Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Austin American in Austin, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1949

Page

6

Four Servicemen Arrested After Near Riot in Atlanta

Police report a Saturday night disturbance on Peachtree Street drew a crowd as civilian and service members fought. Four servicemen from Detroit tied to Fort Benning and Camp Lejeune were jailed on assault and battery charges after minor injuries were treated.

Atlanta Peachtree Street J. B. Harper R. W. Edmundson Gerald Mynatt Earl N. Gammer Fort Benning Ralph D. Kammer Camp Lejuene Harper Edmondson Earl Kammer Fort McPherson Mynatt Ralph Kammer Ronald J. Weeder L. T. Bullard Detroit

Cigar Smokine General Gives Up His Stogies

Omaha reports Lieutenant General Curtis E. LeMay chief of the Strategic Air Command has given up cigars. He cites the stomach as the reason and says he has not resumed smoking. He keeps a couple of unlit pipes on his desk.

Omaha Curtis E. LeMay Strategic Air Command LeMay Britain Winston Churchill Churchill Gen. LeMay

Douglas to Stay At British Post

Ambassador Lewis Douglas will remain at his post in London at President Truman's request. He plans retirement possibly in September due to heavy private financial burdens, but doctors have him active and eye surgery may occur in June. he is in a London hospital after a sinus operation.

Douglas British Post London Lewis Douglas Truman Douglass Dean Acheson

Soviet Film Exposes Churchill Harriman Over Second Front

A Moscow release portrays Churchill and US ambassador Harriman urging Stalin at Stalingrad to open a second front in 1942. Pravda hails Stalin exposing hostile plots while Roosevelt allegedly defends Allied aims and criticisms of English strategy. The film centers on Stalin, Vasilevsky, and Malenkov.

Moscow Winston Churchill W. Averell Harriman Stalin Stalingrad Churchill Britain Soviet Union Europe London Harriman Pravda Communist Party Torous Roosevelt Africa Alexander M. Vasilevsky Georgi Malenkov

Wife Faces Trial For Aiding Escape

Billie Frances Johnson of Guthrie Texas was ordered to return to Miami Florida to stand trial for helping her husband escape from the Dade County jail. Clyde Milton Johnson of St. Louis extradition to Memphis for a $43000 bank robbery case.

Indianapolis Ind May G Billie Frances Johnson Guthrie Texas Miami Fla Dade County Clyde Milton Johnson St. Louis Memphis FBI Johnson

Press Criticizes Press in Royal Holiday Probe

At Oxford University Labor Party Club Sir Hartley Shawcross said the press caused great disgust by pursuing Princess Margaret on a private Italian holiday. He objected to long range photographs of the princess in a bathing suit at Capri and called some newspapers vulgar.

Oxford Eng Hartley Shawcross Margaret Italy Capri Oxford University Labor Party Club Shirley

Also Mentioned on This Page

Loa Sternenberg Lumber Co Armstrong Capitol W. 6Th Ph Maryland Club Maryland Duncan'Coffee'Company Houston,Texas Philadelphia Frank Lonetti AY Ion Fire Insurance Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant McGregor, Texas Rick Got Blordnance Mcgregor Prospectres Lone Star Gas Company Texas Power & Light Co WAR Assets Administration Region Grand Prairie Regional Office Industrial Division Datles Tomag East Ave Over-Weaving Co. of Austin West 12Th St
Search Courier

Search the Austin American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Austin American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication