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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Wives fete British handicapped Wethersfield in gland special the local officers wives club and Gray  forces Here with the Essex association for the welfare of the physically handicapped to provide a fun filled afternoon for almost 50 handicapped britons. Twenty guests were brought Al most 60 Miles from Thurrock Essex while the others came froma nearby Community to tour the . Air base at Wethersfield and watch an entertainment pro Gram at the special services club. Mrs. Selma Gottleib mrs. Lou King and a quartet of airmen presented a musical program for the occasion. The american por Tion was organized by mrs. Daniel Sharp of the officers wives club mrs. David Stroup of the arc Gray ladies Here and local service club director Mary Hare. American families in Pitburg Germany Are playing hosts for six weeks to 39 youngsters from Berlin. Among the activities planned for them during their stay was an afternoon party sponsored by the Pitburg officers wives club. Individual gifts bal loons and ample american Type refreshments made the event a Complete Success. Frontier ladies fall out the ladies is a phrase heard often at the 7th army training Center at Grinfe Moehr Germany where members of the officers wives club Are often called upon to arrange quarters provide baby Sitters or help entertain visiting dignitaries from nato forces. Located approximately 55 mile Northeast of Nurnberg and 19 Miles from the Iron curtain of the czechoslovakian Border Gra Fen Woehr is practically a . Out Post in Europe. The wives Liv ing there As dependents Are often referred to As our Frontier ladies by the troops stationed there. Because of the Center s functions Many Allied personnel come there often with families and the wives clubs program there differ somewhat from those in other areas. Clubs asked to respond Cawa to distribute More literature soon Rock n Roll hot Sweet or Blue music All types Are sent Over the airwaves at Sidi Slimane air base in Morocco by red Cross Gray ladies mrs. Donald e. Ewing left and mrs. Cread y. Clifton during their regular sick Bay swing disc jockey program planned especially for Hospital patients. Of photo voting returns announced Kitzinger Germany is the no wives club of this City has announced the election of the following officers mrs. Martha Humphrey president mrs. Jean Parker vice president mrs. Joyce Ellis Secretary and mesdames Margaret Gould and Yvonn Blackwelder treasurers. B a m b e r g Germany no wives club mrs. Edward Mark Wood president mrs. Richard Funk vice president mrs. Lon volunteers capped at bad Kreuz Nach bad Kreuz Nach Germany special a ceremony at the 14th Field Hospital Here welcomed sixteen new volunteers into the american red Cross program. Gray ladies capped were Mes Dames James Donohue George Fox Darrel Heiderman Blanche Ihlenfeldt Joe Jellison p. C. Lov Seth a. R. Martin David Moy Lan Howard Reffner Nola Rogers Edward Schorsten and Ernest Tessier and miss Judit Ihlenfeldt. The three staff aides receiving graduation certificates were Mes Dames Pat Lloyd Robert Roger Sand Herman  Jackson Secretary and  Blackburn treasurer. 7th army Topper ladies club at Stuttgart  j. Allen president mrs. Michael Novak vice president mrs. W. P. Boortz Secretary and mrs. H. R. Atkinson treasurer. Goeppinger Germany protes Tant women of the  l. Andrews president mesdames Robert a. Salvador and Roger m. Rutland vice presi Dent and mrs. Norman c. Vik treasurer. Paris air Force officers wives club mrs. G. R. Guay president mrs. Edward a. Timm vice president mrs. William g. Ren fro treasurer and mesdames Dale f. Pocock and Donald , secretaries. Grafe Moehr Germany officers wives club mrs. D. S. Carroll president mrs. R. E. Walters vice president mrs. . Killian. Secretary and mrs. A. S. Bartholomew treasurer. Wiesbaden Germany air base officers wives club mrs. Ann Sherwood president mrs. Ann Mccaffrey vice president Mes Dames Kay Kinter and Dotty Mason secretaries and mrs. To Leiss treasurer. Heidelberg Germany is important details concerning the Basic information needed by All organizations planning to participate in the fall meeting of Amer ican and .-Allied women s clubs will be mailed in the near future. Mrs. Hal j. Andrews of this City who is chairman of the 1959 International conference of Ameri can women s activities Caw stressed again last week that Al enlisted no officers and civil ians wives clubs in Europe North Africa the Mideast and the azores Are invited to Send delegates tothe annual conference at Berchtesgaden Germany. Statistical cards needed the meeting scheduled for oct.5 through 8, is designed to inform clubs of Overall accomplishment by their groups and country wide conferences and to provide key note speakers and panels concern ing matters on an International level. To facilitate the compiling of data necessary to keep All clubs adequately informed As Coher ence plans Progress mrs. Andrew requests organizations to return the statistical cards mailed in june As quickly As , when new officers Are elected by individual clubs the Cawa Board is not notified of the change. This results _ in in formation being mailed incorrectly and much of it being returned. If any clubs have not received the initial literature mailed ear Lier this summer they Are re Wiesbaden club to Honor ladies Wiesbaden Germany is All ladies eligible to join the Wiesbaden officers wives club Are cordially invited to attend Theta honouring mrs. F. F. Everest and mrs. Frederic h. Smith jr., planned for aug. 7, Between three and five o clock. Mrs. William c. Woodrum club president will assist the guests of Honor in the receiving line. The Everest Are scheduled to depart for the states in the near future when it Gen Smith will replace Gen Everest As Safe commander in chief. Quested to Contact their Are aboard member to whom the statistical cards should also be re turned. " names and addresses Northern Germany area a mrs. H. A. Stovall Pitburg flu Platz arts qts. 48-b-3, Pitburg Eifel Germany or 36th air base group he Apo 132,. Forces Southern Germany area a mrs. V. J. Fadden 18 win land str Terlacher Forst Munich Germany or Southern area com Mand he Apo 407, . Forces France mrs. Cecil m. Mac Gregor Apt. 138 cite de la Petite espere St. Jean de la. Ruelle Loiret France or ordnance sea Apo 58, . Forces Italy mrs. Edwardean a. Tucker 57 via Petrarca Apt. 12, Naples Italy or 17th air Force he Apo 231, . Forces Mediterranean area mrs. William Cairnes 17th air Force he Apo 231, . Forces and United kingdom mrs. J. W. Caskey 40 St. Margarets Road Ruislip Middlesex England or 7500th aug re Box 2, Apo 218, . Forces. Warrens reveal daughter s plans for August rites Orleans France special col and mrs. Robert b. Warren announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Helene to Richard Lee Macgregor son of col and mrs. Cecil b. Macgregor. The Bride to be s father is chief of staff of the . Army communications zone in Europe. He Fiance s father is chief of the come ordnance Supply control Agency also in the Orleans area. Miss Warren is a graduate of the Virginia pol technical Institute in Blacksburg a. The Groom to be is a graduate of rut Gers University in new Bruns Wick . Both received their degrees this year. A wedding is being planned for aug. 16 at the 34th Hospital Center Chapel in la Chapelle France. Metz backs teen agers working projects Metz France special special emphasis is placed on youth and its activities at the army general depot in Metz not Only on entertainment during Leisure hours but also on work to provide pocket Money for which father does t have to dig into his own pockets. According to reports almost 100% of the teen age set at Metz hold artime jobs ranging from Selling to car washing. Everyone in the Community tries to help keep them Busy at earn while you learn chores. Newly renovated rooms have been made available for Aya  there the record player provides music for Impromptu dances but when a formal or Semi formal dance is planned the no club comes to the Rescue. The latter has a standing invitation for the youngsters offering them club and orchestra without charge at any time. Rosalie Van Fleet right gets training during her summer vacation by Selling ready to Wear when not Busy learning lines for the Metz Community theater group. Customer is mrs. Milford Oxendine whose husband is stationed at the army depot. Sunday August 2, 1959 left Rodney Thompson finishes cleaning the Interior while the other member of one of the car washing teams at Metz Arthur Helsinki works on the wheels. Army photos the stars and stripes Young teen Ager Linda Lindequist is much in demand As a baby Sitter because of her manner with Small Fry. Her Small charges to whom she s Reading a bedtime Story before tucking them in for the night Are Denise and Barbara Wall. Page 15  
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