Propwash Cadets Note Changes In Command At 309th Then Gossip
The Propwash notes Captain Philip Hughes becomes commanding officer of the 309th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, replacing Major Harold J. Shelden Jr., who moves to Smyrna Tennessee for Heavy Bombardment Training. It also highlights Anne M. Hodor as Cadet Stanley Jerlecki’s longtime sweetheart from Detroit, with hints of a wedding in the offing.
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Propwash
309Th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Harold J. Shelden Jr
Philip Hughes
Hughes
309Th
Shelden
Smyrna
Tenn
Anne M. Hodor
Squadron 4
Stanley Jerlecki
Anne
Detroit
Stan
Australia
Jerlecki
Commanding Officer and Editorial Staff Listed
A roster lists commanding officer Captain Phil Hughes and Charles W Hobson. Editor in Chief William N McGor Carl A Marquart and others in leadership roles. Associate editors include William T Cogbill Jr William Ogbill Jr James J Cole Jr Jack Hermansky and E B Gray.
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Charles W. Hobson
William N. McGor
Carl A. Marquartoward
S. Scott Bower
William T. Cogbill, Jr
William Ogbill, Jr
James J. Cole Jr
Jack Hermansky
E. B. Gray
John W. Jones
Cadet Langelo Exemplifies Air Corps Spirit in Elimination
A cadet eliminated from pilot training, V. A. Langelo, is praised for positive attitude and willingness to serve in any Air Corps role. Lieut Goodacre notes Langelo’s rare cooperation and cheerfulness, saying he would be a valued plane crew member in bombardier or navigator duties.
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Air Corps
V. A. Langelo
Langelo
Lieut. Goodacre
Lieut Goodacre
Bronze Beaver Award Recognizes Cadet Elwood Burgess
Aviation cadet Elwood Burgess of Squadron One wins the Bronze Beaver Award of the week for his eager work polishing the rims of his flying goggles with brass polish.
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Elwood Burgess
Squadron One
Elwood
U.S. O. to Buy Records at Sikeston Center
Mrs. Dover hosts the Sikeston U. S. O. seeking suggestions on new phonograph records to purchase with a funded program. A Sunday drawing offered two or more free long distance phone calls for cadets. readers are urged to visit next week to register and learn more.
Wives Meet Thursday at Country Club for Cadet Wives
Cadet Wives Club schedules a Thursday 2 30 pm meeting at the Country Club. The session targets wives of 44-T cadets and offers friendship and insight into their husbands training. Mrs Paul Brewer, the camp hostess, leads the event.
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Country Club
Paul Brewer
Former Mia mechanic joins 39th Fighter Squadron group
Richard E. Smith, a former mechanic at the airport, is now Lieutenant Richard E B Smith of the Fightin' Smiths, 39th Fighter Squadron, serving somewhere in the Southwest Pacific. He began as a mechanic when the field opened, earned his wings via West Coast Training Command, and flew a P-38 named Japanese Sandman.
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Richard E. Smith
Richard EB. Smith
Fightin’ Smiths
39Th
Southwest Pacific
Lieut. Smith
Smith
Mrs. Brewer Home Again Returns From Trip To Indiana
Mrs. Paul Brewer, hostess of the 308th primary school, returned to Sikeston last Monday after a brief visit with her son Paul Brewer Jr. He is enrolled as an Aeronautical Engineer at Tri-State College in Andola Indiana and will train as a cadet soon.
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Paul Brewer
Sikeston
Paul Brewer Jr
Tri-State College
Andola
Ind
Get Acquainted Dance Opens Sikeston Cadet Social
Big Dance Saturday marks the Sikeston Armory season opener for Class 44-I with a Get Acquainted dance. Tommy Lawson and his orchestra from Carbondale TI provide music. Cadets from both classes urged to attend. refreshments by Cadet Fund. program starts at nine.
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Sikeston
Armory
Tommy Lawson
Carbondale
SPINS AND STALLS column notes and local acts
The column reflects chatter about flight instruction and U S A performances with local talent like John Gibson and Joey Flip. It mentions Spring approaching, evening classes, navigation mid term, and caution about wrong way traffic and taxiing with flaps. The closing urges reader to stay tuned for next week.
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Holland Locks
John
Gibson
Joey ‘Timber
Tony
Thriller-Diller Day At Sikeston Movies
A reader frets about the upcoming Saturday matinee showing featuring the Phantom adventure. He worries the open post may vanish and imagines perilous scenes from exploding barns to Nazis saboteurs and a crocodile’s jaw as he counts the minutes to the next screening.
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Diller Day
Sikeston Movies
Duke
June
Red Gulch
Guatemala
Walgreen’s
Cairo
Government Issue Lament From Soldier To Wife
A soldier writes to his wife describing GI life with humor and longing. He lists government issued gear from bed to hat to shoes, noting free issues, such as food, paper, books, and rates, while wishing for furlough and home. The tone blends affection with wartime routine.
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G. I
War Department eases dress for service brides and maids
The Army lifts six month limits on bridal attire for service women. Wacs nurses and dietitians may now wear traditional wedding gowns outside duty when in crowds, ending prior restrictions that kept them in uniform for ceremonies. Marines and Waves already wore civilian wedding clothes, and now bridesmaids can also transition from uniform to wedding fashion.
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War Department
Wacs
Army
Wanted Men and Madison’s Trouser Note
A quip contrasts ideal men with rigid beliefs wealth and power while noting James Madison as the first U S president to wear long trousers. The fragment blends a poem-like line about men with a historical aside about Madison’s attire.
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James Madison
United States
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Mrs
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Malone Avenue
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Thirty-Ninth Fighter Squadron
Mrs. Brewer
Kaydett
Paci
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Sikeston’s
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Sikestonians
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Walgreen Agency
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