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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
4
Weekly Friday paper distributed free to military personnel at Sheppard Field. Civilians pay five cents per copy and $3.50 per year including postage. Inquiries on advertising and subscriptions directed to the Business Manager at 605% 8th St., Wichita Falls Texas. office phone 2 5150.
A wartime chaplain warns against cynicism and the belief the war was unnecessary. He urges loyal patriotism, trust in democracy backed leaders, and rejection of anti patriotism as harmful to national morale. He stresses cheerful followership and collective purpose.
A dense weekly schedule from Sheppard Field and Lamar USO listing dances, movies, crafts, sports at Bellevue Park, and church services. Activities span Friday to Thursday with events at the YWCA club, 8th Street USO, and post chapels, including concerts, bingo, and varia.
The remark asserts that once faith is lost and honor dies, a man is morally dead. It emphasizes the collapse of character as the ultimate outcome of ethical decline.
Two non commissioned officers at a Wichita Falls hotel hosted a dinner for guests in a rumpus room. A misdial led to a fake call about a room service General visit. The pair fled through the kitchen as officials entered, fearing court martial for impersonating a colonel.
At 2 45 p m Sheppard Field hours over KWFT from the Service club 8 p m Baseball 408th vs 316th 7 30 p m 813th vs Lone Star Radiators 9 15 p m Scotland Park Horseback Riders Assemble at Lamar USO rm BF 6 30 p m Informal Dance Lamar USO 2nd floor pam Beginners Photography Group 8th st USO 8 30 p m
Studio schedule previews Friday and Saturday attractions with Barbara Stanwyck and John Wayne headlining. Boxing Highlights and Madcap Models are also listed alongside Sports Review and Terry Toon as regional entertainment picks.
A fragmented Texacts humor piece mocks word games and cartoons, recalling wartime jabs about Attu and jokes about calisthenics and calves. It cites a master of Nazis and a joke about Set. William McGrape, ending with a note to credit Shep Pard Field TEXACTS and a Pearl Harbor reminder.
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