would fall on wheat processors and be passed to consumers. The plan guarantees 100 percent parity for domestic food use with lower supports for exports and animal feed, plus possible acreage allotments.
A brief note describes the guemal, a small Andean deer, regarded for its distinctive two horn prongs. The text highlights its size and unique horn structure as a characteristic feature.
A Sept 1 start for a new safety inspection law allows drivers to paint windshields and rely on wipers lights and horn. Inspectors will test only lights horn wipers and rear view visibility, not brakes or windshield clarity. The rule emphasizes seeing what’s behind the vehicle while limiting front windshield checks.
The Commerce Department reports total personal income paid rose 5 percent in 1952 from 1951 to 255 billion dollars, with Kansas 20 percent, Nevada 15 percent, Arizona 12 percent, South Carolina 10 percent, and California 9 percent gains. Texas personal income taxes also increased from 11.189 million in 1951 to 11.887 million in 1952, up 6 percent.
A professor demonstrates acid properties and asks if a half dollar will dissolve. A student correctly answers that it would not dissolve, noting that if it did, the professor would not drop it into the acid.
Citation issues J W Downs and Agnes Downs to answer plaintiff W T Adams d b a Adams Store. Foreclosure on chattel mortgage. Appearance required by 10 a.m. first Monday after 42 days from Aug 5 1953. Published Whitewright August 13 20 27 September 3 1953.
Texas reports 2,498 deaths and 112,968 injuries in 1952 with vehicle damage near 500,000 and economic losses of 154 million dollars. Despite high totals, the death rate fell to a record low per miles traveled due to enforcement, better highways, traffic control, and driver education. The statistician N. K. Woerner coins the term motorcide to describe traffic deaths.
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