Glad to welcome the Medics and stag party at the club
The piece notes a reception for medical staff guests, a large turnout, free refreshments, entertainment, and a buffet for bachelors. It praises Joe O’Donnell’s singing and Johnny Devis’s comedy, with thanks for lobby photos and a humorous definitions column listing quirky name clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harrison
Joe O'Donnell
Johnny Devis
Sgt. Pastory
Twa
Dafynitions
Barrow
Campbell- Zootsoup
Stotler
Hurley
Burley
Knott
Lear
Billy Wigglestick
Bard
Merrill
Patin
Rhodes
Shackelford
Baker
Bennett
Berg
Wichita Falls
Bush
Brooklyn
Bull
Neff
P. S
Section Squibs Continued From Page Five
Snippet from a column with jokes and light notices. Includes a furlough story about a yardbird and a joke about a married man. A recruit injures himself on obstacle course then is told to do push ups. The piece invites readers to submit names for Section Squibs.
Summer stage show receives capacity crowd accolades
SECTION K News Briefs notes Thursday's fine stage show opened the summer season to a capacity crowd. Congratulates Producer Bob Peters and lists outstanding performers including M Scanlon W Norris C Wools ey T Valdez A Weaner K Dangerfield H Wallace T Ryan D Lloy J Halleck O Collins and K Hitchcock. Band under Kern Whitman features L Borchert P Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Peters
M. Scanlon
W. Norris
C. Woolsey
T. Valdez
A. Weaner
K Dangerfield
H. Wallace
T. Ryan
D. Lloy
J. Halleck
O. Collins
K. Hitchcock
Kern Whitman
L. Borchert
P. Kennedy
Wartime servicemen showcase talent and sports at base events
A list of servicemen names performs in theater and military singing while acknowledging others like Emmet Lang and Rocky Wakefield. A local baseball team the Mosquitos tops the league, with calls for more volunteers for group shows and sports at Spudder Park and CQ in Bidg 698.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Collins
J. Sinak
P. Schmidt
J. Grubs
G. LeDier
C. HaHarley
S. Long
R. Redick
A. Jacobson
N. Chaney
Joe DiLorno
O. Wilkinson
J. Scheeren
L. Masters
L. Widditfield
W. Brannen
Emmett Lang
Fellas
Bill Wooten
Larry Moon
Checker
Whity
Phc
Norman Katz
Emmet Lang
Rocky Wakefield
Tony Valdez
Bks
Mosquitos
Spudder Park
Mosquitos win 1 to 0 in close ball game
The Mosquitos defeated the ball team by one run in a tightly played game. Manager Lefty Graham praised his pitcher after the contest, noting the performance despite the team’s earlier letdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosquitos
Lefty Graham
Beulah Lewis WAC cook with large letter writing outreach
Air-Wacs private Beulah B. Lewis joined the WAC after running a boarding house and a tourist cabin camp near Decatur Illinois. She arrived at Sheppard Field June 11 1943 and now writes 35 overseas soldiers weekly while receiving 40 to 50 letters. She enjoys horseback riding and hunting in civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pte
Beulah B. Lewis
WAC
Dalton City
Ilinois
Arcade
Decatur
Illinois
Pfe
Camp Monticello
Ark
Sheppard Field
Edwin
Fort Custer
Michigan
Richman
California
Pfe. Lewis
Lewis
Ph. Lewis
Here
Okaw River
Set. News from the Army Camp Social Roundup
The piece notes ongoing games with hopeful talk of top standing, mentions Jack Seawell coaching runners, and highlights Private King as a strong catcher and batter. Birthdays for John Harrison and Sergeant Simpson are recorded with a May 21 buffet from guests from Long Beach and Los Angeles. Also new mail room attendant Pfc Oscar Berkland, talent hunts by Sergeant Orton, bus strikes during Sergeant Balle’s absence, a weekend visit by Mr and Mrs Robert E. Rice, plans for a swimming pool or fish pond, and a sign-off from Private Shuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Seawell
Private King
Cardinal
T. Set
John Harrison
Sergeant Simpson
Orton
Balle
Set
Robert E. Rice
Sergeant Rice
Shuster
Murated panels by Sgt Milton Wassmer hung in Bldg 198
A group of murated panels by Sgt Milton Wassmer were dusted, framed, and hung in Building 198 during the past week, marking the most notable carry-over from the old 304th day rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Wassmer
Salts Tablets Advised For Summer At Sheppard Field
Military personnel at Sheppard Field are advised to begin taking salt tablets as heat increases. Tablets will be available at mess halls and orderly rooms for distribution within units. The guidance suggests one tablet per quart of field water and two per quart of spring water, with heavier salting of food to prevent heat prostration during strenuous activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Old Birds of Sheppard Field Day Room Highlight
Section M notes celebrate dayroom life at Sheppard Field with three hanging panels Texas prairie scene Tigers Landing Island Scene. Cadets Chomlee Wassmer and others organize events from Bldg 199 to Bldg 198. Awards and friendly games mark a lively weekly routine amid Army life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Fielda
Texas
Center Area
Malcolm Trimble
Bill Morgan
George Anderson
Eddie Thompson
California
West Coast
E. L. Foscue
Betty
Robert Fleming
Karl Highberger
Spudder Park
Robert Briscoe
Edward Schmidt
Harold Wheeler
Albert Conley
Section N and the furlough list for Spring
A lighthearted Army section notes delays in furloughs and assignments as servicemen face timing on payday. Tech Sergeant Reppe leads with firm refusals to hasten dates while others like Cpl Gorney and Pvt Art Watson await orders. The Spitfires suffer a tough game, with players venting frustration and Irish bravado fueling the locker room chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Reppe
Yankeeland
Damyankee
Cpl
Gorney
W. D
Art Watson
Brother Watson
Dallas
Spitfires
Polock
Cybulski
Sete
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D. L
Maj
Carl D. Sutherland
C. Oo
Mustangs Mangle Jap Communications
Burma
U. S
Britain
Wingate
H. H. Arnold
USAAF
Philip G. Cochran
Evie
Cochran
Ed Cunningham
North Afriica
Joseph Jankowski
Thomas R. Parker
C. D
F. L. Simpson
Pfc
Beulah Lewis
Lawrence J. Fox
C. O
By Sgt
Clinton Chamlee
John T. Kontz
James W. Speer
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