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The Light

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Record 1142/1708
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Catalog date 02/07/2007
Category 8: Communication Artifact
Classification U.S. Navy
Newspapers
Collection USS Marblehead (several) Collection
Date January 6, 1940
Abstract The newspaper of the USS Marblehead.
Dated January 27, 1940, Shanghai, China

The Cover is on green paper and has a drawing of a sailor and a girl dancing.

The back of the cover is a cartoon about two sailors dancing while two girls sit and watch.

Page 1)This page contains The Masthead, (a newspaper term for info on the publisher, editors etc.) It also that Lt (jg) K. B. Smith has been detached and Ens Groves ( the editor of this paper) was sent to Pensacola for flight training. The last item was the results of the basketball season with Marblehead tied for second place.

Page 2) This page contains a report of a farewell party, an item about the Ship Worm and another about Wisdom.

Page 3) This page contains essay titled "The One Fellow That Can Hurt You" which is yourself.

Page 4) This page is full of ship's gossip and two jokes.
Home Location FV Box 18X13 Charlie Shelf#4
Object ID 2004-027-0218
Object Name Newspaper
People Moran, T., Capt. (USN)
O'Brien, F.K., CDR (USN)
Stever, E. M. LT (jg) (USN)
Cook, L.R.
Owen, J.E.
Groves, A. Ens (USN)
Search Terms USS Marblehead
Shanghai, China
Sub-category Documentary Artifact
Subjects US Navy
Newspapers


Parties
Title The Light
Year Range from 1935
Year range to 1940
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Last modified on: January 05, 2009