European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1952, Darmstadt, Hesse December 1952 the stars and stapes Poges Berlin yanks turn to own Yule 24 soldiers in Berlin Are preparing Lor their own Celebration of Christmas As they Complete their share in the american Community project which has brought Holiday Joy to More than of the cites least fortunate the who have handed out Christmas treats to and other underprivileged children for thelast 10 now looking for Artl to opening leaves East Berlin gifts piled in pos offices dec24 zone authorities have hobbled Santa Claus to such an extent that hundreds of thousands of Christmas parcels Are piled up in East Berlin More than parcels Are Jam storage space in just one Berlin waiting for inspection before and there Are 14 pos offices in East of the parcels were posted Early to assure delivery by Christ East Berlin officials have Cen firmed that they Are holding up Christmas for inspection by postal mean according to the anticommunist free jurists in West Pooce than 308 Nar time East zone postal employees have been fired for stealing Munich philharmonic sets january concerts dec24 the Munich philharmonic orchestra will give two special concerts with prominent guest conductors in Jan on Hans Knappert Busch will conduct the symphony by while on 18 Erich Kleiber will present the pastorale by the 5th symphony by Schubert and till Eule Spiegel by Richard their own Christmas packages from the of which 45 tons have already been received by the Ber Lin come additional ship ments Are expected to keep Apo personnel Busy most of Christmas Christmas eve activities will in clude Carol singing in the troop areas and Church services in army the first of six services for protestants is scheduled for 10 and the first of eight Christ Mas masses for catholics will Start at mess stewards Busy the services will continue up to noon on Christmas mess stewards Are making final arrangements for preparing the traditional Christmas Turkey dinner which will be served in All unit mess Halls at several Hundred of the soldiers have invited Ger Man guests to join them for dinner in their mess while More than 900 soldiers have accepted invitations to visit German Homes during the Day special Christmas programs have been arranged by special services and enlisted mens social 64 orphans in marburg get Christmas gifts 24 special sixty four children in the Friedens Huette orphanage in marburg were presented Christmas gifts by co 7811th scuba co 709th he and the 764th med det headed by capt Victor co i wishing for you one and All Happy european Exchange system i do kids celebrate american soldiers help children of displaced persons at can near open gifts contributed by usage str servicemen after the Celebration of traditional jewish feast of la the group Are fac Ralph 574th Ord Maikut co fat Schnitzler Imbt Sta Hosp pee Stanley 524th end topographical and of of Saul 3d army med photo trucks help deliver red Cross parcels 24 plaintive plea from the Christmas conscious members of the German Junior red Cross and their Gotz for vehicular Aid in delivering thousands of gift parcels for the needy found response in the wheels of the Usa eur transportation Fehar and his Youthful assistants petitioned who in turn funnelled the request through proper before they could say 11 huge army Semi trailers converged upon Bonn to i join the Fleet of 14 German Federal Border police their bind task is to travel almost Miles through Germany to deliver Christmas parcels of food and clothing to needy families along Linz Post treats 800 austrian kids at annual party 24 special More than 800 of austrian pm the East West another of the lira military Post 000 bundles will be flown to West were the guests of the posts Corn Berlin by american manding officer at a Christmas the contents of the parcels were party at the Camp Mccartey sports collected by the Junior members of the German red Cross who live the party was jointly sponsored in Northwest ranging in by the lamp special services office age from 4 to they have been and the Post clubs it was working on the project since Early financed by the Community Chest last i men from the 7604th after collecting the bundles from i he so co also volunteered to pickup Points along the the German and trucks were Given Santa Claus drove into the sports a huge sendoff at picked up Arena on a red fire engine and Dis More packages and went to deliver j Iri buted Christmas of them in the Hess Helm Stedt area and at which will be the distribution Point j Post Olics for All of i the firt redecorated t r u cd s were greeted in Wuerzburg by civic and red Cross leaders at the dec24 Ops governor ration Santa 1952 Vienna of lower thanked the military Post project to Aid aus children of Northern Germany and Trian orphanages and in the Ages scially thank the american army j the delivery of Large gift for supplying the for with packages to needy families out them the Complete distribution containing mainly of parcels would have been impose f included 10 pounds each sib6 j of flour and and 5 pounds of the american and German Drivers of the Christmas cargo were fed and billeted entirely by Ger Man citizens along the route which wound within a stones throw of the Iron men who transported the Packdi visual families during the holi s to he said i entered its major phase 350th regt ladies club helps do children 24 the 350th inf regt ladies club made a gift of 5125 to the Chil Dren of the jewish displaced per sons Camp in Dan Thomas and mrs Glo Ria acting for the presi Dent of the made the one of Many Charit Able activities sponsored by the the which was made up of proceeds from a raffle and Volun tary is intended for use of the More needy and ill Chil Dren of the juices and powdered children also received fruits and toys delivery of the packages is being made in nine with approximately 50 men taking More than has been raised to finance the project since the inauguration of the idea in a committee of 15 officers of the Post under the direction of maj Edward was in charge and supervised such Money raising plans As a Community Bingo night and a Benefit boxing 500 at Stuttgart party 24 More than 500 military their wives and children attended the annual joint Christ Mas party sponsored by German and american personnel of the Stuttgart District ordnance feted by troops in West come 3t special Christmas will be brightened for More than in this area through girls and Holiday parties Given by stationed in Western area a new idea in gift giving will bring hours of fun to Many orphans in childrens Homes throughout the certain units Are giving or two Large such 33 outdoor gymnasium to orphan is for use of All the children in addition to Small presents for each individual Homes for the Homes for he and needy families in the various military districts Are the beneficiaries of More than Sorth of assistance and the 7s12th wac Del has gone out Side the Western area come to bring Christmas donations of food and clothing t an entire refugee Camp in the was will deliver their gifts to the Camp Blind get help the festive occasions began with two one for 22 adults and children at the Home for Blind people at Given by the 933d and 5itth medical Clearing cos another for 62 youngsters at the die Merstein childrens Home Given by the Lan Stuhl air fifty four needy children of bad Kreuz Nach were Given a Christmas party by the pm wives club while 55 of the Tripp Stadt childrens Home were entertained by the 693d eng Rhine engr the engr heavy shop gave a party for 36 needy Catholic schoolchildren in the 36th engr parts Supply co played Santa Claus for children of the win Weiler childrens Home while the 307th replacement depot shared their Christmas fun with 75 orphans of the Emilien Ruhe Home in the 86th it bomber Wing gave a party for 85 children from 2 to i years of age at the childrens homa n Speyer guests feted one Hundred fifteen children from the Speyer Home were the guests of the 27th aaa a while 200 needy persons from the lutheran Home in bad Kreuz Nach were entertained by the 502d my five other big parties were held when 125 children from the suburbs of gals Heim and Kempten were Given a festive Holiday by he 36th medical Clearing co and the 517th medical Clearing and the Ord Nance Western area entertained 200 children at one of the ordnance Worms military District he held a party for 125 German youngsters and children of Headquarters employees at the Worms District mess Hall one Hundred nine children from the simmer childrens Home were Christmas guests of det 7812th party at Rhine ammo capt Raymond adjutant of tace s2d Ord Rhine ammo organized a Christmas party for about 400 needy children in the area of the Goth ammo co of the depot gave their bit by donating their talented Golden jubilees who Sang Christmas v fifteen orphans from a Kaiserslautern orphanage were Given a treat by the 24th eng map depot det 61 needy children of Catholic and protestant orphanages in Worms were entertained by the 315th Sig construction in refugees and underprivileged children of Worms were the guests of the 12th army inf in at the battalion mess the 57th engr heavy shop Rhine engr which sponsored the kindergarten at saw that the 80 children had a
