Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 6the Siars and stripes weekly saturday september la 1943 More reaping at Home nations Best Sellers now on the grocery circuit As a last resort soldiers in North Africa and parents Back Home turn to this column in Hopes of reestablishing Contact with lost friends and relatives. Some of the letters received carry such deep unwritten messages that we make every Effort to be of service in recreating lost friendships. One letter for instance states Quot i have moved from one replacement Center to another and have lost All contacts. Thus i am sending an Appeal to you for i have not had a letter from anyone in the past five  signed pvt. John n. Mccomas or. Of you know pvt. Mccomas and care to write him Well see that he gets your letter. Miss Helen Stanley recently saw a photo of the ship her brother was on during the sicilian invasion. If skipper Stanley drops us a line we will inform his sister of his whereabouts. A letter from the states requests that pvt. Harold m. Knight now supposed to be in Sicily write to his sister mrs. Ruth Lechner. And a a letter from mrs. H. W. Wilson to her brother pvt. Clarence l. Pennington of an escort command asks if the stars and stripes will Tell Clarence that his family and loved ones Are Well missing him and Are thinking of him constantly. Other Brothers and Sisters anxious to make Contact via letters Are Chi. Lorenzo Frenze t-3 Joseph c. Frenze pfc. Evelyn panels. Pfc. Elmer Pagels pfc. Dom Matarazzo Frank Matarazzo pfc. Agapito v. Rodriquez pvt. Albert v. Rodriquez and pvt. Vincent Sirchia seeks a sgt. Thomas Fis Chetti. Several Brothers in Law Are anxious to write one another. Pvt. Arthur Ward Cpl. Philip Auerbach pvt. James j. Meehan. Pvt. Sam gentle and Cousin Joseph j. Clarke so 2c George a. Mccracken pvt. Michael Onoroto and s in Wellington t. Prieur seeks an Uncle. Boatswain in Richard Prieor. At an Airport a serious Accident occurred recently and among the heroes was sgt. Andrew Enoch. The sgt a. Name appeared in the paper and his brother. Pvt. Joe Enoch Reading the article knew for the first time that his brother was in Africa. Joe wrote Andy and on his first free Day Andy hopped a Kite and went to see Joe. They had not met in More than two years. And now friends calling friends. If your name appears below drop us a line stating your Complete address. Anc your letter will be forwarded. Michael j. Higgins it Rita Ryan Edward j. Smith. Cpl. Forrest j. Re it. Alton r. Hayle wac Anne Peacoe Russell e. Bennett. J. D. And sgt. Gerald Bennett whose name appeared in s and s pvt. Columbus f. Atheme. Jess inf retie Sidney Comardelle set Robert l. Bedard Harold h. Girard Frank Bobu la and Andis Anderson it. C. R. Siverson miss Rose Anne Stevens Camp show unit no. 60 pvt. Louis Felicione Calls Roll for Nick Felicione. George Digrandi Louis Dipasquali. George Renzi and Joseph Digrande Aap sgt. Jack w. Safford it Fred Rauli and it. Mark Mack pvt Larry Weiskittel asks chaplain r. E Stark to ask us to find pvt George i canian 1st sgt. John s Nielson. Max Wydra pvt. Donald c. Weil Mann Steve Gregor and pvt. John n. Mccomas jr., Donald a. Smith pvt w. G Ford Raso. A sgt. Zachary Henderson us engr it. De. P. Jackson. E. R Mcdonald a sgt. Willi in j. Davies and Cpl. Virgil Cim ador would ilk to hear from it William g. Smith and a sgt. James e. Purnell pvt. Pm min e Elsensohn. Ted r. Lightfoot it. C it Baleen Radigan is anxious to hear from pvt. Kevin Brennan a sgt. H c. Niederehe it. M. L Gilbert pvt. Lawrence from a. Junior Wright and c Harley Newirk pfc Joseph a. Lukowski of Stanley Rozalski it David Pearlstone pvt Eliott zing Man local wac wants new wac. Sgt. Bern Clements. One needy pfc Ralph l Wysong sgt. Russell h. Lusher William Luce sgt. A. N Olson a Kal 1an. Wac sgt. Anne Bradley a sgt. C. Gillespie William Hawkins and g. Berkowitz seeks Selig Berkowitz capt. Robert m. Be. Capt. E. Minor Morrill medical corgis. P t a few cousins pvt. Stanley co Pas. Jack Copas James s. Mac Luti. Re of capt. Kay Hamilton pvt. C. B. Jackman Stanley Gusa Sam and Bob Murphy wants Cpl Jim Gallagher and it. F. W. Jim mixer. Recognize her this lady reached of via the loot in the mailbag route. There Are several More prints of the same girl All neatly pocketed in a red leather folder. Only married men May apply because she is the wife of a Soldier in this theater. Holt of Honor the distinguished service Cross. Posthumous has been awarded Dominique Bartolini French private for extraordinary heroism. Pvt. Bartolini. Driver of a French ambulance was attacked by oui German aircraft. He assisted his i messengers All wounded German prisoners to alight and seek safety. When one prisoner with a leg injury was unable to extricate himself. Pvt. Bartolini returned to the vehicle and attempted to Assis the prisoner with utter disregard for the machine gun and Cannon fire to which he exposed himself. He was killed by tills hostile lire while on a Mission of mercy to an enemy. Or it it an american private first class Don b. Passage was also awarded the dec. Posthumous Foi valor in action against an Ali Ped enemy. Although under enemy fire from the front and the flank pfc. J a Mage kept his machine gun in j action silencing enemy fire and enabling our tax it is to withdraw to tuition from which they could effectively engage the enemy i his heroic actions Cost him in is  a a dec with Oak Leaf Cluster has la in awarded to pvt. George Theison of ail armoured regiment j while participating in a tank attack As an assistant Driver. Pvt. J Theison was shot through the neck but without a word As to his in jury he continued to perform his j duties firing the Bow machine gun with one hand while he endeavoured to stanch the flow of blood with the other. By remaining at i j ton to pvt. Theison was Able to silence an enemy machine gun which was firing on our advancing infantry. A or Cpl Frank l. Czar of the infantry has been awarded the a Sci with old for heroism in action i with it. Charles Dushac and two fellow soldiers he entered a Lighthouse Aper crossing enemy barbed wire entanglements White under heavy enemy fire and captured 12 enemy soldiers who were holding up our Advance. Cpl. Czar later demonstrated coolness and bravery above and beyond the Call of duty when he assisted it. Huslia be in Manning an abandoned enemy anti tank gun in full View of the enemy. Part of the breach of this gun had been removed and the lieutenant was Able to discharge it Only by firing Al the base of the anti tank Shell with his sub machine gun while Cpl. Czar aimed the anti tank gun. Cpl. Czar assisted in destroying one enemy tank and delaying the enemy attack. It it it a tank Driver t-5 John l. Nichols dec. Old for endurance Iii action against an armed enemy. T-5 Nichols was wounded about the head and lace by a direct hit from an artillery Shell Chi his vision Slot. He refused Relief and continued to drive his Lank through a trap Despi e considerable loss of blood. After mane vering his tank out of the trap t-5 Nichols persisted in his re Tusallo let a relieved until the a turn ended at which time he was so week that he could not leave the tank without Assis Ance. A a three officers a and three in Tish a men of the military railway service have been decorated for their part in the sicilian Campaign. They Are Mij. Roy p. Moss of Hie Texas and Pacific re maj. Charles c. Buler. Of the Atlantic coast line 1st it. Marvin l. Horton Atlantic coast line and up. Tony w. Lonero big four. Cleveland Cpl Joseph a Canzone up. Los Angeles and pvt. James g. Healed of Brooklyn. All received a soldiers medal for heroism when they faced exploding ammunition to Cut Loose the hurtling cars from a train loaded with  a a 2nd it George r. Land Bombardier of a Light bombardment group for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy was awarded the distinguished service crass posthumously. While apr Proa Ching the bombing run Over an i Ai drome it. Land was severely wounded by anti aircraft fire which badly damaged his air plane and destroyed his bomb sight. He steadfastly remained at his Post and accurately bombed his target. Trapped in his compartment. When his air plane crash landed in enemy territory and burst into flame under repeated strafing by a me 109 it.  conducted himself with coolness and courage. New York a a a will there be anything else. Mrs. Morgen Ith Royd a asks the grocery clerk checking off the ration coupons and adding up the Price of the carefully selected items in his Cus. Tamer s shopping bag. Mrs. Morgen troyd glances about the store. A a of yes a she says. �?�1 think 1 11 buy a Book. Ill take that i one. The one with the purple bind  in this incredible manner the publishers of America Are Selling their wares to the most Book hungry Public in history. Not Only the grocery store Back Home but the neighbourhood hardware store and even the automobile accessory shop have put in a Stock of books chiefly inexpensive reprints of Best Sellers. With Many of their former sales items put out of action by the War they have put in a Stork of literature and Are now watching it sell faster than they can replenish it. America is clamouring for More Reading matter than publishers whose big worry is the paper shortage can Supply. The biggest sales Are in cheap reprints with their startling new outlets but new books Are also being Welc Omed with open  to confusion some experts Trace the Book Boom to the confusion spread by War. They say the Public is attempting to shake the gremlins out of its head with some Good solid Reading. Others maintain that the Gas shortage requiring a family to make its Home its Castle is responsible. With Long evenings staring it in the face the Public simply decided to Bury its face Between the covers of a Book one of the most successful reprint houses in recent years is pocket books publishers of the 25 cent editions with the brightly coloured paper backs which Are advertised As taking up less space in your hip pocket than a flask. Pocket books most sensational seller these Days is a a see Here. Private Hargrove a that a of boy what fun is the army Book written by sgt. Marion Hargrove while he was still bucking. A see Here a in its pocket size edition has sold More than 1,250.000 copies in a few months which puts it in serious Competition with the a a soldiers  another sensational seller in the inexpensive editions is a number called a a air plane spotters  Over 1.000.000 copies have been sold to people searching the skies for Masser Schmitts and zeroes from the housetops of the nation. The Pioneer and still Champion Best Sellers of America which have led the nations Book lists so Long that they re scarcely considered in the running have also 1 stepped up their sales in recent months. Publishers of the Bible Are having to refuse a great Many orders. Dictionary publishers particularly pocket books which brings out a 25 cent edition have also joined in the Boom. Analysts of increased dictionary sales main tile american red Cross Cable service this week announced to anxious Soldier fathers the following births Imp morn a. Alpen Phiilip Abraham born july ii. Pvt. Robert v. Vat lie. J2>6622c> daughter Lorn a ski William hat a Nek �?zo.>27919. Barbara it Are born a to. A William t. Abney 39692671 baby  a 7. Pal Robert i. La. Son. I of i>22, son Ooi n a. To capt Ober Vav. Henderson 36 i.3768 Richard Warren it oru aug 26 t-3 Carmen i. Disanti Oil Carmen born june 21. Jet. William it Eil hammers rom. Nan Craddock born jills a to. Pvt. Joseph h. Lewis 32076835, daughter born Auh 19 is to. William i. I Dade i 0l27o3.  Bein aug 14. I a William c. Parks. Ann Teresa Bon aug 23 it John in. Loll 0634640, son born aug 26. Cpl Albert hasten. 3.141391, son born a. 9 liar a ii do c. L�.3 of Ains born aug 28 it Robert i. C builders Karen la be born aug. I pvt Thomas Brown son born june 19 la i red a. Johnson Karen put. I m born july 28 pvt. Joseph Woodrow it nil urn. Dolors Ann born july 6. Set Clinton Scott Linda vane born a 24. Pvt Paul Vojtecky Mary Ann born aug 22. Cai tall Wert Buri Stein. Stephen Allen born aug 8 it Joseph f. Weaver Ili Iuga Iler born aug 27 sgt Colbert Langford 2081j60? Barbara Dull born Ai 16 it Robert Ciraldo. Son born aug 22 Cpl Robert Bernard Robert or. To. A oui 2�. Paolan to. Montgomery daughter born aug 29 Cpl Frank i. Is Init no tire Frank Charles born aug. �?T.2 it Harry White Trimble son born aug to. Pvt. Vav. A. Williams son Nam d fur Luther born aug 4 Cpl. I Eon a. Jacobian daughter born aug to t-3 Walter s. Bernstein. Juan Boiu aug 19. Pvt Robert Martindell Sharon d n born aug 16 maj Robert t. Humphries. Linda Louise born aug 31 a sgt. Robert i. Kline 1304707a. Rober or born aug 26. It Frederick w. Preston. 0497u66. Son born aug 29 t-4 Roy Kiter Laura born aug 24 or Ronald to. Hove. Richard k Quot Slev born j111v 27 Seaman 2c f. K. Rover Dennis born aug. 26. Cpl Clifford c. Hem h. Sandra Lim born aug 31 capt. Harry Sandy. Ploy Clare born aug 28 Cpl Warren k. Seebt Orace Veronica born aug 31 capt Stuart c. Welch. Julia Grace born july 20 Seaman 2c Hurlay w. Wiliams Nancy fat h born aug. 30. T-5 fart l. Young Edna floret born aug 21 it. It. Uit Litand. Mar Garet Ann born july 31 it David c. Pugh Elizabeth Mary born aug. 24. Tain that servicemen sensitive about Selling in their letters i Home which Are now receiving a circulation rivalling the daily newspapers. Are responsible for most of the soaring sales. New books Selling while the biggest Sellers Are in reprint editions new books Are currently receiving More attention in America than they have in Many years. The nations top seller in new books is still Wendell l. I Ilkiew so a one world a a an account of his flying visit to the War centers of tile world and its phenomenal sales now Are estimated at Over 1,800.000 copies. An Appeal for Post War cooperation Walter Lipp Mann s a u s. Foreign policy is also running Strong. Or. Lippmann argues against any future isolationism and bids the United states soviet Russia great Britain and China form a permanent Alliance. Another Leader is Harry Emerson fund icky so a on being a real  the pastor of new Yorkus Riverside Church has written a highly readable handbook for those wishing to improve themselves and. According to the sales of this Book the nation is vastly interested. War Cones Pondemus continue to hold their place Oil America s bedside tables with Quot Between the Thunder and tile Sun Quot a retrospection on the Early War years holding top honors. The Book is by it. Col. Vincent Sheean. Who is now in Africa and the army. Richard Tregaskis. Who is now covering the War from this theater runs a close second with his a a Guadalcanal  w. L. White the author of the widely read a a they were  is on the Best seller lists again with his account of a flying fortress Pilot and Crew in the South Pacific entitled a Queens die  i among the fiction Best Sellers is William Saroyan s Story of Saroyan people Iii a Small town during the present War known As a the human  the Book has been made into a movie and had a Long run on Broadway. Other fiction Best Sellers Are Xavier Herbert so a Capricorn a a which has a setting Iii Australia. Dorothy bakery a Quot Trio a a novel of College life. Howard fast a historical novel of a a citizen Tom  and mar Cia Davenport so the Valley of decision a the Story of a steel i manufacturers family in Pittsburgh As seen through the eyes of i the housemaid