Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1943, Oran, Oran Page 2the stars and stripes y a a it a �qa3 i Wev Wawy Yakymi a a 1 the stars and stripes Onn mii7 newspaper of the d. S. Armed poses published mondays through fridays inclusive for troops in the Oran area. The stars and stripes Oran Dally is edited and published by and for the personnel of the u. 8. Armed forces. It is printed by a Echo do Oran a or hotel de Ville Oran. Editorial and circulation office a Rue hotel de Ville. Telephone it. Quiam h. Lister 23071. Circulation dept., a sgt. Glen Hedges 23071. Editorial Deal 25057. Acknowledgement is made of the cartoons comic strips feature stories and general editorial service supplied by tank the army weekly and of news by the office of War information and special services division War dept. Entered As second class matter at the Post office at View York n. I under act of March 3. 1870 contents passed by the u. S. Army Jensen hot mailable to the u. S. By . The roving reporter by Ernie Pyle hither and. Yon vol. 1, no. 78 August 19, s9�k publication officer Catoosa officer in charge. Staff it. Col. Egbert White it William h. Lister sgt. Herbert Mitgang editorial staff a sgt. Barry Watson sgt. Robert Mcintyre sgt James Harrigan Cpl Dob Flesher. _ a tig the invasion of Sicily wed often of a the any to each other we wish we were Staja a to new York to Tad out their name from their work on with the u. 6. Navy in the he came into the Navy a year ago. Mediterranean a it is an old he a had so much experience axiom that the closer you Are to taking Down news dispatches that the front in wartime the less you he has a Good news sense. He took know about what is going on. Dur As much Pride in the Little paper How we were doing. During the first two Days we in our sector had no word at All from As i did and got so head sort out the stories and slug them for me by subject before waking me at 3 am. Then while i assembled and rewrote the stuff head bring us cups of Coffee and Type out the mall Call seeing stabs dear editor in your Issue of August 16, we read where several Well known Golden Bule dear editor it i would like to make a few comments on the letter that was written in. To the stars and stripes the two american sections on our stencils for the mimeograph right even though we were within it. Was always after Daylight sight and sound of their gunfire when we finished and id Stop on we knew nothing of How they were the Bridge and talk a Little while faring. With the men on the Early morning we aboard ship were better off watch. Here off Sicily ast every to William than the nerve to get up we did our. Work in a big steel walled room with about 30 other radio operators taking Down code messages by typewriter so it did seem sort of like a newspaper office. Throughout the invasion period we missed getting out our paper on radio and movie stars ate coming to Oran shortly. This is Well and Good for the mba boys but for by w. O. Thomas f. Munro. Units who arc located some 50 his theory for the treatment of ?sh0�sjain�d War prisoners under the conditions Spanish Are i uni ted to 10%, it is almost. _ _. Impossible for them to attend these of the Gowen Ruie undoubtedly a up l. Performances. He has not been to the front nor a a Cutigni. ,. The purpose of this letter is to find out Why those of us who Are not fortunate enough to be Able to see the stars in person cannot at least have the pleasure of seeing some up to Date movies. We have been in Africa Over nine months and have seen nothing but Grade a lab it it i pictures Quot a pictures that we have seen have been so old that most of us have seen them Back in the states. Lets get a on the balls and Start a Campaign for better and up to Date movies Over Here. A Good picture does no to take up any More space on a boat than a poor one. Is sgt. S. Grupposo a pfc. Feed Miller a pvt. Elmer Sclan hearing stars dear editor How about having All the stage and screen stars broadcast from has he Brothers that will never re turn from tote War. A a Villa Belot Jing Tarich French a. Man who used it during the sum in fact after a year of War with Mer when he could swim in the the Axis it has been compulsory then peaceful Mediterranean. Revise the Golden Rule. It is a a a a Quot to no longer a do unto others As you the very few Grade would have them do unto you,11 but is now a do unto others As they do unto you and do it Damn Quick before they have a Chance to do it again. If or. Munro will remember More of his sunday school Days is no a has Pix then i think a few knee should be a written to Hitler and explain to ing and wont be Able to see them in person this will at least give them a Chance to hear them. Waiting for a reply please. A pfc. Raymond he will recall that no prisoners we a to in hot r v re los were taken in the Bible Day wars. To have the inside sack the Defeated armies were com i a is. It Petely demolished on the Field of cd n brought stones Bathe and i feel sure that the from 8lcl�?Ty too. There was one tide we de few about an enemy tank attack a a i a re Fen it Iury a wounded officer and a Soldier who Tot anymore than it did to the refused to leave Bible wars. A if anyone thinks that this War will be won by the Golden Rule that particular Hill. Cpl. Dan Ped grew is the guiding hand. Keep your eyes open for them. A that mural at the Allied club is the work of Cpl. Oscar Hughes of Pittsburg Texas. Jumbo Boom is the name of the monthly mimeographed news Sheet of a local to sob 5 a us get. Some a Covert be a Dio a Yand staff Are doing a Fine Job. Many of the and see it and ditto for Quot Seal nos a published even know about the bombing or a a see.�. Weekly by a naval sea Bee unit. Re be until nearly a we it lit. Commander George Rezac wed. On the ship what news we editor Frank Kocarek and staff did get came mostly from the bbl Are the boys responsible for this let Mon the German Rad o. Funnyman a1 Schacht now Berlin Ardour Little daily about town goes most of the newspaper assembled Ironi the double talk experts one better world wide Short wave broadcasts the waiter in a local restaurant we pm cog a up do a Der my us Only one Day that was the mom we Notay a wuss ?0 of new is tos a a our wings getting up at or another cud bad for morale so he did All he 3 am every Day and not getting could to give the ship s Crew the news. He asked me to edit the daily mimeographed paper and he took one radio operator off regular watch and just gave him this was formerly a very swell his own time to sit and Sample the various air channels for news the operators name was Frank Donahue radioman second class of 139-49 87th ave., Jamaica l. 1. He started in As a child with the commercial Cable company has been a radio operator for 18 years Teil you stories if you want to heart and is still a Young team he was program is a girl who purports to them. All kinds of stories like working for press wireless when continued on pane 4 the Ohe about the paratrooper who left a Goat in the nurses latrine or about m is Kalchek who is a very pretty Young lady known As a the blonde Bombshell of Ward eight and Tell you that the air corps �1 was asking for another cup of Coffee. Just to make it harder a1 throws in a Little French and now its part of a general Hospital and is filled with yanks who have come Back from Sicily. any sleep at All in the daytime almost got me Down before it was Over. But there was considerable satisfaction in feeling you were not entirely useless aboard ship. Such a privilege would doubtless seem fantastic to a German Soldier but we listened every night throughout our invasion to the Berlin broadcasts and to the special propaganda program directed at american troops in Africa. The master of ceremonies of this inane Ira air it or re i i in i --i-n-�?��?1 Quot Oran Datebook american red Cross lutheran Vesper service with holy the Side of this officer even when the americans were forced to withdraw. The soldiers name is Manuel a. Solo arc Empire club offers a How it ramp. Information Booth roof , a ung Library writing room snack oar music room with instruments. Location 16 Rue Alsace Lorraine open Calls from 10 a. M. To 9 45 p. M. Program Ping Pong Badminton chess and checker tournaments every monday evening in the game room a lev i to at 7. Sign up now pkg contacting the Ana for eight hours although program director. Him that it is naughty for him Tofu a a a Spanish lessons for beginners in the. Of a Fri of t fill fwd officer shielding him from Boom every monday and thurs Light i feel sure that we could the St finer and a he Law that or Cut a then go Back to our Homes and have peace forever. A pvt c. Davis the strafing and shelling that was Clay from 7 to 8 p. M. Advanced class Day Goirn on All the time. The Man a a on tuesday and Friday at the Sains who told us this Story ought to urn Pup tent poets French lessons for beginners every wednesday and saturday from 7 to 8 pm. Advanced classes say axe Days. Detail Aten shun Here is the u. 8. Army gee it must be swell to live and act like a Soldier though you know you re doomed Here i am on foreign soil working and sweating hard in be been a year in mis outfit and its Only the National guard. Our colonels a politician Hie major and Captain too they Tell us we Are the army but Damn if they Only knew. We move to a new position police it up and then we pull a Quick March order and police up once again. We polished Londonderry from Sha Tellow to Culmore and we will probably be rubbing when we hit the u. 6. Shore. Its announced a colonel s inspection the Camp is full of brass the Captain and All the non v i pins Are primping before the Glass. The results of this will be showing when the officers Are All at play the fussy primping non coms will be drawing higher pay. A pfc. Walter g Shelton Africa you Africa mysterious Home of the arable. Mysterious i think its Tarr Ablel Africa exotic Home of Famel exotic with me eating spam Africa alluring Home of the Gnu. Alluring a pee Yew Africa intriguing Home of Giraffe. Intriguing done to make me Laff. Africa breathtaking Home of the Sphinx. Breathtaking i think it sting. A Cal s. Rossman the Arab Cannon Ball Over Hein Africa we finally pitched our Cairn after weeks of sailing and Many Miles of tramp. At the whistles scream. A caboose and engine and ten cars does she haul. Over Here in Africa its the Arab Cannon Ball. With their wagons drawn by Burros and carts they pushed by band they showed signs of travel covered with dirt and Sand they squatted in the Mountain beside the Mountain Wall and stared in open wonder at the Arab Cannon Ball. Communion chaplain Schleede. French methodist Church 2 Rue Chasseur at 1600 hours sunday. August 15, 1943. Assembly of Bre therann saturday 6 p. M. Prayer meeting sunday at 10 am. Divine service 5 30 pm evangelistic service wednesday a 6 pm. Bible study. Location Rue i Mungar no. 22, Oran. Methodist Church sunday services in French and English at 10 15 a. M. Evangelical meeting at a p. M. Communion service first Sun of each month. Pastor. M. Bar det at Home to callers every most wed., and Friday from 10 a. M. To 11 30 a. M. Location 2 blvd. Dea Chasseur so. Episcopal communion service held every thursday at 8 15 p. M. In the. Chaplains office at Ecol Pasteur. Catholic masses Dally in Fearen of the holy spirit place do la Bastille. Across from grand hotel at 0600, 0700, 073&Quot 0800 and 0830 hours except 0730, 0600 and 0830 hours. Daily Maales also in fee Cathedral place Jeanne a arc at 0600, 0045. 0730 and 0800 hours jewish 1900 Era a synagogue. Dally blvd. Joffre and Rue English speaking officers Beach the 2603 specie ,. _ _ a 1 service detachment will show to his Way up from the Beach about a Rary Art classes French and Spanish Tion pictures every saturday evening know because he was the officer. If you re still around Here Soldier lets hear from you. The officer who said his name Wasny to important wants to get in touch with you. Dancing ditto american red Cross Empire club dances for enlisted men Only held eve it lion., tuee., Friday and saturday from 6 30 p. M. To 9 30 p. M St Lychee la a Morlier on Rue Iii Cigar opposite Bank of Algiers. For further information Contact club dance director. Navy might a every wednesday evening the outdoor dancing facilities sgt. Carman Pilla a Parachute of new York is a very Lucky boy. He is one of the few men who lived to Tell about it when his Chute we pitched Down to the failed to open. The sky was so along the Mountain Wall fun of Otler parachutists that. Flu m and running by our campsite Ella grabbed one of his buddies m a the o. S my was the Arab Cannon bail. A a a Down a a a he Hung on a or a unto Utley were 30 feet off the serv1cemen.s _ a. Bhe comes rolling Down the Moun ground and then let go. Capt. Aupart. Open to a men of Tain Niam Ira to was another Man a lived my from noon to 10 p. A. Heads up full of steam who landed in Sicily. He made faculties include Ping Pong mgt and the arabs gaze in wonder Block and ran right into the House of his Grandfather. The Captain took time out from the War Long enough for a Brief reunion. And then there was the one about the colonel who jumped into a latrine thinking it was a Fox Hole. Attention editors sgt. W. Childers pvt of Connor it. Leland Letart and sgt. Mccauley there is a Ward officer and a group of nurses and War men who Hope that you sex patients who did such a grand Job of editing classes current events lecture and at Bingo. Arc officers us a contains snack bar. Game room Reading room Library writing room lounge cola see Tere. A location Comer of blvd. Clemenceau and Rue us of Lorraine Jpn d Illy from it a. M to 10 p. M. The office Beach Aln Al Turck at 2130 Home. A new film shown Evary Fiat urday. This saturday. August 21�? wrecking Crew starring Jean Parker Chester Morris Richard Arlen. Also a vaudeville Day Short. Arc Casino theater now open foreign language classes held in our for All servicemen. Three showings leg american films dally�?2, 3 45 and 7.00 pm m. Location one Block past Allied Cruh on blvd. Gallien Balcony reserved for off Loera. Club from ? to 8 30 pad. German every Mon. And Fri. French every tues., thurs., Sun Spanish wed. And sat arc sued club a offers snack the word bulletin a the seeing Eye a when we be sailed out of the bar to by letting them know bar to breast the Ocean swell Well gaze our last on Africa and wave a fond Farewell. Well hear her whistle blowing in the distance Shell look Small and All Well have is memories of the Arab Cannon Ball. Cyril j. Gallavan where you Are and what you re All miss you and your paper. Hollywood a Flea the Row on Row of cubby tidies we prisoner Call our Home the Black Pray Walls that pen us in of Stone shed a bitter tear for the latest Hollywood casualty. It seems that artificial fog formerly made from chinese imported gun uban urn is no longer obtainable. Hollywood technicians Are madly Rushing about looking for a substitute so that when the next Pic Diack Gruy Walls that pen us in Ture needing a fog scene is ready outside towns of Stone to got Eton wifi be tii Erett. By Day now a fog mortgage is something mat sailing of est pay you can to i take us your Nind about to think Over re amp Tufi we plodding on our Way f daily do our daily task and think each sorry thought. We Tell them to our inner heart and hug them to our breast Regent theater a after 6 p. M. Bar games Library lounge and read every evening except sunday english9pegkidg movies. Sons int arc for cur rent film. Location 52 Rue do a Aej arc Empire theater k located at 18 Rue Alsace Lorraine. A american enlistees and merchant seamen Are welcomed to Tbs showing and Hollywood production. Hours of showings Are As fallow 2, 4 and 8 p. M. Dally. For name of Plo Aure playing of neut the Empire club s bulletin Board. 3 entertain Crea Dally. Mogador Rio to Heaters til til we meet again Etown Dally at 6 30 p. M. Through August 22nd. Seamen s service american merchant seamen s club and restaurant a the United seamen s service inc., in cooperation with the War shipping administration operates a dub at 3 Rue ram ter for american seamen Only which offers sleeping faculties at 75 cents a night and Sells cigarettes. Open daily from 7 a. M. To in p. He my room to All members of the Oroee. A Caylor 0 blvd. 3pn Dally from 10 . To 10 p. M. Program from 10 a. M. To 10 p. M. Complete use of All club facilities. Brack bar always open from 10 . To s p. Ma1son de Colon officers club open to american office and nurse member Only daily from 2 p. M. To 10 30 p. M. Snack bar open from 3 p. In. To 10 p. M. Liquor bar open from 5 p. M. To 10 p. M. Municipal theatre a the Man who came to Din Nero a starting tonight at 8 pm and. Playing through saturday August 21. The army Navy theatrical Groupe of Oran in conjunction with the american red Groet will present the play that laugh bound open to a servicemen. Churches services in ranch at the protest self Tell us Are the Best so pity us insole this pen be easy with your Stem for you and we were just alike the Day that we were bom. A sgt. David h. Funka. Broadway. Liberate consideration to realize fully what the possible effects May be. A a without going off ted _ _ _ _ deep end this column wishes that at Temple every sunday morning at the restaurant located at 80 Rue Al the fog shortage were in Lidit to a a. M. With comm Union service first each Lowraine serves Complete meals and dream the dreams our better the attention of certain supposedly Lunday of each month location Rue Day to for american seamen Only who seem a cd nature _ aft Golle Riei gallery Cotuno sow exhibiting works of to Best French painters Camolin Derain Dufy Friea Mangun Puy Van Dongen. Vlaminck and Utrilla location i blvd. Ollie no. A a Clear headed people who seem 0outtii� a pm Yrra we so that Thuv a my ls1 0830 Are. A Hoh Cozen Ramos Chap a w4 sol w mrs of Sanceau. To lend some of theirs to Holly Christian Scicze Frei red. And Sun Wood where it really does no to mat Leo reformed Church ter. To Mullish Rue Pukace Lorraine and a Cpl. Bob wj�i8hk� boo de 1. Mlotok
