The Keesler field news., 1942-03-11
USO Center Opens Saturday
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nuuleIder, ende1 ne 1871 naSepa4l
season playing with Jersey City
of the international League. with
all the hopes OF starting ne u
season With the same club. IN jan
nary he signed a contract, but not
with Jersey City. He signed up
with Uncle Sam. Instead Of Chick
Carey. outfielder, he Is now Pvt
Charles Carey. 3oist Tech. Sc. So.
Recently Private Carey received
= letter from his old ball club
a fat contract for the i942 season.
Nice 70 look at he thought.
ned miss the old gang. spring
training
But he's getting spring train
ing now--iots of II. And there are
a lot of good players ON the same
team, Feller and Creenberg among
others. Perhaps his batting aver
age isn't up 10 par now, but this
IL only the beginning; wait I'LL he
hits his stride. He'll be In there
swinging. He's playing on = win
ming team, one that's BOUND 70
take the worlds championship,
Soldiers are apt TO receive most
any kind Of gift from the girls
they left behind" but perhaps the
oddest Of all was the crate Of four
live chickens received by Pvt.
Henry Lieberman, 397th Tech. Sc.
So. It happened this way:
Private I4ieberman, when writ
ing to his girl. mentioned his de-
sire for chicken. The girl, anxious
to please him, bought the birds
and sent them.
He took the fowls to the Sacred
Heart convent in Biloxi. The Sis
ters dressed and cooked the birds
for him.
AMBITION-Keesler Field SOL
diers have literally jumped at the
chance 10 obtain commissions.
More than 700 men have drawn
Officers Candidate School blanks
within the last two weeks, reports
Corp. Theodore Lakowske, Post
Headquarters clerk.
The rush was so great, after the
announcement Of the opening of
the school for Air Corps Admins
trative officers at Miami Beach,
Fla, that the corporal, taken by
storm, quickly exhausted his sup
ply of application blanks. Late ap-
plicants had TO wait until more
were ordered and shipped here.
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RIYTHM--Glenn Miller, who
recently dedicated one OF his pro-
grams to Keesler Field, with the
playing Of the Posts favorite tune,
"The White Cliffs of Dover" has
donated so phonograph records TO
the Post Service Club.
STGNS-sDont read books In the
Library" prominently displayed in
the Keesler Field Library. They
suggest taking them onto the ball
cSny.
"No Parking-Sgt.s- in front Of
a building in Block 20.
Enlist Now--In the Army Air
Corps"-piaced over the doorway
of squadron supply room.
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hOSPlIAIII1 Y More taan ZOU
guests have visited the Keesler
Field Hostess House since its open
ing February 20, revealed Mrs.
Joyce Rand Cassibry, Post Senior
Hostess. There have been guests
from California, Georgia, Florida,
Tennessee, Louisiana, Ohio. Mass
achusetts, South Carolina. Penn
sylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Virginia, Mary
land ard North Carolina.
Two brides, married TO Keesler
Field soldiers during their visit,
stayed at the Hostess House.
THE praise and admiration Of
the House and Post, are worth
every effort that we have and
will put forth TO make the guests
comfortable" Mrs. Cassibry said.
Il have received dozens Of let
ters and cards, thanking ms and
mentioning the appreciation that
they feel for their reception here
at Keesler Field