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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1949

Page

2

Trans radio writer fined for moving marks from Berlin

Reporter Curt Riess of Trans radio faced a $100 fine after pleading guilty to attempting to move about 6 700 marks from Berlin to the British zone. Judge Roy S. Wood said Riess planned to send the marks in a pouch from the British press center. The US military government bans transfers over 300 marks to western zones. Riess, former Esquire contributor, recently wrote a Goebbels biography.

Spondent Curt Riess Transradio Berlin Roy S. Wood Reiss Riess Esquire

Ho Ying-Chin Said To Be Possible Premier Choice

General Ho Ying-Chin, Chiang Kai-Shek ally and former defense minister, appears as a potential premier for China. He weighs the post in Hangchow on his 60th birthday while peace talks with the Reds stall. Li Tsung-Jen reportedly urges him to take over. Sun Fo, who quit, may be replaced as premier. lawmakers and a 10-man peace panel await the outcome and the new cabinet is expected in Nanking.

Nanking Ho Ying-Chin Chiang Kai-Shek China Hangchow Shanghai Li Tsung-Jen Sun Fo Tuesay Shao Li-Tze Reds Chang Chih-Chung Northwest Sun Canton

Springfield Enacts Ban On All Swine

Springfield city council orders all pigs within city limits must be bacon or be removed by 1952. The ban prohibits raising pigs after 1951 and applies to residents and businesses in Springfield Massachusetts.

Springfield Mass

Printing Office Setup

The US Government Printing Office was established in 1861, marking a formal federal printing authority. This milestone created a centralized facility to produce government documents and distribute official publications.

Government Printing Office

Negro Vote Bar Advocates Told Time Wasted

The Southern Regional Council says white supremacist efforts to bar Negroes from voting are futile and cites federal court actions since 1941. Georgia's re registration with a literacy test and other Southern measures are described as subterfuge, with bias possible in administration. The council notes disputes among Supreme Court justices and emphasizes equal opportunity for all in the region.

Atlanta Southern Regional Council Georgia Council South Carolina South Federal District Court Supreme Court District Court

Oregon Chicks Sent To Hawaii by Plane

Direct Northwest to Honolulu flights enable day-old Oregon chicks to be shipped by air to Hawaiian poultry farmers. The move links Portland and other Oregon hatcheries with island operations, expanding poultry trade and supply channels for Hawaii.

Oregon Hawaii Portland Ore Pacific Northwest Honolulu

DeGaullists stage Paris hoax posters of Soviet occupation

Parisians woke to counterfeit Le Matin front pages claiming Soviet troops occupied Paris. The stunt by General Charles de Gaulle's Workers' Rally mocked wartime propaganda with faux front pages dated June 13 and quotes attributed to Maurice Thorez and Marshal Pétain, amid warnings and antisemitic banners.

Paris Thorez France London

Oklahoma Publisher Quits Legion Post

Raymond Fields, an Oklahoma newspaper publisher, resigned as director of public relations for the American Legion. Harry Guinivan will be acting director until May when a permanent director is named. Fields plans to move to New Albany Indiana for a radio station launch before returning to Oklahoma to run several papers.

Indianapolis Raymond Fields Oklahoma American Legion Harry Guinivan Fields Public Relations Commission New Albany Ind

Clapp's Baby Foods Range Cited in Store

The quote notes many Clapp's Baby Foods varieties including vegetable meat and vegetable soups fruits and puddings available for buyers.

Clapp

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