The Light
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Record 2714/5355
Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission
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Collection USS Marblehead (several) Collection
Date May 6, 1939
Abstract The newspaper of the USS Marblehead.
Dated May 6, 1939, Shanghai, China.

The Cover has a drawing of a Sailor looking out of a porthole

Page 1) This page contains an article about the differences between the old time sailors and the modern ones.

Page 2) This page contains The Masthead, (a newspaper term for info on the publisher, editors etc.) and contains a List of training courses finished this week and two paragraphs local activities and a look back at a year previous.

Page 3) This page contains a poem about a sailor who improved by being transfered to the Marby (USS Marblehead)

Page 4) This page contains trivia about the battle of Mobile Bay some jokes.
Home Location FV Box 18X13 Charlie Shelf#4
Object ID 2004-027-0203
Object Name Newspaper
People Moran, T., Capt. (USN)
O'Brien, F.K., CDR (USN)
Search Terms USS Marblehead
Shanghai, China
Title The Light
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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013