Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Mam of toe of left there h 4s a j do Beracy the i j states so december 1944 him of Tiff Liaty nerica4 a Crackpot Hini a second nerf us world mad the plate Glass seven liquor then a into k years eve is trying to decide Between two one says All at 9 of sunday t Thev permits same to to 3 on new years new York the War is of a served by cutting Down Sale of liquors on licensed premises at 4 instead of the prewar All Steht eve Dixie just off times has veddy a con federate Flag for display on traditionally Southern decided a cocktail Fame they cant decide on the my in soil necks version of the to Miff of the will be titled ill Marr Votour Library Gracie Allens column is syndicated with the boast it will have absolutely no inside information whatsoever and no out Side for that mat remember grades flight into which she called be Hind the before yet under the vast above the world is in tears and tomorrow is of Salva Dor Dali int the least disturbed by people not knowing what hid Den his surrealist was Hes doing another which he says is More Dutton is so hit by the paper rationing that its turned Royal Date Over publication rights of the world of Washington to and is similarly stymied with foes Winter uniform one of our Carrier limped in this week with photo of Princess of whose Date with Kaporis of we told you about last rather a Nice what ins Selling strange it cant print any More Tii after the first of the year so is issuing gift certificates to catch Christmas recipients to get first Call on publishers say there not complaining because those armed services editions get the material and will put out 40 a month in instead of this Means next year produce 65 million of those Little books com cared with the 42 million sort a 494 titles have been puffed out Cigar ets and Lack of pm a Heady conversation Phillips writes that earner Twitchell his Little boy smoking Cigar ets the other Day and was in Roll about he took them away from even the half smoked and spanked him for not sharing them in the first some restau rants offer guests one cig Aret each after a sprightly pm asked a few gals of celebrated ton gues How they were faring in the opined Dorothy Parker in smoking what i can get strange fruit or whatever there i Haven found it impossible but i live in a hotel arid easier if things get i most certainly will not try a Gertrude Piesens pop said Shes chewing in trying to get her one of those Bier turkish ropes with water in the bowl but were having trouble with the Dorothy Thompson in just Smoliner Lousy Ive even smoked the shortage is a very bad thing for my health because i have to smoke worse i go around snatch Nec Cit Zarets from the months of my Vounce girl acquaintances and Pav ing look what happened to me that was the Dorothy Thompson speaking radio Academy Radi Otele vision arts and sciences set up to award annual oscars a la the Lloyd rumoured set for a radio but the catch seems to be that its for a cig Aret firm so guess his main Job will be to sell de Wynns driven up the idea of Happy Island and his program is now simply and songs by Evelyn enl Crit and Jerry wave lil Mes first american broadcast in five years was an interview with her conscience in before left she had recorded a few to Sav to her now both free self then she Santa a net Wmk Cor do one of her rare Broad casts while us oink in son of introduced by Frel Waring the Lvi no marines for if corns Iwuh and and cum chum by to hands Miira now an overseas of the Ike radio names is with lost one male Call we miss male Call and the wol1 even More than you do it Means we have to dig up More copy to fill this but you May find our originals in your Christmas things having been that chaotic postal boys these but who comp Lanng about anyway certainly not us sister this k Chili Wlliams and youd think she would her rating at putting her in the first stage Uso now celebrating its third anniversary As the largest entertainment organization in the there Are now 173 theatrical made up of 837 per playing overseas in thing from vaudeville to straight overseas audiences in three years have totalled Over 85 scandals getting under Way in the style of the grand Grignol shows of prewar Michael Todd is producing this melange of mystery and musical sketches with comma Nies drawn from his current mexican Lla ride and Catherine was curtain every Mil Nischt except sunday in West Phila Delphia notices for seven Lively Laurence stalling1 s the streets Are guarded closes after 23 with Max Well he what Price glory in in a bad Camp the Camp Lee Post made a Survey of the cig Aret situation among soldiers and re ported some said they were smok ing More because of worry Over the cig Aret reopen 3eabee corps the Navy has announced that Seabee recruiting has been reopened after a years men Between the Ages of 17 and 50 May again enlist in the navys Seabee construction As authorized special Low Ca balanced rations to help was journal says that dietary habits acquired in training period May persist and cause undesirable in other i Jane is getting fat and Uncle Sams Tak ing a special table of Ideal weights for women of 21 and Over has appeared giving different figures for medium and Large for a five feet two with a Small Frame should weigh 111 to 119 with a medium Frame she should weigh 118 to 126 and with a Large Frame should tip at 125 to in the 175pound class a girl is perfectly Safe so Long As Shes six feet Tali and has a Large put Down that butter Barker gets 60 Bucks on Manville Doghouse new Rochelle three pairs of Chrome plated garbage cans sold for and a set of toy elec tric trains went for As Tom my household furnish Ings were placed on the auction even one of his three dilapidated Doghouse was bid in for commenting on the the auctioneer said its terrific these people seem to want any thing Tommy Ever Waves want of Tention Washington Mildred direction of the says that civilian girls Are unfair to her service girls and suggests that civilian men be encouraged to arrange parties for service women the Way parties Are promoted for Mcafee asserts that the civilian inveterate party givers for Seldom extend their patriotism to include the at some parties wave officers have been refused admit Tance after Blanket invitations had been issued to include All offi Merrill gets Chi Post new Frank whose famed marauders helped break Jap strength in North was named Deputy commander in the under Gen Daniel radio told to Stow morale boosters Chicago most morale Broad casts just rub Salt in overseas servicemen feelings says band Leader Artie just medically discharged from the Navy after a years service in the you know the people who Are Road casting gush Are Beds without planes coming Shaw As tar Asim con 1 just wanted to be let alone and i think most of the men Felt the same the less talk the added lie thought the Best kind of morale broadcast was one in which Only records weft played because they alone Shaw entered the Navy two years ago As an apprentice sea Man on a he was promoted to chief Petty officer after organizing the 20piece band which was the first entertainment on Guadalcanal after its