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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1948
Page
9
Johnnie Lee, 47, orange, said he was chicken hungry and was found in J Barbee's chicken house with a knife and club. Barbee, who owned the chicken, reported the disturbance. Lee faced chicken theft charges in Justice Will Fountain's court as a penitentiary offense in Texas.
Major General Walter Schreiber who escaped East Germany warned that Russia is arming the East Zone police with heavy weapons, tanks and artillery. He said many recruits are former Nazi prisoners joining to return home and many are not reliable or convinced Communists. He denied reports of a Paulus army or Von Seydlitz involvement and cautioned the threat is serious.
Galveston Mayor Herbert Cartwright demands Police Commissioner Walter L. Johnson appear before the 10th District Court Grand Jury to explain department conduct amid a shooting tied to a grand jury probe into voting irregularities. Officer C. H. Jackson was wounded in the street incident.
Mrs. H. N. Patterson led a mission study on Alaska during a Wesleyan Service Guild session at the First Methodist Church in Taylor. Mrs. C. C. Alexander and Mrs. W. F. Schultz hosted the event at the church education building.
Washington policy advisers debate next steps as the United States contemplates recognizing Peru's new military government led by General Manuel Odria. Consultation with American republics could delay formal recognition for several months amid concerns over order, commitments, and elections.
Willie McClendon of Houston faces trial as an accomplice in the death of I. C. Nichols, a Comanche peach vendor shot July 4 four miles east of Giddings. F. L. McClendon, his brother, was sentenced to death last September. the case is in Judge John H. Tate's court with District Attorney Leslie Williams prosecuting.
Taylor's newly appointed library board held its first meeting to revitalize the public library. Mrs. Ralph Johns was named chairman F E Wilks vice chairman Mrs A D Evans secretary and Mrs Arthur Ake treasurer. They plan to move to the school building November 14 as National Week opens and the city provides $100 a month.
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