The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 23, 1931 Page: 3 of 4
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THE TEXAS STEER
PERSONAL PUTTERINGS
There were a few minor changes in
the crew last week when Chief Radio-
man Lawrence E. Clow, U. S. N., was
granted permission by the Bureau to
drive his car across the Continent and
to delay until 3 June, 1931, in reporting
to the Commandant of the Fourth Naval
District (Philadelphia Navy Yard) for
duty.
Chief Machinist's Mate Willard Cain,
U. S. N., best known as "Shorty Cain"
was transferred to the U. S. S. Pinola
for duty in exchange with Chief Mach-
inist's Mate R. F. Foster, U. S. N. Cain
is now to be a "Home Guard" at San
Diego while we welcome his relief on
board and hope he'll like our ship.
William Van Buren, a machinist's mate
first class, was transferred to the Re-
ceiving Ship at San Diego for assignment
to duty in the Fourteenth Naval District.
His gang in the "Vaps" all said they
were sorry to see him go, our best wishes
go with him.
Two of our noted gunmen,Estel Bow-
lin, seaman second class, U. S. N., and
Ralph E. Marcot, seaman second class,
U. S. N., were transferred to temporary
duty with the Navy Rifle and Pistol
Team Squad at Annapolis, Maryland.
Our good luck goes with them and we
hope they bring home the bacon adding
new laurels to the Texas' long string of
wins.
MEN IN UNIFORM ADMITTED FREE
TO PAGEANT AND DANCE
TOMORROW
The Olympic committees representing
the Scandinavian countries have invited
the officers and men of the Battle Force
and Base Force to an international pa-
geant and field day to be held tomorrow
afternoon beginning at 1 p. m. at Loyola
Field 1871 Venice Boulevard, Los An-
geles. Those attending the pageant and
Field Day are also invited to a dance at
the T. V. G. Auditorium, 936 West Wash-
ington Boulevard. Your uniform will
admit you and make welcome.
SUBMARINE POST OF AMERICAN
LEAGION BIG SMOKER NEXT WEEK
(Continued from Page One)
as to whether you will be in San Pedro
on the nite of the smoker. Sufficient
copies are fowarded herewith for that
purpose.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Sincerely
HOWARD B. GREEN,
Commander.v ~
DEAR SIS:
I expect even the Middletown papers
this week had news of how a Prince
and Princess of Japan came on board
the Texas on last Tuesday. What you
did not read in the papers though was
the special spring housecleaning we had
all over the Ship to get ready for our
annual Admiral's Inspection yesterday.
Seemed like we did everything except
manicure the anchor and dust it off and
even the anchor had a bath when we got
underway for sea yesterday morning.
Holystones and squeegees made music
on the top-side all day long and even
the swab handles, when they had their
necks scrubbed with sand and canvas.
were as white as the stones up near the
Falls. All the bright work on the Ship
seemed like gold and the white paint
work looked like silver and I don't sup-
pose there was enough dust on the
whole Ship to make a butterfly sneeze.
We always have to have clean hammocks
and mattress covers because they are
scrubbed and turned in for fresh ones
every so often but these days even the
clews or cords by which the hammocks
are hung, or chewed up as they say in
the Navy, to the billet hooks overhead,
looked like they shad been boiled in
milk. Everyone that comes on board
a ship talks of how clean the wooden
decks shine but yesterday they seemed
as white and bright as the sun.
Next week we have another part of
the same inspection when the landing
force goes ashore and we have a full
battalion of officers and men rushed off
in all the open boats of the ship andTWO NEW GUNNER'S MATES AND
THREE NEW RADIOMEN ADVANCE
It is always a happy occasion for
the Steer to be able to congratulate men
who are advanced to higher ratings and
the compliments this week go to H. H.
Helton, and A. S. Cullen, both of the
Second Division, formerly Seamen first
class and now petty officers with the
ratings of Gunner's Mate Third. Three
new radiomen also began wearing the
crow when F. E. Boas, J. E. Brice and
Theodore E. Butsko, all formerly Sea-
men second class were given the ratings
of Radiomen Third class.
INTERESTING BOSTON FAMILY
ARRIVES IN SUNKISSED LAND
Just in time for the big Annual In-
spection the family of Chief Yeoman
Murphy in the Executive Office arrived
on Thursday from Boston where they
have long made their home. Mrs. Mur-
phy arrived in San Pedro with their
four children, among whom are interest-
ing and enthusiastic twin girls who have
already begun explaining to the late ar-
rivals from Down East that the weather
is most unusual. The Texas colony in
San Pedro is growing and Texas like
Iowa will soon rate an annual picnic.
make a landing on the beach and leap
through the sand with rifles and full
packs to try and capture a certain pcint
just as we should have to do in war-
time. Next week we also have on Tues-
day a sightseeing party to Hollywood
to visit one of the big movie lots and
see the homes of the movie big shots
in Beverly Hills with a ride through
all the country around Los Angeles.
We were out to sea again on Tuesday
of this week with the New Yorkand
Oklahoma to fire our Division A. .A.
practice when all the ships fired at
once at three different sleeve targets
towed by fast planes. They talk of all
the things a plane can do to a ship but
I would hate to be up there with all
the shells I saw bursting so close to the
target. It is a month already since we
came here from San Diego and won't
be long before we sail for Frisco on
the 8th of June. It is supposed to be
very hot ashore but we are anchored
out near the end of the breakwater
and besides we have been too busy to
worry much about any kind of weather.
Love to all at home,
Buddy.
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 23, 1931, newspaper, May 23, 1931; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161715/m1/3/?q=%22~1%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.