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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1944
Page
8
A casual note from the detail desk asks about attendance and signals a cheering section presence. It mentions Mary Frances Louise Kath erine and the local cheering group supporting all games. The message notes enthusiasm from the reader and asks if their voice is heard.
The section notes transfers of Major and several familiar faces Bray den Wheeler Snitkoff Pallady Tuchman and Wooten. S Sgt Lindsey becomes Sat Major and handball courts reopen with Sgt Seiback and Boss Haney. Sgt Allyn returns from furlough with a gold wedding band. a singing bee marks a day room moment.
Sergeant Sherman L. Smith welcomes an 8 pound baby boy named Donald Wayne Smith and joins the Section L Fathers Club. Johnny Harrison leaves for Waco Texas. Clarence Storm hides a penny and eyeing a future dance. Lefty Graham on furlough with Thunderbolts leading. Sergeant Orton departs by troop train. Earl to assemble a softball team and morale activities. Report to the Day Room to help.
In bivouac areas bull snakes are harmless and useful for pest control though some trainees doubt the reports. Pvt Charles England adopts a three foot speckled bull snake as a mascot to prove the snakes’ harmless nature, while others fear the reptile in the night.
Army unit celebrates defeat of rivals in a Saturday Barracks contest and hosts a lively Country Club dance. Coporal HENRY HARRYCH and staff are praised as corprals, sergeants, and officers mingle with local officers and their dates as the event closes.
M T Bufkin attended the event but missed his wife while Richard Northei Mer raided a cigar factory all day. Rudolph Kapec serves as permanent mess leader for command parades. A free outdoor screening of Lets Face It with Bob Hope was shown Monday. Sergeant Elbert Reinke is a fine umpire and Sgt Edward Standish is praised for readiness.
Sgt. Stan Hight shines in SECTION S duties under acting First Sergeant Al Heymann. Captain Burns praises smooth operations during Sgt Montgomery absence. Jaeckle spelling mishap prompts light apology. Pvt. Vind excites post with early chow trip after Aquacade at the World Fair. Shorty Habre impresses guards with swift night stick. Section S backs the war bond drive with seventy five new allotments in a month. Cpl Jones leads Insurance and Finance. boxing contenders vie in Monday bouts at the new arena. Fred Oleck plans Thursday workouts with eight years Golden Gloves experience.
The Army Air Forces announced production of two new combat planes the A-26 Invader and the P-63 King Cobra. The A-26 is a light bombardment craft by Douglas, improving the A-20 Havoc, while the King Cobra by Bell Aircraft is a larger improved version of the P-39 Airacobra.
Barbara Jane’s proud father beams as Barbara Jane grows. Uncle Art reports old pals Morgan and Box are now in Denver barracks. Wilbur Putt shows off a Shirley Temple pinup to mates. The embryo orchestra expects growth. Nixon and Carlson depart for Victoria Field and San Marcos AAF. Roy Cameron takes over Carlson’s mail room post. Softball sides suffer a loss to Section A as they eye Section M. Margaret Everts endures a 16 day furlough following a prank call scare. Humidity winds down, signing off until next time.
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