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Record 1127/1708
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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.
The Light -Topic: People and Organizations -This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission
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USS Marblehead 5-6-1939

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Last modified on: January 05, 2009