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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
2
In Moscow on April 6 a Russian woman, V. Krupennikova, who worked at the British Embassy, accused a Briton there of insulting and kicking her. In a letter to Trud she said she expected cultured embassy staff but faced hostility from certain Englishmen, naming Alfred Gib- as the offender.
A Soviet woman, claiming to have lived in the USSR over 20 years, says a man named Gibson kicked her on a stairway and insulted her, prompting her to quit her job at the British Embassy. She appealed to officials for action, but none was taken, and she announced informing Soviet public about British Embassy morals.
Oklahoma City report details how a 51 year old widow known as Mrs. Heart changed her mind about doctors after receiving an overwhelmed mail response. She plans further medical consultation to try to extend her life beyond an anticipated year.
The American Petroleum Institute reports a weekly decline in U S crude oil output by 58 050 barrels to 5 072 400 on the week ending April 6 with refining capacity at 83 percent. Heavy fuel oil, light fuel oil, and total gasoline production figures are listed for the period compared with the prior week and year ago.
Sears Roebuck and Company reported March sales of 169.5 million dollars, down 12.9 percent from 1948. For the first two months of the year, sales totaled 297.9 million dollars, down 10.9 percent from the prior year period.
In Barnet England on April 6 Mrs. Julian Hewett was fined 2 pounds after neighbor Albert Fitzherbert testified his dog barked at 65 barks a minute. The ruling followed a complaint that the dog was a nuisance.
Joseph S. Morris of San Antonio announced Dallas was selected for the ninth annual convention of the American Association of Oil Well Drilling Contractors. The decision followed a one day technical session of the board of directors in San Antonio. The convention will be held in Dallas.
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