The Eagle Eye (Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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VI'k* Pass Army Air Field—Eagle Pass, Texa;
Ot the AAF Central Fiyhp Train iny (amiamui
February 21, lDlfi
Musical Program at Post Theater Feb. 27
To Feature Orchestra and Guest Soloists
One <•(’ the most varied phi ic 1 pro-
grams ever presented at Ragle Pass
A i mv A ir Fi( 1 1 \v II be offered bv
the m-w Skyl ner Svmnhonie Orches-
tra, directed by Lt. Bobby Byrne, in an
hour !’nd one-half cor cert to be held
To^sdav maid Feb. 27, in tin* Post
d heater j t 8 : 1 5 o’clock.
Be i 'os t he c ncort Mnd popular mus-
ic to be pres( rded, a vi linist, pianist
and two vocalists \v II offer sol s and
a 2<t-m;m pice cl”b will present a
Waived Viet iiy Medley of Air Corps
songs.
Ft. Byrne smd the Skyliners will
« for the concert after having iust re-
t rnod from a Central FIving d raining
Command music clinic at Perrin Field,
Tex’s. at which the Skyliners had
h'-'Ti chosen to put on a demonstra-
ti n bfdoro all band leaders and as-
set ant lend leadeis of the commaml.
I He Skyliners had been selected as
the best dance band in the Righth
Service Command in a recent national
recording contest and are awaiting
their citing in the fim 1 natiorvd judg-
in'". : t,, Byrne addi'essed the clinic
on the successful organization and
musical composition of a military
dance hand.
I he nr " ram < f Tuesday ni v' t’s
c me it., which is free to military and
civilian personnel of Ragle P ss Ar-
my Air Fitdd, follows:
Beyond the* Blue Horizon, arranged
by Sgt. Kdwin
W. Cowans;
< )ur W a It./.,
t r ;i n s c r i b-
ed from a re-
c o r d hy Ft.
Bol»l>y Byrne;
Rhapsody in
Blue airanged
by Sgt. Melvin
F. Buffo for
piano selo by
Sgt.Boies Whit
c o m b ; Wish
F pon a Star,
Laninv Lackland
(Sc “cos( Firr" rape #)
Red Cross War Fund
Campaign Opens Feb. 2S
faced with the greatest task in all
its history, the American Red Cross
has so extended its oper .ti >ns oversells
.and at h'me that it is necoss’ry to
raise $200,000,000 for the 1045 War
Fund Campaign.
The \RO (hive wh ch is set offic-
ially for M irch 1 through March l\ 1,
wi'l stud at Ragle Pass Army Air
Field on Feb. 28, according to Co).
Jo'ui H. Bundy, commanding officer
and War Fund Chairni n on the Field,
and Milton W. Rigney, lied Oros*
Field Director here.
All personnel, militaiy and civilian.
;iio urged to renew their memberships
in the American Red Cross, and whip
enlisted personnel will not he solicit-
ed. it is hoped that they will contrib-
ute at least the dollar a year mini-
mum. On Feb. 28 and March ’ll. a
non-com will be located on the end of
each Squadron pay-line to receive the
contributions and issue ARC membei-
ship cards. Officers will be billed for
(Sr, "FED CROSS" Faye 7)
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Shank, Albert. The Eagle Eye (Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1945, newspaper, February 24, 1945; Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth974706/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .