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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1944
Page
4
TEXACTS receives Camp Newspaper Service material noting that republication of credited matter is prohibited without permission from CNS EF. 42nd St. N. C. 17.
Maj Alfred B Morganstern, post provost marshal, urges all enlisted men to secure money and valuables. He suggests locking items in footlockers, using bank deposits or section safes, sending funds home, or investing in war bonds to deter theft in the army.
The piece notes that reporters cling to the World War I term doughboys, while the Fourth Estate loses this anachronistic label. It argues civilians and soldiers now prefer GI or simply soldiers, reflecting a modern, direct language shift in war coverage.
The discussion mocks the B-29 as the nations memory of prior air power and ponders a sharper nickname. It jokes about a possible future term like Superfortress or Superdooperfortress if a newer aircraft replaces it.
A contrasting pair of views on governance. Adolf Hitler argues majorities lack virtue and replace men with crowd power, while Abraham Lincoln asserts no one is fit to rule another without consent. The quotes frame governance as a conflict between majority tyranny and rightful consent.
A poem in which a privates son questions the nature of a sergeant. The yardbird answers with satirical blends of humor and harsh traits, listing megaphone antics, blasphemy, satire, cruelty, and a mix of metaphorical and provocative elements.
Smoker concerns arise over matches at PXs while cigars are scarce at Sheppard Field stores. A tribute to Sgt Bunny Levitt highlights his role in PT and recreation. A letter from Roy C Adams in England shares Army life, and a GI helps a civilian woman carry a heavy suitcase to the post Guest House.
In the early hours last Tuesday Private Balzer spotted a whimpering dog on the lawn near Post Headquarters. He and Private Caroli guided Susie the mother dog and her three pups to Service Club No. 2 and then to the Guest House for a reunion, after tracking down the keys with several Service members. The operation ended with Susie safely back with her family at 3 a.m. Learn and Live.
The British Air Ministry disclosed that Allied planners used a minute mosaic of 3,000 miles of invasion coastline built from RAF reconnaissance photos. Pilots flew seven miles up and six miles a minute, snapping about half a million pictures used to compose the mosaic.
Maj. Herbert H. Blevins has been named to head the new AAF Examining Board to assess Air Combat and Crew applicants. Other members include Maj. Henry T. Young Capt. James A. Wimless and 1st Lt Elmer O. Ward, in crew or unit roles.
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