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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1949

Page

12

Four face narcotic charges after Austin church area bust

Police and federal agents say a narcotic network was broken after a cigar box of marijuana was exchanged near Seventh and San Jacinto. Charles Sawyer Judy Sawyer John Collins and E L Anderson were charged with unlawfully acquiring marijuana and held on bonds ranging from $1,000 to $1,250.

Austin Liquor Control Board Ted Klaus Detective Bureau Mexico Charles D. Sawyer Park Judy Sawyer John “Cowboy” Collins East 13Th E. L.s Anderson Sawyer Federal District Collins Anderson Sonny Seventh and San Jacinto St. Mary’s Academy W. D. Waggoner Rosewood Inn

Wesson Oil Firm Creates Southwestern Sales Division

A. Q. Peterson announces a new Southwestern sales division with headquarters in Houston set to start March 1. Robert B. Trussell named division sales manager. G. C. Connell and L. W. Ramsay named assistant managers. The division unites South Texas Cotton Oil with Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Sales in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico to boost service.

Houston A. Q. Peterson Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Sales Company Southwestern Sales Southwestern Robert B. Trussell G. C. Connell Memphis, Tenn L. W. Ramsay South Texas Cotton Oil Company Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Petersen Great Southwest Southwest Wesson Oil Scoco Mr. Petersen

College Men Heckle Ku Klux Klan Meeting

In West Columbia South Carolina on February 24 hecklers identified as University of South Carolina students disrupted a Ku Klux Klan rally. A sulphur bomb was thrown and police and Klansmen expelled the crowd as Grand Dragon Samuel Green spoke to a large audience. Green planned to charter new Klans at the area sites including Swansea.

West Columbia S.C University of South Carolina Grand Dragon Samuel Green Atlanta Green Swansea

Air Lift Carries 7 301 Tons To Berlin

British and American planes ferried 7 301 tons of supplies into blockaded Berlin on Thursday. It marked the third day in a row over 7 000 tons as 834 planes landed, boosting a three day total to 22 711 tons and nearing the prior daily high.

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