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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
6
Pleasant Hill civic club schedules an open house at Pleasant Hill School tonight at 8 p m with Dr Ben Primer health officer delivering the principal address. A five member steering committee will name five subcommittees for a cleanup campaign set to begin April 17.
In Taipei Formosa on April 5 Chinese Nationalist Foreign Minister George Yeh accused Russia of sending unidentified submarines to the Pacific including the Yellow Sea off North China. He said Moscow is aiding the Chinese Communists in violation of the UN charter and is dispatching more pilots aircraft and technicians to North and Central China.
For acute bronchitis and chest colds safe Creomulsion offers quick relief. It has served since, with over 30 years of use and millions of users, contains proven non narcotic ingredients and is suitable for children. Ask your druggist and take as directed.
The US Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision upheld contempt sentences for 11 Communist leaders convicted of conspiracy. Judges Hand and Frank supported the sentences, with Clark dissenting over lack of a hearing. Sentences ranged from 30 days to six months for various attorneys involved in the case.
In Oyster Bay on April 5 Norman Christiansen, 23, faced a grim choice as his father Edward, a 51 year old diver, was pinned under water by a pole while removing timber from a tugboat hull. He stopped the air flow to avoid an explosion, directed rescuers, and after 25 minutes the diver surfaced alive.
An Army master sergeant from Lackland Air Force Base and Naomi Jean Kindred, 13 from San Bernardino, died in a head on collision on Highway 90 west of San Antonio. Six others were injured, including Geneveva, 34, and her daughter Rita, 6, plus Marine Nicholas Rezza and Private William Powell. The crash occurred on a hill with a divided highway.
After the 1745 defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie thousands of Scots left the high lands seeking new homes abroad, reshaping communities and futures in the wake of the rebellion.
Efrem Kurtz conducted Beethoven's Seventh with the Houston Symphony at Gregory Gym. While the program drew mixed reactions early, the last ten minutes featuring South Pacific medleys won ovations. Performances by the orchestra were praised as melodic, though the reviewer desired more variety and brass balance.
In Lake Buchanan near Camp Hood searchers faced bad weather as a large Army boat from Camp Hood dredged and patrolled shores for the body of a soldier who drowned during a fishing trip. Two companions were rescued, Corporal Vernon Whitley and Private George Edgar Fair.
Fort Worth business leaders protested against ex Air Force pilot Jack B. Corn who proposed dropping dry ice into clouds to induce rain. The Flood Rehabilitation Committee opposed any tampering with the elements and warned a rain event may not be stoppable. The panel noted Fort Worth does not face a water shortage and Corn, a seed company sales manager, seeks to revive drought affected sales.
Wheaton Maryland April 5 With spring here Myron M Moore has disconnected the built in electric heater in his sidewalk Moore an electrical engineer did not find out whether his contrivance will enable him to throw away his snow shovel It did not snow.
A promotional tip touts Reiindltment as relief for dry eczema and chafing. It claims long lasting comfort with small cost and broad appeal at drugstores.
The South Yonkers Merchants Association adopts a program to keep customers by denying them traffic court. A meter outside member stores prompts owners or employees to rush out and add another nickel to extend parking time.
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