European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes May 1948 official bulletin Ufuti Tiivi army issues instructions for 1948 elections the following is published As an official bulletin in compliance Section circular 3 april in reference to in Titi Tion of an official bulletin column in the european edition of the stars and stripes to provide rapid and Complete dissemination of certain official announcements to All personnel of the command departments of the army and circular 85 the air Force letter 35118b Washington 26 March 1948 effective until 26 september 3948 unless sooner rescinded or superseded voting instructions and information As to voting procedures in elections Are contained in circular department of the information As to certain reference to Para graph circular department of the the following information is provided As to certain elections in and will be brought to the attention of All concerned statewide or Federal on or which of use postcard application supplied by army at his request us wac form 1 Date state will receive soldiers i application for state Absentee Date state will mail Absentee ballot to executed Absentee ballot must be re received Back by appropriate officials within state order to eligible to counted Days sep 48 1 sep Days nov 48 nov Jun 48 aug sep 48 2 sep sep 48 oct nov 48 nov jul Cut nov nov 48 Florida any apr May 48 May any apr May 48 May Maine any Days Jun 48 Jun any Davs sep 48 sep any Days nov 48 nov nov 48 6 nov any apr May 48 May any aug nov 48 nov any to 50 Days 8 Texas jul 48 jul aug 48 aug 4r nov jul aug Seo 48 ton 10 sep information As to the officers to be voted for and certain other As furnished by the secretaries of the several it quoted for the information and guidance of All concerned 1 representatives in Congress judges of the supreme Secretary of attorney Mino superintendent of Public corporation tax com judges of the Superior state and members of House of 3 Mem Bers Board of county at superintendent of schools precinct officers justices of peace and constables and county the statutes governing voting by members of the armed forces have been and such members May now vote Only through the regular methods for Absentee voting prescribed by existing this letter supplements of letters 10 March and 24 March 2 state and county amendments to be voted reorganization of educational Law permitting horse and dog local option for Sale of amendment to old age pension application for Absentee ballot should be made to the county clerk of the county of the voters 3 and vice president presidential electors lieutenant Secretary of the state state representative in Congress at representative in state judge of state justices of the constitutional amendments or other proposals to be voted 1 amendment Constitution concerning the term of judges of 2i to the providing for the election state officers for a fou year 3 amendment to the concerning forfeited 4 amendment to the Constitution concerning the appointment of judges of minor special question concerning charter United 4 officers except United states constitutional amendments to be voted constitutional 5 states representatives to con state county officers and representatives to the state constitutional amendments or other proposals to be voted referendum questions regard ing local a constitutional amendment changing the number of signatures necessary on referendum measures from to 10 of the gubernatorial votes cast at the last preceding a constitutional amendment regarding travel expense of members of the Maine House of and an initiated act to protect the right to work and to prohibit secondary sympathetic strikes and jurisdictional strikes and commonly called the Barlow 6 state and 7j North United states 1 associate Justice of supreme All state All members of 3 judges of Superior 3 county and township general vice 1 United states 1 associate Justice of supreme All state All members of 3 judges of Superior 3 county and township four constitutional amendments to voted 8 and Vic president of United presidential 1 representative sin Secretary of state attorney District 18 state All representatives in 3 justices of supreme court 14 judges of circuit court county and City officers also to be National convention and National committeemen and National and National 8 constitutional amendments to be voted application for Absentee ballot should mailed the county clerk of the county wherein the voters vote will be members of the regular or Marine corps Are not qualified to vote in elections held in the state of Texas Constitution of 10 and Vic president of the United state officials including lieutenant Secre tary of state state attorney commissioner of Public state insurance commissioner state superintendent of Public instruction and members of the state legislature state supreme court 3 state Superior court number to vote upon depends upon county in which elector county commissioners justices of the peace precinct the state War time elections and voting act was repealed by the session of the state action places members of the armed forces in the same position As civilians in respect to voting by Absentee states in which Absentee voting is not voting terminated on 13 december Laws relating to Absentee voting have been voters commission of Virginia will terminate july a 23 mar by order of the secretaries of the army and the air Force official Edward Witsell major general the adjutant general official Usan air adjutant general army circulation distribution air Force All Usan activities in i overseas Omar Bradley chief of United states army Carl Spaatz chief of United air Force i Appeal to the six american soldiers on sunday april at approximately 3 drove their red Ford probably a 1946 into the Garmisch Golf course parking lot to Pur Chase some sandwiches and while they were parked they must have noticed my Beautiful Black and White longhaired Cocker Spaniel who playing in the Vicinity of my parked evidently the american soldiers love the dog was seen in their car being fed by the Diers when a German bus boy brought the cokes to the being a new employee at the Golf he did not know it was my in a Short while the car drove off with my Snuffy is the Type of dog who loves his master very re is so attached to me that i am afraid he will become sick and die if he is kept from his master for any length of i am therefore appealing to these six americans and to All Amer ican military personnel who might notice my in the com Pany these soldiers to please make every Effort to Contact me so that my dog will be Snuffy is a Beautiful Black and longhaired Cocker Spaniel and both of his ears Are Coal he stands about a foot High and is a strikingly Beautiful dog who attracts admiration wherever he is please give a do owner a there will be no questions asked for any information leading to the whereabouts of my i can be reached by Tele phoning Extension 37 during duty hours and Extension 44 after duty Haefner a plug for Oberammergau pm quite often this writer has read complaints and gripes concern ing the particular complainers pm and its it came to me that perhaps it might be in order to turn the other Way around and express through your column the appreciation and thanks that should be Given the pm officials who operate the pm which serves the members of this Post so under the supervision of a civilian manager our pm at Oberammergau is expertly run and it is common knowledge that the manager makes every Effort pos Sibleton secure for us any of the Many items that we want and not always is he Success but we Havethe satisfaction that an Effort was made and then we Are willing to wait for the results which come in due this is just a plug for a Little More tolerance when we cant always have things the Way we want or think they should  i the e a n d is 147 editor chief managing editor sports editor May j948 William Summers Zumwalt Ellis executive manager chief of distribution Maurice Kirkwood Bernard Mcguigan news bureaus Frankfurt 2281322814 Stuttgart 9310476516 Berlin 846580 Bremen 48h6 2228822202 b47184 Wiesbaden 481520 the european edition is published daily at Lor the occupation forces under the auspices of the troop information and education division Frankfurt the stars and correspondence should be addressed to stars and stripes Apo army mail to the new York office should be sent to 841 Washington this is not an official publication of she army reentered As second class matter at uie Post office at new under the act of March