Record 1135/1708 |
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Description
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| The newspaper of the USS Marblehead. Dated November 25, 1939, Cavite, P. I. The Cover has a drawing of a cook sitting on a deck cleat, cursing and a turkey with several broken knives and hatchets on the deck. Page 1)This page contains The Masthead, (a newspaper term for info on the publisher, editors etc.) It also contains the Thanksgiving Story and a menu for Thanksgiving dinner. Page 2) This page notes the arrival of Lt. (jg) T. A. Hilgor for duty and a description of the his travels to get to the ship. A short paragraph of goodby to shipmate Machinist Robbins (a warrant officer), the ship's previous week's schedule written in misspelled words, and the Asiatic Fleet Athletic Bulletin No. 15-39 of 30 October 1939. Page 3) This page has a poem "Troth of Ages" by V.C.D, A suggestion that the crew could start a band, the results of the softball semi-finals and the results of the finals with the Third Division ending as champs of the Marblehead. Page 4) This page contains the gossip column "Personalities in the News, and a reminder to send Christmas cards to the US soon as the last steamer leaves Manila on November 29th. Page 5) A cartoon and paragraph about a "New" innovation of a Shadow Lamp which has a lens painted black and will project a shadow so anyone can sleep in the sun without danger of sunburn, by Owen. |
The Light
-Topic: People and Organizations
-This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission
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| USS Marblehead 11-25-1939 |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.