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Identifier

WT_1943_07_16

Publication Date

7-16-1943

Description

This black-and-white 12-page newspaper is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. However, only pages 1-4, 7, 10-12, and two unnumbered pages are available. All 10 available pages of the newspaper are tattered around the edges. This document is listed as Volume 1, Number 22, published on Friday, July 16, 1943. The volume is misprinted as No. 21 again on the upper-left corner of page 1. The Walker Air Base was located between Walker and Victoria, Kansas. The top of the first page features a printed illustration titled “Walker Talker,” depicting an air force plane accompanied by an air force base and tower. Page 1 depicts a photograph, titled “One Hundred Per Cent Participation in War Bonds,” of Dorothy Mae Hunter handing out war bonds to fellow employees. From left to right, the employees are Wanda Lee Morris, Minnie D. Swartz, Kathleen D. Millar, Horace J. Denton, Ruth O. Bogan, Lucille New, Eleanor Weigel, Lorene Henny, Mary R. Streck, Dorothy Mae Hunter, Alice E. Cook, Alfred L. Searcy, Eris M. Waller, and Margaret C. McCurdy. The top of page 2 has a printed illustration of an air force insignia with wings. Toward the middle right of page 2 is an illustrated title reading “From the Mail Box.” The top-left column of page 3 is titled “Yankwiz” by Bob Hawk, Quizmaster, followed by a quote reading “‘Thanks to the Yanks.” Beneath the quote is “Saturdays, C. B. S.,” accompanied by a headshot of a smiling man with black slicked-back hair. The top-right column of page 3 has a photograph of a white chapel. The bottom of page 3 has a printed illustration of three orchids with the words “Orchids To:” written beneath the illustration. In the middle of page 4 is an illustrated title reading “Around the Base with Snooper.” Page 7 features three photographs, titled “Functional Swimming,” of three men demonstrating the buoyancy of a specialized pack. The 6th page in the document is titled “Gremlin-Post” in handwritten lettering. Below the title is a hand-drawn illustration of a military plane with a star insignia on its fuselage and both wings, flying to the right. Hanging off the letter “S” in the title is a monkey, and another is holding onto the plane’s tail fin. At the bottom of the 6th page is an illustration of an airplane mechanic signed by Cpl. Emax from Carlstod, New Mexico. The 7th page has a photograph, titled “A Shot of the New Modern Machine Shop,” of Pfc. Sheldon Ripple, Pfc. Lloyd B. Wise, Cpl. Raymond C. Keener, Pfc. Peter J. Yakymi, Sgt. Floyd B. Bumkus, Pfc. Michael Sparaco, William R. Audas, Charles J. Schukman, LeRoy A. Witt, and Roger J. Nulton in a machine shop. The top-right column of page 10 is titled “Answers to Bob Hawk’s Yankwiz” in bold letters. To the right of the printed words is a circle with a hawk wearing a bow tie speaking into a microphone. At the bottom of page 10 is another photograph of Dorothy Mae Hunter handing out war bonds to fellow employees Susie Elliott, Sara Rose-Mary Elliott, Mabel R. Parrish, and Denise Ann Elliott. Page 11 has an illustration titled “The Wolf” signed by Sansone. Beneath an illustration of a bald eagle on page 12 is the title “Give Your . . . Ideas for Victory.” Printed alongside the right side of page 12 is an edition of the comic Male Call by Milton Caniff, consisting of four panels.

Physical Description

9"x12" printed newspaper

Rights

This material is in the public domain.

Publisher

United States Army Air Corps

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Language

eng

Walker Talker: Friday, July 16, 1943

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