Wear the Uniform Right
An editor urges soldiers at Sheppard Field to uphold Army dress standards and personal appearance. The piece criticizes sloppy attire, notes two allowable out of uniform situations, and calls for strict self-respect and proper conduct to reflect the organization well. It also warns Ground Safety Officers to heighten fire-hazard checks due to reduced post personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Tey
Wichita Falls
Sheppard Field
Fire Department
Spotting Stations For Storms Planned
Peacetime Air Transport Command announces a plan for 35 radar storm detection stations by year end. Six stations already operate in the United States. Radar can spot thunderstorms about 700 miles away and forecast movement using attached scopes. Weather reconnaissance is active with routes from Florida to Newfoundland and Azores and Merced, California, to locate bad weather over the oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N Yates
Air Transport Command
Air Weather Service
United States
Yates
Beach
West
Foundland
Azores
Merced
Cal
Weather data role for Army and public bureau
The text notes that the data is used not only to create Army weather forecasts but also to supply observational data for the Weather Bureau, which serves the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Weather Bureau
At The Theater Weekend Film Schedule
Sunday matinee at 2 45 p m and 8 pm shows feature Bamboo Blonde with Langford Wade. Sunday lineup also includes Caesar and Cleopatra with Leigh Rains Granger as second performance. Week presentations include Step by Step and Down Missouri Way with Tierney Jeffreys and O Driscoll. Holiday in Mexico with Pidgeon Massey Iturbi Cuquet and The Black Angel with Duryea Vincent Lorre plus second shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Francis Langford
Russel Wade
Vivien Leigh
Claude Rains
Stewart Grarger
Lawrence Tierney
Ann Jeffreys
Missouri Way
Martha O’driscoll
Wed
Mexico
Walter Pidgeon
Ilona Massey
Jose Iturbi
Xavier Cuget
Black Angel
Dan Duryea
June Vincent
Peter Lorre
Post Adjutant Transferred to Barksdale Field Louisiana
Maj. Martin C. McWilliams, post adjutant, moves to Barksdale Field as Chief of the Administrative Branch A-3, Air Training Command. A Mississippi State College ROTC graduate, he was commissioned in 1939 and transferred to the Regular Army in 1942, earning navigator wings in 1943. He has served in the Caribbean Defense Zone and at Sheppard Field. Capt. Orlan H. Franks replaces him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin C. McWilliams
Barksdale Field
Air Training Command
Regular Army
McWilliams
Mississippi State College
Ellington Field
Texas
Caribbean
Trinidad
Panama
Hattiesburg, Miss
Sheppard Field
Erlington Field
Orlan H. Franks
West Point Open To Enlisted Men for 1947 Appointments
Fifty four enlisted men from the Army Air Forces may be selected for appointments to the United States Military Academy in 1947. Applications must reach the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, by August 30. Eligibility includes U.S. citizenship, unmarried status, fitness, one year of active service by July 1, 1947, and age 19 to 23 or up to 24 with service. Preparatory training and a competitive exam are scheduled for March 4, 1947. successful candidates enter July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
United States Military Academy
AAF
United States
Conference attendees represent Sheppard Field at Lowry
Representing Sheppard Field Col. Herbert K Baisley deputy commander and 1st Lt. Wilbur C Flewellen budget and fiscal officer attended the Station Commanders Conference at Lowry Field Colorado. Representatives from eight fields in the Technical Training Command and TYrC Headquarters also took part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Lowry Field
Colo
Herbert K Baisley
Wilbur C. Flewellen
Technical Training Command
Tyrc
Consolidation of Squadron A and A-1 Complete
Former Squadron A and A-1 have merged into new Squadron A. The old quarters near the flight line are gone, but the A-1 area now houses the remaining personnel. Capt Donald Zedler commands the new unit with Lt Charles E Newman as adjutant and Lt Charles E Coffin as supply officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Zedler
Charles E. Newman
Charles E. Coffin
Jacob N. Hopkins
Francis S. Black
Thomas V. Natale
Sers
Guy Bartoli
Rudolph Fazioli
Philip Wentzel
John Bennett
Leslie N. Buford
Charles T. Hines
John C. Reisinger
Pfc
Edward Wong
800 More Officers For Regular Army
The War Department plans to add about 800 officers to the Regular Army around August 20 or after General Eisenhower returns from South America. This brings the total to 25,000, in addition to the 9,890 nominated in June, under Public Law 281 and not to be confused with a separate 25,000 officer expansion just authorized by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South America
War Department
Regular Army
Congress
Army Air Forces forms unique symphony orchestra
The Army Air Forces announces formation of a 100 member symphony orchestra led by Maj. Gen. George S. Howard of Reamstown Pennsylvania and including orchestra members who are professional musicians. Concertmeister Sgt. Paul Wolfe of New York City formerly with the American Youth Orchestra and the New York Symphony under Stokowski. first public appearance was at Watergate Washington on August 7. Plans call for frequent concerts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAF
Army Air Forces Symphony Orchestra
United States
George S. Howard
Reamstown
Pennsylvania
Army Air Forces
Sgt
Paul Wolfe
New York City
American Youth Orchestra
New York Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
RAF Symphony Orchestra
Watergate
Washington, DC
Mercy and Judgment in Biblical Teaching
The text argues that mercy exceeds strict justice, citing James 2 13 and Matthew 5 7 to show mercy as a practical divine rule. It contrasts civil punishment with merciful review boards and warns that judgment without mercy is deserved by those who withhold mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Jesus
Jesu
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