Wings Publishing Co. weekly at Sheppard Field
Sheppard Field Texacts published weekly on Friday by Wings Publishing Co with offices in Wichita Falls Texas and Champaign Illinois W Schlentz general manager distributed free to military personnel at Sheppard Field single copies to civilians five cents subscriptions 3.50 per year including postage Inquiries regarding local display advertising and subscriptions Wings Publishing Co Box 2095 Wichita Falls Texas address communications about national advertising to general manager Wings Publishing Co Robeson Building Champaign Illinois
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Wings Publishing Co
Wichita Falls
Texas
Champaign
Illinois
W. Schlentz
Sheppard Field
Robeson
TEXACTS Inaugural Editorial From Sheppard Field
The TEXACTS announces its birth as a community newspaper for a 26 000 person area at Sheppard Field. The editors describe long struggles to choose a name format and printing plan, invite reader feedback, and pledge a paper written for residents and personnel.
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Texacts
Vernon
Sheppard Field
Army post calendar notes church and club events
The calendar lists choir practice at 7 30 p m in the post chapel and a ded icatory service. Saturday includes an enlisted men dance at the Boys Club at 8 p m and Catholic confessions in buildings 872 and 732. Field services for Episcopal Protestant and Catholic are scheduled with cadets urged to attend the west chapel dedication at 3 p m. Monday Protestant study club meets at 7 30 p m in the post chapel. Tuesday Wichita Falls Stamp Club at Chamber of Commerce building invites cadet philatelists. a ping pong tournament is planned at the U S.
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Post Chapel
Episcopal
West Chapel
Protestant Study Club
Wichita Falls Stamp Club
Chamber of Commerce
Jamilton Bldg
6Th
Lamar
Wednesday club events and choir rehearsal listed
The note lists the O. Club meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday plus free movies at the U S O Club at 8 p m and a choir rehearsal in the post chapel at 7 30 a m with a call for cadets to join and bring friends.
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U. S. O. Club
Post Chapel
Thursday Roundtable on Scriptures at 7 30 P M
Roundtable discussion on Scriptures led by Chaplain W C Frank at 7 30 P M. Friendship hour runs 6 to 10 P M at First Methodist Church Wichita Falls with recreation games and entertainment at the U S O Club throughout the evening.
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W. C. Frank
First Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
U. S. O. Club
Maskat Shrine Band Invites Wichita Falls Musicians
Practice nights for the Maskat Shrine Temple Band in Wichita Falls draw musicians to the Shrine Temple at City National Bank Building every Wednesday at 8 o clock. Contact Al Ellis at 3884 for details. instruments provided if possible.
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Sheppard
Wichita Falls
Shrine Temple
City National Bank
al Ellis
Army Air Force Band Seeks Volunteers for Permanent Duty
The Army Air Force Band invites men for permanent party duty. Potential recruits should contact Sgt. Meese in Building 877, Area D.
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Army Air Force Band
Sgt
Meese
Cadet Jokes and Army Banter From The Barracks
A lively wartime humor piece features a parade of gibes about mess halls hunting licenses and romance with Kate the cadet, plus comical exchanges over corps and marks on escutcheons. It ends with Bundles for Britain knitters scheming to cope with wool shortages and a new recruit’s first pay.
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Britain
Red Cross Roll Call At Sheppard Field Sees 76 Percent Enrollment
The 1941 Red Cross Roll Call at Sheppard Field runs Nov 11–30 under Col. Edward C Black. A total of 8,117 of 10,609 officers and enlisted personnel enrolled, with 232 of 254 units achieving 100 percent participation and officers at 91 percent.
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Red Cross
Sheppard Field
Edward C Black
W. W. Hall
Sheppard
Two Groups Join Red Cross Roll Call Leaders
The 319th School Squadron enrolled 840 members out of 959 and the 401st School Squadron enrolled 671 out of 712, the largest counts in the 1941 Red Cross Roll Call.
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Red Cross
319Th
U S O Moves With Army On Maneuvers
During Army maneuvers U S O officers spent 99 722 of 150 000 allotted for recreation. The article notes the program aligns with troop movements and overall recreation spending.
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U S. O
Messiah Chorus and Orchestra Seek Cadet Volunteers
Pfc. Philip MacGregor requests Sheppard Field cadets who sing or play instruments for the Messiah at the Soldiers’ Christmas Party in Memorial Auditorium on December 19. Next rehearsal is Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Wichita Falls under Arthur Davis, conductor of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra.
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Pfc
Philip MacGregor
MacGregor
S.O.S
Sheppard Field
Memorial Auditorium
First Baptist Church
Ninth Street
Message to Soldiers on Duty and Moral Fortitude
A chaplain's address urges soldiers to defend the nation if needed and to pursue patriotism through hard training. It emphasizes physical fitness, courage, moral fortitude, and reliance on chaplains to guide them, promising support and a duty to bear burdens together.
Soldiers’ Serenade Wins Prizes on Broadcast Recordings
Soldiers win big with prize recordings from Glen Miller’s Sunset Serenade broadcasts. Reveille and I Don’t Want To Set the World on Fire lead popular melodies. Sixteen radio-phonographs and 2,500 recordings have been sent to 16 service camps and bases thanks to U S O cooperation.
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Glen Miller
Yardbird’s Whadda-Ya Column From Army Post Paper
Pvt Yank Yardbird introduces himself in a jaunty Army post column. He jokes about his name and patriotic birth, recounts life at Sheppard Field, and invites readers to send clean or dirty jokes for his ongoing feature.
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Pvt
Yank Yardbird
Yardbird
Stella
Stella Yardbird
Yank
Uncle Sam
Sheppard Field
Post
Solid Sender Tom Acosta Earns Pianist Nickname
Tom Acosta, pianist and arranger with the post orchestra, earns the nickname Solid Sender from fellow musicians. A member of the 404th School Squadron, he works with the new orchestra while awaiting school start. Born in El Paso, Texas, he spent years in Los Angeles and leads his own orchestra with college tours and theatre bookings.
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Tom Acosta
Post
Tom
el Paso
Texas
Los Angeles
Acosta
Teddy Wilson
Dick Willis
The
Service clubs expand as USO units grow
At present 468 USO units operate and 200 new USO club houses are expected to be added by January.
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U.S. O
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