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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1948

Page

5

US Denies Stalin Charges on Berlin Agreement Rift

In a heated exchange, Western powers deny Soviet claims that the Moscow Berlin accord was violated under Allied supervision. State Department refutes Yokosuka port expansion as false and asserts MacArthur meetings are routine. Stalin blasts Anglo American policy and warns of consequences, blaming Churchill and Western leaders for seeking war.

Stalin Berlin Wassily Sokolovsky Moscow Panyushkin United States Japan MacArthur Tokyo Associated Press Yokosuka Cairo Potsdam Far Eastern Commission State Department Ussr USA Great Britain France Kenner Prag Arend Churchill

Two Prison Farm Escapees Recaptured

Officers captured both convicts from the Darrington State Prison Farm escape in Beaumont. Bernie Joe Anthony, 24, Beaumont, and Roy Walter Mott, 22, Houston, were jailed in Jefferson County awaiting transfer with no resistance offered. Anthony was serving a two year burglary sentence, Mott five years for theft.

Beaumont Darrington State Jefferson County Bernie Joe Anthony Roy Walter Mott Houston

Weather forecast fragment for Austin Friday

The readable portion shows a weather notice with times around midnight and morning hours. It mentions sunrise and sunset timings and moonrise and moonset, indicating a basic daily forecast for Friday in Austin, with unclear exact numbers due to OCR corruption.

M. Coos Austin Sunset O. m

Sales pitch and pioneers of electric refrigerators

De Jen described new aid with magic as he practiced at a pioneering electric refrigerator meeting. He recalled resistance to electric refrigeration and how personal salesmen faced long hours to win sales. J T Huxley introduced him, with A J Maloney and Murry Allen presiding as program chair.

de Jen Gece Wien J. T. Huxley A. J. Maloney Murry Allen Robert Whitney National Federation of Sales Executives George S. Jones Jr Server Refrigerators Inc

48 Polio Totals Seen Likely Largest Since 1916

Public health officials announced that 1948 polio cases may be the highest since 1916 when 20,000 were reported. By October 28 the year’s total reached 25,698, with 22,594 reported by the same date in 1947 and 21,622 in 1946, polio season not yet finished.

Washington Public Health Service

Texas Hero Given Medal for Rio Grande Rescue

Joe Moncada a 52 year old Eagle Pass Texas butcher won the Coast Guard Silver Life Saving Medal for rescuing two youths from Rio Grande flood waters. Announcement came via Representative Lyndon B Johnson with formal presentation to follow as waters rise.

Washington Rio Grande Coast Guard Joe Moncada Eagle Pass Texas Lyndon B. Johnson

Double Accident Fatal to Nurse Near Alice and McAllen

A nurse identified as Mrs. Lynch died Wednesday night after a two part crash 29 miles north of Alice. She fell from an ambulance during a sudden stop then was placed back inside as it headed to a hospital in McAllen. A second crash happened at an intersection near Alice.

Alice McAllen

Brannan Defends Agriculture Support Price Plan

Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan defended his price plan Thursday before a San Joaquin Valley group in Fresno California. He spoke about government measures to support crop prices and aid farmers amid market fluctuations.

Fresno Calif Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan San Joaquin

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