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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1944
Page
4
News material for TEXACTS must be released through the Public Relations Office Building 843 Sheppard Field Texas. Submit by noon Wednesday and 5 p.m. Monday for Squadron Squibs. CNS material credited cannot be republished without permission.
A reflective piece on storytelling’s reach in groups from magicians to comedians to journalists. It notes magicians gossip, comedians recycle gags, and reporters share “the biggest boner I ever saw.” The column endorses storytelling as a fine art adaptable to parlor and back-room.
Propaganda notices urge Americans to buy more War Bonds and retain existing ones. Quotes from Goebbels and Keitel frame the conflict as civilization versus extermination, warning against complacency and stressing national resolve.
A Tarrant Field column urges soldiers to improve public relations with civilians. It stresses courtesy over selling, notes civilians fund and judge the Army, and warns that one bad act can discredit many. Civilians are seen as taxpayers and bosses behind the war effort.
A wartime collection of slang quips and vaudeville bits from GI life. Jokes range from bartenders posing as mediums to money troubles after the war, with stereoscopic gags about soldiers sergeants and a lion-tamer nicknamed Lefty. The piece blends humor with postwar mood and military lingo.
SGT John Fryer reports from Building 961 on the name change from Special Service to Personnel Services. Staffers like Ed Schierholzer Cpl Larry Levin Dave Asher and Billy Sams appear unchanged in demeanor and duties as Maj William L F Pooley listens to a private's concerns.
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