The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume Four.s U. . c TEXAS, 1 APRILt9chor
Nrro-erTwety-Sx. . S S. EXA, 1APRI, 133.San Pedro Calif.WHAT'S WHAT
We eect to go to sea this Monday
f-r another week c gunnery practice.
At the present writ ng, our departure as
* er schedule appears somewhat pro-
lematical due to the repa r to our steer-
i g gear now in progress. Barring un-
forseen d fliculties in the job, however,
re should depart at 0990 Monday morn-
in g.
During the week we expect to fire Long
Range with the Broadside Battery, pro-
bably Friday. With another one of our
notable wrong guesses, we will guess that
the Texas will return to port about 1100
Saturday.
The forces in San Pedro harbor will
change slightly during the coming week
with the departure of the Marblehead and
Trenton for San Diego on 3 April. The
New York and Tennessee will remain at
the Navy Yard, Puget Sound; the Nitro
arrives here on 9 April from Mare Island;
and the Raleigh arrives here on 8 April
*rom San Diego and departs immediately
for the Panama Canal.
Numerous rumors have been floating
about the ship to the effect that we
will go to the Navy Yard at an early
date, before our scheduled overhaul pe-
riod. As far as we have been able to
ascertain, these rumors are founded on
fancy and on desire, not on fact.
DRIVING WHEN UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR
The concern of the Bureau in cases of
diving motor vehicles while under the
influence of intox eating liquor is just-
i.iably reflected in a recent crash by an
enlisted man which resulted in four
deaths, three persons injured, two cars
demol shed. The further result included
trial by General Court-Martial, conviction,
pBison, discharge, a service career and
an otherwise good record ru ned by
thoughtlessness and irresponsibility inATHLETIC
INVENTORY
In sp'te of Force Battle Practice and
many other necessary interruptions, the
ship's athletic contest goes on. The
third division and the fourth division con-
tinue to battle it out for first place hon-
ors, with the third division gaining the
upper hand for the first time since the
contest started. The "M" and the second
d visions have made themselves con-
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4 19This month we included in our tabula-
tions crew, baseball, and a few of the box-
ers who it is believed have worked out
often enough to warrant mention. Due
to this method of selecting the boxers
used in the tabulation, t is our belief that
a few kicks will be forthcoming. If any-
one believes that h s division was notLAST WILL OF JOHN
PAUL JONES FOUND
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The last will and te tonint of our
naval hero, John Paul Jones, dictated
but a few moments prior to his death,
was found in the files of the Philadel-
phia registery of wills recently. This in-
teresting, 138 year old document, written
in French, was discovered in the process
of reindexing and restoring old Phila-
delphia wills.
The document reached Philadlelphia
from Paris late in 1794. There it was
translated from the original French and
the original and the translation filed
away in the city registry of wills.
The will, written only at the urgent
request of his friend, Colonel Samuel
Blackden of North Carolina, who was in
Paris at the time of his death, is a very
simple document. A notation shows that
it was dictated to a notary public at
around five in the afternoon of July 18
1794. The foreword follows:
"Before the undersigned notaries at
Par's personally appeared M. John Paul
Jones, citizen of the United States of
America, now residing in Paris and
lodging in Touron Street No. 42, at the
house of M. D'Orbergue, tipstaff to the
Tribunal of the Third Arrondlssment.
whom we found in a parlour on the
first story above the entresol, lighted by
two windows looking on the said street,
setting In an easy chair, sick in body but
of sound mind, memory, and understand-
ing as appeared to us, the undersigned
notaries, by his discourse and behaviour.
Who with view of death did- make, speak,
and dictate to the said unersigned notaries
his testament as follows:"
The document specified thet all prop-
erty by given "to my two sisters, Jane,
w fe of William Taylor, and Mary, wife
of Lowden," and to their children in
equal shares.
"I name the Honorable Robert Mor-
ris, Esq., of Philadelphia, my sole tea--
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1933, newspaper, April 1, 1933; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161803/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.