The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 19, 1931 Page: 4 of 4
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TEXAS HAS FINE CHRISTMAS PLANS
DID YOU KNOW?
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The Navy Recruiting Information
Bulletin Number 38 calls attention
to the following Ripleyesque items:
That the U. S. S. Akron can fly
210 hours at 50 miles an hour with-
out refueling.
That meteorologists, or persons
having special training in the
forecasting of the weather are call-
ed AEROLOGISTS in the U. S.
Navy.s -oo-
Tommy Phillips, the Ship's Chief
Master-at-Arms, is expected to
have on hand by today a sufficient
quantity of Christmas bells in large
and small sizes and in various
colors; dozens and dozens of Christ-
mas tree ornaments, boxes of ice-
ing, packages of colored paper,
great armfuls of rolled crepe paper
in various sizes and hues, Christ-
mas wreaths of all sorts, packages
of artificial snow, garlands of
streamers of various lengths andTHE CAPTAIN HAS PRINTED
5,000 XMAS CARDS FOR ALL
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In order that Christmas cards
of the Texas might be printed up
and given out to all hands the
Captain authorized the expenditure
of Ship's Service Store Funds for
the five thousand cards embossed
in blue and gold that were given
out to the various divisions duringThttefotn r ok e pre.sen wee . e cares prove
That the floating Dry Dock, up a Christmas tree and holiday a great convenience and were in
The Dewey, now moored at Olong- setting so that all the divisions may g
apo in Subic Bay just in off the come and draw what they need to general demand all over the Ship,
China Sea about 60 miles north decorate their various parts of the and many happy comments were
of Manila, and where the Asiatic Ship. These trimmings are pur- heard on both the attractiveness
vessels of all tonblages usually chased from the Ship's Service of the cards and the fact that they
are docked while they are on duty Store Fund so that they are free
on the China Station, was towed to all who need them. were so easily and freely distribut-
from Chesapeake Bay to the Phil- Christmas trees of various sizes ed.
mile Islands, a distance of 13,089 are also being ordered so each ooOo0 -
The voyage lasted 150 days and division will be abl ecorat. a teer CONSTITUTION ON
nine hours. The Dewey Dry Dock mission has been given to the var- FINE CRUISE
is 500 feet long, 995/6 feet wide ious Engineers' division to decorate (Continued from Page One)
and 30 feet deep. one part of the Ship as the Black
King George of England and Gang instead of by divisions.
King Albert of Belgium enjoy dis- Those who were on board two years weeks the Constitution is to spend
tinctions which can not be earned ago will remember the impressive in New Orleans without coming
by men coming into the American fire place they built down in D-105 right out and breaking down like
Navy today. These Monarchs are and much is expected of their men. Them was the days. Man
U. S. Navy coal-passers, with an efforts this year. and boy the ship's company sure
Honorary Rating, granted them Various divisions have already went places and did things then.
when they went on board the New requested to have as their guests
York and fired the Ship's Boilers in their own parts of the Ship a 000000
with the good old Black Diamonds. number of the children who are be- COMMANDER DAVIS
The two ordinary coal shovels used ing asked on board for Christmas SELECTED CAPTAIN
by their Majesties are now in the Day and more than 50 children have.
New York, displayed in the Crew's already been arranged for in this (Continued from Page One)
Reception Room, and bearing a way. Those who wish to ask some -000-
suitably engraved brass plate. of the children into their divisions
The Naval Academy football for Christmas Day may get the much to put the Texas over as a
squad for this year contains among names and ages from the Chaplain's clean and efficient Ship in the old
its 58 members the names of men Office. days will rejoice that the bold ex-
from 38 different States and one terror which screened a kindly heart
Territory. Chung Hoon, who has a Nicaragua Canal quite feasible? of gold is now to have another
been a star in the backfield all The estimated cost is $750,000,000, stripe of gold to further enhance
during this year, is a full blooded and the time to complete the Canal, he glory of the bold exterior and
Chinese, whose father is a citizen 15 years. The total length would wish a much deserved success to
of Hawaii. be 173 miles, of which 70 are in the one who was always so fine a
That in 1907 when the Fleet Lake. It is said the Canal would friend of the Texas.
went around the world, radio be far easier to defend than Pan- It is hoped by all hands that
operators on board battleships ama. Commander Davis' promotion will
placed phonographs in front of That over 15 years ago the first not mean his early detachment
their microphones and were able marine turbo-electric propulsive from the Ship but that he may b,
to broadcast to other vessels in plant was installed in a collier of allowed to continue his Texas har-
their squadrons, and to commercial the U. S. Navy, the U. S. S. Jupiter. mony system until he has brought
ships at sea, and to shore stations This vessel has since been convert- it to a point of further perfection
passed enroute. ed into an aircraft tender and her and until such time as an attractive
That a Commission of Army En- name changed to the U. S. S. command of his own will call binl
gineers report the construction of LANGLEY. to new responsibility.1 1111110
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U. S. S. TEXAS
U. S*Texas-12-19-31--2,000.
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 19, 1931, newspaper, December 19, 1931; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161808/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.