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The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
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- What is the motto Of the Air
Corps Technical Schoolz7
~ How long have Air Corps
Technical Schools been IN oper-
ation7
81 How was the land site for
Keesler Field scquired BY the
Army
Al What are the component
parts OF an srmored regiment
81 Which Is correct 70 designate
a single building which houses
enlisted men, osrrack or bar
racks7
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
NO FIRE HERE.

Chief Eyon z. Swetman and his
crew Of hardy firemen were on
hand Wednesday evening to pre-
vent anything that looked like .
fire at the Camel Caravan show.
Three hose lines were ready for
action during the entire three
shows. The Chief declared that
water could have been had IN thir-
~ seconds through one hose. and
in minute and a half through
the others.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
Emergencies at
Night? Medics
Have Answer

How are night medical ener-
gencies handled at Keesier Fieid7
A Medical officer of the Day.
aided BY one enlisted man, who
acts as night charge of Quarters.
and two 9fher emergency men. Is
On duty at the post dispenssry eg-
cry night
Two anDulsnces are on hand al
all times. equipped 70 handle any
emergency that may arise.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year a afF FIsr sog9
But Whatta Headache
For the Railroads!
Q! But These Are Trying
Days for Sally the Cow
By PVT. ALAN n. CITRoN

you nAfrES , be greeted b. Tapping
while passing through The south end a The
Post eyeninxdont "a nearest doctor Ns Nhy
specialist neiKhbahead
You're havns Authorizations seeing pink elephants
making he acquaintance e Keeser
fields "hsrnsArd neiThhorx-
The animals which helons farm adjoining the Posi- prop
old stamping grounds or
a tremendous changes which have
taken place,
= the huge trucks by
Collie The encrasehment Of the
field her territory.
ducks IS chickens delighted with
field generously dividing their
lunch with the birds and few enough TO soften
the heart Of feathcrcd explorer
chief white duck red The
the hands Of those feeding and
the pulled the da, which sndesrd him
10 the hearts Of all.
thai the bird. interested In sandwich work
eating in his made ration
when refused he made flying dash for the food
rom seurrying with entire sandwich.
All Of which the words af recruiting
officers throughout the nation
Keesler Fied-it has everything
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
.Two-Story
S
Planned

With the arrival OF structural
steel and an erection crane, con-
struction work on Keesler Fields
double unit hangers was resumed
last week.
Foundations for all units we're
completed previously, and at pres
ent work is being concentrated on
Hangar No 4. Work will continue
on one hangar at a time unless
steel can be obtained in larger
quantities.
IN BUILDING NO. l
The Engines Operations Branch
Of the Air Corps Technical School
scheduled TO operate in Hangar No
4, is now in School Building No. l.
Hangar No. will house the
Single Engine Inspection Branch,
Hangar No. the Mult-Engine
Inspection Branch. HsnrSr 20. 3
Structures, and Hangar No. will
be occupied by Operations and
Engineering
Double story lean-to's will be
built on either side Of the two
main structures Of each double
unit and Il is in the lpper stories
of these lean-to's that the 25 class
rooms OF each unit viii be found
Rooms in the lower stories Of
the lean-tos will be occupied by
shops and departments psrticu-
lsrly pertaining to the branch
housed in that unit.
ASPHALT COVERED METAL
The sides and roof OF the units
will be OF Robertson asphalt COW
cred metal and all floors will be
concrete. Fire-proof metal psrti-
tions will divide the space within.
Each double unit viii have two
free floor places Of l2s feet by
200 feet. The clearance from the
floor 70 the bottom Of the sup
porting irestles is 20 feet. Each
double unit viii be 326 feet long
and 400 feet wide.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
From
A.. M.
to
P.M.
BY Pfc. Clifford X. Jaffe :

Have you met Keesler Field s
newest and biggest celebrity?
n you haven't, dash over 70
the AM. school, and take look
its the Bell-Airscuds, YFM-i
10 you teehnicians.
The ship, flown here by Ii
james o. Reed from Cnanute
Field, was on exhibition at the
New York World Fair Cor eight
months. It's giant pusner type,
and can speed along q mite fast
er than you'd think possible. The
Airacuda is q forerunner to the
famous Airacobra. which Is now
being produced in great numbers
for the Air Forces.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

who Ia on the average troop
irainf What goes ON during . g.
oo0 mile Journey How do the men
react 10 Biloxi The editor dis
patched the shipping and Reeeiv-
ing reporter 10 the depot, the other
morning, and here's the stors)i
Across the Cascades. through the
Rockies, over the plains OF Ne
brasks and Missouri, down into
the cotton lands OF Memphis. con-
tinuing through jackson, Miss,
until they reached BILOXI, came "a
iravel-wepry soldiers. JUS, in time
to eat noon chow st number ons
mess hall.
More than three days and 5000
miles ago these men were In Fort
Lewis, Wash, II miles from Ia
coma. Many saw cotton fields. red
clay, and Spanish moss for the
first time.
on the train they talked, play
ed cards, listened 10 portable
radios and slept. stopping only
long enough to get out ct Bill
lngs. Mont. Lincoln, Neb.. ST.
Louis. Mo, and Jackson. Miss
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
Army Jam Session

Hope you didn't eat too much
Jam this morning at breakfast. II
you did. you're likely 10 be going
over your ration allowance. SIX
pounds of preserves and jam for
each man in the army--that's
what tine Quartermzster Corps
has ordered for the quarter end
ing December 81 There's = wide
variety. too. for there will be
equal quantities Of blackberry.
pineapple, peach, red cherry, red
raspberry. and strawberry, and
strawberry jam and preserves.
All ws reed now. Qusrternisster
please note, u chicken once .
day.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

They were all 'washouts'. waiting
10 be transferred out
L. Henry 3. Taylor:
With several friends. went
from Fort Crook, Neb.. where I
Was then stationed. 10 = movie In
nearby Omaha one evening. re-
turning 70 the post early the next
morning. We OVERSIGHT and didn't
h7ar first call. % when reveilie
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
Steel, Crane Arrive;
Speed Hangar !: w Work
Water Sprinklers
Planned in Hospital

Patients at the new posi- ho~-
pitai will be able 10 keep
cool" In event OF fire. An up-to-
date water sprinkler system for
all wards and clinics Of the
group has been authorized To
guard AGAINST conflagrations-
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

Train Schedules an Next rsse1
Almost the entire personnel ox
Keesler Field siu be taking ID
vantage of the special holiday fur-
loushs announced last wcsk ~
Col Arthur W brock Jr. Com
msndlns officer
According 70 the iatest figures
available. s.76s mcn will travsi
BY railroad % various points N
tbs United States on ten and six-
ieen-day turioughs STAGGERED over
Christmas and ssw Year Day.
Almost as many will us othw
means n transportation 70 earii-
einate at reunions with families
and friends during the holldays
REGULAR SCHEDULES
Regular train schedules will be
maintained by The railroads, hst
experimenting shen will be ssv-
erhl troop trains which will han
de the greater bulk NJ service
men on furlough.
The special trains for members
OF permanent personnel on the
field going north will be avslisbls
on December IL and December 10
and return south December ~
and January Z. In the case OF Air
Corps Technical School lnatrue-
tors and students. special trains
viii be routed north December 20
and December AZ. returning De-
cember 81 and January 4
Escorting the troop trains will
be military police, ons for each
coach. assigned by Capt. Ralph
J cantcr. Post Provost Marshal
About "a military policemen wii
. be pressed INTO service.
CAPT. BUEzo DIRECTOR
Ths huge task OF compiling train
schedules and routing men on fur
lough was completed by 4 detail
Of SIX enlisted mcn undar the di-
feetion OF Capt. Sslomon Buexo.
| AC. Post Transportation off,
! IT, atl1 1ialA 0lnns OF view IT.
leans. Travelling Passenger Agent
for the Lonlkyille a Naxhvills rail-
road.
Enlisted men ALL nos be per-
mltted 20 20 on fuTlough unless
they can produce evidence 70 sst-
isfy organization commanders that
their transportation 70 and from
their destinations has been pro-
vided.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
POOR. POOR FLAGmAN

Only unusual Incident was pro-
vided by a flagmnn who got Oft
the train somewhere between Bill
lngs. Mont and 81. Louis. The
train pulled OF without him, stop
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

Pocket watch. Owner may
Identity ard claim At Military
Police headquarters
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
FOUND

One civilian shirt. Owner may
identify and claim at Military
Police headquarters
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

Keys In Mess Hall No. 4. Owner
may Identity and claim al Military
Police headquartera.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
Repei1k!HSA Source of Anecdotes
OUR OFFICERS ARE NO EXCEPTIONS

REyrILLE; Morning signal by
drum or buTie for soldiers or sail
ors 10 arise Webster.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
TEMPORARY BUILDING

TEMPORARY BUILDING
Meanwhile. work on the tempor-
airy USO center, which win be To-
Gated IN the Hath Field Artillery
building. formerly in use by the
engines branch OF the Air Corps
Technical School, Is progressing
with hopes that Il viii be ready in
tNo more weeks.
Appointment OF the Rev. VIII
Liam Leech OF Nativity Church a.
moderator Of the local branch Of
the National Catholic Community
Service. agency OF the uSO here.
was announced Friday by the RI.
Rev. Richard r. Gerow. Bishop OF
Natchez. The appointment Of dl-
rector and two assistants awaits
confirmation from authorities In
Washington.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

HOW TO GET A GIRL FRIEND.
l. Have . car
z. Be courteous.
g. Have . car.
T. Be on time for q date.
5. Have car
s. BE conversational
Z Have car.
Note. Omit Numbers :. and 8
II the car has . radio.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03
Fit To Be Tied

You might say thst Thomas
Gonos, corporal OF the guard, Is
fit TO be tied. after guard house
incident q few days ago Corporal
Gonos. after moving from bunk
To bunk during the night as other
guards reported in and claimed
their sleeping quarters. finally
had to rise for duty.
Maybe If was lack Of sleep, but
he barely arrived on time for his
tour OF duty-wesring two ties.
The Keesler field news., 1941-12-03

Work Starts
This Week
LARGE Auditorium
To Be Located
On Beach ST.

Ground VIII be broken this week
for the neW uSO building which
IS 20 be constructed on Fasi Beach
street, opposite the Biloxi Com
munity House at cost ai more
than 100000
Contract award was made 20 the
rrl-Staie Construction Company
ei Atlanta. Ca. whose bid was
$50, 1880 An additional $4,000
viii be spent to equip The build
ma.
Adaptation Of loeal plan to
the recreation building makes lt
possible 10 deviaie from the usual
type being built all over the eoun-
Try Tor the usO.
AUDITORIUM TYPE
The Biloxi USO center win be
o, large auditorium type that
fits into q plan Tor a small craft
hsrbor for which a bond issue of
100000 was voted by District 1
Of Harrison County II was from
this fund. according TO Dewey
Lawrence. supervisor of the dis
trict, that local contribution OF
$4,000 was pooled with the 500 =
600 provided by the uSO 20 pay
Tor the construction. Site was dom
aied by the city OF Biloxi.
A feature Of the recreation
building viii be q screened porch
100 feet long and "a feet wide,
overlooking Mississippi Sound.
II is expected that the structure
will be ready by March |
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

all right bet it that of horse
authorities disglscd They closed the of
the missing skeleton and told the doctor But the old
collector stubbornly refused to give up the search
Then night after weary day of searching, the
find that his house had again been
He Immediately rushed TO the skeletons in the
cellar and switched the lights.
At the end the aisle. where the bleeding skeletons
booth stood he paused lie distinctly remembered having
left curtain covered the front of the booth
folded up the rod II hanging down and he
r bleeding skeleton exactly
had the night disappeared It's mouth dropped
in crazy grin Blood drpped from its fingers and chin
The doctor Rugged it while weeping tears of joy A
note fluttered 10 the floor He read:
Dear your secret Aluminium tubes
the fingers chin make your skeleton drip blood
red ink Your safe with Just wanted
how you did it, Didn't this baby be-
thought police watching your house The
Three"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

the bleeding skeleton disappeared The Monte
video police searched it for weeks.
The 63-year-old grayhared doctor frantic He
hardly slept while his pet gone II disappeared
night right after the doctor had shown of eight
college students collection Every student who had been
questioned but not too closely by the police
Each swore that he'd had nothing to do with the dis
appearance.
In fact the doctor himself didn't believe that the stu
dents skeleton because he personally scrunized
every Of them closely they passed
the stairway leading from the cellar They carried
no bags of any kind said it would be inn
possible any of them TO smuggle such bulky
object the house under his clothing.
told police that he had heard noise in the
cellar on the night skeletons disappearance He
had sitting up late his study reading and thought
just skeletons moving about for exercise
did investigate because he had heard the peculiar
noises before and investigation had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
I .| Solved The Mystery Z|
. 0fThe ECCentriCD0Ct0r;S.
! .| Bleeding Skeleton ==Z!||=!|!

proved to the doctor, anyway that such the case
The police smiled, patted the old fellow the
shoulder and told him to along home and get some
sleep. They'd find his missing skeleton for him.
About three days later the doctor received note
through the mail telling him that his skeleton quar-
tered waterfront dive where it sang ballads TO the
half drunken sailors and waterfront buns every night
The police laughed at what they called hoax when
showed them the note but the doctor refused
to clues and went that night TO the desig
mated place.
skeleton in question proved to be tall bony female
and when the doctor with hat in hand asked
about his skeleton and showed him the note
the aloud and everyone except the
entertainer had good laugh at the doctors expense
For the next few days and most of the nights the
doctor walked the streets looking in alleys old boxes and
ash cans haunted the police station until finally the
}os1e .~naDt cont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

- HE sranCcst collection Of human skeletons in the
| world 90 100 in numbers owned, petted and
pampered like children by the eccentric Doctor Myron
Lenta who has the skeletons hanging in the extra large
cellar his home la Plata Boulevard in Montevdeo
Uruguay
People began calling the old eccentric Doctor because
of his vast knowledge of the human anatomy He is not
really doctor He will however show his skeleton col
lection sincerely interested parties and will lecture
the history OF each He got his collection of bony
friends legally huyng them at a time wherever he
found for sale.
Hundreds Of vacationing Americans have visited the
dungeon where each and skeleton
hung by it's grnnng skull on thread-thn wires from
the ceiling.
The doctor will allow one to touch the skeletons
When showing his collection he kisses each skeleton
passes to the other He loves his macabre
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
T Did His Courtin9 By Radio =
Across $1,000 Miles Of Space

~OME men have a tough time Of 1T
when they so a-courtn Their
~ girls may live way out on the
outskirts OF town and the bus service
may be bad Other SWANS live long
railroad jump from their fiancees and
think fate is giving them a rough deal
because they can't contact their Wives
to-be more than once "A week or, pos
sibly. once a month.
But such romantics have things all
their own way compared to a young
physicist named Murray Weiner who
went 20 Little America with the most
recent Byrd Expedition and was forced
70 do his iove-making by short-tvave
radio Is 900 miles away from the lady
Of his choice.
For a year more or less, Weiner had
long chats with the woman who is now
his wife but who was Miss Kathrine
Friedkin at the time Of the unique,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

long distance romance The young explorer sat at a
microphoue way down on the world and
his girl did her talking frpm the home Julian Scrivincr
the operator of "A ham" shor-vavc radio station Ar
lington Virginia. just outside the Nations capital
The couple thrilled they 30 be talking 20 each
they IL 00o miles apart considerably
ier. b, American weekly. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

desk Sef.Feant sent
a couple Of men up
TO n g doctors
place Ia search for
clues.
The sight of so
many skeletons all
al one time made
even the hardened
policemen shudder.
They CAV e the
place a hasty once
over for clues with
the doctor follow
ing them about
like a pup. They
found a W n d o W
that showed signs
Of h a win & been
Jim m i G d open.
However they dis
covered no other
clues and the mys-
terry Of the skele-
on $ disappear
anCc was 20 nearer
a solution I h a n
before.
Then the police
received a mys-
ferrous phone call.
The voice at the
other end OF the
wire told I h g IN
that I h e Y could
find the doctors
missing skeleton
on the city dumps
in the outskirts.
The police got the
doctor a n q I o.
gether they went
10 investigate TIE
city dump was a
pretty big pl a c Q
and II was some
hours before they
found a skeleton
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

Handicapped by the knowledge that their
tender conversations were anything
but private.
Hundreds Of ham" radio men tuned
IN on every word they said and most
OF the boys in Little America sat
around with carphones on listening TO
what Murray said TO Kathrine and
vice versa.
The extraordinary romance began in
New York City at a farewell party for
the members of the Byrd Expedition.
Mr.. Weiner met Miss Friedkin there
and they took a great shine to one
another.
II was about year after the explor-
ers had left the United States before
Weiner got "A chance 90 talk to his
girl through the courtesy Of
Amateur Radioman Scrivener. Scriv-
ener picked up a message from Little
America and telephoned Miss Friedkin
G very anviouq IN talk IN her Tho next
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

clal'g 5 and spends
most of his small
p e nsi IN e a c h
month TO add TO
his collection. His
latest and most
priced acquisition
IS 2 bleeding skele-
ton. kept in a spe-
cial, black cur
tanned booth.
S o m e of his
skeletons are lack
ing an arm or a
leg or a part of
{ h o skull which
makes them look
all the more gro
tesque in the pale
yellow light and
sends a shiver up
and down ones
spine. But the
bleeding skeleton,
which the doctor
always saves TO
show his visitors
last, a e | u "A Y
IN a s people
shudder
Blood or what
the doctor Claims
is blood drips
from the points Of
the bony fingers
and from the
s h ar p y pointed
chin The doctor
grins and rubs his
hands together in
glee every time he
unveils this fellow
for visitors. He
enjoys seeing even
strong men stare
with horror at the
eerie sight.
But one night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

that Mr. Wener very anxious TO talk to her The next
Sunday Miss Friedkn TO Scrvener's home and had
long talk with the who married her about
got back the good old ". S.A.
conversation lasted for two hours and there
were many heword counting in
the following months
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-25
MANAGERS RECALL MANY TEAMS
FASTER THAN 1871 CARDINALS
eA.sociated Press Feature Service,

Feature Service)
out club in speed, McKechnie
says. Carey and Cuyler each
stole more than 40 bases.
Manager Bill Terry of the New
York Giants sides with the cur
rent Cardinals over the 1925 Pr
rates.
The Cardinals seem to have
the fastest clubs, in the league
year in and year OUT, he says.
This one seems to have more
speed than any of the others,
although it is difficult to select
it over the 1925 Pirates.
"The way l see it, the Cards
have at least one more hard run
ner than the old Pirates. But on
average speed for the whole line
up, with Mize playing, / imagine
the decision would be very close.
"Don't forget the Giants of
1924, for a good second vote.
Billy Southworth, Ross Young,
Irish Meusel, Travis Jackson,
Fred Lindstrom, frankie Frisch
and I could all move in hurry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-25

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-The st.
Louis Cardinals are called the
fastest team in the National
league now but several managers
can recall clubs they think were
faster.
Billy Southworth, Cardinal
manager, says his Rochester,
international league team, of
1880 was the fastest he's ever
seen. 9
"That club really was swift
with Pepper Martin, George To-
porcer, Rip Collins, Ed Delker,
Ray Pepper, Joe Brown, Red
Worthington and myself, he
said.
Manager Bill McKechnie of the
Cincinnati Reds favors his 1925
Pittsburgh Pirates. with George
Ed Moore, Glenn
Wright and Pie Traynor in the
infield, and Max Carey, Kiki Guy
Ter and Clyde Barnhart in the
outfield.
81 believe they were a stand
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-25

George Sisler. Rofle's circuit
clout extended to 10 consecutive
games in which New York has
collected one or more homers.
Cracking trio of four baggers
and collecting total of 10 safe
ties, the Bosox hammered the
Tribe for a 1872 victory.
Washington Senators rose out
of the cellar with a 6-3 triumph
of the Chicago White Sox.
st. Louis Cardinals and Brook
lyn Dodgers racked up easy vic
tories yesterday.
Pounding Boston Brave pitch
ing for IA hits, including a.three-
run homer by Johnny Hopp, the
Cards galloped home on the long
end of 1871 score. Braves
lone marker was a circuit clout
by Max West.
Brooklyn overwhelmed the
Pittsburgh Pirates, 80, for the
second day in row. Curt Da-
Wis limited the BUGS to five hits,
while Camilli and Medwick were
doing heavy stickwork, driving
home three runs each.
Banked by Bucky Walters UNI
til the ninth, the Philadelphia
Phillies bowed to the Cincinnati
Reds, lis.
Cliff Melton, turning in a six
hit performance that kept the
Chicago Cubs under control for
the New York Giants. 81, bean
ed" Hank Leiber in the eighth
inning. Leiber, who must re-
main in a hospital for few days
regardless of his condition, suf-
fered intense pain and was high
w nervous after the accident,
The Cubs physician said he be-
lieved the big outfielder would
be all right.
-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-25

YANKS WITHIN One
GAME OF INDIANS
BROWNS 81 AS
TRIBE FELL BEFORE 1872
Bosox ONSLAUGHT: RED
BIRDS AND DODGERS WON
Especial to The citixen)

NEW YORK, June 25.-New
York Yankee, once more record
breakers, climbed to within a
lone game of the American
league leading Cleveland Indians
yesterday afternoon. Showed out
front by Red Rolfe two-run hom-
er, the Yanks went on to wal
lop the St. Louis Browns 9-1 and
accomplish their rise when the
Indians bowed TO the Boston
Red Sox.
Joe DiMaggio hit safely in his
Both straight game and now is
just five contests behind the all
time record established by