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Vol. XXXVI No. 7
Cover: Maybe Lorraine Gettman, one of the Ziegfeld girls in the M-G-M motion picture “Ziegfeld Girl”, would get zero in steering for facing the wrong way but she seems to rate 4.0 in several other departments – don’t you think? Our Navy Photo
Articles inside this issue:
Traditions of the Navy by C. W. Windas
Our Naval Views and Comments by The Editor
How Uncle Sam Trains Under Water Sailors by Martin Sheridan
Sailors Ain’t Human – How Swiggenhock, Debonair Fireman First Class, Saved McSpittle Day from Flopping. By Bert R. Ferris
His Majesty’s Grog – How it Became the Official Drink of the British Navy. By Max Singleton
Sailor’s Snapshots ( Prize winning photos by Sailors ) By Bob White
Scuttlebutt Scandals by Bozo
So You Want to Make Chief? – Some Sound Advice on How to Go About Preparing For a Chief’s Exam. By Mark Lingle
Air Power Has Come of Age – Armies and Navies Will Continue to Command in Their Respective Spheres, Says This Commentator, but Aviation is Now a Dominant Partner of Conquest. By Charles M. Hatcher
The Little Broadcast – Script for a Broadcast Prepared for Presentation on the USS Brooklyn. By Sidney Bindler
Steaming South for Trinidad – What to See if You Visit this Site of One of Our New Caribbean Bases. By Fred Everett Sollie
An Annapolis of the Pacific?
Fancy in Warship Names by Arthur Stanley Riggs
To Help You Enjoy a Liberty
Seattle Sets Up New Downtown Club
Some Guys for the Book by Harvey L. ( “Heinie” ) Miller
World’s Plane-Carriers at a Glance – Aircraft Carriers of the Naval Powers Built and Completing 1941. By Jay Launer
Naval Cancels and Cachets by Marshall R. Hall
Salt Shakers by Walt Munson
Bulletin Board of Naval Interest
Pertinent Paragraphs – Sports Notes by Pop Jones
Athletics in the Fleet by Harry Dwyer
Personnel Information
Silk Shortage
Book Reviews
USS California’s Boxing Team by W. C. Boyan
Notes of Interest
Navy’s Reading Habits
U. S. Navy in Iceland by John Bunyan Atkins
The Skipper and the Boot by Jack Watson
USS Prairie on Third Cover