Radio News At KWFT and Downtown USO Club Activities
Col. Harry Red Ryan hosts News and Views on KWFT while downtown USO clubs invite soldiers and wives to weekly meetings. Lamar Soldiers Wives clubs hold June events including Domestics, movie showings, box lunches, and book discussions, with future picnics at Cedar Park.
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Harry “Red” Ryan
KWFT
Sheppard Field
Ioes
USO
Soldiers Wives Club
JSO
Lamar
Lamar Soliers-Wives
Nina Rasmussen
Mexico
Somerset Maugham
Razor’s Edge
WCA
Aing
Cedar Park
Eight Piece Harmonica Band Forming at Sheppard Field
An eight piece harmonica band is being formed at Sheppard Field by Pvt. Fred McKinnon to reach about 30 players. Pvt. Witlkowski, a former Cleveland nightclub entertainer, will direct the group and perform his own tunes. The debut will air on KWFT radio.
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Shepad Field
Tion U
Fred
McKinnon
Pvt
Witlkowski
Cleveld
KWFT
Sheppard Field
Soldier Voting in Primaries Under War Department Rules
Twenty six states plan late spring to summer primaries with five offering no soldier voting. In twenty one states WD AGO Form 560 or the new War Ballot Commission card may be used for absentee ballots. The article outlines procedures, officer certification rules, and state variations effective April 1944, urging commanders to inform personnel and providing contact for guidance.
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State Absentee Ballot Regulations Outlined
The notice lists state by state absentee ballot dates and procedures for soldiers, including application methods, earliest request times, ballot return deadlines, and special provisions. It covers Alabama to Wyoming with details on primaries, post cards, and in person voting where applicable. It emphasizes early requests and notes two primaries in several states.
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Olympia
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Cheyenne
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24 Hour Film Developing Service Opens in Wichita Falls
David MacPherson launches the first 24 hour film developing service at PX stores and the downtown USO in Wichita Falls. The former Lamar USO community sings leader previously ran a camera shop and aims to speed up film returns from the prior 7 to 10 day turnaround.
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Sheppard Field
David MacPherson
Lamar Uso
Wichita Falls
MacPherson
Suttle Receives Navy Ensign Commission in Hollywood
Dean Suttle, director of the American Red Cross at this field, has been ordered to report for duty as an ensign with the U.S. Navy in Hollywood, Florida. He arrived as Red Cross director in February 1943 and will report by July 31. No successor has been named yet.
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Dean Suttle
American Red Cross
U.S. Navy
Hollywood
Fla
Red Cross
Suttle
Navy
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