Oran Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1943, Oran, Oran Pogo 2 the stars and stripes december 1943 the stars and stripes daily by Ami for the armed published i monday through fridays for troops in the Oran and Casablanca editorial 5 Rue hotel de Ville Telephone circulation and subscription 6 Rue hotel de Ville Telephone the stars and stripes daily has been established by the stars and stripes of the North african theater of the Headquarters of which is at 12 Boulevard acknowledgement is made of the comic feature and general editorial service supplied by the army the Western newspaper the Camp newspaper and of news by uie office of War informatics n and army news entered As second class matter at the Post office at new under act of March 1879 contents passed by the army censors not mailable to the by individuals the roving reporter Oran notebook by Ernie Pyle 1 170 december 1913 staff publication Nat Ousa editor business manager officer in managing editor Egbert White Robert Neville Robert Christenson William Lister Harry Watson frontline in Italy had been my intention to work Back into War by doing maybe a couple of weeks of columns about How things were in and what the italian women looked and if Capri was As pretty As the but i Dort know what Hap something i haunt been in Naples two hours before t Felt i stand and by next evening there i was american red Cross the following clubs offer snack Reading writing mis Cellaneous indoor motion Pic Tures and live All Are open daily to of the armed Empire club 16 Rue Alsa Celor Raine open from 10 am to s officers club Clemen and Alsa Elorraine open 10 to 10 arc snack bar 4 Rue am Noro open daily to american service men from 10 am to 8 snack lick its on Sale at movies Empire Rue Christmas services Christmas eve lutheran service and communion e pm methodist Church protestant communion pm dance Empire club Catholic mass pm so pure club episcopal communion pm officers arc club the wac glee club Ard the cemetery c a Pel choir will Render the following schedule of Christmas carols 7 to 8 pm around enter of town Robert Jim Harry Ray Rue Georges Casablanca Telephone Beacon in the mud sleeping movies today at movies g to 9 pm local station Hospital snap Awakening on saturday at and 4 pm at lighting of tree in front of Yang about town some Awakening throughout the night with the old familiar crash and Roll and Thunder of the big guns in my reluctant it was the artillery for me this i went with an out fit i had known in England a grand place de la Christmas Day army Christmas Candy and toys we rent the Only items distributed for chaplain Patrick these past few Davs was often seen carrying bags of flour on his Labouring Ufler a heavy Box of canned driving about town with a jeep and trailer and loading and unloading he was As much a real Santa Glaus As will Ever be seen in North though food was distributed if it were not for the efforts of the it might have been a Bare if the soldiers had dug into their pockets to giy3 up part of their personal Candy if Many of them haunt donated packages which they received from if the soldiers haunt opened their big the children be quite As Happy As they Are Twentyfive separate organizations were visited for the list of organizations included old folks Homes and Homes for the about children were reached Over the past few Days and those kids were made As Happy As they probably Ever will the patronage of an orphan was one of the places where childrens parties were the headline feature of the festivities at this particular orphanage began with singing and the children raising their High voices in perfect unison and a Seroup of soldiers Sang silent night to bring the preliminaries to a chaplain in a solemn announced that Santa Glaus was due to come through a the children became quiet and stared wild eyed at the wonderful window through which a Miracle was supposed to hundreds of Small voices shrieked in through the window was Santa Glaus in his traditional White red suit and Bagful of spirit ran riot for awhile at the party As the children did everything but mob poor after santas arrival toys and Candy were passed out and the children were so Happy that if they got another shot of Christmas cheer they would have at the conclusion of the the Mother Superior said to chaplain we didst expect Santa Claus to visit this patronage this but he paid us his usual this time in the Guise of american the children will All Pray on Christmas Day for the Sale return of All their american who have been so Good to stage show Christmas cheer at and 8 pm today Ana Mogador 10 Rue we will go with Mio special in revive protestant service at 6 to am Empire club Coli see 8 Rue d unfinished with Greer Gar son and Robert daily through special 6 pm show year ago last made up largely of boys from Caro eng for unas and Eastern Casino 81va Gall Lenl some of you May remember the 3howings t Ameri can films 2 for latest him Call 21678 Allied nation Servic am Alhambra theater columns from that guns this regiment shoots 155 How they Are terrifically big guns and so they make a the gun weight six and the Shell itself is so big its All the ammunition Carrier can do to be one up to the the regiment has All new guns i cant Tell you How far prof Stant service am lbs command special Xmas shows Dally morning movies for nil children a Corr Anirl by n r at and a 60minute showing of Donald Peter Rabbit and other Shakespear Ean clubs Colon off Ickles Maison do but As the Carolina club open to american officers and boys Sav its awful fur nurses members Only daily from 10 Guys no cd Wius am to 10 snack bar open from this regime Rel is commanded a noon to 10 liquor tar open by a fun natured a textile Plant from 6 pm to 10 officers bar who fought All Oer shop open daily from 10 am in through the last War and has Al j ready spent nearly a year in the american merchant 3e4 front lines in this he is mens club 3 Rue As Southern As mag and sleeping facilities available to and loves Beiring he onic t Calls every Soldier around him by protestant communion am american cemetery Chapel protestant service am 5th base Ost office Catholic mass 11 am arc Empire club 4 to american cemetery Chapel memorial service a memorial service for nurses burled in the american military Tery Christmas Day at a group of local nurses will form at cemetery Entrance and March to the Chapel where a Short service will be followed by the placing of a Wreath on the All military personnel Are invited to attend a woman tent right his first he lives in with his executive now its pitched on a and they have to put big rocks under the lower cot legs id make it Entrance on Joen daily to All Allied Ironi am to s offers wide of snack lunches and mixed downstairs reserved for enlisted churches Navy Christmas following clubs Are operate for enlisted personnel of the they Wash in a gasoline Navy and wac they Are open go Cut into the Bushes for their Dally from am to 8 Beer sold and slog a Quarter of a mile through deep mud for their no club irom pm chaplains 4 Clemensau and living proof that a mid pm daily located in the floods on saturday at 5 pm and at die aged Man of the right Frame Beer sold excl am on sunday in the arc Empire of mind can take it at the Gay floor Toni Neil 1 Catholic really in holy spirit place de la Bastille at and daily masses in the place Jeanne Darc at and Albo in Oran civil Hospital at am and sunday masses at am in Hospital in officers clinic at confession in Hospital Chapel on sat urday afternoon from 4 to 6 sat urday from 7 to 8 also heard in barrels had been placed at All the Navy Camps and for several weeks the waterline of toys and Candy Rose gradually until it reached the overflowing Point in time for the there were Santa stage glee choruses and Christmas there was the feeling among the children that these american who were playing Santa Glaus to were the greatest Guys in the impetus was Given this big Navy project by a series of posters which were sent Down from Algiers by commander White and which were displayed at All Camps and stations lets make this a real said the and n real Navy Christmas it carrying the Brunt of the Christmas projects was senior chaplain for the Oran naval Ensign John Sullivan contributed greatly toward the Success of this program in his capacity As naval recreation the Climax of the entire Navy Christmas program is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon when Over 700 children will arrive by jeep and Wagon to join the sailors at the Gigantic party arc Christmas information received from Taylor Field supervisor Lor this part of North reveals that the has been for its greatest project was the distribution of Christmas gift boxes to All the patients in the beyond the arc went out to which Are isolated to bring some Christmas cheer there soldiers because of their Distant would not have been Able to come to town to join the Many christinas programs and to take part in the Many received gift boxes the boys in those isolated units have had in and glorious Tor the children have been staged at the Empire club and at the officers club on Clemenceau where the prize Giveaway items were the Many dolls which arc workers and nurses pitched in voluntarily to stuff v dress and paint parties have been staged at other arc and they have All added up to a grand others As though there want a unit in town or in the Field that contribute something towards making the children Happy while ois were playing Santa Glaus in their the wac Here was playing Santa Claus by entertaining 85 orphans in a Large party held yesterday morning at the Barracks Many late contributions of Candy have come in for the Christmas fund for the children christinas in this area receives official participate ton when Christ Castree lights Are turned on tonight at place hostile in front of grand hotel at carols will be Sung by ois and us its been a swell All you and All other american personnel should rightly feel proud for giving the local children a Christmas which will always be treasured by you will be leaving these Hills and you feel assured that you have left behind the greatest Monument to american the gesture of the act of the Symbol of the True spirit of peace on Good will towards All the members of the staff Lou the children of North Africa in thanking you for your kindness and in wishing you the greatest merry Christmas youve Ever had and As a Little orphan said to a i Santa yesterday god bless Joel Cpl Harry Shershow when i came puffing up the Muddy Hillside late one after noon Between the col Onel was sitting in a folding can Vas chair in the door of his Reading a roommates when i got within about 50 Yards he looked let out a and just president Roosevelt called out Well ill be damned if it aint my old Friend Ernie gosh mighty am i glad to see you this Calls for a whereupon he reached under the cot and brought out a Square bottle of White italian All full of sugar Christmas Trees in Side and very thick and Sweet which shows what a southerner can come to who been without mint juleps for a the colonels ten mate is Ansel who used to be principal of the High school in and now Calls Clinton he sat on i sat on the the colonel sat in and for two hours they pumped me about and told me about Over and Over colonel said you Are Welcome you dont know How wonderful it is to have somebody new to talk Ansel and i have been Boring each other to death for today we Tell each other were to do Tomor then tomorrow we Tell each other were doing next Day we Tell each other we did that what weve been driven to for gun Crews after supper and a couple of hours with these i told them i wanted to go live with one of their gun they said All but since it was there might not be much they said if they did get orders to shoot during the they switch the firing to whatever Battery i was so i went Down and introduced myself to one gun warned them i was probably go ing to cause them extra work and continued 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