Mothers Day services brighten soldiers at Sheppard Field
Service clubs and hospital programs at Sheppard Field coordinate flowers and cards for Mother's Day. Soldiers line up nightly to place orders for nationwide flower deliveries while PXs sell greeting cards and offer free gift wrapping. The station hospital distributes free Mother’s Day cards and portraits with envelopes, and hospital patients receive carnations and homemade cookies donated by mothers. Ship scouting planes now account for 15 percent of the naval air force.
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Pxs
Sheppard Field
Px’s
Red Cross
Station Hospital
Weekend and Weekday Activities at Spudder Park Wichita Falls
A schedule lists baseball games Thunderbolt vs Cobras and Hurricanes vs Hellcats at Spudder Park with 2 p.m. starts. It covers film showings bingo and club events at Service Club Nos. 2 and 3, chess instruction, Army Band, and off duty classes through Friday with events at Victory Stage and Sheppard Field.
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Baseball League
Thunderbolt
Cobras
Mosquitos
Warhawks
Spudder Park
Wichita Falls
NCO Club
Hurricanes
Hellcats
Service Club
Mustangs
Lightnings
Sheppard Field
Lamar USO Saturday and weekly activities schedule
A detailed schedule lists Lamar USO events across days and venues. Saturday features movies, dances, concerts, clubs, tours, and children’s activities. Tuesday covers German and handicrafts. Thursday highlights soldiers wives clubs and dances. additional notes include bowling and bingo sessions, class offerings, and civic group meetups.
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Wives
Soldiers’ Wives Bridge Club
Tootsie Roll Levin Keeps GI Joes Laughing at Sheppard Field
Cpl. Larry Levin known as Tootsie Roll Levin and former Chez Fatigue originator continues to entertain G I s at Sheppard Field Texas. From Fort Logan Colorado he brought the six girl show to Logan and later to Fort Logan he built floorshows and radio work while raising thousands in bond drives. Levin helped bring stars like Mickey Rooney to Fort Logan and organized penny drives to buy jeeps for the Army. Now with post duties as public address equipment tinkerer he still performs after hours on the boards for the troops.
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Tootsie Roll
Levin
Cpl
Larry Levin
Sheppard Field
Fort Logan
Colo
Tootsie Roll Levin
NBC
Aomedian
Larry
George M. Cohan
Chautauqua
Ideas, Inc
Mutua Network
Mickey
Annie Rooney
Jan Wyman
Anne Miller
Fifi O'Orsay
Dottie Lamour
Denver
Tootsie RQ Levin
Sheppa Field
Famous Baseball Clown Act Set for Sunday Show
Between games of a Sunday doubleheader at Spudder Park, Dan Bosnick will present his version of the famous Al Schacht clown act, assisted by S. Sgt. Wallace Smith, a former Purdue catcher. Bosnick learned the act while covering sports for a New York high school paper from Schacht himself.
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Spudder Park
Dan Bosnick
al Schacht
Wallace Smith
Purdue
Sgt. Bosnick
New York
Schacht
Communion Breakfast For Catholic Soldiers At Sheppard Field
A Mother s Day Communion Breakfast for Catholic soldiers at Sheppard Field Wichita Falls will be held at the Boys Club on May 14 at 10 30 a m Tickets free from Chapel No 2 after early masses Tickets include bacon and eggs rolls jelly coffee and oranges Transportation from the chapel to the club will be provided after the 9 30 mass Music and entertainment will follow the meal The event is sponsored by Sacred Heart Parish Wichita Falls and the National Catholic Community Service of the Lamar USO.
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Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Blind Date Night Planned Wednesday at Service Club
The third Blind Date night in the Special Service series is set for next Wednesday at 8 p m in Service Club No 2. The semi monthly affair features 12 Sheppard Field soldiers competing for dates with six Wichita Falls girls.
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Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Book Reviews Set for Next Week at Red Cross Lounge
Reviews will be held in the Red Cross lounge at the station hospital on Thursday and Friday afternoons. Mrs. Kelly O Neall will speak Thursday and Mrs. Joe Seay will present Friday at the station hospital venue.
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Red Cross
Station Hospital
Kelly O'Neall
Joe Seay
Quartets Battle on Victory Stage in Tuesday Show
Gy Ninety pin up boys stage a Tuesday night quartet clash at the Victory Stage. Two prizes from Spec Service. best singer quartet and best costume quartet. 10 to 15 quartets expected. one per field section. Showmanship and audience applause decide the winner. first chords at 8 p.m. May 9.
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Vitory
Spec Service
Russell Tanner
Soldiers May Play At Wichita Falls Golf Courses
Soldiers gain access to Wichita Falls area golf at the County Club and Municipal course with rental clubs available. Greens fees run one dollar on weekdays and fifty cents on holidays and Sundays at the Municipal course.
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Wichita Falls
Ydrives
Patients Sketching Class Opens May 14
A charcoal sketching class for hospital patients will begin Sunday afternoon May 14, announced by the Cross recreation department. The Weekly sessions will be led by prominent artists in the field, with Sunday evenings offering either a recorded musical concert in the Cross lounge or a jam session in the Red C auditorium.
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the Cross Recreation Department
Cross
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