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Identifier

WT_1943_12_25

Publication Date

12-25-1943

Description

This 10-page color newspaper is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. This document, listed as Volume 1, Number 45 and published on Saturday, December 25, 1943, is the Christmas edition. 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. Pages 3 and 4 are significantly tattered on the edges. Page 1 features a photograph, titled “Just a Slight Sample,” depicting Pvt. Don Foster, “Brother” Witchen, and Cpl. E. C. Breckenridge hauling bags of Christmas mail. At the bottom of page 1 are two photographs, titled “Open Next Week is Custer Villa, Housing Project.” The top photograph is of Custer Villa, and the bottom photograph is of Planefield trailer camp. Page 2 features a photograph, titled “Sings Tonight,” depicting a headshot of Chrystabelle Bryan. At the bottom of page 2 is an illustration of “The Wolf,” signed by Sansone. Page 3 features a photograph, named “Titled,” of actress Gloria DeHaven in heels and a dress. At the bottom of page 3 is a photograph, titled “Always on the Go These Days,” depicting Wendelin J. Dinkel, Edgar C Glassman, and Roy Gleen Creighton of the Post Engineers Plumbing Crew. Page 4 features an illustration of two planes titled “Which One Would You Fire At?” An entry on page 4 is titled “Yankwiz” by Bob Hawk, Quizmaster, followed by a quote reading “‘Thanks to the Yanks.” Beneath the quote is “Saturdays, C. B. S.” Page 5 features a photograph, titled “Mail and More Mail for Walker Soldiers,” of “Brother” Witchen, Pvt. Don Valdez, and Pvt. Don Foster sorting through mail. Page 6 has an entry titled “Chapel Corner.” Page 7 features an illustration, titled “Morning Report,” about WAC Pvt. Margaret Maloney, the first woman to win a soldier’s medal for heroism. Page 8 features an edition of the comic Male Call by Milton Caniff, consisting of five panels. Page 9 features a photograph, titled “Waiting for a Housewife,” of a Custer Villa unit kitchen. Page 9 has an entry titled “Answers to Bob Hawk’s Yankwiz” in bold letters. Page 10 features an illustration of soldiers in an infirmary, signed by Pvt. Frank Dahlgren. A red border is printed along the bottom and right sides of page 10.

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 25, 1943

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