davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
GI Wives Hold Weekly
Meetings at Fry USO

For the past several weeks, the
Officers Wives Club organized at
the USO has not been functioning
but on Friday, July 28th the group
was revived when called together
to attend luncheon sponsored by
Mrs. Alva Bullock of the USO Club.
Before luncheon the ladies played
cards and enjoyed playing some
popular recordings. Afterwards they
discussed organization and the mat
ter of diversion for themselves and
their husbands, and the possibilities
of serving in various volunteer ca
pacitieS at the USO and for the
better entertainments of the service
men. The group will meet again on
Friday, August 4th at 2 pm At this
time MeSdameS Lowry, Anne Jones,
Macklin and Dunghill will serve as
hostesses. All officers wives are in
vited to participate in this group
and take an active part in it's ac-
tivitieS.
Besides the Officers Wives Club
there is the Army Wives Club a
group which meets in a luncheon
gathering each Wednesday at pm
1t consists largely of the wives Of
enlisted men and features some
special activity each week. At pres
ent these ladies have just completed
a number of ditty bags made for
the Post Red Cross. Among their
functions are providing recreation
for themselves and doing services of
volunteer nature for the Post and
the enlisted men who frequent the
USO Club.
Another organization known as
the Volunteer Organization is being
formed and it's members are the
wives of any enlisted personnel as
well as other civilian women on the
Post. Their first meeting was held
on Monday night, July 31st. Those
who are interested in joining the
USO are invited to telephone Mrs.
Bullock at 9-3471 for information
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
Four Service Club
Employees Have
Long Service Here

Four employees of Fort Huachu-
cas- two service clubs are eligible
for civilian service awards, inter-
views with the principal hostesses of
the clubs revealed this week.
According to Mrs. Mary M. Car
ter, principal hostess of Service
Club No. l, three of that clubs
employees have served efficiently
and commercially for more than a
period of one year.
Oldest employee in point of serv-
ice is Charlie Chef" Wesley, vet
eran of World War I, who was dis
charged from the Army July 81,
1919 because of physical disability
He has served as chief cook at the
club since July 1941 And in view
of the fact that Service Club No. Il
and its cafeteria only opened June
2, 1941, Chef" as he is affection
ately known, has been with it prac-
tically from the start An excel
lent cook, Wesley is credited by
Mrs. Carter with having contributed
largely to the cafeteria's popularity
which has made it one of the Posts
most profitable enterprises. 1t is
also commendable that Wesley, good
cook though he is, always shows
willingness to train all help that is
employed at the cafeteria. When
in active military service he served
in both the Infantry and the Cav
airy.
Closely tying Wesley for longevity
of service honors is Mrs. Doris Dun
ham, who also began work at Serv-
ice Club No, l in July, 1941. AL
though dates are not forthcoming
to defend the claim, it is believed
that Mrs. Dunham preceded the
"Chef" to the club, where she is
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
Red Cross Prepared to
Handle Extra Load of GI
Emergency Contacts

Red Cross National Headquarters
is prepared to handle the additional
emergency communications en- t
from chapters to be forwarded to
field staffs for delivery to service
men, Red Cross officials have an
nounced, following the recent deci-
sion of the War Department to re-
fer all such matters to Red Cross
chapters.
Emergency communications trans
nitted through Red Cross for serv-
icemen and their families totaled
more than $1,000 last month. 1t is
estimated that the change in War
Department procedure which re-
CUires that all messages regarding
requests for emergency furloughs
because of illness or death in the
family be transmitted through Red
Cross will increase the number to
well over 100000.
The change in procedure does not
mean more liberal policy with re-
gard to emergency leaves and fur
loughs, the War Department point
ed out in an announcement made
Yesterday. Only in the rarest cases
will such leaves be granted to per-
scnnel overseas.
Red Cross communications will be
handled just as they have been in
the past, the chapters forwarding
the report of the situation, giving
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
WAC and Soldier Council
Gives Musical Extravaganza

On Sunday, July 30th, members of
the WAC and Soldier Council ar
ranged for the USO-ers an interest
ing musical program. Participants
came from the WAC Section and
enlisted men were quite thrilled at
this presentation of musical talent
gathered and presented by the WAC
and Soldier Council and indicated
that they would enjoy a repetition
again soon.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
POS t
sc R | P T S
Coronation Ball

Coronation Ball
Taking the highlights of Fort
Huachuca's summel' formals was the
37lst Infantry Regiments Corona
ton Ball." Saturday mite. July 29.
1t was sumptous and elaborate
honoring the WACs. TIA Ina McRae
was queen; TIA Vivian l.. Ward, act
ing "top-kick" of the WAC Section.
was lady in waiting, and Pies. CIeIie
PecOt, Rcnnie Edwards, Frances
Sherman, WAC student. and your
columnist were attendants.
The Field House was turned into
a beautiful nitery with green cam
outage net dividing the huge room
into sections for cabaret seating. a
bar, and a space for dancing made
attractive with the queens throne.
The queen and her attendants were
accorded the most gracious treat
ment from all the soldiers in this
regiment throughout the weekend.
Despite two hour or more black
out at the Field House on the night
OF the affair, it was grand.
Nuptial Vows
WAC Cornelia Dunn, indianapolis.
Ind, was quietly married to 1t. M.
Douglas Brown, 371st Infantry. 1st
Bn. Hq.. Saturday, July 29 in Low
ell, Ariz. Lit. Browns home is Wood
bury, N. j.
T/3rd Dorothy Erby was married
to Cpl. Wallace Harris, Cannon
Company, 371st Infantry, in a sim
pie house ceremony in Tucson, Ari-
iona, Friday, July 90 at pm. The
bride comes from Hot Springs, Ark.
and the groom is from jackson.
Miss.
Visitors From Here and There
Attractive Albertina Parrish, Los
Angeles, Calf, is visiting her cousin.
Sgt. Mereva Parrish, WAC. Miss
Parrish is a physical training in
Structor in one of the Angel city
schools as was Sgt Parrish in ala
BAN" before she donned the WAC
uniform.
Mrs. Clelie PecOt, mother of Pfc. |
Clelie Pecot, was here for several
days visiting her WAC daughter en-
route to New Orleans, La. Mrs. Pc |
cot had been vacationing in Califor-
llld SlIlCo IlSI departure from UnlS
Fort in May. her first trip made
here
Spice of Life
Well, just blow me down if "The
Robin" himself didn't buzz your
scribe to hold up one" on that in
formation which was to be disclosed
on him, and I've gotta" do it. Sor-
ry, to those of you who were an
Xiously waiting.
Who's the fine chick Tom Turn
er, the athlete, has been seen with /
so much recently? We understand !
she is from Tucson, and a swank /
party.was given in her honor several !
brights ago.
Pvt. Wesley (SignaD Brown, the /
photographer, has been coming on
like bang busters" recently huff |
said. And Pvt. Gus CThe Baker, |
Hawkins was PACED standing on the
corner beefing about two stream
lined Josies. Tell the truth. I'll
tell you the rest later
-ERNESTINE E. HUGHES, WAC.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
USO Workers Vacation

Miss Marian A. Washington, the
assistant director of the Fry USO,
left July 9th for a months vaca-
tion in her home town, Philadelphia,
Pa. Mr.. Walter Adkins, the director
returned Tuesday, August /, from
his vacation which he spent in Los
Angeles and vicinity.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04

the diagnosis, prognosis and the
doctors statement as to whether or
not the serviceman is needed at
home and the situation can be al
leviated only by the serviceman's
presence. Granting or denying fur
loughs is decided by the Military.
In no case does Red Cross make
recommendations. Facts only are
reported. 2a
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04
Barracks 1865
(Medical)

Pic. FloSSie Thompson knock
ing herself out" with fine top kick
from the Field Artillery.
Pvt. Reola Freeman still finds
great interest in the 335th sta.
Hospital
Pfc. Phyllis Branch, penning let
ters to an old flame somewhere in
Texas" and it's all done by flash
light.
Ruth Tommie Pierre sure loves
her top kicks the bigger they
are the harder they fall.
Cpl. Nellie j. Forrest being fire.
quent visitor to mail CALL" anxious
ly awaiting letter from her hus-
band
Cpl. Shirley B.. Jones and her
certain" S/Sgt. living true to form
of love in bloom.
Why the sudden attraction to the
Field House here of late? Cpl. Lois
Turner and Pvts. Leila Marshall,
Inez Baham, Maria Virgins and
Vivian Taylor have taken a great
interest in. skating 1 wonder.
In spite of the full evening you
may stop in the PIX Club 20, and
there find the Mystery Group"
having a delightful evening slipping
coke"
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04

employed as caterer. Like her
colleague she is popular and is often
praised for so willingly volunteer
ing and helping to train new and in
experienced cafeteria help.
Richard Harris, who was dis
charged from the 93rd Division
about year ago because of physi-
cal disability, is the Service Clubs
youngest "old-timer." AS custodian
of the building he has been with
the club since his discharge. He
takes great deal of pride and in
terest in the upkeep of the building
and in these days of limited CT
help, the hostesses of both Service
Club No. l and Guest House No. /,
consider him a life-saver and won-
der what they would do without
him.
Although Cpl. Camille Drayton is
not civilian employee of the Serv-
ice Club No. l, no mention of long
term help would be complete with
out giving her credit for one year
and seven months of painstaking
service. Cpl. Drayton came to Fort
Huachuca January 2, 1943, and her
first and, so far only, duty assign
ment was with Service Club No. l.
Nominally assistant to the social
hostess, she fills-in and pinch-hits
wherever there is a job to be done
and no one to do it. She spends
many extra hours thinking up Soc
ial and entertainment features for
the club; her most recent triumph
being an exhibit of soldier art and
cartoons which amazed all who saw
it.
At Service Club No 2, Mrs. Marie
Watkins, principal hostess, was able
to find only one employee aside
from members of the hostess staff,
whose length of service made her
eligible for a civilian service award.
That person is Mrs. Lucille Cham
bers, Service Club clerk, VINO has
been with the establishment since
it was opened two years ago. A
Washingtonian, Mrs. Chambers is
the wife of 1t. James T. Chambers,
assistant recreation officer with the
Post. Special Service Division.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04

Knoxville, Tenn. (CNS)-Charged
with riding mule down West Fifth
avenue while drunk, Ralph LomaX
explained to the court that he
wasn't really intoxicated. II was
merely suffering from indigestion, I"
he said.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-04

Capt shepherd
kdmonds children,
they photographed shortly
weekend take
Edonds former Post Theatrical Officer
director
OF July u at Theatre No. Placed
Will return to his position
billiard university to
heatricas the Auache
Signal Corns photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03

5OCorriers

Washington, Jan. 8 - (UP) -
The Nays aircraft carrier feet TO-
day numbered more than so ships
the most formidable collection OF
mobile. floating airflelds in history
and one which will have a major
role during 1914 toward destruction
Of the Japanese empire.
During the coming year, this
force will be enlarged by perhaps
dozens of additional new carriers.
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
revealed recently that more than
40 carriers of all types were deliver
ed to the Navy during the first II
months Of 1943 Observers estimated
that at least 10 additional carriers.
largely escort type, were produced
during December. In addition to
these, there are the three surviving
carriers Of the original pre-war
force Of seven.
The December estimate was based
largely on the ability Of the Kaiser
West Coast yards to produce at
least FIVE escort carriers per month.
Other shipyards were believed cap
able of turning out at least i've
more.
Most OF the Nays carrier force
consists of escort type vessels, built
on merchant ship hulls. Although
designed originally to protect Allan
tic conveys against submarines,
they have demonstrated their ef-
fectiveness in purely combat mis-
sions.
When the European war ends and
the Navy can concentrate its full
carrier strength in the Pacific, 1t
will be able to put more than 1000
perhaps to 2,000-sea- planes
into the air at one time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
ri Planes Lost
Last Month

London, Jan. 3-(UP) Despite
unfavorable weather the Royal All
Force dropped nearly 1000 tons Of
bombs on Berlin during December
some 10 tons for every plane lost 90
taie raids
During the month, the air min.
istry said in its monthly review, 1aS
enemy planes-127 over Europe and
six over Great Britain-were shot
down. The R-A-F lost 22l planes
over Europe. none over Britain.
The Germans operated over Great
Britain on only two days and eight
nights during December, operating
with total Of between 60 ard 10
planes.
Among other cities hit BY the HAF
b0lnbers were Leipzig, Dec. SsDsN. 4
and Frankfurt, hit With 8 "a zon
raid on Dec. 1921.
Other raiders, mostly Mozoulta
bomberS, both independent and @Eth
the U. s. 9Th airforce, hit German
airfields four days. ran war fazHstn
two days and industrial AIl|{A4y
targets 16 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
Will Wipe
Out Jops

Chungking, Jan. 3-(UP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt agreed at the Cairo
conference that all Japanese mill
tarists must be wiped out, General
issimo Chang Kai-shek declared in
New Years day message which
emphasized that China should as
sumo responsibility for crushing
Japan on the Asiatic mainland.
Chang said he told the president
that the militarists must be wiped
out, that the Japanese political sys-
tenn must be purged Of every vestige
Of aggressive elements and that the
question of what form Of govern
ment Japan should adopt could bet
ter be left to a repentant japanese
people.
IT told him that If the japanese
people should rise in revolution and
punish their war mongers and
overthrow their militarist govern
ment, we should respect theinspon-
taneous will and allot them to
choose their own form Of govern
ment," Chang said.
President Roosevelt fully ap-
proved my idea" he added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
DESTROYER BLOWS UP OFF N. j.
British Mass Invasion Fleet, Nazis Say
Germans Reel Back Under Red Blows
Berlin Blitzed Again By
1 900 Tons Of Explosives

London, January 5. -
(UP) - Hundreds Of British
boEnbers ripped blazing Ber-
lin with more than 1000 tons
Of explosives early today for
The second consecutive morn
ing and Swedish reports said
Adolf Hitler's Reichchancel-
cry was hit.
The Air Ministry said the 1000
tons OF bombs dropped on Berlin
boosted the total weight OF explos-
ives delivered to the Nazi capital
since Nov. IS to more than $4,000
tons.
The extent CT damage to Hitler'S
headquarters was not determined
Immediately. o Stockholm dispatch
said, but the AEausoleum- like struc-
ture had nine-foo thick concrete
roof calculated to withstand any
thing except q super block-buster.
Wave after wave Of Britain's big
Rest bombers crashed two and four
ton block busters and thousands OF
incendiaries down on Berlin In the
pre- dawn raid, stocking old fires and
sending new CONGREGATIONS racing
through the worlds mose-bombed
city.
Although the main targets ap-
parently lay in the city's industrial
outskirts, some bombs were dropped
IN the already devastated center OF
the capital, Swedish reports said.
The reichschancellery fronts on
WiIhelmsplatz not far from the bat
tered WhiIehmstrasse and Inter
pen Linden.
Other reports originating IN
FRANCE said that the German gov
eminent had ordered the evacua-
tion OF another 100000 women,
and children and aged from Ber-
lin, virtually completing the re-
rnOval Of non-essential civilians
from the city.
The Allied command now appear
ed committed TO the methodical
blasting OF Berlin at the fastest pos
sible pace until 1t has been elimin-
ated as the economic and political
nerve center OF the German war ef-
fort, preferably before the opening
Of the second front.
"a Berlin broadcast admitted fires
were started and damage caused TO
some districts" Of Berlin In a
British terror raids" last mighty
The RATS four-engined heavy
weights delayed their takeoff until
after midnight for the second
straight night TO avoid to light OF
the waxing moon, which set at 1850
q. m, and sent their cargOes crash
ing down on Berlin only o few
hours before dawn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
Government Must Re-
Appraise Labor Policy

IF the administration Is going
to insist on the Little Steel formula
or any other arbitrary yardstick
while prices keep soaring and profits
break recods, then q blowup Is In
the cards. It's going TO come, If not
in the steel case, then in some
other"
The ofiicial organ Of the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen asserted:
Although the strike authority
was not used by any Of the Brother
hoods, It should not be forgotten
that 1t was the strike vote which
saved this wage movement, which
got quick action and which got
more money than the emergency
board was willing to award on the
issues before it,
Wage Demands
President John L. Lewis Of the
United Mine Workers permitted two
nationwide mine shutdowns after
the War Labor Board decision in
the Appalachian Coal case denied
most Of his wage demands. by con-
tinulng his fight he won the promise
Of 9 devised wage structure boost
ing the miners earnings 42.5I Q
week. Tho present wage agreement
Tor ere period d government opers
ai|pn Vas ne31iialed ~ coal Adj
aAsAsI.a.s4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
BY RAYMOND LAIR
United Press Star Corresponds

OH4SGU 4hCS0 swan OgAADeNvAAssShS
washington, Jan. 8. (UP)-The
impact Of the mine and railway
labor dispuates on the wage stabil-
ization program today threatened
to force the administration into O
reappraisal Of its wartime labor
policy.
Both controversies still await final
settlement, but already the pattern
has been set to award both groups
greater wage concessions than they
originally were granted by govern
ment agencies which followed the
strict letter Of the Little Steel wage
formula. And the heretofore "out-
lawed" strike weapon has figured
prominently in both cases.
The next major test viii come
When the United steel Workers
,CrO) bring their wage demands 10
washington. While the CLOS formal
,ampaign to scrap the Little Steel
lormula has gathered momentum.
Their branches Of organized labor
howu growing discomfort with the
administration Of wage controls.
Two significant weekend statements
alne from railway labor organs,
Labor" Official newspaper pub
lslied ~ IS q tie railway unions
aupted this warning from az usa-
Identified ehlgh union elIelAl7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
Allies Lond
In DoImotio

London, Jan. 3 - CU.P) - Allied
and Italian troops have landed In
Southern Dalmatia and seized sew
eral strategically- important points,
a roundabout report reaching
Sweden said today as the Red
Arny's advance from the east
heightened prospects OF Balkans
explosion.
The report. published in the
Stockholm Tidningen under a
Budapest date line and quoting in
formation from Belgrade indicated
the landings-if they occurred at
all - were in the nature Of patrol
actions to pave the way for q full
scale invasion later.
The dispatch also said the Allies
had landed large quantities OF
weapons and ammunition at the &C.
cupied points and at Dalmatian
areas held by Jugoslav Partisan
forces under Marshal JoSip cTito)
Brozovich
The Dalmatian coast lies across
the Adriatic from the Allied-held
Italian ports Of Bari and Brinoisi
and there has been widespread
speculation that British and Amer
lean troops might thrust into Jugo-
slavia and possible Greece for in
vasion Of the Balkans coincidental
with the Soviet approach to Ru-
mania from the east.
The Tidningen dispatch said
CONTINUED on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03
LANDING CRAFT,
TRANSPORTS
IN HARBOR

London, January s. (UP)
- An invasion fleet of sew
eral hundred thousand tons
is being massed in British
ports and the flow of rein
forcements to southern Eng
land has increased, the Ger
man DNB Agency today amid
indications General Dwight
D. Eisenhower son will arrive
here to take over his second
front command.
DNB identified the invasion ships
as landing craft and transport
vessels, but gave no further details
of the purported Allied invasion
preparations.
German circles are quite con-
WINGED" DNB commented, shat in
the near future the British and
Americans, deaaite tho experience
Of Dieppe and other bloody failures,
will make an attempt at large
scale landing somewhere in Europe"
German measure to counter the
expected thrust have been intensi-
fed following the recent tour OF
invasion defenses by Marshal Erwin
Rommel. DNB said.
. "a huge number Of guns Of all
calibers has been brought into posi-
tons which ought to Withstand even
the heaviest shelling," DNB said in
an obvious attempt to persuade the
Allies Of the co7tliness Of any inva-
sion attempt.
"Other defensive measures, such
as mining the sea and the roast, al
so have been completed in the past
five months. Since Autumn, an army
for repelling the invasion has been
provided, consisting Of especially
proven eastern divisions in posses
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03

cat 0618, there was q ter
rifle explosion. There was no
indication of the cause. AL
communications on the ship
were disrupted. The mast
toppled, the bridge buckled
and collapsed, and one man
said he saw the barrel Of the
forward five inch gun go
whirling through the air.
Many men were blown over
side into the water by the
blast.
There was no disorder and fire
fighting parties were organized.
After the blast. engineers secured
the No. boiler and left No. on
to keep light, power, and steam up.
1.-THE ship was alola1e forWera
and in the bridge. Fire fighters
could get no closer than the No. I
stack.
Several coast guard efaft stspt.
by Immediately. one nosed ts<p
the side Of the ship and ran lines
aboard Survivors were talea
aboard the coast guard boats.
Fire Fought
1.-THE fire was fought until goo
at which time the ship was ordered
abandoned. She went down soon
afterward. Survivors said enc seem
ed TO break in two under the No
gun turret."
The disaster occurred six miles
off Sandy Hook, in the closely de-
Tended entrance to New York hHr-
Dor. The naval announcements
withheld the name Of the destroyer
and the size OF her crew. The au-
thoritative naval publication, james
tNnntfY1tlad IN PaUa A