Changes At Sheppard Field Sail Through With Notices
Squadron A transfers and personnel shifts as CPL Stanford Williams and others depart. Building 939 notes Red Cross activity and staff changes including Sant James Ryan and Capt J F Brookman. Lucy Walsh heads to Denton, Michael Dekker earns S sergeant stripes, and PFC Robert Richardson seeks prep school at West Point. Manes and Vidalez return from a long mileage pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sant James Ryan
Roy W. Ingmundson
Michigan
J. F. Brookman
Thomas Millis
Lucy Walsh
Denton
Sheppard
Lucy
Michael Dekker
Robert Richardson
West Point
Hope
Squadron Notes From Basic to Ft Sill Laundry
CPL D E Haupert reports on squadron movements and laundry runs to Ft Sill. Pvt James Henderson volunteers to haul laundry and compare it with meals at Sheppard Field. S/Sgt Henry Davis nears retirement after nearly 30 years in the Army, turning 64 on his next birthday.
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Ft. Sill
Pvt
James Henderson
Lin
Sheppard Field
Ancleam
Army
Henry Avis
Squadron F Gridiron Battle Ends With 12 To
In autumn mood two Squadron F teams clash on the gridiron with the PT Department defeating the Prison Chasers by a 12 to score. A Sunday brew party followed, with the hops reportedly hopping as the month reached its peak for many attendees.
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PT Department
Service Club closings draw praise and congratulations
Pvt. Clarence Carter greets his daughter Diane who just cut her first two teeth. Mrs. Cara Colyer explains the Service Club closing before the set date and will be missed for supervising activities. Barracks 104 is praised for cleanliness and Set Hiram N Williams earns praise for bugle playing.
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Clarence Carter
Diane
Cara Colyer
Service Club
Dispatcher's By PFC Bob Lockwood
The article highlights dispatchers at Scott Field and Chanute Field. It names Chief Dispatcher Cpl Robert Morris and PFC Nat Goodwin along with six other new members Fred Ware Marvin Wright Gene Brooks Daniel Driskell and Donald Kelsey. The writers praise the unit as one of the field’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Sheppard Field
Cpl
Robert T. Morris
Pfc
Nat F. Goodwin
Witty WWII Exchange Turns On Cards And Crumbs
A collection of short jokes shows GIs debating luck with aces and razors, a doctor warning against cigarettes and alcohol, a mess hall pie pun, and a quip about love ending in domestic chores, all framed by a wartime newsroom voice.
Weekend Campus Activities and Church Schedule Compilation
A historical listing shows campus events and church gatherings across a weekend. Saturday features dances from 8 to 11 pm with Sunday church hospitality vesper hour at 4 pm and outdoor movies at 8 pm. Weekday evenings include Blind Date Party Tuesday and Talent Night Wednesday with bingo and bridge Thursday and an early Baby Clinic Open Forum Arts and Crafts Friday at 9 pm.
Shadow of a Woman and Notorious at The Theater schedule
The theater presents Shadow of a Woman with Andrea King and William Prince in the second show from 2 to 5:30 pm then 7:30 pm. Sunday and Monday feature Notorious with Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains. Also listed are Inner Circle with Adele Mara Warren Douglas Secrets of a Sorority Girl with Mary Ware Nobody Lives Forever with John Garfield Geraldine Fitzgerald Fay Emerson Friday's feature is The Killers with Ava Gardner and Edmond O'Brien.
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Andrea King
William Prince
Sun
Cary Grant
Ingrid Bergman
Claude Rains
Adele Mara
Warren Douglas
Mary Ware
John Garfield
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Fay Emerson
Ava Gardner
Edmond O’brien
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Norma Croxton
J. M. Murrell
Plainview
Croxton
Cpl. Stanford Williams
Sheppard Eld
Calgary C
Red Cross
John Walls
D. E. Haupert
Frank T. Glass
James T. Sleet
Rosaire Belanger
Training Command
Bob Lockwood
Aubrey Hornsby
RAF Technical Training Command
G.I
O.K
Sgt
Morton J. Buckley
Benton Road
Belmont
Mass
Col
Rosenham Beam
Redwood Usc
Open Forum
Arts and Crafts
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