Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1945, Cairo, Egypt J 9 r Flamingo club spreads wings at Funberg this base has finally opened an enlisted mens j All credit is due Weatherman John of los who wanted to know Why Post such As this one with no neighbouring communities to visit evenings have More than the Small Day the Field got along with since its for wanting to know for him to take a note in the base suggestion Box and the following Day he was ordered to report to the that a swell the is reported to have because of prices suggestion in six weeks the club was constructed and opened up in time to celebrate the Christmas Beer and soft drinks were on House to everyone Christmas eve and Christmas the occasion of the Flamingo clubs grand the name of the club was decided upon by the Sugges Tion and it has been pointed january twelfth sortie was the happiest out that Sherman Billingsley night spot is named after a Bird the Stork opening night local Talent provided a Jive with Sammie of Glen literally raising the roof with his rendition of pennies from local cafe society is still guff awing Over Sammie soft shoe the like of which was never seen before because Sammie is built just like the legendary five by opening of the Flamingo was such a Success that base officers who were also present As guests have already Laid plans for an officers some quarters Are already suggesting that the Tenta Tive club be dubbed the Stork we Are inform will he Welcome at both Esta Robert Bartlett of flight Engineer on an Italy bated has had exactly 11 sorties Over the this week he and his Crew headed out on their Good old rest leave in exotic Cairo and for Bob it was the Best of them All because it brought about a reunion with his Edith Bartlett a familiar figure on the Cairo Campus of whom he haunt seen for two our photographer caught the pair at the red Cross snack bar Over cups of steaming at the time Bob was thing his Sis How his outfit won Hie presidential citation for a raid on husband is a member of the coast signal corps photo by sparing use of email clips wings of air mail tinder with Luxor Winter Seacott Well Book and Alex bit icy for dips in the special service Nas announced a enticing inno vation in weekend holi Days for army personnel in this and tomorrow a Southern bound at transport will initiate the first of the Luxor for an indefinite period the Luxor plane will take off from Payne Field at 8 Oclock saturday morning and make the return trip at 1630 hours on Sun giving weekenders almost two Days to spend in the chief and most celebrated tourist Center requests for including indication of the accommodations must submitted to your special service officer not later than noon on thursday for the following but if youre anxious to see the Valley of the the colossi of Mem King juts final resting place and the myriad of other amazing ruins of Egypt ancient youd better the dehydrated missive born of this War and loved like spam by most has been shun Ned lately by both civilian and this is not for Nei ther you nor the in the first an increasing volume of air mails and frees is resulting in the clogging of out lets some of the mail formerly seeded to the states by air must necessarily go by in the second erstwhile available at space must be used for carrying valuable and needed cargoes to the the mail allocation for the Middle fast theater has been decreased and the overflow either must wait or so by this naturally results in erratic mail email is the unequivocal As Robert mor and at this particularly serious phase of every Inch of Avail Able space is needed in the planes shuttling Back and Forth across the it is suggested for you and your correspondents advantage that you Sprinkle your correspondence with write several which will go Home speedily and regularly for one lengthy free or air the emails will normally take about ten whereas the other types in the near re Vert Back to the mail service of the old Days in the Middle East when a Mont hold letter was considered fresh Auto kills Pat Orr former manager of the Saratoga race track and an authority on horse near Here til itt t 7 1 ill 1 Rifi postal officer Points was killed the history of month when struck by an in and month shows that it goes with far greater regularity than air or free aside from it Lightens the Load of at Riviera hotels for Battle weary yanks including some of the worlds most have been requisitioned Here avoid at Nice As part of an unprecedented program to provide rest and recreation for your 45pound Luggage combat weary american soldiers now battling the germans on the wintry Western a the first which will go into effect As soon As the military situation will provide accommodations in this former play usaf1me through when von arrive upon arrival at motor Pray idea into town where a ovations Are available at the Winter Luxor or Savoy prices Are fair enough and include three meals the Winter Palace is a Good Toet and most but ing to our the Winter Palace has lifts that inviting terraces and a Beautiful View of the tfc6 Price is daily for both or if you therell the Luxor hotel of which the daily rate is for officers arid 84 plasters for enlisted the least expensive of lists 96 plasters daily for but for enlisted Termine gis will pay 76 plasters and theres an additional 10 for waca As for the a Good guide is time saving and it is your entire party will stick together and procure a recommended Dragoman for the two the daily fee will about 60 piastres each youll doa lot of walking so be sure to carry comfortable shoes in ground of the wealthy and aristocracy for relays of is Jolo enlisted men and the final timed for the end of the european gis and officers will be handled in each mile hop for Pup Little Brown Puppy with an appealing Doggy look in his Eye and a Tail wag that wig Gles his entire Stern Section arrived at the Airport Here with some sort of hitchhiking Browny was in route As a delayed Christmas present for two year old Marilyn Diana Schwartz of Jersey and he covered on a trip from Syd much of his travel of remaining a military 11 also have to rite cant Tell you what to do you we about that senators Tunnel in Cairo senators James Tunnel of Delaware and Harold Burton of a subcommittee of senates Mead committee which investigates National have arrived in Cairo for inspections and the senators Are now conduct ing an investigation of the disposal of surplus property and install and Trie cooperation among the various military and civilian agencies in the handling of such they will visit persian Gulf area on a similar Mission before returning to Howland Howard Dies Miami Howland Max Well paper Mill executive and race horse is new a paves Way for hiking 2nd looses Many a us anime private and second lieutenant to whom pro motion was just a Flicker of Hope due to the Lack of t has avow been upped one Grade by the Grace of a the announced to commanding officers throughout the Middle East Autho Rizes the promotion of privates to first and second lieutenants to first lieutenant Al though a table of organization or allotment vacancy for the Grade does not the regulation stresses that it is not to be used for the automatic promotion of All Pri Vates and second ii applies Only to those who possess specific qualifications and Are denied a higher rating because of the nonexistent pertaining to enlisted men and one of the following requirements must be fulfilled before a private can get a sleeve decoration one year of satisfactory ser overseas service no period of time a footnote to 2 stipulates that any pm who enlisted at an overseas station cannot be included unless he has served or is serving at an overseas station other than the one where he although the paragraphs concerning second lieutenants including army Are contained in another the statements Are mostly similar to those for pm except for the time St Pula requirements for second lieutenants eligibility to a Silver bar Are eighteen months service in twelve months overseas ser enlisted Man and officers Desir ing further information regarding these promotions should consult their commanding 15 missing in hotel fire Ohio two persons were killed and 15 Are missing in a fire which gutted Milner Caus ing damages estimated at the fire raged unchecked for four i Stork slips in Snow Harry Cleveland rests in mikes Hospital after her tenant at born in the Snow As the Mother slipped before the Hospital statuary in the the we to the delivery room and Teri Ann was left in the Snow until passing Moto rur Taw press
