The White Falcon - 24.10.1942, Page 1

Vol. III.
Saturday, October 24, 1942.
No. 5.
two months of “research,” but his heart belongs to “Blanche.”
‘Post No. I’ To Parade
Best USAF Talent
Pictures
‘Snow*
Judges
(See Poem on Page 4)
Judges of THE WHITE FAL-
CON photo contest to select the
“Command Sweetheart” haven’t
had so much fun since that night
they almost got trampled when
the chorines stepped too near
the footlights at a famous bur-
lesque emporium. Yes, our jud-
ges were leaning their chins on
the stage, and just ducked out
of range in time.
Now they don’t have to snap
out of range because pictures
don’t bite, and they’re having a
picnic scanning hundreds of por-
traits. It’s remarkable how the
local doggies managed to attach
themselves to such charming gals
before they left home—and some
of those pictures are mighty in-
teresting, to say the least. With
some of the others, the least said
the better.
Some gals apparently are al-
lergic to the camera’s lens be-
cause a few of the pictures date
back to their childhood era when
the vogue was a plush covered
bench—and nothing else! After
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Thrills, Chills
At Rec Center
Shrouded in mystery, but with
the enthusiastic assistance of the
entire Command, “Post No. 1” is
rapidly nearing dress rehearsal
stage for its surprise open-
ing at the White Rose theater.
Not a camp show or a single
unit’s offering, Post No. 1 is a
USAF show arranged through
Base Special Service under the
supervision of Capt. Ralph Ruff-
ner and will demonstrate what
can be done when all the SSO’s
in the Command put their best
before the General.
To give an idea of the assist-
ance being given of the perfor-
mance, Base Special service cites:
a feature cast of about 40, no
five of whom are from the same
unit; and costumes donated
through Mrs. Stanley R. Mickel-
sen, Brig. General Mickelsen’s
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Hey! ‘Ozelma!’
“Wishing you a happy birth-
day, Love, Ozelma,” reads
the only identification on a
birthday gift now resting in
the Base Post Office. But the
GI who can prove he has at
least a writing acquaintance-
ship with this thoughtful -fe-
male with the strange name
can request his gift from Lt,
Joe Pelech.
But he had better bring
some of her handwriting
along, or this package which
arrived in excellent shape ex-
cept for its wrappings will
end up in the dreary dead-
letter office.
Song Deadline
Spurs On Writers
That November 15th deadline
is fast approaching, so GI song
writers had better hustle their
entries or they’ll be shut out of
THE WHITE FALCON military
march contest. Yes, The Falcon
is seeking a tune which exempli-
fies the American doggie and his
daily duties.
If the lyrics flow from your
pen easily but you have trouble
writing words, forget about
them. Someone else probably
will enter the patter. Many en-
tries already have been received,
and from early indications the
winning song will be a real foot-
thumper.
But hurry, or you’ll be among
the missing when the prizes are
awarded.
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“No weak hearts allowed,” cau-
tions Publicity Director Jane C.
Goodell, of the Rec. Center, in
her announcement of the Hallo-
we’en carnival now being plan-
ned for next Saturday night.
“For the price of admission will
be exposure to the Chamber of
Horrors,” she adds with a chill
in her voice.
But after the GI’s have settled
down to normal from their ter-
ror in the Chamber, there will
be old-fashioned apple bobbing,
Hallowe’en games, and lots of
surprises. But if you live through
the entrance, you’ll survive the
evening, Miss Goodell cheerfully
explains in her summary of next
week's specialities.
In keeping with the policy of
Base Special Service to hold pre-
mieres of movies at the Rec
Center, the Red Cross is featur-
ing a week of the latest shows
available. On Monday, “Dr.
Broadway” will be shown at
1800 hours; Wednesday, “It Hap-
pened in Flatbush;” and Friday’s
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FALCON Ait Editoi Wins Top Honois
In PX ChiistniGs Coid Design Contest
T/5G. Harrison Standley, Art
Editor of The White Falcon, won
first prize in the PX sponsored
Christmas Card contest conduct-
ed by the Red Cross. His design
depicted a soldier at parade rest
before a guardian angel.
Thirteen awards were made by
Major General Charles H. Bone-
steel who joked, “If I had known
what the prizes were, I would
have sent in my own entries.”
Infantryman Pvt. Herman
Ralph Holtz won first, fourth,
and sixth prizes in the verse di-
vision of the contest.
Second prize in the card con-
test was awarded T/5G. Martin
W. Lally of the Engineers. Pfc.
Thomas Minogue of the Medics
and Corp. Walter Oelschlager of ' ,, ,
the Engineer tied for third.! T/5G' Harr,son Standley receives wristwatch-f.rst prize In
Corp. Oelschlager also won t*ie Christmas card art contest—from Major General Charles H.
(Continued on Page 2) | Bonesteel while Brigadier General Stanley R, Mickelsep looks on.
Solomon
Fighting
Violent
American bombers smashed at
Japanese bases in the Pacific
Ocean this week while Allied
leaders bolstered Guadalcanal
Island defenses in anticipation
of heavy Jap assaults in the near
future.
Large numbers of Jap war-
ships and auxiliaries still were
in the area but no further enemy
landings have been carried out
on Guadalcanal. American planes
bombarded the ships, damaging
a Jap cruiser and destroyer, and
dropped five Jap bombers and
seven Zero fighters from the
skies. American airplane losses
numbered three.
The Navy announced yester-
day the loss of the new Amer-
ican destroyers, Meredith and
O’Brien, as result of enemy ac-
tion in the Solomon area, but
failed to describe the acion. Both
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Stalingrad
Stems Nazis
Stalingrad, just a battered sheU
of its former self, still stood va-
liantly in the path of German
thrusts today as severe winter
rains turned the city’s streets
into quagmires of mud. Street
fighting continues, but thus far
the courageous Russian defend-
ers have repulsed Nazi efforts to
break through the northern sub-
urbs of the city to the Volga
River.
Northwest of Stalingrad, Ge-
neral Timoshenko’s determined
armies pushed farther ahead in
their drive to unite with the vi-
tal city’s defenders. His forces
recaptured one important city
and destroyed several German
mechanized units.
On the Mozdok front of the
Eastern Caucasus the Russians
threw back a strong German at-
tack of combined infantry and
tank forces. Southwest of Novo-
rossisk in the Western Caucasus
a counter thrust by Russian Ma-
rines dislodged the Nazis from
two fortified positions.
At one point in the Novoros-
sisk region 45,000 German troops
tried to break through but were
flung back with heavy losses. At
least 4,000 Nazis were killed in
the skirmish.
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