Beaumont Under Martial Law After Rioting Conflicts
State troops patrolled Beaumont as martial law was enforced after two rapes and race disturbances. Col. Mason, in command, said damage included burned homes and a parlor. one white and one black man were killed. About 2,490 guards, Texas rangers, and police upheld an 8:29 p.m. curfew. Normal life began to return with buses and stores reopening.
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Anute Palice
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Rehard Donovan
Forecast of Thursday showers and cooler conditions
Forecast indicates strong showers and storms in East Texas and the Lower Rio Grande valley Thursday afternoon and night. Temperatures drop slightly in north central areas as weather shifts, with scattered thunderstorms expected. San Antonio and vicinity anticipate related weather updates on page two.
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Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Axis Iron Hand On Satellites Relaxed
Axis influence alarms southeastern Europe as underground groups gain voice. Nazi authorities threaten discontent while Romania and Hungary weigh defection options and Turkey notes Balkan burden in a tightening crisis across Axis satellites.
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Mexicans Flee Volcano Save From Eruptions
Mexican villagers flee as Pariculin volcano erupts again near two craters. Residents of Paran Gavicutivo are being evacuated to Calizontzin as lava flow threatens the village. The volcano has been active since February with a second crater opening recently.
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Parking Ban Aims To Speed Downtown Traffic
Downtown streets will ban parking from 4 to 9 p m today to ease congestion. The council adopted the ordinance restricting East Houston Street from St Marys to Navarro, St Marys from College to Travis, and Navarro from Travis to Commerce. Harry Porter, from the National Safety Council, urged the measure after a traffic survey. Commissioner FP L Anderson chaired the meeting in Mayermann's absence.
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Commerer
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National Safety
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Dane B. Mayermann
Anderson
Army Discharges 1 100 000 Men
New York reports that between 1945 and 1945 1 200 000 men will have been discharged from the armed services for all causes Col Lewis Sanders chief of the re employment service of the selective service system in New York told a manpower conference The figure includes a representative group of 4 14 men with 19 77 percent discharged for pay changes and bot injuries constitute small shares of the causes of discharge
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Armed Services
Lewis Sanders
Selective Service System
Sanders
Anna Hosenberg
War Manpower Commission
Jap Ship Losses Pass 1000 Mark
United States forces report over 1000 Japanese ships sunk or damaged since the war began. About one third were combatant ships, with 128 sunk by the navy and about 50 by army action. Navy and army air forces total 640 warships sunk or damaged, plus 431 enemy vessels accounted for by army actions. Nine Japanese battleships damaged and 29 probably sunk, with 66 more enemy ships sunk or damaged by combined services in the Aleutians and Pacific theaters. The army reports 0 warships sunk and 62 damaged, plus 136 merchant ships sunk or damaged by its air units.
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General Armstrong Promoted to Heavy Bombardment Wing
Lieutenant General Frank Armstrong of Richmond Virginia is promoted to commander of a heavy bombardment wing. The officer who led the first American raid on Germany previously held the rank of colonel and has moved up on moving day. The promotion comes amid ongoing Allied air operations over England.
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Frank Armstrong
Richmond
Armstrong
Germany
Goerman
Shortage of Frills Seen Less Cigar Beer Liquor Shortage
Officials warn of growing shortages of essential consumer goods as rationing and control tighten. Cigar production faces manpower hurdles and limited orders, while cigarette output rises with machine capacity. Beer supply remains fragile due to malt and corn constraints, with distribution uneven. Liquor stocks in government warehouses are well below last year, hinting at tighter future supplies and possible substitution for corn in distilling.
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Cologne Battered in RAR Attack
Allied air and sea operations press Cologne and northern Rhineland targets as RAF heavy night raid and daytime sorties disrupt German rail and road links. RAF fighters engage German aircraft, with several losses on both sides, while bombers strike industrial sites and shipping along the Dutch coast and across the Channel.
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Cologne
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Mosquitoes Bomb Italy and Sicily In Allied Raid
Allied Mosquito bombers attacked railway lines bridges and military huts in Sicily and southern Italy. A Valletta communique said five enemy aircraft were shot down after raids on Monday and Tuesday sought shipping in the Aegean and attacked positions along the Sicilian shore. Long-range RAF fighters again patrolled from East Bases to strike shipping in the Aegean.
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Ration Book 3 Delayed Sends Weighed on War Effort
In Dal as and surrounding areas the government faces delays in ration book distribution. Don Houseman, placement chair for the Dallas civilian defense council, cites weak volunteer response and a shortfall in mailed ration books. An average of 400 volunteers per day is aiding deliveries, still short of the 800 needed to meet the schedule. To date 2,419,592 books have been mailed, with 3,145,428 remaining to keep the plan on track for completion by mid month.
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Income Tax Won’t Increase Before 1944
Washington June 7 Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said individuals need not expect higher income taxes before 1944. Representative Robert Boughton, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, stated that tax increases could be delayed until January 1, 1944.
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Tir House Ways and Means
Guadalcanal Air Battle Sets Record Losses for Jap Forces
United States reports on a June 1747 Guadalcanal air battle in which American planes shot down 77 Japanese aircraft, including 12 bombers and 43 Zeros, while suffering six losses. The clash marked the heaviest enemy air losses in the Guadalcanal area to date, following earlier raids and shifting Japanese tactics as American forces seek aerial supremacy near the island.
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Soldier killed as shell explodes at Port Benning
A premature explosion of a 165mm shell during a routine firing drill at Port Benning killed one soldier and injured eight others. The injured were rushed to a local hospital as the incident investigators began. Sgt. Joseph Zakrzewski, 29, of Philadelphia, was reported dead by evening.
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Philadelphia
Secretary Stimson Reveals Allied Air Losses and Successes
Secretary of War Stimson disclosed Allied air operations showing heavy damage to German industrial areas and substantial Axis losses. He said 24 Flying Fortresses were lost, eight bombers, and claimed 108 enemy fighters destroyed, with captures at Pantelleria and other Mediterranean islands. He explained formations split toward Kiel and Bremen, noting German fighters were redirected, and stressed strategic air power draining German resources.
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