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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1945
Page
11
Joe entered a saloon with his small son and ordered drinks. A sergeant questioned Junior about chewing or eating candy, while a private claimed to be soaking and prone to eat during the break.
The notice lists Catholic and Bible study services across multiple camp buildings with morning masses from 6:30 to 11:00 a.m. and evening gatherings including 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. sessions at various venues such as Buildings 345, 332, 712, 792, and 634, plus weekday Mass at noon and 6 p.m.
A compact listing shows multiple denominations with service times and locations. Christian Science and Holy Communion sessions occur at buildings 632 and 345, Latter Day Saints meet at building 332, Baptist services at 345, a discussion group at 345, and hospital services at building 172 and 1241 as part of a weekend program.
Burt Lowry and his Hill Billy Band will perform at the Lamar USO Wednesday night with service personnel and junior hostesses joining in. Lowry will call the dances as old-time rhythms fill the hall.
Convalescent patients at the regional hospital will begin square dance instruction this Thursday announced by ARC hostesses. The program leads to a large oldtime shindig scheduled for December 10 at the ARC Rec Hall.
The Just For The Ride show comes to Theater 3 on December 11 and 12 with three performances. The act features Mart Collins and Harry Peterson as hosts, a nine-act lineup including Six Lovely Ladies chorus, Herron and Richardson, and Joan Franks Girls A Poppin revue in Theater 6. John Glasper handles piano with field arrangements by base services.
Army letters are being misused as brief personal notes. TEX ACTS staff remind readers their weekly sheet covers Sheppard Field life and to pick up copies at Headquarters Building 843, orderly room, or USO. Write often to share items with fellow GIs.
The Sheppard Field Post Office urges sending all Christmas packages by the 10th to ensure on time delivery. Readers are advised to visit local exchanges for gift ideas and a Christmas wrapping booth in Service Club 2 on pages 5 and 14 to help with wrapping.
A patient’s variety show titled Nurse, I'm Worse is planned for next Tuesday night at the ABC Rec Hall. Clifford Downing's Eight Black Spots will be featured along with the Gl musical comedy.
A Chanukah gathering is slated for 7:30 p m tomorrow December 2 in the Texas Room Holt Hotel Miss Sybil Bender city Jewish Welfare Board USO director says The program includes candle lighting by Chaplain William Seligman Rabbi Morris Goodman talk a treasure hunt a song test and a variety show with Sam Rudi Bernie Fineman Bob Shinberg and Bill Sadoff Gift gifts for each service member from Jersey City Serv-A-Camp Committee Women’s Division National Jewish Welfare Board endows Sheppard Field.
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