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Vol. XXXVI No. 14

Cover: Wishing you a Merry Christmas and the hope that Santa gets down that stack. Photo by Harry Wolf 

Articles inside this issue:

Traditions of the Navy by C. W. Windas

Our Naval Views and Comments by The Editor

Our Flying Navy – Something About Its Past and Present and Its Future Possibilities. By Donald W. Mitchell

A Present for David – Some Christmas Gifts Don’t Come from Department Stores. By Madeleine Lannelle

Looking Ahead by Charles A. Lendo

Bubbles of Murder by Barney Barnett

Salty Rhymes

Scuttlebutt Scandals by Bozo

Sands Street Tattooers Take it on the Chin – The New Navy Wants None of a Once Colorful Industry by Jo Ranson

Death Keeps a Notebook – Jack Layne, Sailor Detective, Gets His Man ( Conclusion ) By J. W. Hedden and Illustrated by Walt Reed

Will Navy Boxing Regain its Prestige? With Gene Tunney Heading an Impressive List of Former Champs Now Wearing the Naval Uniform the Navy Looks Forward to a New Place in the Fistic Sun. By William J. Harry

Building a Destroyer Model – Simple Directions for Constructing One of the Somers Class of Ships. By Jack Blumenfield

Nazis’ Big-Warship Program Slowed – The Editor of Jane’s Fighting Ships Says They May Complete No More of the Big Ones and Concentrate Instead on Small Naval Units. By Francis McMurtrie

Roundup on the War – Military and Naval Aspects of the European Situation. By Fletcher Pratt

Payment Received – Joe Ribble Receipts a Bill With a High Dive and Some High Finance. By Elliot Bergen

Flash by Lillian Thomas

Salt Shakers by Walt Munson

Bulletin Board of Naval Interest

Temporary Officer Promotions by C. E. Lofgren

Pertinent Paragraphs – Sports Notes by Pop Jones

Random Notes from Hawaii by Skip Helm

Athletics in the Fleet by Harry Dwyer

Personnel Information

Book Review

Notes of Interest

Lay Aft on the Fantail

The Skipper and the Boot by Jack Watson

SOC-1 Scout Observation Plane and USS Buck on Third Cover