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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
13
The Propwash is written and edited by the Cadets of the 309th A A BF PTD of Sikeston Missouri. All articles and remarks are those of the cadets and do not necessarily reflect the views of this paper.
The article lists key personnel in the newsroom including Captain ane Hughes Whey Charles W Hobgan editor in chief William N McGowan Carl A Marquart Howard St Scot William T Cogbill Jr Associate James J Cole Jr Editors Jack Hermarisky E B Gray John W Jones Art Editor.
Aviational cadet Charley Licha faced a comic string of blunders in his test flight. He forgot a parachute, needed a pillow for visibility, and wrestled with a safety belt before finally completing the check ride. Despite the rough start he navigated traffic and turned in a successful pass.
Cadet William J. Zutter of Class 44 I became the first member to break into the Solo Circle after 5 hours 27 minutes solo flight at South Field. Aviation Cadet Hub Curry of Squadron 1 filled in a prank during post flight paperwork. An instructor urged cadets to write I must not look over the nose while landing one hundred times to curb nose peering.
A puzzling incident in Squadron 4 unfolds as a member, described as shouting in his sleep, breaks the night with the phrase At ease, Hertel. The event sparks questions about who spoke aloud and why amid the quiet hours.
A headquarters memorandum from Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command offers five to ten day furloughs to aviation cadets who finish primary training early. Completion hinges on flying time. those with advance flying time and solid academics may qualify. Readers in the region see this as a definite break, with a playful editor’s note calling it an April Fool gag.
A satirical remark notes that civilized people wage wars while savages live in peace, underscoring ironies of human behavior and the paradoxes of civilization.
The piece profiles Helen Parestides, five feet five and eighteen, Barnard School for Girls student and basketball player, described with honey colored hair and a cadet named John J. Muller as her hobby. It notes a photo found in Muller's locker.
Panel reports test pilots reading instruments while flying link trainer missions. Major Walker M. Mahurin of Fort Wayne, Indiana, claims 21 aerial victories over Europe, ranking second to Capt. Robert S. Johnson of Lawton, Oklahoma, as top American fighter ace.
Two brains on a park bench contrast with one clothed in effort and responsibility and the other naked and seeking warmth. The naked brain fails to gain help or warmth, learns a hard lesson about reliance and duty, and cadets are urged to develop responsibility and self effort to uphold honor.
Special wire notes Cadet of the Week Chris Zissler praised for general principles while Jack Radcliffe earns Pride of the Cadets. Congratulations to E H Porter on birth of Claudia. Cadet Maybee blazing new trails in the wild blue yonder amid weather class chatter. Orchids to Charleston belles for a picnic. onions to the same group for being two hours late. Rorabaugh rumored to enter real estate. P D Allen toothbrush inquiry. Don Meyer called a card shark. Bob Swanborn called the bearded wonder. Bronze Beaver Award goes to Editor Hobson for immaculate blouse found during inspection. None for this week as narrator hunts a brunette.
Poem excerpt on soaring and sacred space ends with a tribute to John Gillespie Magee Jr a 19 year old American killed in action with the Royal Canadian Air Force. The piece honors his bravery and spiritual flight amid war.
The newly arrived wives of Class 44 I joined the Cadet Wives Club during a March 23 meeting. Members from Iris Reese to Betty Neill introduced newcomers, elected Pearl Kincaid as secretary and Betty Neill as vice president, discussed committees, and planned Red Cross projects for hospital personnel with Lieut Holland sharing cadet life insights. The group invited more wives to attend next Thursday at the Country Club.
Lieut. John William Carney, 25, navigator and Missouri Institute of Aeronautics graduate, listed missing since Feb. 26 after a bombing raid over Austria. He is the son of Mrs. Anna Kluglein of New York City and was married May 25, 1948, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dennis Day sworn in as Navy Ensign to report for active duty April 15. real name Eugene Dennis McNulty.
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