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WT_1945_11_24

Publication Date

11-24-1945

Description

This color 12-page newsletter is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. The document is listed as Volume 3, Number 35, published on Saturday, November 21, 1945. This is a typo, as the newsletter came out November 24, 1945. The Walker Air Base was located between Walker and Victoria, Kansas. The first and last page have a red ink border. The first page features an illustration of a soldier playing a trumpet to a turkey atop a globe. The illustration is signed by David Kleiman. The featured headline reads “Thanksgiving Dinner Menu” with the subscript “Page 5.” At the bottom of the page in the red border is printed text that reads “BUY VICTORY BONDS.” Page 2 has the headline “Adjutant Courageous!” Page 3 has a black-and-white photograph on the top left of a geisha from Tokyo. The headline for that article reads “Nice Girl.” There are three illustrations on the page as well. One is the header for the question and answer segment “the inquiring line.” Page 4 has an illustration by Sansone on the top righthand side titled “The Wolf.” The text on the comic states “He’s right! The stars ARE out tonight!” On the top left side of the page is the masthead of the newsletter. Before listing the editors, the commanding officer is named as “MAJOR HARRY C. SMITH.” The editors are listed as follows: “EDITOR…Sgt. David Kleiman,” “ASSOCIATE EDITOR…Sgt. Marvin E. Tong,” “SPORTS…Sgt. H. W. Sharpley[,]Cpl. H. Morales.” and “PRINTER…News Pub. Co., Hays, Kansas.” Underneath the masthead is a Thanksgiving Day message from the Commanding Officer. A joke section is on the bottom right. There is an illustration alongside the title “LAUGH—...if you must!” On the bottom left is an illustration of a man accompanying “HAWKWIZ” by Bob Hawk. On Page 5 are two illustrations on both the bottom left and right corners. The central article features a Thanksgiving Dinner Menu and a greeting from Major Harry Smith, Capt. Francis J. Murphy, Capt. Arnold Schwartz, Lt. Reuben Rosen, M/Sgt. Sal Mallo, and S/Sgt. Edmond Ramler. On the top right the article title reads “Germans Are Starting To Show Teeth Again.” The article includes information about rising anti-American sentiments in Germany. Page 6 has an edition of “Male Call" by Milton Caniff titled “There’s a Kid With Crust.” Three other articles are on the page, titled “AAF to Discharge 4,000 Aircrew Trainees,” “Bataan Vet Finds Home Life Dull— Re-aps,” and “Oil Jobs Will Increase After Auto Reconversion.” Page 7 is the sports page. There are two illustrations on the bottom left and right corners. In the central column, on the top of the page is the word “Sports” in a hand-brushed style. Page 8 features two illustrations at the bottom of the page, as well as a photograph of Gen. George C. Marshall near the top of the page. The article featuring the photograph is titled “Army, Navy Split on Joint Command.” The contents of said article are about a proposed merger of the Army, Navy, and Air Force under one unified command. The other five articles on the page are other pieces of news regarding conflicts. Page 9 includes a large black-and-white photograph of Nazi civil and military leaders captured when Germany collapsed. The photo depicts many men. The men in the front row are sitting, while the men behind them are standing. An illustration is at the bottom of the page under the article “Christmas Mail for Overseas Cut Two-thirds.” There are four other articles on the page covering job openings and funding for the military. In the bottom left corner is the section “BOB HAWK ANSWERS HAWKWIZ.” Page 10 features one illustration and one photograph. The photograph is of a church under the headline “Chaplain’s Message.” Page 11 has an illustration, most of which is not visible due to damage. On the top left is a photograph of the “Kansas Farmer;” an original B-29 is placed next to the article explaining that the historic plane is now stationed at the Walker Army Air Field. Page 12 is the last page of the newsletter, featuring a comic titled “The She Wolf.” There is a red border alongside the right of the page and the bottom of the page. On page 12 there is a tear where the page number goes. There are pieces of tape covering up minor damage on several pages of the issue. On the cover page there is the date “November 24, 1945” written in graphite under the red border but above the illustration.

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, November 24, 1945

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