USO Show Ends Stand Tonight at Sheppard Field
The USO Camp Shows present Who Goes There in Theater No 3 with Park Avenue Delis and six dancers delivering lively entertainment. Jack Leonard the Fun by the Ton comedian keeps GI audiences laughing from start to finish. cast includes Annette Ames, Ferrari and De Costa, Mary Lee Carrell, and Beverly Peterson. The revue, tuned to Tin Pan Alley and polished from curtain to curtain, promises a top notch evening for early attendees.
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USO
Sheppard Field
Park Avenue Delis
Jack Leonard
The
Ton
Annette Ames
Ferrari
de Costa
Mary Lee Carrell
Beverly Peterson
Sfgis
Veterans of Decorations Honor Three Sergeants at Sheppard Field
Col Alfred L Jewett post commander honored three sergeants back from overseas at Sheppard Field. T Sgt Eugene J LeBlanc received the Air Medal for service with the 14th Air Force and 100 combat hours in China. S Sgt Earl D Watkins earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for five heavy bomber strikes and 25 missions in the South Pacific. S Sgt Robert W Mier also received the DFC for meritorious aerial flight with the Eighth Air Force.
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Verseas
Sheppardield
Alfred L. Jewett
Eugene J. LeBlanc
14Th Air Force
China
Earl D. Watkins
South Pacific
Watkins
DFC
Robert W. Mier
Eighth Air Force
Learn
Advent Judgment and the Need for Christ
Chaplain W T Young reflects on the four Sundays before Christmas as Advent, stressing preparation for Christ’s Coming and the final judgment. He warns that many feel self sufficient, urges seeking grace now to conquer sin and gain virtue before the Judgment Seat.
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Christ
Lord
Jesus Christ
God
Soldiers Art Show Attracts 600 Plus Visitors
Sgt Joseph Jankowski chief artist at Post Personnel Services featured at the Women’s Forum in Wichita Falls. More than 600 people attended the opening last Sunday to view 35 pieces including military drawings and landscapes plus works by Cpl Richard Penoyer. The exhibit runs daily until month’s end 9 p m with Sunday hours by appointment at 2120 Speedway Wichita Falls.
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Sheppard Field
Joseph Jankowski
Post Personnel Services
Women’s Forum
Wichita Falls
Texas
Richard Penoyer
Jankowski
Texacts
Speedway
Section P GI party features lively variety show
About 250 men attended a Section P party in the lecture room Tuesday evening. The strictly GI event opened with a one hour variety show emceed by Pvt. Jay Ross. Performers included Pvt. Jesus Vargas on guitar and song, Pvt. Fred Mellotenor with White Christmas, Pvt. Irving Flanders and Cpl. Bill Hurles with running gags, Pvt. Orville Lemquel with Long Ago and Far Away, and a red hot six-man combo The Smart Set, supplied by Personnel Services. Cpl. Billy Nation managed arrangements and staging. Learn and Live.
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Section P
Jay Ross
Jesus Vargas
Fred Mellotenor
Irving Flanders
Bill Hurles
Orville Lemquel
Cpl
Billy Nation
December Birthday Party Announced at Regional Hospital
Red Cross Field workers announce a December birthday party for patients of the regional station hospital to be held Tuesday evening December 19 in the ABC auditorium. Gifts will be given to all celebrants under the chairmanship of Mrs. Ray Arnhold of the Gray Ladies Corps.
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ABC
Red Cross
Ray Arnhold
Gray Ladies Corps
Section O Wins $25 Weekly Singing Award In March Rite
Flight 410c led by Sgt Francis Walker wins the $25 weekly cash award in marching singing contest. Lt James A Goodell praises Section O's continued musical efforts as Flight 337b of Section P earns commendation. Awards to be presented at Saturday command parade.
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Section O
Personnel Services Flight Checkers
Francis Walker
James A. Goodell
Texacts
Mrs. A. L. Jewett Honored At Red Cross Tea
Mrs. Alfred L. Jewett, wife of Sheppard Field's commanding officer, was honored at a Red Cross Tea for Army and Navy Women. She spoke, offered future activity ideas, and noted the group’s upcoming projects. The event included a business meeting with officers' wives and civilian chairmen from each Red Cross corps in Wichita Falls.
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Alfred L. Jewett
Sheppard Field
Red Cross Committee
Army and Navy
Jewett
Floyd Taylor
Taylor
H. B. Dillman
J. W. Harrison
Samuel N. Lapsley
Red Cross Corps
Clothilde Moller
Kathleen Gallagher
Ed Freyschlag
Red Cross
Wichita Falls
Hearn
Live
A Cowboy's Christmas Ball at Lamar USC
Wichitans in western dress and Sheppard Field GIs join a square dance titled A Cowboy's Christmas Ball. The event, under Bert Lowry, is sponsored by the American Association of University Women and features old time cowboy musicians. Soldiers wives are invited.
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Old Town
Lamar Usc
Sheppard Field
Bert Lowry
American Association of University Women
Muesiciens
USO
Leorn
Lamar USO Hosts Painting Exhibit by Mrs. Luther Hoffman
Soldiers at Sheppard Field are invited to view a Lamar USO exhibition of paintings by Mrs. Luther Polly Hoffman hung in the mezzanine. The display features an oil titled Verandah At A Fishing Lodge along with landscapes and floral works.
Captain Sanderson Nears Hash Mark
Captain Harold E. Sanderson, post physical training officer, will receive his first hash mark this month. The Californian reached Shepard Field in August 1942. He was a star athlete at Santa Barbara College in Santa Barbara, California.
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Harold E. Sanderson
Sheppard Field
Santa Barbara College
Santa Barbara
Calif
Blue-Grey GI Quartet Sings On SF-Bound Choo Choo
Four soldiers from the 78th Base Unit form the Blue-Grey quartet named after their split residences. They refined their snappy male voices during the train trip to Sheppard Field and now entertain at Theater No 3 under Lt. Vincent Kennedy. The group first sang together at Langley Field Virginia.
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Theater No. 3
Vincent J. Kennedy
78Th
Cecil O. Kincer
Verle D. Alfred
John P. Gurganus
Robert E. Cassidy
Langley Field
Virginia
Sheppard Field
Sf’s
GI Dancing Classes Draw Large Crowd on Sheppard Field
Dancing classes at Building 961 under Pvt. Cliff Wallace attract over 50 Wacs and more than 100 enlisted men. Training overseen by former pro Walter Wuenschell with a show of talent from the group and a Service Club event hosted by Miss Iola Barron on Wednesday draws substantial participation.
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Sheppard Field
Wacs
Personnel Services Office
ABC
Wac
Pvt
Cliff Wallace
Wallace
Walter Wuenschell
New York News
Madison Square Garden
Service Club No. 1
Iola Barron
Yank Parody Contest Seeks Entries From Sheppard Field
GIs at Sheppard Field may enter Yank Magazine parody contest with submissions due February 28. Lt. Albert Witmer directed a prior contest that awarded 25 prizes to Section P and T YANK, and a 500 War Bond awaits first place.
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Sheppard Field
Yank Magazine
Albert Witmer
Yank
Singing Department of Personnel Services
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Haplain’s
W. T. Young
Usongstress
Cicero
A. L. Jewett
Lamar
Lamar Uso
Sanderson
Lydia Arlova
San Carlo Opera Company
Wichita Falls’ Memorial Auditorium
Carmen
Lucien Prideaux
Ramey’'s
GI Quartet
France
Edward G. Robinson
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