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Identifier

WT_1943_11_19

Publication Date

11-19-1943

Description

This 12-page color newspaper is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. This document is listed as Volume 1, Number 40, published on Friday, November 19, 1943. The Walker Air Base was located between Walker and Victoria, Kansas. A red border is printed around the top, bottom, and left side of page 1. Page 1 features a photograph of General Saunders presenting an award to Cpt. Lancaster, titled “General Saunders Presents DFC to Capt. Lancaster of the ’68th.” Page 1 also features a photograph, titled “Retreat Ceremony at WAAF,” of the WAAF Band leading a parade. Page 2 features an illustration signed by Sansone titled “The Wolf.” The left column on page 3 is titled “Chapel Corner,” accompanied by a photograph of a white chapel. Page 4 has two illustrated titled reading “Rambling in the Dark” and “Laff O’ the Week.” Page 5 features a photograph of Col. Clarence L. Hewitt, Jr. addressing a crowd at Lewis Stadium in Hays, and below it is another photograph of Col. Hewitt, Major Owens, Capt. Soderblom, and the WAAF Band marching in a parade. The photographs are titled “Armistice Day in Hays.” Page 6 features a photograph, titled “WAAF Basketball Team,” depicting from left to right, S/Sgt. Eddie, Lt. Lemons, Cpl. Imsie, Cpl. Codman, Cpl. Memsic in the back row and Sgt. Hayden, Sgt. Levak, Cpl. Payton, and Pfc. Morales in the front row. 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 features a photograph, titled “Discuss Fighting Men’s Welfare,” depicting National Commander Warren H. Atherton speaking with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 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. Page 8 has an illustration of a pilot in a plane titled “American Heroes,” signed by Leff. Page 9 features a photograph, titled “Army Wife,” depicting Chaplain Harold W. Cole, Lt. Col. L. L. Lewis, Kay Millar, and Capt. Schiess standing at the altar with Betty Gale Robbins and Lt. Robert Olsen for their wedding. Page 10 has an illustration of a soldier surrounded by women on a beach, signed by Cpl. Art Gates. Page 11 has an entry titled “Answers to Bob Hawk’s Yankwiz” in bold letters. Page 12 features an edition of the comic Male Call by Milton Caniff, consisting of three panels. A red border is printed along the bottom and right sides of page 12.

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, November 19, 1943

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