Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1944, Cairo, Egypt Middle East october stari Atid ii felted and pub lured weekly by service for amid in like Middle mailing Addie Stan am cof twente patted by army 92 and entered it matter at the Post office at under acl of printed by Paul it 42 october id44 v publications Gene editor Richard associate editor Arthur photographer and Dean news and picture sources United army Public relation signal Bri Riih Public rela and Soldier correspondents in the fourth term depends on big turnout at say experts with the 1944 presidential elec Tion More than two weeks the latest Gallup poll shows that Roosevelt is leading Dewey by a margin of 51 per Dewey gathered a slight increase in sup port during Hie Western tour but the Only change in the electoral count is in where her six electoral previously accredited to the Are now this is the first time that ame rican voters have elected a War time president since the civil and political arc predict ing that the election result will depend directly on the size of the total so than Ever be reflecting this the new York times said if people president Roosevelt will be reelected if the figure is Only the election will be a tossup if it Falls to the election of Dewey will be in approximately persons the Soldier vote a big question Mart in the elec Tion year has been the Soldier vote and first reports on it have encouraged those who hoped for a big an a Survey Dis closed last week that an estimated servicemen have applied for Absentee ballots and predicted that Soldier ballots will be although some states do not count ballots 18 states reported of ballots had been four new now Jersey and Ohio have received Over marked ballots but of the several million servicemen in the United War correspondent Richard Tobin reported that Only about half had the Home front a for the civilian traction figures have Calvin assistant chairman of the Cio political Coin Mittee which supports Roosevelt and has campaigned ardently to get out the estimated last week that approximately americans will vote on he based his prediction on re ports of increased registration in the Industrial centers of the nation those centers upon which the democrats lean heavily for sup in Michigan Wayne county which contains Detroit registrations broke All previous previously accredited to was interpreted As return ing to the doubtful column Ai deluge of Las minute registrations in Chicago and Cook combined with a slackening off in Tho Protop downstate top 1940 Levels registration in Indianapolis and area topped 1940 figures every major City in Ohio also exceeded its 1940 disregarding the probable heavy Soldier vote in Phi Ladelphia was the Only City to miss its 1910 six Industrial comi ties of new Jersey reported registrations up by new York City will need a Soldier vote of More than to Berniol its 1910 West coast cities will have additional eligible voters this particularly los Angeles which has added nearly persons to its population in the lit four Vod not Reiris been in says vets burdened by too much advice liw York calling for in creased Independence for Dischar ged Norman surgeon general of Theann has declared that returning War veterans Are Able to make their Way into civilian life and thai too Many agencies Are trying Tell these Fellows Liat to these men Arent Akini for Charity or a hied dont want anybody Messing in their go grins from the states Weiss Kineer butted a fun army flier who re Cert by returned to a Bangui was asked to describe the out standing incident of his army without Mcever brushed aside such elementary matters As bombings and dogfights and settled upon the time he saw an Arab in French Morocco munching happily on a Sandwich which consisted of two k ration his delightful repast was spread with a tube of american shaving dear Soldier when school teachers urged their juvenile Char Ges to write overseas ten year old Joan Herald picked Joseph a former Yonkers Resi Young Joan was a dismayed by the fact that her would be Cor respondent was a lieutenant Gene ral and commander of the Ameri can forces in that was two years the Gen eral crashed through with a plea Sant explaining that he was sorry for the and just As Joan had bad been very bolts from the Blue weekly Roundup of items from Camp newspapers Here there May not sound counterpart Orte year like very much until you break it Down into the news Survey group for the a dissemination of important and timely topics which is what Alfred Vasko thought up for a piece in Wiwi 19 under the weighty title a Brief treatise on morale of overseas wed like t0 suggest the a soft Doitt report As required Reading for anyone who presumes to say what overseas troops do and do not weve not space to list Vas Kos morale lifters but can safely say we argue with weve argued with Many a master sergeant in our we do his two other sub Divi not because we agree with them but because its Nice to pass the world these three he Labes doubtful morale Uso too Many Are stereotyped movies too Many class c movies Are on the Loose in these parts camouflaged spam we All know what it is any these six he Calls be no mail for weeks and weeks rumours and even news items that proclaim very desirable things which never seem to bad news from Home about which we can do nothing the married men out Here for 18 months who All want to see their wives transfers in which friends of Long standing Are separated not being paid on men fresh from Yan Kee land Are bothered by some of the items noted prank Sinatra is the current heartthrob of women Back Sammy Wilson received Aletter from his Best girl Martha who said she was simply wild about Norb Oneil sewed on his new stripes which arrived from Heeney resented spam meat teams in the mess Hall still Noy Latendresse and sunnier became Pap Anzinger showed Stewart the posts Victory the major made a crack wheres the Fried Chicken utilities was Busy constructing a wire Fence around today news is tomorrows history column Sand blast is arrival of a couple girls and Welcome with goes cheering the of red Cross them a rousing one comforts of Home Washington latest Tiou to the myriad of equipment 100 pounds in All carried by a parachutist is u folding Cook the army does not believe will to this extra item As it Only weighs 17 ounces and will be Handy in brewing Coffee and beating so there Aberdeen Polo inc Consi during Rifle inspection 40 men were needed for Spe Cial the co asked a i if he Hod cleaned his Rifle replied that the that the sergeants list and if one or two seem off the beam to argue with him about we disagree with his attack on the after if Hollywood insists on making class c movies Well have to take those along with the graders the fact of the matter is that Many of the a graders turn out to be Hogwash and the c Type some times is far More weve looked at the lists of movies on View in Middle East Camps and the ads of those being shown in the states and can say in All honesty that our Middle East shows Are a notch or two above what Yow find in the average movie House Back typical of the a1 graders that get a from most Gas is the Bronte a woman picture if Ever there was yet its one of Warners Moat ambitious for the though the Camp Huckstep opening of Friday the 13th was advertised As a world that flick was on View in who dats territory two weeks what sort of world premiere is any Hoo the gals Are Myrta Marie she hails from More Home towns youve Ever heard Tell Milwaukee and Buffalo arid Margaret be hails from and likes to Point out she was born in Asbury funny As Sand blast Points is the quirk in red Cross bookings which throw this and Marge team tis Aid they Are As Good a As that which did so Well for years and years on the radio and for All we still thou Hattier the i sure real Chip off the old Block when Young Oscar Hayes left for College this lie was accompanied by his in Mont hold fur this was nothing her having died when she was two months she went right when Uncle Sam she went through in Lueion his arms my was u nearby family was Downif station in boarded we Iii i i army it la c 11 n w of a Ilu cd from of i buy More War Bonds 39 ships in Philadelphia coast delivered ships during regional director of the Coin Mission re r join to pears to and the from natives one a to Siple of papers weve of a new kind of Camp d Palau kit is the latest up with it a the i Ghandi show drawn entirely about the tin Supply squadrons diet tar known the Wor who the has supervised the Rel ire and it sounds swell to some of Jar sketch tits Are tic and the Bush Hoy and the Barber i toadies want then theres in boy who says of a the head and the font of a Fow together in a p the inhale Deer and Lom Exerv Hiiri on african take a Fin if a tie Thorn 1 v a n 1 headache will Ulin dats reviewer said n ecu anything like it before and it sounds As though Hes Zero beat has evolved a Chil Ling idea for a remember those Little boxes that papers Mack Home run one Hundred years ago today in the Bugle or five years ago in the with Macmillan As guest Zero beat has a these american troop Are aired in egyptian on the Lon wave dial meters or go pcs mondays und on meters or ih8 tuesday through Sun dans shortwave band at or 37vs5 Cairo october 20 Melody hands let Hiwatig spotlight no october 21 i10pk and of music Alec october 22 my 1 n s 1kb whats what in the if Psi Nal album from october 23 pm boo Audi its hard to t music Josef Iroff Nian clip to to Iyre dancing october 25 Showtime Vinah Short Elia link october 24 Brown with october 26 Cucaj Ali i
