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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1950

Page

2

Eight Hollywood Ten Convicted and Six Jailed

Eight Hollywood figures were convicted for refusing to answer congressional questions about Communist ties. Six were jailed immediately, others to be sentenced later. The UN-American Activities Committee also moved to contempt charges against three atomic scientists and Daily Worker manager Philip Barton for refusing to talk.

Washington Congress House un-American Activities Committee Philip Bart The Daily Worker House Federal District Attorney Supreme Court un-American Activities Committee Ring Lardner Jr Lester Cole Albert Maltz Alvah Bessie Herbert Biberman Edward Omra Samuel Ornitz Adrian Scott Hollywood Dalton Trumbo John Howard Lawson Ashland Trumbo-Lawson

Census Takers To Close Doors In 10th District

John P. Manning announced the 10th Congressional District Census Office will close Friday after finishing work. Portfolios of enumeration districts were sent to the Census Bureau suboffice in Philadelphia and a financial report to Washington. James Stroud said Austin's population will be announced around July 10 and will likely exceed Oklahoma and Arkansas combined.

John P. Manning 10Th Congressional District Census Bureau Philadelphia Washington Manning James Stroud Dallas Austin Texas Oklahoma Arkansas

BC Powders or Tablets Provide Fast Headache Relief

Advertisement notes BC formula treats headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. States tablets or powder deliver the same relief but in different forms. Encourages use with directed dosing and highlights 10c and 25c sizes.

Army expert warns nerve gases could be used early in attack

San Francisco June 29 The Army medical chief Colonel John R Wood warns the nerve gases first developed by Germany may be used in initial long range US attacks. He details symptoms treatment and cautions against hospital admission until skin clothing contamination is removed.

San Francisco INS Army United States John R. Wood Army Chemical Center American Medical Association Wood

Square Dance Class Announced at Westen Field Playground

Bobby Homeyer announced a square dance class Friday at 9 p.m. at Westen Field Playground located at 2000 Enfield Road. Instructors Mr and Mrs D K Northington will lead, with an old fashioned ice cream freeze at 7 30 p.m.

Westenfield Playground Bobby Homeyer Enfield Road D. K. Northington Homeyer

Gloria Suazo survives fall from second story window

In Denver on Wednesday a 14 month old girl named Gloria Suazo tumbled from a second floor window while siblings played on a bed. She bounced off the roof and onto a cement sidewalk. An ambulance transported her to a hospital where doctors found only a bitten tongue.

Denver Gloria Suazo Gloria Suazos

Germans Honor Dead Of Red Prison Camps

In Berlin three men laid a wreath at the Russian war monument as Soviet guards watched. A card on the wreath named the victims of Soviet concentration camps and was signed by the Fighting Group Against Inhumanities, an anti Soviet faction.

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