Stars and Stripes Rome edition summary note
The Stars and Stripes Mediterranean edition lists staff roles and contact numbers for MTOUSA publications in Rome. It notes editorial assistance from United Nations News Service and Army News Service, with printing at Ti Messeggero in Rome. Volume and issue details are shown as Vol. 2, No. 54.
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U. S
United Nations News Service
Army News Service
Stars and Stripes
Ti Messeggero
Via del Tritone
Rome
Rain and War Weigh on Watched Field and Wounded
On a dusty landing strip in India a lone observer recalls monsoon storms and mud as C-47s carry wounded toward distant danger. He reflects on two soldiers two paths two kinds of victory and the quiet toll of service under a gray sky.
Guarding the Lonely Hill Poem by John H. Anderson
A short verse in which John H. Anderson describes guarding a lonely hill and wishing to sing aloud his favorite song to dispel the sorrow and fatigue of the day. The speaker seeks relief through music and rest.
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John H. Anderson
War era attitudes roll in from Rome and Somerville
Milton Bracker, New York Times correspondent in Rome, notes American soldiers mock foreign tongues while praising international cooperation. A Detroit reader recounts small kindnesses amid war. Somerville residents fear postwar plans and the uncertain future. Lieutenant NIETSCHARTER blasts GI focus on home needs over national progress.
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Milton Bracker
New York Times
Rome
Stop Cassin APOs Your Mail s Comin
Fifth Army postal officials report limited air transport and bad Atlantic weather delaying some first class mail to troops while Christmas packages receive priority. Maj. Carl H. Cundiff notes thirty thousand sacks of Christmas presents distributed in the first week of December with more on the way.
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5Th Army
Atlantic
Santa Claus
Carl H. Cundiff
Nevada
Cundiff
Robert L. Green
Lamire
Ohio
War Department
Apos
Army Postal Service
Longiny
Nazis Holdout Ports Delay French Rebuilding Efforts
Nazi pockets at Saint-Nazaire Lorient Nantes La Rochelle Dunkirk and Gironde mouth total 110000 to 136900 troops. French Consultative Assembly urges rapid elimination to speed rehabilitation as Allies note port recoveries ease shipping and curb German supply lines.
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Jeanne D'Arc
Atlantic Ocean
Reich
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Saint-Nazaire
Lorient
Nantes
la Rochelle
Dunkirk
Gironde
French Consultative Assembly
le Havre
Brest
Calais
Boulogne
Saint-Malo
Cherbourg
Antwerp
Seine River
Rouen
Gironte
Saint-Nazary
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Jence
Bordeaux
Spanish
6Th
Marseilles
Prodigy Neaman Stuns London in Concert Debut
A 21 year old East London substitute violinist filled in for a well known player last Sunday at a London concert. Critics hailed Yfred Neaman as a prodigy, praising his pure warm tone and earning comparisons to Jascha Heifetz. Max Rostal called him his best pupil and the audience rose after his performance of Boysen's Violin Concerto.
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London
Solipist
Poy
Yfred Neaman
P Tine
Neaman
Ap Max Rostal
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