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Identifier

WT_1945_12_08

Publication Date

12-8-1945

Description

This color 15-page newsletter is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. The document is listed as Volume 3, Number 36, published on Saturday, December 8, 1945. This is the final edition of the Walker Talker newsletter. The Walker Air Base was located between Walker and Victoria, Kansas. The first and last pages have a red ink border. The first page features a photograph of different newsletter pages. An illustration of the number 30 is in the center of the photograph. Page 2 contains the headline of the “History of Walker Airfield.” A black-and-white photograph of two B-29 airplanes is featured in the bottom left corner. Page 3 includes a black-and-white photograph at the top of the page. The photograph is of the hangars at Walker with airplanes lined along the airfield. Page 4 depicts a comic illustration titled “The Wolf” by Sansone on the upper right side. The Walker Talker credits are listed on the upper left side. The lower left side features an editorial. The lower right side depicts an illustration of a soldier pulling boxes out of a bag. The headline reads “Laugh - … if you must!” “Hawkwiz by Bob Hawk” is the headline at the bottom of the page. Page 5 features the headlines “Walker Talker Takes ‘30’ As Final Edition Rolls Off Presses” and “‘Kiss and Tell,’ Br’dway Hit To Play At Base Theater Dec. 21.” There is a hand-drawn comic illustration at the bottom of the page depicting a soldier on a jeep, close to a cliff. Page 6 is missing from this newsletter. Page 7 features the Sports section. Several other articles are printed on this page. Page 8 contains the headline “What Every Veteran Should Know.” Four illustrations are included with this article. Page 9 continues the article on page 8 and contains the headline “About Life in a Glen Plaid Sui[t]” Three illustrations are included on this page. Page 10 contains the “Chapel’s Message” and includes a black-and-white photograph of a church. A comic illustration is on the bottom right corner. Page 11 features several articles and two comic illustrations. Page 12 features the comic illustration “Guest Room” by Machamer. On the bottom left of the page is an article with the headline “Ike Succeeds Marshalls, Nimitz Replaces King.” The article goes on to detail how President Truman appointed General Dwight D. Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff. Also included in the article is the appointment of Chester W. Nimitz as Chief of Naval Operations. Other headlines included on the page are “Big Food Firms Making Up Wartime Labor Shortages”, “Farm Aid for Vets”, “Supreme Court Wants A Look at Varga Girl”, and “White Rajah to Return To Kingdom of Sarawak.” Page 13 has three illustrations on the page, as well as 7 short articles. Page 14 continues “History of Walker” from Page 3. There are two illustrations on this page. On the top left is an article with the headline “S/Sgt. Wm. A Wahl King for a Day.” Page 15 continues “the inquiring line” from Page 13. The article headline is an illustration of a thinking man. On the page is a black-and-white photograph of Kay Williams captioned “‘Sugar And Spice And Everything Nice.’” Page 16 contains one illustration and one black-and-white photograph. The column on the right of the page is headlined “Movies in Town” and has movie theatres listed from Russell and Hays, Kansas, respectively. On the bottom and right of the page is a red border. Tape covers part of the page next to the headline reading “Star Theatre.” There is handwriting on the first page stating “December 8”. The edges are torn on the left and right edges of each page.

Physical Description

8"x 11" printed newspaper

Rights

This material is in the public domain.

Publisher

United States Army Air Corps

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Language

eng

Walker Talker: Saturday, December 8, 1945

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