European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes May 194j Bradley oks old Blouse for officers m y v officers with bulging Waist lines have finally got a they May now hide their launches with a regulation Blouse or coat instead of the trim and tight fitting Eisenhower Omar army chief of has issued a Gen eral order permitting a return to the prewar officers Dwight retired chief of designed the tight fitting Battle jacket which was Given his he made it the regulation uniform for both officers and pm Bradley new order also re stored to use such optional fancy uniforms As the Blue special evening White dress and White mess garbs of the peacetime army the enlisted men got one in they now May Wear either tropical worsted trousers and Cap in the summer or the usual the indefinitely the new Blue dress for both officers and enlisted officers May keep their 299l trousers indefinitely but the Green Wool trousers will be for Bidden after july 1949 along with the Green Eisenhower Pink and Green shirts also will be out after june the Only blouses authorized Are Green and tropical worsted for the enlisted mans sum Mer and Winter dress blouses will Bradley gave strict orders to officers and enlisted men not to their dress uniforms with Semi dress truckers bid for Turnpike operator of the Atlantic freight said he and four other trucking operators were willing to pay up to for the Pennsylvania turn we might even go higher Rhian that if we could get exclusive use of the Turnpike for Shipley something has to be done if truckers Are to continue doing business in that our Shipley said he had arranged another meeting with the four other truckers and attorneys to see whether the will allow the state or the Turnpike com Mission to sell the Shipley refused to disclose the names of the four associates he said were willing to go in with me to buy the he said they had agreed that was not too much to pay for the in we would get our Money Shipley if we bought it would be for the exclusive use of no Senger cars wed warehouses at Irwin and Carlisle the Western and Eastern terminals of the turn Pike and reduce our Load limit when we were ready to leave the Shipley biggest fish Story Tokyo whalers jus4 returned from the Antarctic said they caught a Blue the largest Ever to be weighed part by the 3 was 89 feet Long with a circumference White Plains Aid for Lorient children who helped to raise funds to buy part of a cargo of food for the people of were on hand As the plane prepared of face off from White the citizens of White Plains collected the food and Seaboard and Western airlines flew it Over free of Here Winifred hands the cargo Manifest to Francois Paux French assistant forger says All cities have bad Check artists big time paper Man said that in almost every sizable City you can get a Check forged by an v for a Raymond should he said he has netted More than during the last seven years by cashing phony but now his ill gotten gains wont do him any Good he is in the county Karasek said there Are Many bad Check artists operating on a bigger scale than he Call ourselves paper he we dont carry guns or pull the first step in pulling a Check Karasek is to steal a Bank statement from a victims that to get balances and signatures off cancelled he then we Visita pick up Blank checks and ourselves some members of the Trade forge the signatures but forgery is an and it is not necessary for a paper Man to he can hire a professional to do the tall and some cities Are easier touches than he refused to say what City was his favorite for years May 1943 in the closing Days of the Tunis Ian Campaign troops Are within 10 Miles of May 1944 Raf and australian bombers the Torre dam near flooding whole areas on the nazi May 194s sheaf announces the nazi sur Render of Holland Rand nazis end resistance in Austria and surrender to the 6th army May 1946 president alarmed Over the 34dayold miners Calls it a National passing worthless its a Trade he but he said san Francisco is a paper mans and that Chicago and Kansas City Are i give a Nickel for los he the mail boxes Are too hard to Texas is he because so Many of the big Money people live in the Karasek said he usually tries to Cash a Check when there is a woman at the tellers because its easier to get their minds on other he was Here when he tried to Cash a Check on the account of a Bank Cashiers the cashier was one woman who was not easily s operation returns youths eyesight new York Mergenthal shouted i can see i can see everything i can see a minute after the surgeon stuck a thin Needle twice deep into the youths left the technique of the new operation developed by Norman of the army medical during the and the operation was performed by Sidney Merton he was was blinded in the right Eye by his playmates wooden v last in the same neighbourhood a Twig snapped in the other Eye and Henry was totally two weeks later he was operated on for or of the left and when this healed the time was Ripe for the War born newspaper boosts Price Milwaukee Mil Waukee journal has announced thai the Price of its daily Issue will be increased next monday from 3 to 5 and the sunday Issue will remain at 10 b bag address All letters to b bag 7744th stars and stripes unit Apo s in clude name and address names Are deleted on due to space letters May be Cut for provided such editing does not alter the meaning of the Vav s Safe personnel want Viha Lilly country club reopened i the Villa Lilly country club near bad was the finest club in this nearest thing to stateside entertainment to be found around we really Felt we wer out when we drove to the Villa for a wonderful dinner with the Best of semiclassical dinner Superb and Home of dinner we had a variety of guaranteed to satisfy any no matter what his or her taste might be he Village barn offered Square dances to the tune of music Tot from the Hills of club Petaluma compared in atmosphere a with any Good night spot Back in the states for Thea s Gay nineties had amusing floor shows Complete with old song Tiu and and for a cocktail lounge that was we had the a smooth and comfortable sur Roundup during the summer months we danced and had our drink in at the Starlight Pavilion overlooking fountains spraying Over a the Small Pool illuminated with coloured the Tennis Ping Pong Aid and swimming although quite were always popular a with the guests As was skiing and Hunting during the Winter season a j inc Early in january the Villa was supposedly because of ice at the same special services printed a form in the Baden Post inviting the american civilians and military personnel of the Post to Forward any suggestions for better Many of it a thought this Wasa Good Opportunity to let the special services know wed like the Villa we sent in the forms accordingly since that time we have heard rumours that the Villa would Jar open even though the summer weather is just around Seti this is not a Bitch letter its just a reminder tur of especially those who Are not first three want a Nice place such As the Villa where we can spend our r the new gymnasium is the press club is also very for those who have the privilege of going that stall Den a Good number of us who have nowhere to spend an evening y u for Many of us who have no private pre problem of where to spend a three Day pass the Mun id approximately three Hundred Miles is the Only recreation to area where we Are authorized to the amount of time Ujj must spend in makes a pass seem rather worthless whats the Deal can the Villa Lilly be reopened signature of editors note a copy of the above with was referred to the commanding air Force b in for following is his reply a 624 european dated june subject transient billeting prohibits the maintenance of overnight sleeping accommodations s of duty or recreation facilities in thin this the Low average the difficulties arising from Lack transportation and the possibility of vehicle accidents at night on narrow winding roads the Villa Lilly to do warrant the opening of this club for other than overnight there Are nine enlisted mens class b clubs in the there Are also 26 Tennis two Golf five gym three Bath two indoor swimming 16 three service six handicraft shops and numerous other athletic m the possibility of reopening the Villa Lilly is still under std ration at this court converted to Beauty parlor Chicago Federal courtroom was converted into a Beauty parlor in Chicago in the interest of Isabelle sat patiently in the witness chair while a Beauty operator gave her a machine less permanent judge Michael Igoe observed the operation intently but gave no indication of approval or the demonstration was part fihe defense in a Patent infringement suit for dam Ages estimated at nearly h canadians claim richest uranium Toronto up Ato Energy control Board assay up on uranium deposits found Opp the Gold and uranium Ujj n n let of Tion company property in the Northwest territories indicate Tonj deposits to be the richest in the a company official said l assays indicate from 12 samples taken from the Pany property that uranium Cen tages in Ore ranged from per cent to per per cent is 73 Tim Richer than the minimum per cent requirement specific by the the stars and stripes 151 May ims Din is editor chief col William Summers managing editor Zumwal sports editor Jack Ellis executive manager x Kirkwood chief of distribution Bernard Mcculgan news bureaus Frankfurt Stuttgart 9310476516 Berlin b 47184 Bremen 48146 Wiesbaden Bremerhaven 2228022202 0jtc wee Munich 48j520 the european edition is published daily Lor the under the auspices of the troop information and education division Frankfurt the stars and correspondence should be addressed to stars and stripes Apo mail to the new York office should be sent to 641 Washington this is not an official publication of the reentered As second class matter sept at the Post office at new under the act of March 1879 i 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