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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
Sheppard Field announces fare cuts starting July 1 for enlisted men, employees, and officers. Single fares stay at ten cents, tokens 25 cents for four, matching Wichita Falls city buses. No more coupon books will be sold. riders are urged to switch to the token plan for extra savings.
The Service club restaurant resumes operations this week under the Special Services office. Maj. W. P. Lightfoot says a yet unnamed hostess will manage the restaurant with Miss Lillian Sellers as principal hostess, chosen from civil service. The soda fountain will soon operate under a similar arrangement.
Private Melvin Feiman of Sheppard Field describes filming a convoy unloading 38 Italian cannons in Tripoli Libya in August 1939. He turned the photo to French authorities in Tunis and later to the American consul before returning home. He notes Italy’s aggression and warns his next shots aim for something deadlier than a camera.
Corsages greet four civic contributors to the World War II soldier produced musical, led by Jeanne Madden of Broadway and Hollywood. Madden departs Texas after two months of Army stage life, amid a 21 gun salute and Soldier hospitality.
Soldiers are urged to submit safety slogans for building 772 with a chance to win a 25 War Bond prize. The winner will receive the prize from Lt. Col. James F. Walsh next Tuesday night on the Sheppard Field In Review program. A poster of the winning slogan will be distributed nationwide in Army and private publications.
In line with a War Department order no furloughs will be granted to enlisted personnel at Sheppard Field from June 30 to July 8. Three day passes will not be given over the July Fourth holiday except for those traveling by private conveyances for out of town trips.
The Wichita Falls War Bond Committee led by Solon Featherston plans an intensified drive next week to double civilian and soldier quotas for war bonds to fund bombers. Colonel Walsh notes postwar bond sales on the army pay reservation plan are rising and urges enlisteds to sign applications for extra pay.
The Army newspaper Yank made its debut on June 17 as a 24 page tabloid sized publication. It was created by and for the men in the service to provide news and information to troops.
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