Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Lend lease tops 28 billion Mark Washington m his huh lend lease report to president Roosevelt asserted that the program should be extended tin til both Germany and j Are we should not permit any weakening of this system of combined War Supply to delay final Victory a single Day or to Cost unnecessarily the life of one american said the the president revealed that ame rican lend lease to the allies to tals through june he said that although reverse lend lease to the has totalled Only three billion our Geo graphical position makes it Neces sary for us to contribute More than our allies who Are giving preponderance in lives and the destruction of he out that robot bombs have destroyed or damaged an average of 700 houses every hour in England while Russia has lost soldiers captured or 40 Bucks offered for Best yuletide greeting design thaddia a know its Only 114 More shopping Days before Christmas and before you can say Well All be mailing brass Samovar and other Bazaar bar gains to the folks Back so history repeats As last special service again announces with Gleo that it has a Nice new Crisp 10 Pound note tucked away for the i Joe or Jane who makes with the Pencil and brings Forth the Best original v mail Christmas greeting forty Bucks and All you have to do is shoot in the drawings before addressing them to the commanding head Apo at Tention special service remember to conform the draw Ings to the regular 7jby 7 re Gular email Blanks with drawings done in dark dark dark Pencil or like thorns no Halter on the number of entries from one Nerson but you must to an american or an american civilian working in drawings will be judged and Tho Winner picked by a special Board of enlisted and As lost the email Christmas greeting cards will be distributed Bakh Sheresh to All personnel in the Middle september 1944 stars and Middle East at music Forari several us anime groups will take part in the annual Eisteddfod being held at music for this pocket sized edition of the traditional Welsh song and recitation festival will Start at 5 and continue through the evening with an hours dinner group instrumentalists and readers will com Pete before a Board of judges As they do in the famed original fes in existence since the 12th other music for All features for the week include a recording of the Bach b minor mass at 7 Oclock sunday a talk by Joseph Daniels on the trial of War criminals at 9 tuesday two Moi be fore the raid and the biter bit wednesday at 9 and on tues Day a Complete recording of Pucci Nis la charges rape new York Ralph was held in Hail in Queens court on charges of raping a 50yearold woman and robbing her of 301 planes for Jerry Ace London the germans claim that Ernest fighter Squadron Wing bagged 11 planes in a single Day last week on the russian thus bringing in his total score to 301 Allied Huckstep Chapel is scene of first wac i Wedd in a impressive ceremony at Camp hucksters Post the first Middle East wedding took place As Ota lilith became the Bride of Leland Ben the single ring ceremony was performed by James Post attending the Bride was Sally Lebo wire right As maid of Honor and the grooms Best Man was his commanding harold1 Davenport the Bride was Given away in marriage by her immediate Charles prior to the Mary Juneau Sang Promise the was born in As a Continental musical comedy came to new York to Star in a musical written especially for a native of was a Telephone lineman before the right smiles do not belie the fact there just when Leland and Ola Cut the bridal wedding cake during the wedding reception in a Cairo the cake was a gift from the officers cadre of the wac detachment the reception planned and Given by wac friends and Cis from the grooms a signal service the wedding and reception were strictly Satin Frothy Orange picture hats or wedding Bells rang just As happily for this couple who met Over an Ash tray in the service club Only two Days after the was arrived in the Middle East and became Man and wife in overseas army Camp thousands of Miles from Rice and old but its now the Bride and Groom give Forth with glorious smiles As they depart for their fou Day Honeymon at famous Mena House in the Shadow of the then its Back to army routine for this signal corps sergeant and his pretty wac Benton is a Middle East vet a staff photos by bouquet for Tita from springboks it was indeed a great treat to Sec this is the said Frank command ing general of South african after attending their ving Herlin show at the Royal opera in a letter to Ben Jamin theron said South africans Are grate Ful to you and the army authorities for having made it possible for us to enjoy the de rightful fun of this first Hiss entertainment by the i do heartily congratulate Irving Berlin and his grand like every show that the army it is done whether it is the entertainment of the or an other kind of show to push the Hun out of to is tremendously great guns Berry had hot pants Utah i burned my britches behind me was the Way actor Wallace Berry sadly told tuesday of a fire which Des troyed his trailer and everything it the trailer caught fire while Berry was Enro Ute to Hollywood from heres the Story of the new Middle East Patch adjutant Gen eral of is revealed As the designer of the new shoulder Patch being worn by soldiers of the Middle East the entire says is set in a moorish representative of this part of the the White Star stands for the Star of the army service for the first gleam of Hope in a world red with blood and representing the Middle East at the time when forces arrived at the lowest ebb of the the Blue Waves below the Field Are for the Blue Waters of the seas surrounding the adoption of the Patch follows at least a years efforts to find a suit Able Emblem for the far Flung com according to the con test for a Middle East design among men and officers of the command produced a great variety of none of How Ever striking for certain locales of the were clearly representative of All its finally one was but turned Down by the we on the grounds that it did not follow the proper traditions of re Calls the then washing ton suggested three possible a none of which struck the us anime chieftains As suitably at wild i decided to see what i could do with red and Blue succeeded in designing the Patch the we ultimately and quickly adopt i had thought about it a Good but the actual work took Only ten so when in umpteen Little Joe asks what that Natch stands for on daddy veterans you can Tell him what the idea is behind Goering reported under arrest Stockholm Reich marshal Herman Goering was reported under House arrest in Germany tues Day by the Stockholm correspondent of time Magazine speaking Over the Blue Hitler became enraged at Goe ring As an aftermath of the at tempt on the nazi chiefs it was and ordered his Goering relatives in Sweden said they had no information of the 2 nazis Allied leaders Confer with Pope Rome prime minister Chur chill conferred with Pope Pius Xii for 48 minutes last week at the along with sir Francis British minister to the holy see Myron president Roose belts personal and Taylor were received wednesday by the Pope in a a followed immediately after Ward by Clement Bri Tish prime who talked with the Pope for Germany fishing for peace terms Washington Germany has indicated a desire to put out feel ers for negotiated peace but Allied conditions remain unconditional of state Cordell Hull said Hull agreed that the radio speech of Kurt Dittmar tuesday night indicated a peace feeler ten Dency in the Reich and revealed further that the state is giving consideration to the possibility that Hitler and his underlings might attempt to seek Refuge in a Neutral country As Germany cracks Ditt Inars gloomy broadcast Eaid Germany would fight to the end in Hope of getting better terms than unconditional