Flying Time (Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1945 Page: 4 of 8
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AT H1K POST THEATRE: Although Saturday fare at the post
theatre is another double feature, it is better than the usual week-end
First is "House of Fear” with Basil liathbone and Nigel Bruce
run.
in their ohl roles of Sherlock Holmes and Hr. Watson. This time they
expose a murder ring. Other fea-
ture is “Bough, Tough and Ready”
a fast-talking rough-and-tumble
thing with Chester Morris and
Victor McLaglen . . . Sunday and
Monday: Top picture of the week
will he “A Royal Scandal” with
Tallulah Bankhead as Catherine
the Croat giving out with the clev-
erest screen performance of her
career. It is a fast, smoothie type
| of comedy-drama that just squeaks
past the Hays office with its crack-
ling innuendoes and insinuating
gestures. It’s a long way off to
another Academy Award, but the
voters may remember Tallulah for
this one. The film’s prologue gets
a big laugh. It reads: “Catherine
was known as one of the great
women of her time. She was
called the mother of all Russians.”
j This story takes place at a time
when she was not so much of a
I mother—but when she was espe-
cially great.” . . . Tuesday and
Wednesday: Unusual mid-week
J booking is “The Clock” with Judy
Garland and Robert Walker. This
_I is one of those soldier meets girl,
etc., on a twenty-four-hour pass
Quick, things. Take it from there! There
is also a “This is America” short
titled “Honorable Discharge” and
a cartoon “The Shooting of Dan McGoo.” . . . Thursday and Friday:
Sonja Honio returns to the screen in a technicolor ice spectacle, “It’s
a Pleasure.” Michael O’Shea and Marie “The Body” McDonald are
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co-starred,
the bill.
A Donald Duck cartoon and the latest news complete
ON THE POST: Monday night 16-mm revival pictures at the Ser-
vice Club have been discontinued . . . Another Enlisted Men’H Dance
nt the Service Club on Wednesday night . . . The swimming pool is
open daily from (WOO to 1700 . . . The Hobby Shop, in building 192,
continues its twenty-four hour schedule of operation
bility: Ted Fio Rito and his band here this month!
Future Possi-
‘This Strange
While filming
HOLLYWOOD: Joan Blundell has been added to
Cargo," forthcoming Clark Gable-Greer Carson film . .
"The Dolly Sisters,” closeups were required of Betty Grable kneeling
to kiss John Payne. They shot it three times and three times the
gorgeous Grable knees cracked so loud that it ruined the sound track!
. . . Beverly Wills, 11-year-old daughter of film comedian Joan Davis,
is following in her mother’s footsteps—making her first film appearance
in a comedy take-otf of Miss Davis . . . Edith Head has designed a
breath-taking bathing suit for Dorothy Lamour to wear in “Masquerade
in Mexico." It is called “a silver dream.” . . . Turhan Bey is trying
to get Universal interested in the story of Mustapha Kemal Pasha and
would like to play the heroic role himself . . . The next attraction at
Giro’s will be Libby Holman and Josh White, doing their “Americana”
sings . . . Humphrey Bogart and
Ming Tips
Geronimo-o-o! — by “Flip”
Pecos Combat Returnee
the WM’
By Pfc. Johnny Johnson
With "Buzz Job" on Ya
Lauren Bacall have been dining
nightly at La Rue. which makes
that place have the host floor show
in town . . . Ramsey Ames, recently
signed by Warners, is going to get
a big build-up by that studio . . .
There’ll he no more “Janie” pic-
tures for a while. Joyce Reynolds
is following new husband Lt. Boh
Lewis from post-to-post . . . Ginger
Rogers and Lana Turner, who are
co-stars in “Week-End at the Wal-
dorf," hut have no scenes together,
are strenuously avoiding any meet-
ing away from the set, too! . . .
Ten most popular pictures with
Gl’s last year were, in this order:
Princess and the Pirate, 90 Sec-
onds Over Tokyo, Arsenic and Old
Lace, Since You Went Away, To
Have and Have Not. Bathing Beau-
ty, Going My Way, Pin-Up Girl,
Up In Arms, and Kismet . . . Bette
Davis was the highest paid Warner are an *tem-
Bros, employee last year, earning
$241,083.00 for the fiscal year ending August 31 . . . . -......
battle may he the subject of a feature-length film, with one Hollywood \ %
studio already making overtures to the Navy Department. More than
800,000 feet of combat film has already reached this country from ||
the battle area . . . Top cowboy star Roy Rogers is faced with the p
draft. Should the star enter the Army, his studio plans to co-star i p
Trigger, his horse, with Dale Evans who has appeared opposite Rogers ^
for the past two years.
Pfc. Helen Bochula has a new
romance on the fire. Ask her about
it and her face will turn a firey
red. Why is she using other means
of transportation than the bus
these days ? . . . Pfc. Cora Ben-
nett flew into the barracks and
yelled: “I Love That Man!” Who
do you suppose that she was talk-
ing about? . . . Pfc. Jo Rotramel
has a cute little rabbit with blue
eyes and long legs. That T/Sgt.
found it in California. Jo’s little
pet is the mother of eight (yes,
eight!) babies—of course, we are
speaking of bunnies.
What a surprise for Easter!
Sweet pea corsages from the CO!
Our morale zoomed up about ten
points. They were really beautiful.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
“Pfc. Rhoda Jones, what makes
cadets try to fly as fast on the
ground as in the air?”
What blonde WAC should get
flying time for flying so high?*
. . . OLC Lee is what the girls are
going so batty about. When he
blushes, his face gets the same
shade as that red hair. By the way,
Lee, who is that redheaded Wac
that you have been dating? . . .
OLC “Alabam” Kelly may have
departed from this field but that
boy certainly has our sympathies.
He has the roughest (and we do
mean rough) time getting his
socks, buttons, etc., ready for the
last minute dash from bed to work.
Better luck, we hope, at your next
station.
S/Sgt. John Polkowski (Sq. C)
is searching all his memorandum
receipts for the nomenclature on
those pin-up lovelies in last week’s
popular mag.
Sgt. Ruth Harmison was last
heard from in Yuma. The “Voice”
transferred to Santa Ana and
found herself a Flying Secretary
for the Wing Inspectors and on a
B-25. Good luck, Ruth, and one of
these days drop in and see us.
Sgt. Rossetti is currently being
seen with one of the new WAGS.
Her name is Ann Groves. . . . Pvt.
Carol had an unexpected guest the
USAFI Classes
Accounting, 1930, Monda/y,
room 9, South Ground
School, Cpl. R. J. Kiese-
wetter.
HIM BY . . . had a birthday and
now she’s house hunting with her Bill!
I see that the editor has in-
stituted a new idee in the pa-
per—the Want Ad department.
It’s a pretty good deal and all
of you who have a desire for
something or other should ex-
press that desire in the Want
Ads. Of course, no fair asking
for Betty Grable or a deck of
marked cards. Speaking of
cards, this is the fifth straight
month the editor has been
wiped out. Now, that ’s really
too had! Why don’t we look for
a can’t-lose deck for him so he’ll
be in a better humor on Mon-
days? Gosh, he sure is a helluva
guy to get along with on these
Blue Mondays.
Say, gang, do you remember
about a year ago when (here
was such a big stink raised
about a B-17 buzzing the Yan-
kee Stadium when Brooklyn
(yea, team!) knocked the
Giants (boo!) out of the pen-
nant? Well, you’d never know
it from him telling you about
it, but that was no other than
Lt. Joe Sassone.
Just before he went over, he
did a beautiful job on the Sta-
dium. He was reprimanded and
given a little hell by Mayor La
Guardia, himself. Later, after
he had flown on a mission to
Berlin, the Little Flower radio-
ed forgiveness to Joe on a spe-
cial program. I remember hear-
ing that message myself.
“All is forgiven,” said La
Guardia, “come home soon.”
The particular mission which
evoked such loving tenderness
was one in which Joe underwent
a fighter attack for three hours.
Two to three hundred German
fighters attacked the formation
and when the smoke was over,
11 out of 18 had gone down. If
I’m not mistaken, this was at
the time when we were break-
ing the back of the Luftwaffe.
It’s broken completely now, they
say.
So, the next time you see Joe
Sassone, remember that he is
about the only guy in the world
who was caught at a buzz job
and got famous for it.
I believe that even Congress
had a hot session on it, an
lot of newspapers ran pro
con editorials. SIC FAh
(That’s Latin, dopes.)
Talking about decoration*
don’t know if many of you h
heard of the new decorat
that has just been commissi
ed. It’s the Pecos Flying Cn
Among the highest awards
the land it can only be awar
for “distinguished flying—at
club.” Only person to receiv
so far has been Lt. Joy.
flying has been of the hig)
calibre . . . told me so hima
Boy, wouldn’t you like to g<
hold of that medal?
A buddy of Lt. Joe Sass
who flew in the same wing
Lt. Horace Smigelsky. He 1
30 missions in B-17’s in E
land. I wince as I write
down, but Horace flew 7 r
sions over Berlin. It must
just like his home town, no\
guess.
He claims his worst misi
was over Schweinfurt. Brot
1 was never over that place
I saw a shot of the. flack 1
town puts out.
Smigelsky had to ^face al
70 enemy ships. About half
group went down. Four oi
times, he had to come back
three engines (and he i
that isn’t bad, at all!). On<
his worst scares was the t
his ship stopped an incend
only one-half inch from the
tanks. A little more and
would have been alf over
sky, and that’s no lie.
Hey, fellers, you had be
get over to Personal Aff
and fill out that damn f
as soon as you can. If you \
other day — her husband. . . .
Birthdays last Tuesday: Cpl. Ruth
Bumblis and Pvt. George. . . . OLT
Jackson asked last night that all
California Wacs please contact
him. ... He is lonely. Qualifica-
tions—cute and plays Chopih sim-
, ply lovely—what he can remember
of it. . . . Best morale builders for
the OLT’s — Pvts. Terry and
Winkle. . . . Mary Ballew’s fa-
vorite tune is “Love in Ballewm.”
. . . Pfc. Troyer: “Guess I had
better eat a little of this stew
when the girls come in for mess,
if I don’t they might think that I
am afraid to—maybe I am!”
Navigation, 1900 and 2000,
Thursday, room 14, South
Ground School, Lt. Sander-
son.
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Photography, 1900, Wednes-
day, Base Photo Lab., Sgt.
Milton Kurtz.
THF. LOOK . . . Bacall nnd Bogart
Psychology, 1900 Tuesday,
room 10, South Ground
School, T/Sgt. Bill Nolan.
This Week’s
Top Understatement
Saipan (CNS) — “The fighting
on Luzon has begun to assume an
aspect,” the Jap radio announced
after Imperial forces were drive/i
from Manila and Bataan.
Substitute
Flak Curtain
For Armor
Lightweight “flak curtains”
are being substituted for heavy
armor plate in Flying For-
tresses, Liberators and
ders as a conversion program
to increase safety for Ameri-
can airmen.
Tons of heavy armor plating
are taken from the planes and
substituted are curtains and
over-lapping squares of man-
ganese steel, resilient enough
to hold 20-millimeter shells ex-
ploding two feet away.
The flak curtain was design-
ed by Brig. Gen. Malcolm C.
Grow, chief surgeon of the
United States strategic air
forces in Europe and inventor
of the flak suit.
DISTING V
CROSS-With the advent of
air age, a need arose for a de
tion to be given in reeognitit
aerial exploits. Highest is the
above, created in 1926. It go
any member of the armed f
who distinguishes himself i
participating in an aerial flit
Male Call
by Milton Caniff Creator of Terry and the Pirates’’
The Iwo Jima
Public Speaking, 1900 Friday
room 8, South Ground
School, T/Sgt. Stanley
Wheater
Mathematics Clinic, 1900,
Thursday, room 8, South
Ground School, Lt. H. C.
Hearne and Lt. J. F.
Reeves.
BROADWAY: Mike Todd has announced a production of “Up in
Centrnl Park,” the Herbert and Dorothy Ficlds-Sigmund Romberg
musical for exclusive GI consumption overseas under USO-Camp Shows
sponsorship . . . Katherine Cornell brought the Barrets of Wimpole
Street back to Broadway Inst week for a revival, following an overseas
tour . . . Charles Coburn is now deiermined to produce and act in his
own play, “Master of the Revels,” on Broadway this fall . . . Walter
Winchell has been offered $10,000 a week by a fountain pen sponsor
when his contract with “lotions of love” people expires this year. The
offer is for five years . . . Hoagy Carmichael may organize a band . . .
Radio Code, 1900 Monday
and Wednesday, room 3A,
North Ground School,
S/Sgt. Walter Brown.
Spanish Conversation, 1900
Monday and Thursday,
room 10, South Ground
School, Lt. Loren Hend-
rickson.
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