Chatter Box
St- "A Youthful Column”
(by Doris Ann McGill) ;
Hey Kids,
What’s cooking? Heres the stuff
you got to watch, here’s hoping every
one had a fine Thanksgiving.
Mop Mop. The Dance was sare
fine last Thursday at the Grove, every
one had a fine time, after the dance.
Every one dashed up the hill. I’ll let
you know where if you’ll just sit still.
Crash. What certain fellow invited
a certain girl over for Thanksgiving
dinner to have turkey and had pork
chops, and why don’t we see him
around anymore? Hay barnyard.
Please stop.
What certain Raymond had a cer
tain girl in a comer Wednesday night
at the Y and she was howling stop it,
stop it.
(No name to be given).
If you were there that’s all,
brother).
3 up. The dance Wednesday night
given by the Bob Cats was strictly
fine when Boom all the lights went
out and do you know who? Well, ask
—Delores Jackson—Pearl Faulkner
and Ralph Croones they could tell
you.
Wonder what Baby Jean Brown
was doing besides watching C Box?
3 guesses. Candles were then lighted |
and boy was it lovely.
Cap. Robert Rodgers.
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Mascot. Little Lawrence Jennings.
Bob Cats signin off for tbe first
game in Lincoln. Score B. C. 45, Lin
coln team 15. 3 cheers for the team.
A large crowd from the fair city was
there, after the game a party was
given by the Urban League of Lin
coln, Nebraska. .Miss Katheryn Thom
pson, supervisor. Everything was
lovely. Refreshments were served and
records by the twentable. Among
the kids both Lincoln and Omaha
are: Bob Cook, Betty Thomas, Eloise,
Jean. Cooden, Betty Tarpsly, Wilma
Staines, Billy, Vernon, Mattie, Sue
Neveles, Dorothy Pickins, Billie Rudd.
Jimmy Meyers, Mass Pruitt. Bopie
Geek, Delbert Stewart, Pauline, Betts
Alfonzo, Marion, Dorothy Lawson,
Johnny Burton. Ruth Lewis. Johnetta,
Es'elvn, Man,’ Carter, LaRue( feet)
John Fairon, the Bob Cats, Nolean,
and Mary Arthur.
We wish to thank Mr. Clyde Ma
lone for arraning the date and for
every one’s cooperation.
Notice! Have you noticed anything
new' about our great friend Billy
Rudd (do so now).
Dear Janie,
The Royal Scandle was strictly in
the groove when alone came Jones
and you belong to my heart, just
around the comer; zombies on Broad
way were the unseen, and the affair
of Susan, now Uncle Harry Knows
it. Double Indemnity was to escape
in the desert for a million dollar baby
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God is my co-pilot (who's yours)
you will need a wing and a prayer to
survive. A tree grows in Omaha ha ha,
right in side of heven you here the
angels sing.
And now tomorrow, Mr. Skeffing
ton would say it’s murder. Till we
meet again with this though you will
be between two women and have none
, but the lonely heart.. It is now a dan
gerous passage. If you counter attack
by love, destination Tokyo for China
skies. Goodbye Mr. Chips. Typeset
ter’s note: You can say that again.
We all are wondering who will be
chosen Miss Northside.
Barbara Scott.
Pearl Faulkner.
Marcelline Floyd.
William Brown.
Jean Sims.
Next week l will let you know w'ho
was chosen Miss X of 1945.
Bing! Who did M. C. go with to
see Love Letters? I know don’t I
May. rr.
Slang for the week? Z Z No?
Surprise.
G. M. F. lx'ttcr know to most as
Chicken, really got her bite back
Monday after school?
If you are humorg the snack shop
is still open—(smile).
Zip—Zing—Zam! the jump on the
hill was up to Robert Rodges. Sorry
to say but he didn’t even offer Chatter
Box a piece of turkey selfish but nice
hay Rodges. Every one seemed to
have had a fine time, wonder why
certain people were howling. Let it
roll. I wonder.
Woom!
We are very glad to see - Gwen
back in school during the vacation.
She got fed up on turkey.
While on the subject of vacations
wonder why Lillian Jackson, Lucille
Foxall and Mary Curren weren’t at
school Monday to munch over the
week end. Will make you like that
some times. Hay girls.
Gone!
Pauline Berry left Sunday night
for K. V. S. We enjoyed his stay
although it was very short. Girls, she
brought some mighty fine boogies
back. Will be missed by many. Nice
people to know are: Joan Thomsen.
Lela Banks, Billie Gray, Henry P.
King Risky, Hoily, Harold Johnson,
Dorothy Morgan, Polcat and Mary
Carter.
Stop.
And now for our question box?
Tech High Glamour Boys? Ha, ha.
Best dressed—Clarence Buckner.
Best manners—Raymond Hudson.
Best Line—Wallace Wright( Pol
Cat).
Tall dark and introllestual—Skip
per.
Best jitterbug—Jerome Daniels.
Smooth dancer—William Payton.
Most likely to succeed — Weldon
Dycon.
Best singer—Lester Corbin.
Cutest—Ben Rucker.
Finest—Duke Jones.
Queerest—Roy Wakins.
Most difficult to understand—Clar
ence Headly.
Best athlete—Bill Williams.
Best smile—Lattis Smith.
Personality—Lester Corbin.
Most popular—Wm. Paxton.
Wolf—Delbert Stewart.
Happy birthday to Irma Smith who
spent her birthday in the bed? ha lja.
(had cold) of course.
Attention all! Boom Boom!
The formal dance given hy the
three comer canteen Friday night
was strictly fine. Everything was go
ing fine when Bing up acme little
Baby Ruth in her light baby blue
fomial trimmed in a gold sequence
close behind her was Johnny in her
greenish blue tafetta, as we strolled
around the hall we find our good
friends Lois Brown in her pink Ellinor
and Sister Welleen in pink on.; one
side of the Hunnigan bro. looking
very fine in their tax. Well everything
is very much quiet and we looking
over the crowd spied Ruby Washing
ton in her pink net sitting with her
is Le na Adams in her yellow and
June McClair in her pink. Lorrains
White, Emma Williams, local Red
Louise Perkins in her white, Kather
ine Delores Gordon in her pink. Jean
McRay in her powdered blue. Lenora
Pierce in pink. Daniel Ware in his
lovely gray suit. Thelma Pmit in her
blue, Juanitta Hannigan in her blue,
Marceline Floyd in her blue net. John
Jackson in his black suit. Pol Cat in
his gray. Mass in her pink, Delores
in her white, Ruth Faulkner in her
blue. Pearl in her bluish green. Ray
mond Metrayer in his gray and C.
Box in her black net, and others.
Supervisors, Mrs. S. Hanger, Mrs.
T. Hancock, Mr. Mosely.
Everyone had a fine time but if
your dues were a little back you
weren’t allowed up due to the lack of
man shortage.
Crash!
The flock at the Rock Struck again.
When Betty Stewart heard crash she
ran from talking to Jerry. She hear
crash, it was the wrecking crew up
popped Mrs. M. Benson with the
Rocks slogan we will work while it is
day hay kids!
Smash!
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The formal party given by the
Junior club Friday evening was a
good deal, everyone there was look
ing fine in their formals (all girls of
Chatterbox next col1^
The Night of August 22nd
Do you remember that Wednesday,
something over three months ago? Can you
recall what you were doing—reading your
paper, dancing, listening to your radio?
Whatever it was, at that same moment, big
tilings were happening in a darkened office
building—things of importance to you.
In a smoke-filled room, with the sound
of janitors working in the halls, a group of
far-sighted men, representing all phases of
the electrical industry—manufacturers, dis
tributors, contractors, dealers, and utility
—were assembled around a table.
With V-J Day eight days before, it wag
obvious to them that a new era of electri
cal living was dawning on the world, along
with peace. A need was recognized—a
need for a central and responsible body to
present to you the many benefits to ba
derived from the wise use of electricity in
business and in the home. To meet thi*
need, the Nebraska-Iowa Electrical Council
was bom.
Since that initial meeting, a sound, well
coordinated, efficient organization has been
developed. You will hear more about thi*
Council. Look to it for all that is new in
the realm of electrical living.
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92d INFANTRY DIVISION
The nucleus of the 92d Inf Div, the Army’s second Negro
division, was 760 officers and 1.418 EM of the 93d Inf
Div, the first Negro outfit mobilized for this war Acti^
vation took place at Ft McClellan, Ala, 15 Oct ’42. At
that, time, all officers of the division were white but
today, two thirds of them are Negroes. In May ‘43.
troops from McClellan and Cps Atterbury. Breckinridge
and Robinson moved into Ft Huachuca, Ariz. and the
full strength of the 92d was at last reached. A buffalo,
the insignia which the 92d of World War I (also Negro)
wore in France, was again adopted. The first test of its
training came in the "D" series of exercises in December
43. followed by the Louisiana maneuvers the following
month. In May. the 370th Regtl Combat Team started
overseas. Major elements of the division left the States
throughout September '44, landing in Leghorn. They
were assigned to Task Force 92 and did not begin
to operate as a division until the TF'was inactivated.
The Buffaloes then took over the ber
chio Valley sector The division was at
full strength again when its 365th Regt
moved into the line to 10m the 370th
and 371st During December the di
vision inaugurated its infantry weapon
shoots which consisted of firing anti
tank and 50-cal machineguns into the
hills at night to harass the Krauts, using ,
tracer ammo freely On 4 Dec the J
l 365th was attached to the 88th Div
and was replaced by the 366th. a sep
arate regiment Routine patrol activity ]
was ended on 26 Dec when the Ger- |
mans began a heavy attack which
penetrated six miles before it was
hurled back January was bitter cold
with rain and snow adding to the misery
of the troops. Roads were so bad
that a division mule pack battalion
was activated to bring up supplies.
Early m February, the 365th repined the division ana an
/all-out attempt was made to break out of the Serchio
£ sector But $fter initial gams enemy reserves forced
the division to take up defensive positions The re
mamder of February was quiet and confined to patrol
action, which was increased with the arrival of warmer
weather m March Both sides were preparing for the
/Allies spring offensive. Before the offensive began, the
365th and 366th left divisional control, but the division
was reinforced by the 473d Regt of former ack-ack men
’ and the 442d Japanese-Amedcan Regt The 92d was
ordered to create a diversionary attack to screen the
m mam assault which hopped off south of Bologna fne
J) Buffaloes |Ob was to pave *he way for a drive up the
> coast At the end of the first day s fighting, the 442d
I, had taken Mt Carchio and the next day Mt Belvedere
J The 370th had gained a half mile along highway • on the
/ first day and another half mile on the second As the
I" tempo of the attack increased, resistance decreased.
There was plenty of sharp house-to-house fighting in
Massa. After the fall of this town, the enemy became
badly disorganized.* The R2d also made progress inland.
_ ...___ ______ . ... .. ___
The Kraut pulled out of Punta Bianca leaving h»s ,
-artillery . . Two columns struck out (or Aulla. (
.one of them taking it while the other bypassed
it. Recon troops entered La Spezia and found
the Germans had fled. The pursuit quickened for
a time but was forced to slow down because of
heavily mined roads The division was still de
ploying along the coast as well as inland when
the final plans were made for the assault on
Genoa. While other elements mopped up. the
473d moved up the coast and the 370th kept |
.‘pace on its right flank. The fighting, however. I
** was sporadic and the troops moved into Genoa *
r with little opposition.. The Genoese gave them a
riotous welcome . One of the highlights of
|H the occupation of Genoa came when troops par
^ticipated in the solemn ceremony in which the
ashes of Christopher Columbus were brought
from their haven in the hills and returned to
their resting place in the municipal building
HHBBimKmurrn. —
Reprinted from OUTFIT and distributed by the Press Branch.
War Department, Bureau of Public Relations.
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retailers in Nebraska are
themselves among the
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They know their own repu
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j course). Many were present. Every
| one enjoyed themselves very much
although I was there to give you the
! exact costume description (smile)
! members only.
Slang for the year!
I’m sick of U. ha ha.
To the shy lark toot! What certain
shy lark wrote Chatter Box and tried
to make her fall for some jive that
wasn’t even alive? We will leave it
up to you to pull another trick like
that. Hay Pickard. Because I’m sick
of U. ha ha. The three will not be
carried out. ha ha.
The town’s talk,
The Slumber Party given by Chris
tine W. was a good deal to most but
not to many for everyone mostly
were in Lincoln knocking themselves
out. And after 1 o’clock who were
the girls who were looking for their
friends (Boy Friends)?
I know.
I 'get around.
Why is it that all of the Heycats .
and Chicks had their names over 1490 I
Sewing Club. Well gang do you en- !
joy hearing your name? I just know
you do? Me too. To Feet if you are
my heart—why don’t I know about
it.
Something everyone should know.
Have you noticed the engagement
ring on Johnny’s third finger on the
left hand. I need not tell you it’s our
chainings friends Cliffs. Girls it’s a
honey!
What’s my name?
If you Kats and Kittens saw a stake
tearing up choc and Tuesday it wasn’t
Superman but R. B. is on an unknown
mission.
Wonder what certain girl at the
formal affair was wearing her daddy’s
suspenders to hold up her stockings?
I wonder.
Personalities
Hair—Alesta Carey.
Nose—Florentine Crawford.
Shape—Nadine Hancock?
Legs—Barbara Waldron.
Jolliest—Lia Mae McKinnley.
Wisest—Eleanor Brown.
Nicest (sometimes)—James Forrest.
Fickle—Bobby Owens.
Sweetest—Willeen Brown.
Most Ignorant—Willis Gray.
Fiendish—Katherine Watts.
Best Features—Charlene Dudley.
Meddlesome But Nice — Tommy
Upcher.
Shy—Katherine Wilburn?
Prettiest-—Lois Brown.
Cutest—Pittman Foxall.
Most Natural Acting—Lamie Nel
son.
Mouth—Louise Perkins.
Best Mannered—Art Smith.
Wildest—Calvin Murrell.
Cave Mannish—Art Ewing.
Best Sport—Betty Smith? i
Best Dancer (my opinion)—Leonard
Ewing.
For any information about this out
line only (call) Ja. 0122.
Alone A Stroll Out Choc. Ave.
We fine Harlem’s Pool Hall in
there. We find the following: Girls
at J. Drugstore.
Tess—June McKenny.
Prune Face—Roland Green.
Itchy—Emo Jordan.
Grant Gertie—Betty White.
Stone Face—Pool table.
Snowflakes—Dorothy Slaughter.
88 Keyes—Jimmy Watson.
Victamin—Leon Dodd.
Measles—Charles Castom.
Breathless—Claretta Lott.
Flat Top—-Ralph Croonis.
Mole—Lawrence Jennings.
B B Eyes—Ray Parks.
B. O. Plenty—Bobby Owens.
Sharkey—Kenneth Graham.
Mrs. Mahoney—Chariot Manly.
Mrs. Prune Face—Nolean Whit
side.
If you dissapate of your name by
any of the following, it’s all in fun
but if you don’t Bettv luck next time.
Do you follow me?
Guess Who
Age—17.
Weight—147.
Height-—5 ft., 7Vi inches.
Eyes—Brown.
Hair—Black.
Complexion—High Brown.
Pet Peeve—Keeping score for the
B. C.
Activities—Basketball, pool, girls.
Hangout — Tuxedo—Drug—Can
teen.
Last week’s Guess Who was Both
Curren.
The dance will be tonight 13c given
by the Tomorrow’s World club.
Bye now.
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