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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1944
Page
4
News for TEXACTS should be released through the Public Relations Office at Sheppard Field Texas by noon Wednesday. Squadron Squibs deadline is 4 p m Monday. TEXACTS uses Camp Newspaper Service material and CNS permission is required for republication.
Treasury refunds to 1943 taxpayers arrive at Sheppard Field with regularity. Servicemen often spend the rebate immediately, but many plan to rehabilitate the money by buying war bonds such as Freedom Unlimited for a future need.
Texacts thanks the Red Cross Volunteer Canteen Workers at Sheppard Field for taking over the new Operations Canteen. The two women on duty all day greet fliers with smiles, coffee, and a cigarette, while hundreds more volunteers support hospital wards and recreational facilities for soldiers. Their ongoing aid to the field is gratefully acknowledged.
A humorous verse mocks Army office life and red tape. It praises the Army Chair Corps and its office routines with playful lines about paperwork, margins, and stationary jargon. The spoof ends with a chorus about persistence amid bureaucracy.
A brief poetic note by Private Mario Caroli of the 62d Air Base Squadron reflecting on ancestry and duty. He recalls a renowned grandsire and contrasts past fame with the nation’s present struggles, linking family ties to his current military service and classification.
A Houston visit compares uniforms of soldiers at Sheppard Field and Ellington Field with those seen on Main Street. The piece notes better dressing at Sheppard, ties worn, and a strong technical training command. Ellington Field houses an active post newspaper edited by enlisted men. The report also visits Camp Wallace, where Navy training moves in, marking a rare joint ceremony as Army and Navy lines blend.
A wartime humor note from Sgt John Fryer at the Public Relations Office jokes about doubled gas mask time, searching for a serious topic amid trivial discoveries like stale fig newtons and pencil stubs. It notes Sgt Joe O Donnell and Cpl Allan Willman winning Sheppard Field’s marching song contest and muses on composing during a five minute muse.
Major Alfred B. Morganstern post provost marshal warns soldiers and merchants against signing blank checks. He cites cases of partial payments and counterfeit notes, stressing the act is illegal and will be stopped. He urges soldiers to sign only when funds exist and to avoid misrepresentation or complicity in crime.
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