Double Trouble Show Brightens Theater 3 Night
A full house of 1 015 cheered the Army stage production Double Trouble at Theater 3 featuring Jump for Joys negro talents and Chez Fatigue base personnel. Acts included Betty First, Margie Hundley, Dorian Gray, the Ink Blots, Strollers, and the Hoffman juggling team with a rousing lineup led by Squadron F.
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Theater 3
Jump For Joy
Betty
Ana Bop Sninverg
Willie Ana Wzabeth Hoffman
Squadron F
Margie Hundley
Wichita Falls
Man
Dorian Gray
James Fair
Cat
James P. Houser
Larry Levin
Bill Davies
Catholic Communion Service Planned at Wichita Falls
Catholic personnel will participate in a Communion Supper at the Wichita Falls YWCA next Friday December 7. The event is sponsored by the National Catholic Community Service of the Lamar USO with a limited number of free tickets available from chaplains at Sheppard Field Chapel No. 2.
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Wichita Falls
USO Offers Soldiers Gift Wrapping Service
The 8th Street USO provides Christmas gift wrapping for service members daily. Evening staff includes two teachers assisting with wrapping, using cellophane and tissue in holiday colors to ease chore of shipping packages back to the field. Expert weight estimates help weary shoppers carry gifts home.
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8Th Street
USO
Christmas gifts flood PX 2 with jewelry toys and more
A PX 2 Christmas display features jewelry and toys as highlights with a wide range of items. Rosaries, crosses, watches, pencils, stationery kits, life size rag dolls, books and building sets fill the shelves. New ash tray sets and colored air mail paper join cosmetics, cologne, shavers, and hair tonics. Books include My Rival the Sky by Margo Kurtz and works by Glenway Wescott and Gene Fowler.
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Cpl
Betsy A. Ross
Santa
No. 2
PX 2
The
Sky
Margo Kurtz
Margo
Col
Frank Kurtz
Glenway Wescott
Athens
Gene Fowler
Prince
John Barrymore
GI Roundtable Discussions at WIC This Week
Three important GI Roundtable discussions are scheduled at WIC this week. On Wednesday Joe Fried a former newspaper reporter will discuss the Palestine Question. Thursday night will feature Job Clinic. Cpl. Owen Wiley will conduct Friday's gathering on The Atomic Power.
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WIC
Joe Fried
Cpl
Owen Wiley
Service Club and Red Cross Schedule at Regional Hospital
Calendar items list activities for Service Clubs numbers 1 2 and 3 at Miss Iola Barron Mrs Alice Lowe Miss Rosa Mae Ross and Miss Elizabeth Wheeter. plus Red Cross Auditorium events with Kathleen Gallagher Giovanna Baumann Tex Buckley dog show USO shows and movies throughout the week including bingo, open houses, dances, quizzes, boxing, and radio and variety programs.
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Iola Barron
Alice Lowe
Rosa Mae Ross
Elizabeth Wheeter, Jr
Red Cross Auditorium Regional Hospital
Kathleen Gallagher
Giovanna Baumann
Tex Buckley
Bracken
Lake
WIC Meetings Draw Crowds at Sheppard Field Center
WIC sessions at Building 440 draw 200 to 300 GIs for joint discussions in the GI Row table series. Three weekly talks cover topics from labor wage debates with Bill Prince to policy discussions led by Frank Paz, with a Thursday Job Clinic and open access to all at 8:40 p.m. on Monday through Friday.
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Vinformation Center
Shepp Field
Pogram
Labor
Bill Prince
University of Illir
Congo Urban League
Wrn
Frank Paz
Squ
Ron O
Sheppard Field
WIC
Xmas Jewelry Making Classes Begin at 8th Street
Instruction in making earrings pins and clips by Ben Ful will run Wednesday and Saturday at 8th Street US C from 7 to 10 pm. Trained instructors will guide learners and materials are available at slight charge. All service personnel invited to join pre holiday classes.
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8Th Street
USC
Show Times Change at Local Theater Listings
Jump for Joy will be presented in Theater 2 this Monday at 8 p m according to a re announcement. Base person services Chez Fatigue is scheduled for Theater at 8 15 this Wednesday.
Sambo Lays Aside Khakis Beats His Drums In Civvies
Sergeant Billy Sams known as Sambo led SF’s Wings of Music from its 1941 start, then folded GI duty to return home in Huntington West Virginia after four years of service. He recalls early shows at Memorial Auditorium and a road tour for War Bond efforts with Personnel Services.
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USA
Wings of Music
Billy “Sambo” Sams
Sams
Sergeant Sams
Sambo
Billy Sams
Uncle Sam
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Sparks
Bob Woide
Danny McKinnon
Jackie Irving
15 Hepcats
Bob Shinberg
Hero
Shelly Wallace
Elizabeth Fair
St. Louis Blues
Fair Lady
Willie
Elizabeth Hoffman
Hoffmans
Ard
John R. Duke
Theatre 2
8Th St. US
Raf
Huntington
W. V
Pit
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