Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1944, Cairo, Egypt Article at tit stripes this week whish blithely reputed that we a helluva lot bet Ter off than our civilian parallels Back in Shang i remember according to that in my yearly salary should Tiara Itte Fatine than the of an unmarried to of should go a Long wartime and particularly still so Teton to coals on my i am also informed that i should Salt at least 4420 each i cant and in scotch to Boot in i Dant even make ends heres first i am assigned in a City in Mizoue Bast where any entertain Merit that t May seek to bolster my morale costs even a which Are provided Bakh Sheresh to gis in nearby takes 40 cents but theres much to be said before we even come to of that fabulous goes for some for War Bonds neither item was particularly voluntary and my scotch blood prompts me to Send Home monthly to carry me while in Job Hunting after since laundry service is not provided for us and the weather is excruciating on my Laun dry Bill for the month is never under movie tickets total around to Sli Aike my parched Throat through Long weary hot Middle East cokes Are in they Cost me about a at this my salary has dribbled to a negligible and i still have not accounted Jor All toilet airmail birthday Cable an occasional gift for the Home folks and Many other such items which count up in an appalling Knock off for those items which figuratively is More what fun that leaves me with which to have use up my Beer rations mess Hall food becomes particularly a snack at either arc or some restaurant around now to face this fold economical i do not play poker and have Cut Down dates and drinking to an absolute darn i dont like to sit around wittling my thumbs thirty Njg hts a to add to in on is to a unit which has no to so i seem doomed to my nor can i get a release from my present since my army Job necessarily carries me Many places and is one in which contacts must be Ive found it particularly embarrassing to be continually financially i know i should get my slip i know my situation cant be helped so i have to scowl and Bear but it does infuriate me to read that i should be saving Bucks a year stars and too much disgruntled stars and stripes i would like to know when they will Start giving out the Middle East shoulder Louis 33028911 Apo shoulder Patch to each Man has been issued at Camp Huckstep and Usa at the present time the patches Are being issued ire the various other stations and Camps of this if you Haven received yours just hang wont be but one Patch is allotted to each Man your Supply sergeant will give you the additional six when a shipment of Middle East manufactured by the pm arrives from the August 1944 and Gulat ions snap when St f j f Fps in to Surprise wac of detachment was put to test recently when a disillusioned commissioned officer came to work one Bright monday morning with a perplexing question on his after mulling Over the certain Shadow of doubt which was disturbing he turned to the wac office and asked her for de tails concerning the Wees nightly it we have be Check at each replied the but on saturday we May stay out until one and one night during the we get a one Oclock the officer Shook his head dubiously and came to the he last Friday night about i saw a wac registering at a hotel with a sol and i was just sort of won of replied the that was Katherin this who had a perfect and legitimate right to be Register ing at the hotel with the Soldier is a tall Jovial blonde member of the us anime detach and the Soldier is her Hus Harry who is stationed at love and Harry dropped in on Katherin for the weekend just like its love the Fites Hail from and were married last no vember at love a Lovely at that time Katherin was stationed at the wac administration school at she copped a Harry a three Day so she hurried Down Texas Way and they were a Tew months her Post closed an rather than take a Chance on a had Domestic assign she volunteered for overseas Harry was likewise elated for foreign but after Kathe Rin shipped his unfortunately fell but harrys at trips often brought him overseas and since she landed in the Middle they had dreamed of Fate sending him through a few weeks he wrote Katherin that he was booked for another trip soon and Katherin naturally began wistfully hoping that this was the special trip for which Harry had been that was a miserable said i stayed Home every darn hoping and hoping that hed come i knew there was no use building up Hopes so on Friday night i told my Roommate that there was no use waiting any i went to a so sorry returned from the movie that night and found a note for me at the cos it was from Harry but i want sure at the but you can bet i was so i was the note simply sorry i missed you and could have been from he even printed it so i recognize his and you know the dirty cuss didst believe its a wonderful just ask the fits they think there the Luckiest couple in the the is stationed at us anime and the Harry hangs his hat at love he chanced through the Middle East on an at was grounded at Payne Field and you guessed1 it three Days and then he soared away into the wide Blue yonder photo by even sign his name i dashed Over to the my and Begina asking him did you see the Guy who left this note what did lie look like was he tall what did he say Katherin said the my was rather vague about the whole thing but believed he was kind of Short and but he left his bag Over in the said the and pointed to i rushed Over to his snatched it open and started tear ing through his but the first thing i saw was a Carton of i didst go any farther because Harry never i almost i shut the bag and went but i was in a Tizzy i Knaw it just had to be hurry so 1 dressed said just sat there going about h one of the girls came running Down the screaming and Hes Here Hes Here and according to de spite her trembling she Tore from the sprinted Down the Hall and took the stairs four at the wanted a pass a few minutes a shaky Katherin was telephoning major Josephine the wac staff director of major she my husband is Here May i stay out All night Why said major she was wonderful about said i was expect ing to have to produce a marriage License and other Legal documents to prove that Harry and i araly in the world did he come from said major this was certainly the first time one of her was husbands had turned up in Egypt in the Middle of the from breathed Kathe Rin happily and that was of gosh after a few More details were major Dyer gave the couple her Blessing and rushed Back upstairs to get her overnight pass and pack her the Hall ways were Effer vesting with rap thous vacs since the news had spread like they were As thrilled As the Katherin says when she hurried Back Down the her bag in one trembling with Enve loped in the scrutiny of i she Felt exactly like a i breezed in to work at next Teu Ughet but they had already heard about it and didst they gave me the whole Day sunday Harry scheduled to leave earlier but they had engine what they so he stayed until sunday said that How it of p had to show off and take Harry for a Harry ride and show him the but Harry want very Inte rested in she stars and stripes through a mistake on my credit for the photos of Section appearing in the stars and july was Given to the wrong the credit is due to Frederick who took the Norman promotion for Patch Alex Ander Patch has been nominated by president Roosevelt for promotion to lieutenant Patch is currently playing a Lead ing role in the invasion of South Ern he succeeded George Patton As Comman of the 7th army after gaining Fame by the operations on two new writers killed in France new War correspondent for Abc and the los Angeles has been killed in the Allied March on Abc who was with the 8th array in the Middle East during the desert recently published a Book on his War experiences one damned thing after William Texas born Reuter correspondent with the american 1st has also been reported killed while covering the Advance of troops in buy More War Bonos Hurley to visit Chiang Donald chief of and Patrick Hurley will leave soon for China As president Roosevelt personal representatives to Generalissimo Chinig the presidents statement said Hurley will discuss military Supply problems while Nelson will discuss economic problems with the Nelson made a similar Mission to Russia last september to investigate War production and discuss the possibilities of postwar Trade with Ort Thuc Greaf of of the Ity Ertus Hundred Raf heavy bars poured destruction big balt id ports 6f tin in a predawn Force of and fighters from Italy Tirfe Troio Rumania to Atrie r4nged into l liberators and flying attached Oil Plante and synthetic rubber latife polish Silesia arid in several the Lotf Teaffe in the air for time in i weeks in a Balkan raid we Nev giving our planes considerable military installations in ithe Vienna area were raided Tefoe Fai successive Days White 500 heavy making a deep Peri Eta Tion from the South into attacked railway Yards at Hap heavy bombers rowed Over Warsaw and dropped guns and ammunition it tables fighting within the at an Eisteddfod will be Neld at music september beginning at 5 Solo and recitations form the this Middle East version of the National Welsh other of the All week include the last of Clifford markers Betti been symphony presenting recordings of the the choral on Friday at Gerald cover will give tie first three Delius Ayden cuday night owl will five Short Disney malaria winged Chute tester killed Wright a test jump Rora feet in an Effort to develop a now Safe j limping technique for Allied fliers forced to bail out thigh sunday Cost the of of it Mel Burne chief of tie medical safety of the office of flying boy tons Chute failed to he had been a faculty member at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University of Chicago and Northwestern University in civilian nabbed for threat letter to president Philadelphia Nicholas a dish Washer and citizen of pleaded guilty on arraignment before commissioner Norman Griffin a charge of making threats against the life of the Tsoucalas admitted writing a let Ter to the White House in which he said he would Burn the Constitution and Bury the president Federal agents said Tsoi galas was angry because he spent six months in prison while awaiting which was not carried out because of War rail reduction for vets discharged ser vice men returning Home will be allowed reduced Railroad fares of one and a Quarter cents per starting september the of american railroads and your qut japanese soldiered up on the Crest of a shouted Down at Rines catch Mer the and then a dozen v
