Roundup of Vagrants Under Way
City officials under Commissioner PF Anderson order a mass roundup of vagrants along San Antonio river banks and in parks. Police Chief Aubrey Hopkins to file county charges with stiff penalties. Last week over 50 idlers were detained in Milani square and directed to employment services. by noon 20 were jailed awaiting charges. Aiming to curb war-time disloyalty to labor needs, authorities vow further arrests and new charges for those failing to take jobs.
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San Antonio
Ls. Anderson
Aubrey Hopkins
Milani Square
Texan Employment Service
Nazi Press Shows War Weariness
New York June report cites CBS quoting Essener Allgemeine Zeitung that enthusiasm after three years of war has cooled. With ongoing attacks on terrain fronts, German newspapers note declining public spirits as air and ground bombardments intensify.
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Genin
CBS
Hermann Wilhelm Goeting
Essener Nasie Zeitung
RAF Bombers Batter Europe Amid Broad Night Attacks
British air forces struck targets across Denmark to France and northern France, hitting airfields, rail lines, and ships. Reports say bombers probed Berlin from the North Sea while other raids targeted Nantes and Ostend areas with limited casualties and no major damage reported.
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France
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Tear
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Hoondenst
Meevetele Kapitut
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Nantes
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Brittany
Ostend
Germany
Finland
U S Coast Guard Icarus captures U-boat crew in battle
Eyewitness Frank A. Rifkin recalls how the U-boat was depth bombed off the Coraline coast by the cutter Tearms and how the German crew attempted to overpower their captors. The sinking sub produced 34 men in the water and prisoners were brought aboard after a fierce gun exchange and medical care.
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Icarus
Frank A. Rifkin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Coraline
Navy
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U.S. 3
Tearns
Coast Guard
South Atlantic
Maurice D. Jester
Staten Selah
Cairne
Herrale
Gur Stein
Degu
Oegan
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Allies Keep Bomb Heat on Sicily
Allied air forces raided Axis airfields at Borca, Castelvetrano, Solneer, and Borkzo after night attacks by British bombers and American fighters. Mitchella and Marandera escorted by Lightnings and Warhawks struck two more airfields while others hit Morania targets. The bulletin noted dispersal explosions on runways and barracks, with casualties and shipping losses reported by Axis broadcasts and Rome.
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North Africa
Borca DL Vale
Castelvelrano
Bictlinn Airfornes
Mitchella
Marandera
Solneer
Borkzo
Morania
Duval
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Patisherin Yesterdny
IL Popola di Roma
Rome
Naples
von Aly
Mediterranean
Yamamoto Believed Murdered
CHUNGKING June 16 CINS A Chinese military spokesman提出 a theory on Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's death. He suggests a feud among high army and navy officers led to the assassination. The piece cites a history of Ultra-militarist influence in Tokyo and notes General Tanaka’s abrupt removal and possible links to Yamamoto’s demise.
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Chungking
Isoroku Yamamoto
United States
White House
Yama Moto
Army
TANG
Japan
Nippon Stenls
Tokyo
Black Dragon Society
Imperiaile Assistance Association
Army Pilot Swims 4 Miles to Shore
New York report says an Army fighter pilot veered his Miling plane seaward to avoid a densely populated area Monday night. He parachuted 4900 feet into the sea about four miles from shore, escaped tangled lines, stayed afloat with a life vest, and swam to shore, Lt. Llewyl Harald A Ogden of Clearfield Pennsylvania was the pilot, base commander announced.
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New York
Te Oeran
Mitchel
Mirst Llewl
Harald A. Ogden
Clearfield
Robert E. Lee In Texas
Robert F. Lee began his Kenulé military onces in San Antonio. James Farber, author of Those YVexana, excavates overlooked history in a fresh view on the men who made Texas. Read about General Lee on the editorial page today.
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Robert F. Lee
San Antonio
James Farber
King George VI visits North Africa amid invasion prep
King George VI arrives in North Africa for a private inspection of Allied forces gearing for Europe invasion. He travels secretly from Windsor by air with aides and military leaders present. Eisenhower receives knighthood grand cross of the Bath. The trip marks his longest overseas journey since 1940.
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North Africa
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Viz
James Grigg
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Norord
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Duke of Gloucester
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Aioe
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Chaplin to wed Oona O’Neill in California
Santa Barbara reports Charles Chaplin, 54, to marry 18 year old Dana O’Neill daughter of Eugene O’Neill. The Los Angeles Examiner notes plans confirmed by Iris Parsons. Chaplin and O’Neill’s romance began last November. a quiet ceremony is planned near a rented resort while a paternity suit against Chaplin looms unresolved.
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Galil
Charles Chaplin
Dana O'Neill
Eugene O'Neil
Mt Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
CNS
Iris
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Los Angeles Examiner
Louelin O. Parsons
Nn Taste
Tie Peace
Hany Crocker
Chaplin
Miss O'Neill
Catherine Huntter
Hollywood
Crocker
Miss Hunter
Atlis Parsons
Sam
Chapin
Joan Brr+ry
Miss O'Neil
Willy Fer Snather
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Fey
Miss Parsons
Oona
Cellie
Willy
Gchayshi
Mildred Tarzig
Lith
Gray Chaplin
Charles Jr
Sydney
Paulette Joddard
Riots and assaults spark Beaumont racial violence
In Beaumont on June 16 a night of rioting left seven Black and four white people hospitalized after a Black attacker assaulted a white woman and a mob attacked and burned homes. Local guards and police restored order as bars, parks, and shipyard operations faced closures and work stoppages.
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Beaumont
Wfite
Rangera
Bentismont
LL Peraons
Verity
King Surprises Troops on Beach in North Africa Tour
King George VI shocked Allied troops on a North Africa beach while touring Allied commands. He spoke with soldiers and sailors, accepted cheers as “God Save the King” rang out, and visited officers’ quarters, convalescent camps, and a beach gathering. The king also reviewed tactics and toured an American cemetery in Oran.
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Pretty Rough At Beaumont
A Beaumont situation worsened after a Negro attacked a white woman prompting state guards to be activated and Port Arthur battalions alerted for possible duty. Mayor George Gary of Beaumont reported the crisis as martial law looms but not yet declared. Governor Stevenson and acting governor candidates are en route to Texas as efforts to quell unrest continue.
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Agro
Certainity
Cin Wits
J.C. Alexander
Austin
Fane
Ginard B. Knickerbocker
George Gary
Beaumont
Texas
Knicckerbocker
Gary
Beaman
Texas State Guard
Port Arthur
State Guard
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Norte
A. M. Alkin Jr
Faris
Forecast San Antonio and vicinity Wednesday temperatures
No notable change in temperatures Wednesday afternoon and evening across San Antonio and vicinity. East Texas regions along the 100th meridian feature scattered thunderstorms and cooler air, especially in the extreme northwest, with showers extending into the northeast and airmass adjustments overnight.
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