Christmas Message from Chaplain: Keep America Great and God Fearing
Chaplain B D Karpowicz exhorts wartime listeners to celebrate Christmas as a universal, shared blessing. He frames Jesus as the Savior and urges Americans to maintain faith, generosity, and democracy while praying for peace and brotherhood across liberated nations.
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B. D. Karpowicz
Heaven
Christ Jesus
God
Emmanuel
Jesus of Nazareth
Bethlehem
Christ
America
United States
Convalescents Dance at Regional Hospital Auditorium
Convalescent patients from the regional station hospital will attend a post Christmas dance in the Red Cross Auditorium on Thursday evening. Music by the Post Personnel Services Pipers Orchestra. Hostesses from Wichita Falls will assist. Wives and ladies of patients invited to attend.
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Red Cross
Pipers Orchestra
Wichita Falls
Yuletide Party Enjoyed by Section P Men
More than 400 Section P members gathered in Building 272 for a homey Christmas party Tuesday evening. The program featured carols led by Chaplain Wertman and Cpl Nation, a vaudeville show, violin solos by Pvt. Cervini, tap and whistling numbers, a duet performance, a musical saw medley, and Lt Hord singing White Christmas. Emcees Nation and Ross, with organist St John, closed the night after sandwiches, cakes, and cigs.
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Section P
Mel Wertman
Cpl
Billy Nation
Section Plads
Pvt
Benvenuto Cervini
Melba Dea
Wichita Falls
Howard Warren
Wanda Fox
Sammye_ Williford
Dolly
Mildred Roe
Sawman
John Hord
Jay Ross
Cpl. Nation
Pvt. Rossi
Java Club Christmas Breakfast At Lamar USO
GIs at Sheppard Field will attend a Sunday morning program starting at 9 with a Java Club Christmas breakfast hosted by Miss Juanita Kinsey. About 150 GIs and guests will enjoy devotionals and Yuletide trimmings, followed by coffee and doughnuts and an 11 o clock Sacred Heart Choir carol program.
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Sheppard Field
Lamar Uso
Java Club
Juanita Kinsey
USO
Sacred Heart Choir
Christmas party planned for hospital patients
A Christmas party and music program will be held Monday night for patients at the regional station hospital ARC auditorium. Red Cross staff will organize the event and a Volunteer group from Personnel Services will provide the music. Mrs. Christine Moore announced.
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Regional Station Hospital
ARC
Red Cross
Christine Moore
83 Arrivals Bring Christmas Cheer to Section P
Eighty three men arrived at Sheppard Field after a train ride and endured Incoming Processing. Corporal Billy Nation surprised them with a Christmas party in Section P, handing out cake candy and cookies as they settled into their new barracks.
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Sheppard Field
Cpl
Billy Nation
O. R
Nation
Nation Fee
Festive Atmosphere At Lamar USO Club For Christmas
A Christmas season mood fills the Lamar USO Club in Wichita Falls. The lobby showcases a large illuminated Christmas tree with ornaments while garlands outline the mezzanine. A blue star studded banner proclaims Merry Christmas as mistletoe berries and evergreen sprays decorate all four club floors.
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Lamar Uso Club
Wichita Falls
Lamar USO Kiddies Party Planned For Children
Children stationed at Sheppard Field will be welcomed at a Christmas party at the Lamar USO Monday at 2 30 pm Santa Claus will hand out fruit and candy bags and carols will be sung Parents are invited to attend
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Sheppard Field
Lamar Uso
Santa Claus
Christmas Tea Planned by Gray Ladies at Red Cross
A Christmas Tea hosted by the Gray Ladies is set for 3 p.m. Monday in the Red Cross Auditorium. The event is for men and will be chaired by Mrs. Tom Brown.
Personnel Moves Highlight TEXACTS Field News
Lt. Paul E. Sorel joins Bryan unit in Texas as part of the Reproduction Section. Sgt. John Flanagan heads to San Antonio for Military Training Instructor School. Cpl. Lyle Stein is reassigned. Lt. Edgar Mewhinney takes first Army leave in 31 months. Also noted are new USO assistant director A. Goldberg in Wichita Falls and other unit movements and theater schedule changes.
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Paul E. Sorel
Bryan
Texas
Lyle Stein
Edgar Mewhinney
Terre Haute
Army
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Lamar Uso
JWB
A. Goldberg
Wichita Falls
Palacios
Goldie
Shreveport
Louisiana
Henry
Hank) Doliner
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Iowa Park
Bondadiers
Clair Hull
PRO
Radio Division
Clair
Eliezer Cardon
Abraham Ruderman
Lt. Cardon
Ken Landau
Section H
Texacts
Walt Disney
Ken
Landau
Special Service School
Personnel Services School
Albert Witmer
War Information Center
the Voice
Neibling
Angela Theresa
San Antonio
Sheppard Field
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la Rochefoucauld
Miss Santa
Marie
McDonald
United Artists
Arn and
Arn Andy
Lamar
Tom Brown
S. Sgt
Hary Friedman
Daniel Qonak
Pest
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