Tubbs: Australian customs confusing to Yanks
Tubbs tells of difficulties with slang and wrong-side traffic
By Vincent Tubbs, AFRO war correspondent with U.S. troops in the South Pacific
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Editorial: The lesson of Beaumont, Texas
The attack upon the Beaumont, Texas, colored section by white mobs last week was incited by the rumor that a colored man raped a white woman.
Subsequently, no colored attacker has been found and physicians’ reports show that no woman was raped.
The cause of the attack upon hundreds of innocent colored people is not important. Some Southern communities need no incentive to mob action. All they want is an excuse.
In this case, a funeral parlor, the town’s best building, was cleaned out, a colored liquor store was looted, a colored café and autos of colored people were burned, scores of persons were beaten and sent to the hospitals.
In a situation like this, in the South, it is idle to appeal either to state or federal authorities for assistance. It usually comes too late.
Colored communities must be prepared to protect themselves. Frederick Douglass said that the slave that resisted vigorously was almost never whipped.
If mobsters attacking colored homes get a hot reception once, they will not repeat that visit.
P.S. For three days, Beaumont shipbuilding yards were virtually at a standstill.
95th Engineers unit back at home; battle floods
Boys who helped build Alcan Highway lack rifle practice
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Yanks in India baffled by sacred cows, Hindu funerals
Hungry animals roam streets at will; soldiers excited but are anxious to get home
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Roosevelt urged to send bishops to U.S. camps
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Priest hints at more housing riots in Detroit
Flays Mrs. Roosevelt in protest against new project for colored
By Ralph Matthews
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Cpl. Anderson: War film without colored stars sap morale
Ex-player, now corporal, sees definite future
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Brooklyn, Lena Horne’s hometown, proud of her; Hollywood stumbles over itself worshipping her
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470 Army officials finished DC schools
Army enlisted men total 3,500; prize alumnus is Brig. Gen. B. O. Davis
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Sgt. Joe Louis draws praise from buddies
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That is all?!! Which means the Yanks haven’t been roamed India yet and discovered it’s greatest feature… go 200 KMs in any direction and you will find brand new culture and language.
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