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Record 2725/5355
Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission
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Collection USS Marblehead (several) Collection
Date December 16, 1939
Abstract The newspaper of the USS Marblehead.
Dated December 16, 1939, Shanghai, China

The Cover is on green paper and has a drawing of three sailors going on leave

The back of the cover has a cartoon by Owen a sailor sitting at a desk calling the bridge to ask the Quartermaster a question about a word for a crossword puzzle.

Page 1)This page contains The Masthead, (a newspaper term for info on the publisher, editors etc.) It also contains a note that Lt. Blessman reported aboard, Lt (jg) K. B. Smith and Lt (jg) I.L Powell got orders last week and Lt R.O. Strange and Ens A. Groves are still waiting for theirs. Another request for more articles for the paper., A note that subscribing to this paper will cure or prevent a large list of bad things happening to you., A note that enlisted men can apply for the Naval Academy and the 100 highest scores on the preliminary Exam will receive appointments.

Page 2) This page has "Life on the Lower Yangtze" an article about shipboard life on the river.

Page 3) This page continues "Life on the Lower Yangtze" for a half page and an article about keeping ship movements secret and a Did You Know about how the Amazon River got its name.

Page 4) This page contains a poem about her son by the mother of one of the crew. The rest of the page has the ship's gossip.
Home Location FV Box 18X13 Charlie Shelf#4
Object ID 2004-027-0214
Object Name Newspaper
People Moran, T., Capt. (USN)
O'Brien, F.K., CDR (USN)
Groves, A. Ens (USN)
Cook, L.R.
Owen, J.E.
Blessman, LT (USN)
Smith, K.B., LT (jg) (USN)
Powell, I.L., LT (jg) (USN)
Strange, R. O., LT (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