Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Thursday August 2.1945 the stars and stripes Page v try telling this to Wile Quot maybe a three Way 8tretch would be the thing a ays a ban Dick Wesson to his brother Bene right As they Hunt a pair of Eart Reahle ladies undies in a mels York shop. A Scarcity of men s shorts has zeroed Botham males to Wear girls panties As  to cover the situation during the emergency. News from Home army urged to release mis Over age Yar Birds new York since the Navy s age and length of service discharge plan was issued a number of newspapers  up the plea of the army times Quot Why not let the average Yar Birds go Home Quot the Philadelphia inquirer latest to raise its voice editorialized Quot whether 4f or physically fit most of the average men Are held to work of the most uninteresting nature in army posts and Camps clerical jobs or instruction assignments which have by repetition lost All Appeal. A the More unfortunate Are too often confined to Petty tasks of Camp pot icon picking up cig Aret Butts and the like. The army should meet the Issue of the overage Yar Bird and do it now. The army Seldom has use for him As a fighting Man. He should be allowed to go Home and take his place in civilian  Johnnie sucked a Nickel Houston  11-year-old Bey has figured out a new scheme the beat the City aut of Small Changa said detective a. C. Be Mich Quot there was the Bey with his Mouth glued the a parking  explained the Beys Quot if yen tuck real hard the Nickels Home right up. Then you held them in the Slot with your Teeth until you get held of  Chicago production up Chicago contrary the most production areas Chicago s production will increase about 3 percent during the first Quarter of Itea in Detroit where the Auto Industry a is pushing heavy reconversion program War production already has dropped 46 percent by the end of the year it will be 76 percent below the previous year. E # another fish Story Tulsa  o. O. Flynn May not like what the City commissioners arc seeking up ter him. During his vacation the Eity has Aeq shred a he de Teeter and the commissioners propose Hie Honor be the first duet enter. The mayor it should be added hat been writing Book boasting of the Rize of his fish catches. A tee thy peek Turest Burn los in b e l est the District attorney s office get burned up at a lewd picture traffic in Southern California. Now the pictures Are burned up. After a trial at which 33 persons wore convicted and sentenced to 90 Days the three years the a get fire the i Moi photographs and mini feet of movie film Tome of which tied sound accompaniment a a vow protests wac policy on vet jobs i Washington aug. 1 ans it a the veterans of foreign wars complained today that the War manpower commission is giving non combatant veterans preference in civilian Job placements Over men who did the actual fighting. After analysing a wac guide for Job Counselor Omar b. Ketchum vow National legislative representative said in a statement that the commission had drawn an a unfair distinction Between service in line combat units As compared to technical service in behind the line  he cited an extract from the wac instructions. Quot the level of skill can be determined to some extent by ascertaining whether a Man has been attached to an Arm or a service. Training contrasted Quot if for example a Man has been doing communication work of an infantry company he can be assumed to be less proficient than a Man performing the same duties for a signal corps company for the former has probably been Given Only necessary rudiments of line construction switchboard work etc., As a sideline to his regular duties while the latter will probably be fully trained by the signal  Ketchum said that in his opinion the instructions should be withdrawn or revised. Quot neither rank duty new training can be the Rule by which a veterans ability is determined Quot he said Quot and the wac is derelict in its duty when it evades its responsibility to Aid the returning fighting men in finding a  Large Chicago hotel reopens Chicago aug. 1 ans a the Congress hotel today invited civilians to sign the Register for the first time in three years. The u 00-room Michigan Boulevard hotel stopping place of nine american presidents was reopened to the Public after six Yean of financial difficulties. In 1930 it was sold at Public auction for 1,335,000 dollars to satisfy a reconstruction finance corporation judgment Lye rec bought it in 1940 the hotel was leased to the Michigan Congress corporation operator of several other hotels Here with an option to buy at 2.075.000 dollars. In 1942 it became unit two of the army air forces technical training command but the army which had leased it abandoned it the following year. Since then it has been closed. It was purchased last year from the rec for 1,250,000 dollars by a Chicago Syndicate and was entirely refurnished redecorated and redesigned at a Cost of an additional 1.900.000 dollars. The hotel was built in 1893, Jackie Coogan to get discharge Indian Apo psf aug. I ans ill Jackie Coogan co Star with Charlie Chaplin in the silent movie Quot the kid Quot is in route to a separation Center at Santa Ana calif., to be released from army air corps the press relations office at Stout Field said today. Coogan has been stationed several months at George Field in Illinois As an inspector and served overseas making glider landings of �oj8. Engineers and British and Indian troops 160 Miles behind Jap lines in North Central Burma in March 1944. 6-month traffic toll�?11,160 Chicago aug. 1 ans a the National safety Council reported Here that 11,160 persons died in traffic accidents during the first six months of 1946�?one percent below the same period last year i but ten percent above 1943. Music on the Hoof and hem the Quot skirt pocket Quot radios for Tho postwar work Lola Doan of Evanston ii tunes her new a vice a marts Niy i Vivi ounces and takes in it slightly mors space than a Eig Aret Ossa Tho Portal is in Tho wire leading to tha earphone. Army demands on f00dfalun6 Washington aug. 1 Cap a the armed forces food requirements have passed their wartime Peak barring unfavourable developments in the Pacific War. Military purchases of food for the 13 months ending june 30, 1946, Are expected to drop at least eight percent below the same period of 1944-45. These figures assume the Pacific War will still be going on a year from now. Defeat of Japan in the meantime would further reduce the armed forces purchases. Army food officials explain the anticipated reduction in military buying reflects prospects that there will be fewer men in uniform by next june 30, a reduction in the number of civilians in liberated areas to be fed by the army and favourable Progress in filling Supply lines to Island bases and combat areas in the Pacific. Fickel gets air foot Denver aug. 1 ans a appointment of a. Gen. Jacob e. Fickel As commanding general of the army air forces Western technical training command with Headquarters in Denver was an British vote sea Senate Job Campan by Philip h. Bucknell stars and stripes us. Bureau new York aug. In Britain a adoption of a socialistic program has had repercussion in Washington. Sponsors of the full employment bin for instance have cited Law re a sweep in Britain As proof this country must guarantee employment to prevent serious social upheavals. Sen James b. Murray a Mantl told Senate basking currency committee t can see nothing but conflict and recrimination for capitalism in America Antes to provide a program which win Mure employment opportunities for ail americans who Are Able and willing to  sen. Robert f. Wagner d4lv. Saw no reason Why the uj8l should commit itself Quot to the same specific programs or to drastic change to which England is now  but he continued the country must commit itself to a full employment policy.  Lay plans a number of Liberal democratic senators seem to fee the president although so far keeping strictly to the a kure May shift to the right. A dozen of them met at a private luncheon and derided to promote a progressive social and even comte program. Measure that would be prompted include an increase in unemployment compensation expansion of social Security benefits and revision of the surplus property disposal Law. In addition the group probably will support the pending fall employment Mil minimum wage increases and Federal health Grants. Detroit rubber work resumed Detroit aug. 1�?production ill uj3. Rubber comp amp by plants hero has been resumed under army control. Workers reported Back to work after two planto and one warehouse were seized by the army on order of president Truman. The seizure ended a 16-Day tie up which the army air forces claimed had Quot hampered production of tire for military aircraft used in the offensive against  an army official said Quot the government operation will continue until such time a it is determined that a threat to production no longer  the Farmer take a wife mail order style Grantsburg  Arthur Bim Stengel who asked his congressman to help him find Quot a partner and a pal Quot has made his Way through 750 letters but has reached Only one positive conclusion there Are an awful lot of Nice  two made personal a did but found the once Kimely Farmer in a critical mood. One candidate from Tennessee was Quot two Small and thin Quot Bim Stengel complained. Quot she wanted to know if i would t get a Bath tub. I told her 1 have a Shower Here every time it  the father of a five year old boy still has several Hundred missives to Road. There Are offers from 47 states with new Mexico the holdout he has answered 12 Quot prime  a five Brothers to get medical discharges Columbus be a five suits for. And or George p. Carter All of whom were i combat have returned to the a for medical the tens entrusted la their Mother s care seven presidential cita Tiene a Branca Star a French Ett Auen 14 Kettle stare Twe Marina at Latiera three Cia Toat infantryman badges five Bead conduct ribbons and pre Pearl Harhar and theater service ribbons. The Brothers ares Kenneth Ftp James 25 Dan 31 Forrest it and Clem 33. All but Clem were wounded in combat. A la bring treated tor Shock. Hone of the Brothers saw each Ether until their return the the . Bounced today. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Albert l. Sneed who will take an undisclosed assignment. A cd Mon you know him or Odicho Marx showed up minus his painted Mustache for his wedding the Catherine gooey of Atlanta and in tie Sbet the beaming grouch9 Leeks like anything but the averting Esmerian he Playa on the screen. The wedding Leek Petee in Hollywood. Be e my the Bride s age was Given As 24