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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1950

Page

6

Chiang Kai-Shek Returns as Nationalist China President

Chiang Kai-Shek resumes the presidency of Nationalist China describing his return as constitutional. Judicial Yuan president Wang Chung-Hui notes Chiang did not resign and Li Tsung Jen acted only as a placeholder. A parade was planned Friday to mark Chiang’s return and pledge of reforms while warning against Communist influence.

Taipei Formosa Chiang Kai-Shek China Chiang Li Tsung-Jen Washington Truman Wang Chung-Hui Judicial Yuan Wang the Hague Supreme Court

Sheriff Faces Taxes On Unearned Income

SAN ANTONIO March 2 Sheriff Owen Kilday has avoided a pension from the fire and police pension board due to employment. He now faces $900 income taxes on the uncollected pension and asked the board to pay the tax. The board rejected the appeal as fair and reasonable but not legal. The sheriff said he would accept pension checks to cover the tax.

San Antonio Owen Kilday Fire and Police Pension Board Sam Kilday Pension Board

Theft at Station Gets Funnier and Funnier

EL PASO March 2 Robert Bailey reported $20 stolen from a filling station owned by E. T. Malooly. He teased the attendant about the theft. An hour later Malooly discovered another station he operates was robbed of $48. He said the coincidence was funny.

EL. Paso E. T. Malooly Robert Bailey Malooly Bailey el Paso Times

Stitch in Time Costs Dallas Woman

Dallas on March 2 4 Mrs George J Worthen aided a teenage boy seeking a needle for pants repair. She later found $15 50 missing from her purse in the room he used, prompting a theft concern as the boy left.

Dallas George J. Worthen Worthen

GI Convicts Facing 12 More Years in Prison

Two soldiers from Fort Bragg were sentenced after robbing the Guaranty Bank at Hammond Louisiana on December 6. Freddie Brant 26 of Roseland Louisiana and Donald D Redman 21 of Houston Texas received 12 year federal terms added to four year state sentences. They were on furlough from the army when the crime occurred.

New Orleans Freddie Brant Roseland Donald D. Redman Houston Texas Guaranty Bank Hammond Fort Bragg N. C

Suspect Admits Bank Holdup In Miami Bond Case

A 25 year old John Wesley Hux confessed to the $35000 Cleveland bank robbery to FBI agents in Miami. He was the sole uncaptured member of a three man gang that robbed the Superior Savings and Loan in Cleveland on January 11.

Miami INS Cleveland FBI John Wesley Hux Superior Savings and Loan Company

Stork Car Stolen At Vital Moment

FBI said Hux in Miami area for days and police watched for him. Two Miami detectives stopped his car and arrested him at gunpoint, recovering a loaded 32 caliber revolver from the glove compartment. An FBI note claimed $25 000 was in his possession, but only $1 570 was found.

Miami FBI Hux

Car Stolen During Family Outing Leads to Birth At Hospital

A man and his wife Crumbock were left with their four year old and later a newborn girl after their car was stolen on a neighbor visit. They reached the hospital by taxicab as detectives search for the missing vehicle.

Philadelphia William Crumbock Crumbock

Telegraph Lines Began From Washington To Baltimore

Samuel Morse debuted the telegraph publicly in 1838 but the first experimental line linked Washington and Baltimore in 1843, marking an early milestone in long distance communication.

Samuel Morse Washington Baltimore

Man Pleads Guilty In Big Dope Haul

Felix Estrella Carreon of Monterrey Mexico pleaded guilty before Federal Judge James V Allred in Brownsville to a major opium haul case. The judge scheduled sentencing after he returns to Brownsville in about a month or six weeks.

Brownsville Felix Estrella Carreon Monterrey Mexico James V. Allred Allred

Smuggling Case: Customs Seize Opium in Brownsville

Customs agents arrested Estrella in downtown Brownsville last month after they seized 28 tins of prepared smoking opium valued at about $100,000. The charge was illegal in origin.

Estrella Brownsville

The STAZE Plate Grip Offers Steady Chewing Aid

An ad promises a creamy handy tube called STAZE that grips plates to prevent slips while chewing steak corn and apples. It claims thousands can chew without fear and offers a 35 cent price with a money back guarantee.

Creamin & Handy

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