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Identifier

WT_1943_08_27

Publication Date

8-27-1943

Description

This black-and-white 12-page newspaper is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. All 12 pages of the newspaper are slightly tattered around the edges. This document is listed as Volume 1, Number 28, published on Friday, August 27, 1943. The Walker Air Base was located between Walker and Victoria, Kansas. The top of the first page features an illustration titled “Walker Talker,” depicting an air force plane accompanied by an air force base and tower. Page 1 features a four-photograph collage of Colleen Warrick and Lt. James Kerr's wedding in the Base Chapel. The photographs are of them cutting their wedding cake, being married by Father Bollig, and leaving the chapel. Lt. Guido Franki, the best man; Lt. Mary Kymick, the maid of honor; and Lt. Col. Wm. A Cahill, who gave the bride away, are featured in the photographs. Page 1 also has a photograph titled “Group Operations Officer” of Lt. Col. W. E. McDonald sitting at a desk, reading a book. The top of page 2 has an illustration of an air force insignia with wings. The left column on page 3 is titled “Chapel Corner,” accompanied by a photograph of a white chapel, and the left column has an illustrated title reading “From the Mail Box.” At the bottom of page 3 is an illustrated title reading “Sgt. Snafu Says.” Page 4 features a photograph titled “Col. Cahill Congratulates New Reservists,” depicting James E. Grimm, Richard H. Dumler, and Leland Baird being sworn in by Lt. Col. Cahill. Page 4 features two illustrated titles, one reading “Keynotes” and the other reading “Laff of the Week.” Page 6 has a photograph titled “New Clothing and Equipage Shop,” featuring Lt. H. J. Forsberg supervising repair work in the new space. An entry on page 6 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. Page 7 has a photograph titled “The Navy Makes her Roll Over,” depicting former French luxury liner Normandie after Navy operations caused it to roll over. Below the photograph on page 7 is an illustrated title reading “Around the Base with Snooper.” Page 8 is titled “Gremlin-Post” in shaded-in 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 on to the plane’s back fin. On page 8 is an illustration titled “The Wolf” signed by Sansone. Page 9 features an illustration, signed by Bo Brown, of a woman walking with a uniformed soldier, who is being stopped by a man in a bowler hat. A photograph titled “New Commissary Warehouse,” featuring Pfc. Auchenback, Cpl. Koppe, and Edward Kuhn in the warehouse, is on page 10. Page 12 has an entry titled “Answers to Bob Hawk’s Yankwiz” in bold letters. To the right of the words is a circle with a hawk wearing a bow tie speaking into a microphone. Below that entry is an illustration titled “Life Savers.” Printed alongside the right side of page 12 is an edition of the comic Male Call by Milton Caniff, consisting of three 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, August 27, 1943

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