The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1934 Page: 3 of 4
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DEAR SIS:
It surely was good to have your letter
to read Wednesday evening to break the
monotony of things. I know of nothing
tore enjoyable than hearing from home
while one is in these parts.
M I went ashore in Gonaives, Haiti while.
we were anchored over there. It doesn't
take long to see the sights, but it is
very interesting to watch the people in
their every day activities. The most in-
teresting place of all was the market
where the farmers as well as the trades-
men of the city gather together in one
square block with their displays of
fruits and goods. The people of the city
have a lot of little trinkets such as soap,
buttons, thread, and a few novelties.
They have the regular stores of the city
to compete with while the famers bring
in their grain, chicken, hay, meat, and
other food stuffs upon which their living
depends. And the interesting part it
that women dressed in coarse blue dres-
e, all alike, do all the work at the mar-
ket. There are no men around at all.
And looking down the street you can see
the women coming in streams to the
market, either carrying the loads on their
heads or leading little donkeys with
lo ds almost as large as the animal. I
tried to take a picture of one woman
carrying a large basket of grain but she
became real angry and rushed away. I
guess she thought a lot of her husbanzi
and didn't want people to know she did
all the work.
There isn't much to look forward to
down here between our problems except
,our leters and visiting the different is-
lands. We are anchored in Guantanamo
Bay now but I have not been ashore yet.
We have been busy painting ship and
getting ready for our arrival at New
York. I imagine that Cuba is a lot like
Haiti but I want to go ashore so I can
say that I have been there if nothing else.
Love to all at home,
BUDDY.
SEND THE STEER HOMEPE iSONNEL N(
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gratulated upon their adva
indicated below. Also you
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SPANISH-AMERICAN
WAS HISTORYe to be con-
ncements as Just before we sailed from Gonaives
may fall in there was received on board the ship a
fine booklet with copious illustrations,
To giving the history of the Spanish-Amer-
SK3c. ican War. This booklet was the gift of
SK2c. the Compania "Ron Bacardi" of Santiago
F2c. de Cuba and is a worthy addition to Cur
p~, library.Name
Bevil, L. F.
Collet, E. J.
Wcodward, H. A.
Scherrer, W. J.
Booth, M. A.
Dyer, J. M.
Carr, R. G.
Kasprzak, L. S.
Hillius, A. L.
Felice, 0.
Koenig, E. B.
Brown, J. J.
Morehous, L. L.
Copenhaver, W. L.
Laughridge, A. E.
Whittington, W.
McGorman, E. 11.
Smith, M. L.
MacDonald, P. N.
Doyle, J. J.
Wright, M. C.
McMillen, P. B.
Leibowitz, M.
Turner, B. F.
Passmore, F. X.It reveals the background of this
struggle, some of the important events
during the war, and the successful con-
clusion of the war, resulting in the United
States acquiring possion of Cuba until
May 20th,. 1902, when the island was
given its freedom and became the Re-
public of Cuba. One of the interesting
features of the book to us is a picture or
the second Texas, which took an import-
ant place in the engagments during that
war, as will be remembered by all who
read the 20th Anniversary Edition of thr
Steer in March.Since
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hands.we are now in Cuba, this booklet.
prove to b of interest to all.
.Storer, M. C. RM3c. RM2c. That an airplane, piloted by E. Ely,
Miller, C. W. GM3c. GM2c. landed upon the deck of a vessel for the
Smith, L. P. BM2c. BM1c. first time on January 18, 1911. He flew
* * *from a San Francisco flying field to the
U. S. Cruiser Pennsylvania anchored in
The chiefs must be having open house
week for they have accepted two San Francisco Bay and landed on a
ts mvemer fo ther havd. acceptd t. Especially constructed platform safely.
new menibers to their fold. Long, E.C.** **
GM1., who was advanced to CGM and
Birdsall, E. J., Ptr.lc., who was advanced That when our new heavy cruisers are
to CCM. The Steer Staff congratulates making 28 knots, they are developing
these men and hope that the extra pay enough power to light 1,700,000 lampr
is not all taken up on the cigar bill. to those used in your home.
***, *
Gustafson, A. F., SK3c., is the quite That the new cruiser, the U. S. San
Swedish boy who recently reported on ,Francisco, departed from Vallejo, Cah.i
board from the Sub Base, Coco Solo and fornia, April 27th on her shakedown
n"SHIP cruise to the Hawaiian Islands.
is one of the few remaining "HI
MATES" that did not sink with the
"MAINE". He is also reputed to be ai
old Horsehide Pastimer. A reporter's life is one exciting event
after another. Now we take you down
to No. 5 intake which is located just
Martin, Ti. D., S2c., is back with us above No. 3 fireroom. Down here it is
again after a short stay on the RELIE . reported that there is a fireman who
lie said there was no use of staying over perches himself on the battle-bars and
here as the nurses would not hold hands will not come down to start the day's
with him because he had the "Spick xvork unless enticed by a cocoanut.
Itch" on his hands. * * : * =
* * If you pass one of the boilemake"s,
THE ROVING REPORTER (not one of the band, you egg) and h
does not speak to you as he has been in
Although this master reporter has the habit of doing just don't pay any
searched from "Nav. Bridge to the star- attention, for he might be a little dizzy
board bilge in No. 3 fireroom" he, along from ascending to the heights of his new
with the rest of the ship's company, Pent House which is located on the Gun
would like to know just who are "The Deck. A house warming party will be
Secret Three." held in the near future.;
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1934, newspaper, May 19, 1934; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161731/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.