Czechs Denied Drills For Uranium Mines
At the World Tariff Conference in Annecy France US delegate John W Evans said the United States refused to ship coal mine drills to Czechoslovakia as they could be used for uranium mining and denied a request for high quality ball bearings for military use. He rejected Czech accusations that US export controls discriminated against East European Communist nations as the conference reviewed alleged violations of the Geneva Tariff Agreement of 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annecy
France
United States
John W. Evans
Evans
Zdanek Augenthaler
Judge Allows Communist Leader Question After Stirring Objection
John W. Gates, editor of the Communist Daily Worker and first defendant to testify, defied a judge’s order on a question about a co defendant’s party status. The exchange sparked protests from defense counsel as Gates then answered about Eugene Dennis’s position in the party.
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New York
John W. Gates
Harold R. Medina
John F. X. McGahey
Communist Daily Worker
Gates
McGahey
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Den
Nis
Party
Europe
Dennis
Medina
Governor of Utah to Visit President in Washington
Utah Governor Lee travels to Washington to meet President Truman on Friday to discuss personal matters. He will also meet FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, praising the agency and planning a tour of the FBI museum and plant during the visit.
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Washington
Lee
Utah
Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
NAM Head Says Employers Won’t Seek Wage Cuts
Wallace Bennett of Salt Lake City told a Denver Rotary Club that employers do not want to cut existing wage scales. He urged keeping workers happy and bridging misunderstanding and confusion between employees and management.
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Nam Head
Denver
National Association of Manufacturers
Wallace Bennett
Salt Lake City
Rotary Club
Death by own action verdict in Childress case
William Nelce Kent aged 67 was found shot in the cellar with a 12 gauge shotgun nearby. Justice of Peace Wade McConnell ruled a death by own action. Kent, ill recently, was discovered by daughter Mrs. Lloyd Wallis of Lewisville on a bed.
Witness Cited For Contempt In Bridges Trial
In San Francisco on June 2 government moves to cite Frank Slaby for contempt for refusing to be sworn in at the federal grand jury investigating Longshore Leader Harry Bridges. Slaby, an associate in the CIO International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, is among eight witnesses challenging subpoenas. Judge Michael J. Roche will hear the subpoena challenge Friday as the grand jury gains testimony from three other witnesses.
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San Francisco
Long Shore
Harry Bridges
F. Joseph Donohue
Frank Slaby
Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Slaby
Herbert Resner
Resner
Michael J. Roche
Pat Chambers
CIO
Chris
Red) McGrath
AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Isabel Costigan
Seattle
Obituary notices from Austin area funeral services
Funeral services for James L. Hughes 40 of 4506 Red River were held at Weed-Corley with burial at Speers Cemetery near Elgin. Other obituaries note Kermit A. Fuchs, Thomas Pedersen, Dan Stimpson, Gustav A. Schramm, Woodie Lassiter, Herman Heidemann, Mrs. Margaret McLane, and Sylvester Kuban Sr with details on dates, places, and survivors.
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James L. Hughes
Red River
Weed-Corley
Kermit A. Fuchs
Kermit Alfred Fuchs
Eighth Air Force
Germany
W. A. Mueller
Hylton Manor
Thomas Wylie Pedersen
Cook Funeral Home
R. B. Sweet
Memorial Park
Herman Henry Heidemann
Buda
Agatha Margaret Heidemann
Harry H. Heidemann
St. Louis
Gerard J. Heidemann
Raymond J. Heidemann
Houston
Eugene Heidemann
Lee Griffin
Live Oak
Cemtery
Taylor
Margaret McLane
George Lewis
Sylvester J. Kuban SR. Taylor
Sylvester J. Kuban Sr
Condra Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Stephen Brown
J. J. Polansky
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Frances Kuban
Sylvester Kuban Jr
Eight Air Force crew bail out of B29 over Idaho Montana border
Eight men were forced to bail out of a B29 from the 325th Bomb Squadron near the Idaho Montana border after engine trouble. A search started promptly as the plane from Salina Kansas headed toward Superior Montanaexperienced engine failure and the cowl blew off. Five crew members stayed with the aircraft and managed a controlled landing at Spokane.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho-Montana
Spokane Air Force Base
92Nd Group
Salina
Kansas
Superior
Montana
Sparks
Weather Hourly Readings and City Temperatures Report
The report lists hourly temperatures with inconsistent OCR marks and a full day for Austin Friday including sunrise at 5 29 am and sunset at 7 29 pm. It notes a full moon June 10 and provides high and low temperatures across Texas cities such as Abilene 94 79 Fort Worth 95 75 Amarillo 84 52 Galveston 88 79 and Austin 95 with scattered rainfall totals and river stage readings for Mononglis and Lake Buchanan.
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Veeeeres
Austin
Ney
Colorado
Lake Buchanan
Marshall Ford
Texas
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Townsville
Nio del Rio
el Paso
23rd Rabid Dog Captured Here
Austin reports its 23rd rabid dog in 1949. The red and white female cocker spaniel belonged to E A Schroeder of 1009 East 51st and was turned to the State Health Department by veterinarian E W Wupperman. It marks the 71st rabid dog found since the epidemic began last June.
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Austin
City Health Department
State Health Department
E. W. Wupperman
E. A. Schroeder
East 51St
First Valley Cotton Expected by June 10
Valley farmers forecast the first bale of cotton in the Lower Rio Grande area around June 10 to 12 if rains stay away. J A Alderdice head of the pink bollworm inspection service predicted a bumper crop of 500000 bales for the Valley.
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Harlingen
Rio Grande
J. A. Alderdice
Herpes
Former Austin Resident Succumbs in Houston
Charles H. Sander, 66, a former Austin resident, died in Houston Thursday afternoon. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed True of Fort Worth, and two aunts, Mrs. Moritz Silver and Miss Arora Domschke, both of Austin.
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Charles H. Sander
Austin
Houston
Ed True
Fort Worth
Moritz Silver
Arora Domschke
Temporary Bin Stored Wheat Loans Opened
COLLEGE STATION June 2 P B F Vance said loans may be secured on wheat stored in temporary bins covered with tarpaulins. Vance chairs the state committee for the Production and Marketing Administration.
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College Station
B. F. Vance
Vance
State Committee For the Production and Marketing Administration
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Bill Holland
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Shoppers Mart
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Costigan
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Hollywood
AFL
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Labor League of Hollywood Voters
Chambers
Kern County
Dan Stimpson
Lonnie Stimpson
Rakall
Weldon Stimpson
Farmersville
Gustav A. Schramm
Thorndale
East 3812 Street
Ida Schramm
Emma Paul
Betty Wosnik
California
Olga Hobbs
Ida Presel
Rockdale
Gus P. Schramm
Adolph
J. Schramm
Betty Vogel
Nettie Wilke
J. M. Schramm
Granger
Woodie Britten
Lassiter
Woodie Britten Lassiter
W. B. Lassiter
Barney Drennan
Sweetwater
Mrs
Air Force Hunting 2
First Valley
House OF Shoes
East Sixth
Greand Fleer
Istefoss
Wasee
Uahod
AUS First Funeral Home
Thurlow B. Weed
Jack Corley
Eldon Powell
Florist
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of the Bells
Lavace
Hyltin
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