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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1944
Page
5
A brief squib notes a speaker declaring readiness for Section 18 reform, quipping that eight isn’t enough for the speaker’s demands. The line reflects debate over disability support policies in a local column.
Six men in Section A are promoted to Corporal including Ben Ernst and Maynard Hebr with Bundled remarks from Maj Bagby. The column recaps personnel moves, wedding plans, hospital returns, and light anecdotes about ITU and IPU staff, plus humorous asides on identity mixups and a shamrock tale.
A Kansas congressman predicts furloughed soldiers will get more gasoline. The plan proposes five gallons for the first three days of furlough and one gallon per day afterward, with ration coupons issued on furlough papers.
The piece riffs on military titles and duties at Sheppard Field with T. Sgt. Oakley Burrow endorsing attention to small details. Mess Sgt Tex Burrow makes salads for supper while Pvt William Davidson jokes about his high pay as a cleaner.
A lively feature outlines a family style party around a record player. Father selects requests while son presents them to Grandpa. Siblings quarrel and Mother mediates before Mother’s tune ends the gathering as a soldier wins two packs of cigarettes.
Know Your CO and Staff Captain George L Edwards commander of Section TY graduated from Clemson College in 1931 and rose from private to captain through state guard and federal service. He led the 416th Training School Group at Sheppard Field then commanded Section Y at Wichita Falls. The Edwards family residence is Wichita Falls Texas. The staff includes Lt Frederic R Lefferts Abe Grossman Milton Williams Lt Harry P Bouck and Herbert Dinner.
The group encouraged guesses and rewards as they introduced the party to soldiers and their guests who visited Service Club No 3 Tours day night.
A lighthearted look at Section H activities. Misses Betty Dowdy Polly Phillips and Betty Lou Theck join as civilian staff shifting duties from gig rosters to supply forms. Memo urges calm during duty hours while S Sgt Swanson and S Sgt Finneran organize volleyball, and Lt Trumbore cites Capt Abercrombie’s absence as a factor.
The narrator visits military quarters seeking a pencil and idea. Corporal Bramsted, Slickfordt, Pic Bradley, and others supply little beyond talk and sympathy. Private Burks rescues the situation and ensures these lines endure for readers.
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