Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1943, Oran, Oran Page 2the stars and stripes Frida december 24, 1943 the stars and stripes % daily newspaper by and for the . Armed Forres published monday through fridays inclusive for troops in the Dran and Casablanca areas. Editorial department 5 Rue hotel de Ville Telephone 25957. Circulation and subscription department 6 Rue hotel de Ville Telephone 23971. The stars and stripes daily has been established by the stars and stripes of the North african theater of operations the Headquarters of which is at 12 Boulevard Daudin Algiers. 2 wife roving reporter Oran Datebook american red Cross acknowledgement is made of the cartoons comic strips feature stories and general editorial service supplied by yank the army weekly the Western newspaper Union the Camp newspaper service and of news by the office of War informant n and army news service. Entered As second class matter at the Post office at new York n. Y., under act of March 3, 1879 contents passed by the u. S. Army censors not to the u. S. By individuals to Ernie Ryle vol. 1 no. 178 Friday december 24, 1913 publication officer Nat Ousa editor business manager officer in charge it managing editor sgt Robert s. Staff 14. Col. Egbert White capt. Robert Neville capt. Robert j. Christenson it. William h. Lister i sgt. Harry Watson Mcintyre. Sgt. Harrigan Cpl. Harry Shershow sgt. Ray Reynolds Rue Georges Mercle Casablanca Telephone Beacon 62. Yank about Woven frontline in Italy a it had been my intention to work Back into a gradually by doing maybe a couple of weeks of columns about How things were in Spain and what the italian women looked like and if Capri was. As pret Tyas the song. But i dont know what happened. Something happened. I Hadnot been in Naples two hours before t Felt i stand it and by next evening there i was a up in the mud again sleeping on some Straw Awakening throughout the night with the old familiar crash and Roll and Thunder of the big guns in my the following clubs offer snack bars libraries Reading writing rooms miscellaneous indoor sports motion Pic Tures and live entertainment. All Are open daily to servicemen of the a s. Armed forces. Christmas services Christmas eve lutheran Vervlee and communion e pm methodist Church Empire club 16 Rue Alsace Lorraine open from 10 am to b pm. Protestant communion 11 30 pm dance room Empire club officers club blvd. Clemenceau and Alsace Lorraine open u am to w pm. Catholic mass 11 �0 pm theater 3m Pire club arc snack Par 4 Rue am Pere. Open daily to american servicemen from 10 am to 8 pm. Snack tickets on Sale at bar. Episcopal communion ii Jug pm officers arc club movies the wac glee club and the cemetery c a Pel choir will Render the following schedule of Christmas carols Empire Rue Alsace Lorraine. Movies today at 12, 4 30 pm. Movies on saturday at 12, and 4 pm. Stage show a a Christmas cheer Quot at 2 30 and 8 pm today and tomorrow. 1 to i pm around Center of town 8 to 9 pm local station Hospital 9 30 pm at lighting of tree in front of grand hotel place de la Bastille. Reluctant ears. It was the. Artillery for this time Mogador 10 Rue we will go with no Christmas Bay me x went with an out play through dec. 24. Special a a a How at 6 pm. Fit i half known in England a year ago last fail made up largely of boys from too. Caro army Christmas. A Candy and toys were a t the Only items distributed for Christmas Linas and Eastern Tennessee. Chaplain Patrick Fay these past few dais was often seen carrying some of you May remember the bags of flour on his shoulder Labouring under a heavy Box of canned columns from that time goods driving about town with a jeep and trailer and loading and big guns unloading items. He was As much a real Santa Claus As will Ever regiment shoots 155 How be seen in North Africa. It Zers. They Are terrifically big though food was distributed liberally if it were not for the guns Anco lordy so they make a efforts of the soldiers it might have been a Bare Christmas. If the the gun weight six tons soldiers Hadnot dug into their pockets to Giro up part of their personal an cps the Shell itself is so big its Candy ration if Many of them Hadnot donated packages which they Raj ammunition Carrier can received from Home if the soldiers Hadnot opened their big hearts 00 to a log on up the gun pit. The children be quite As Happy As they Are today. Tie regiment has All new guns Twenty five separate organizations were visited for Christmas. Now j can get Teu you h0w far the list of organizations included orphanages hospitals Charclies. Ey41 Sheet but As the Carolina Cousee 8 Rue do a Tillerie. Quot unfinished business Quot with. Greet Gar son land Robert Montgomery Dally through dec. Aft. Special 6 pm showing for servicemen protestant service 10 am Empire club Allied nation serve 10 30 am Alhambra theater Casino. Blvd. Gallium to Rui Lavoisier. Three showings d american dims daily. 2 pm. 3 46 pm. I pm. For latest film Call 21678 pr�f8tant service 10 45 am lbs he. Command special Xmas shows Dally morning movies for All children a end Roanie by a u. R sen in it Quot Quot fun at 10 30 and 11 30 am. A 60-minute showing of Popeye. Donald Duck Peter Rabbit and other shakespearean dramatists. Protestant communion 11 30 am american cemetery Chapel protestant service 9 3c am 5th base v Ost office clubs Catholic mass 11 am arc Empire club 4 pm american cemetery Chapel boys say its a a awful this regiment is commanded by a fun natured of textile Plant executive who fought All through the last War and has already spent no arly a year in the front lines in this one. He is dispensaries old folks Homes and Homes for the Blind. About 5,000 children were reached Over the past few Days and those kids were made As Happy As they probably Ever will be. The patronage of St. Louis an orphan Asylum was one of the places where children a parties were the headline feature of the Day festivities it this particular orphanage began with singing and prayer the children raising their High voices in perfect unison and Harmony. A group of soldiers Sang Quot silent night Quot to bring the a uth it in As Mac preliminaries to a close. Then chaplain Fay in a solemn voice 1 announced that Santa Claus was due to come through a window. No Ksn a the children became quiet and stared wild eyed at the wonderful Calls every Soldier around him by window through which a Miracle was supposed to come. Suddenly name hundreds of Small voices shrieked in glee coming through the lives in a two Man tent window was Santa Claus in his traditional White Beard red suit and his executive officer. Right Bagful of toys. Spirit ran riot for awhile at the party As the 110w has pitched on a Hillside children did everything but mob poor Santa. They have to put big rocks after Santa a arrival toys and Candy were passed out and the under the lower cot legs 13 children were so Happy that if they got another shot of Christmas make it level cheer they would have exploded. At the conclusion of the party the Mother Superior said to go Cut into the Bushes for their chaplain Fay Quot we did no to expect Santa Claus to visit this patronage toilet and slog a Quarter of a this year. But he paid us his usual visit this time in the Guise of mile through deep mud for their american soldiers. The children will All Pray on Christmas Day meals. This colonel is 50 years for the Safe return of All their american Quot johnnies who have been old and living proof that a mid so Good. To them. Maison Ducolon officers club open to american officers and memorial service nurses members Only daily from 10 am to 10 pm. Snack bar open from u noon to 10 pm. Liquor bar open from 6 pm to 10 pm. Officers bar Oer shop open Dally from 10 am u j pm. American merchant seamen a club 3 Rue Ramler. Meat and sleeping facilities available to american merchant seamen Only. Foyer fran co Alli Ina Bab Cor. Blvd. Clemenceau Ano Gallieni. Entrance on Gallt enl Juen a memorial service for nurses buried in the american military cemetery will be held at the cemetery Christmas Day at 10 36 am. A group of local nurses will form at cemetery Entrance and March to the Chape where a Short service will be conducted followed by the placing of a Wreath of the Graves. All military personnel Are invited to attend daily to All Allied servicemen a Ron am to 8 pm. Offers wide Vamp rim of churches they Wash in a gasoline tin snack lunches and mixed drinks downstairs reserved for enlisted men officers upstairs. The following clubs Are operate for enlisted personnel of the army. Navy and wac Only. They Are open daily from 11 am to 8 pm. Beer sold exsiulvely., Joe a joint around Corner Iron hotel Continental Navy Christmas. / dle aged Man of the right Frame of mind can take it at the front. When i came puffing up the barrels had been placed at All the Navy Camps and for several Muddy Hillside late one after weeks the water line of toys and Candy Rose gradually until it reached the overflowing Point in time for the parties. There were cakes ice Cream toys Santa clauses food carols noon Between showers the colonel was sitting in a folding Canvas chair in the door of his tent no club open from 1 00 pm u 8 00 pm daily. Located 1n the floods dub. Blvd. Gailien. Beer sold exclusively. Gay floor show. F alas place next to Barelio Bank building Waldorf bar on Rue do Arwi two blocks below Rialto and Regent Heaters. Catholic masses daily in holy spirit Church. Place de la Bastille at 6 00, 7 00. 7 30. 8 00 and 8 30 am. Dally masses in the Cathedral place Jeanne d arc at 6 00. 6 46. 7 90 and 8 00 am. Albo in Oran civil Hospital at 6 46 am and 7 15 pm. Sunday masses at 9 00 am in Hospital Chupet a officers clinic at 11 16 am. Confession in Hospital Chapel on saturday afternoon from 4 to 6 pm. Saturday from 7 to 8 pm. Also heard in chaplains office. 4 blvd. Cute Mesesan on saturday at 5 pm and at 10 30 am on sunday in the arc Empire club. Christian science every wed. Sun. At 7 30 pm in reformed Church Rue Alsace Lorraine and Rue Pierre future. Stage presentations glee clubs choruses and Christmas Trees. There Reading a Magazine. Roommates when i got within about 60 Yards he looked up let out a yell and just like president Roosevelt called out Quot Well ill was the feeling among the children that these american sailors whote were playing Santa Claus to them were the greatest Guys in the world. I impetus was Given this big Navy project by a series of which were sent Down from Algiers by commander White and which a a a we were displayed at All Camps and stations Quot lets make this a Christmas said the posters nand a real Navy Christmas it was. Damned if it ainu to my old carrying the Brunt of the Christmas projects was it. T. E. Friend Ernie Pyle. Gosh mighty Kerwin senior Catholic chaplain for the Oran naval area. Ensign am t Giad to see Vou Ansel John l. Sullivan contributed greatly toward the Success of this this Calls for a program in his capacity As naval recreation officer. The Climax whereupon he reached under of the entire Navy Christmas program is scheduled for tomorrow the cot and brought out a Square afternoon when Over 700 children will arrive by truck. Jeep and a tote of we tour is Wagon to join the sailors at the Gigantic party Arrew. Fuu of sugar Christmas Trees in arc Christmas. �-5� information received from or. Taylor m. Simpson Field supervisor southerner can come to who a for this part of North Africa reveals that the arc too has been been without mint juleps for a Busy for Christmas. Year. _ its greatest project was the distribution of christinas gift to All the patients in the hospitals. Beyond that the arc went �?T4 out to units which Are isolated to bring some Christmas cheer there also. Soldiers who because of their Distant location would school in Abbeville s. Cd a and not have been Able to come to town to join the Many Christmas now Calls Clinton heme. He sat programs and to take part in the Many parties received gift boxes on his cot i sat on the other also. The boys in those isolated units would t have had anything the colonel sat in his. Chair and in town grand and glorious parties for the children have been for two hours they pumped me staged at the Empire club and at the officers club on blvd. About America and told me Clemenceau where the prise give away items were the Many dolls about Italy which. Officers arc workers and nurses. Pitched in voluntarily to Over and Over the. Colonel said a Tuff dress and paint up. Parties have been staged at other arc a boy it of Are a. Welcome sight chips and they have All added up to a grand time. You done to know How wonderful i to to have somebody new of i talk to. Ansel and i have been a e. S. Program episcopal communion Sun. At 8 16 am. Thurs. At 7 45 pm. Held in chaplain s office at 45 Rue a Pace Lorraine. 652 so 469 meters lutheran services with communion sunday 4 00 pm. Methodist Church Ora Toire Arrew and Chasseur. Friday december 24 jewish Dally synagogue at 1900. O term blvd Joffre and Hue Magenta. Also t.0vell�.foldi�?~news of to. It 6 30 pm. On Sun. To u 00 am in. Empire club. Seventh Day adventists services at 9 am sat 11 Bis Ell see Recua Oran Rue Balzac Moet Ganem. 11 0o�?african swing session 11 30�?great music 11 45�?01 Jive 12 06�?personal album 12 15�?bing Crosby 12 30�?news 12 45�?port in. Glee club 1 15�?ted Steele a Nova Tonee 130�?hi neighbor a the colonels tent mate is Lieut. Col. Ansel Godfrey who used to be principal of the High other faiths Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints. Sun. 1 45�?chariie�barnet it Lena Horne service at 9 30 am in Empire dub. 2 s2�?hftu cemetery Chapel Amer. Mii itary cemetery protestant a Ervyl 3 30�?souxl-off a a 3 45�?croaby and Andrew starter 8tnr Sun 4 4 00�?melody matinee. 5 00�?major Bowes museums 330�?mau Call / 6 .00�?sgt-. Harrigan a sportscast private museum�?6 blvd. Dundus. Others. If mba bbl news i 7 13�?fred Waring 7 90�?a Christmas Carol 8 .00�?ches Oran 930-7-bums and Allen 10 00�?news summary 10 5�?Christmas eve Ball 11 my sign off it inc collect Lon of sculpture paintings some archaeology and you veners of the War of 1870. Blvd Paul Doumbi mc8bum a paintings sculpture Archeo j7, a a Matura history and collection. Near i blvd Sebastopol. Open monday hours 2 90 to 3 90 pm. It seems As though there was t a unit in town or in the Field by ring each other to death for that Jed no to something towards making the children Happy months. Today Ytell each i saturday december 23 sight mag i while gigs were playing Santa Claus in their Camps the wac Osiier what we re to do Tomor i contingent Here was playing mrs. Santa Claus by entertaining 86 a. Then tomorrow we Tell each orphans in a Large party held yesterday morning at the Barracks other w1 doing. It next Day. Many late contributions of Candy have come in for the Christmas we each other we did it. Fund for the Chi Drai. Christmas in Tito area receives official that s what we ver been driven Partid Natation when Christmas tree lights Are turned on tonight at to for place Bastille in front of grand hotel at 8 $0. Carols will be Sung in Crews by gigs and Waco a. After supper and a couple of us a a hours with these friends i told Well its been a Ewell Christmas. All Jroud soldiers sailors be of my Quot to a Iwa bees and All other american personnel should rightly feel proud a Iri .11 Steht it it 2 �2l the Khoona a Christmas which flu always be ?2tolng a j treasured by them. Someday you will be leaving these Hills and much shoot tag they do 11 vhf Ofiu aft pm of Ningui Tkal a am Kay a a a a owl a i Wiig a icy Sun u we present a special program for this Chrls Mae Day a full stocking of shows to bring you Holiday greetings and Good cheer. When you do feel assured that you have left behind the greatest they did get Ordera to shoot Monument to american influence the gesture of peace the act of Dillni the dirt it we ule members of the Stair 1o�o the children of North Africa Quot so i went Down and into in thanking you for your kindness and in wishing you the greatest diced myself to one ran Crew merry Christmas you be Ever had and As a Little orphan said warned them i we Oto table to Tuaoi Santa Claus yesterday. Eto Ca them a re 55 a god bless you Joe a Cpl Harry she show a a merry Christmas to All a 11 00�?Christmas carols 11 90�?Christmas Chapel 12 boy Guy Lombardo 1230�?new 12 45�?hawaii galls 1 13�?bing Crosby 100�?concert Bah 300�?Bbc news 3 13�?Santa Claus rides again 3 45�?hudegarde 4 0o-Rchrjstmas in Gamp 500�?a Christmas Carol 000�?your Broadway and mine 6 30�?jubilee 700--Bbc news 7 13�?fted Waring 7 30�?a v Christmas package 800�?yank about town 8 30�?Santa Claus presents 1000�?news summary 10 05�?yuletide favourites 10 30�?sign-off arc Empire tour tour of Coran covers Sanu crus. Chapel of toe Virgin old Spanish Gate grand mosque Nasbah catacombs and chateau neuf. Parties must provide own transportation. For further details Call 8 or. Inquire at Empire clubs information desk. 8anta-Cruz fort arrange meets have been mad for sight see tog Tours tor pub this Bistort Folk no vial ton after Sundown. No Orans port Atlon provid Contact Apodala service Section for further inform mrr8-El-Blebir Forti same to Range cents As above Allied documentation Center blvd. Demeno aau two doom from officers club. Open Dally from 10 am to 12 30 pm a amp pm to v pm contains interesting exhibits on Allied War Effort including up to Date maps and latest photographs a rom All Battle fronts. Facilities of Well stocked lending Library available at Small Deposit charge. J
