The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 27, 1932 Page: 3 of 4
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THE TEXAS "STEER" Page Three.
DEAR SIS:
Fleet Week is some success. All
Seattle is plastered with pennants
. and "Welcome Navy" signs. The city
goes in for Fleet Week in a big way.
There were dances all week. They might
as well have given us one of the keys to
the city.
Down by the Post office there are
street dances. It is warm up here in con-
trast to San Francisco. All hands and
his girl seem to go to these affairs. They
block off the street, break out a band
and start playing. In no time at all a
crowd is there enjoying the fun.
At Eagle's Hall there were dances
Monday and Thursday. The place had
plenty of people there but nobody minded
the crowded quarters.
The Seattle Times Cup Race is over.
The TEXAS placed twice. She came in
eighth and last. Our race boat got off to
a slow start and trailed for the rest of
the race. It was a well rowed race. The
California won with the Tennesssee a
close second.
Your favorite swimmer Helene Madi-
son was given a rousing welcome the
other day. She broke all kinds of records
for Olympic women swimmers. She is a
Seattle girl and the city is certainly
proud of her.
All week we have been getting ready
for Admiral's inspection. The sh'p is so
heavy with wet paint signs and streamers
you'd think we are celebrating Fleet
Week out on the ship. Well we are in a
way, for the visitors just swarm on
board, wet paint or not.
Wish you and the folks at home could
come out as visitors too.
Love to all at home,
BUDDY.PERSONNEL NOTES
Through an oversight and the fact
that other news was of vital interest,
in order that our readers would know
what was being done for their entertain-
ment before arriving in port, we regret
that we did not welcome our star avia-
tors back on board. They have been with
us for a fortnight now and it does feel
good to have them with us. Here they
are, officers and men, and our good old
mascot "Bum" who is looking and acting
much more agreeable since his sojourn in
San Diego:
Murphy, J. L., Lieutenant
Lovett, B. B. C., Lieut. (jg)
Cromwell, F. E., Lieut. (jg)
Wakeman, C. E., Lieut. (jg)
Heyward, A. S., Jr., Ensign
Sanders, E. R., Ensign
Alcorn, G., S2c.
Boyd, S. R., AMM1c
Christ, W. G., S1c.
Ducote, L. J., AMM3c.
Haver, E. L., Y3c.
Kelly, J. M., S1c.
Kelly, J. E., Slc.
Le Beau, A. J., Y3c.
Long, P., AOM2c.
Pierzynski, J. J., AMM3c.
To these officers and men, and those
whom we have inadvertently neglected
to mention, we say "mighty glad to have
you back with us".
Due to lack of space we were unable to
welcome the below named men on board,
who came to us on the sixteenth, from
the Receiving Ship at San Diego, and
even though our welcome be a tardy one
it really is a sincere one:
Hansen, R. E., S2c.
Jones, W. T., S2c.
Kirsch, R. J., S2c.
McRae, L. B., S2c.
Powers, J. P., S2c.
Thornson, W. W., S2c.
Ward, E. G., Jr., S2c.
Matta, G., F3c.
Shuler, H. M., F3c.
The last two men have been gradua-
ted from the Electrical School.
Our congratulations are extended to
A. T. Lynch,GM3c of the 7th division,
who since last Saturday is the proud
father of a new baby girl.
KEEN COMPETITION
According to the Navy Recruiting Sta-
tion, Detroit, forty-eight destroyers of
the Navy attained the maximum attain-
able score in battle torpedo practice dur-
ing the last competitive year, and thus
are tied for first place in that practice.THE PIE-EYED PIPER
Now to "Big Steve" the fighting
Marine, erstwhile gun-striker, race-boat
man and compartment cleaner extra-
ordinary, each dead rat delivered to the
Chief Master at Arms means a rat-chit
worth two-bits. And for the past two
weeks he has been setting four traps
from which he takes four rats, every
morning and takes them around to Griffin
who gives him four rat chits.
But Steve needs a hundred dollars for
a furlough, and that means four hundred
rats. Four a day is a bit slow, so Steve,
remembering the old story about the Pied
Piper of Hamlin had kept his eye on
Wentzel's bugle 'till he surreptitiously
tried it out the other night and failed
to get any music out of it.
Now it is rumored that he and the
Band Master have formed a partnership,
"Bandy" to furnish the right kind of
intrument and some instruction in play-
ing it, and Steve to do the rest. A
straight fifty-fifty cut on the rat-chits,
we understand.
NEW CRUISERS
According to the Navy Recruiting Sta-
tion, Detroit, the following are the per-
centages of completion on July 1, and
the probable dates of completion of the
10,000 ton cruisers under construction:
Indianapolis, 94.1%-October 15, 1932;
Portland, 84.2%-December 1, 1932; New
Orleans, 44.4%-June 2, 1933; Astoria,
44.2%-October 2, 1933; Minneapolis,
35.7%-October 2, 1933; San Francisco,
33.9%-February 11, 1934, and Tusca-
loosa, 35.8%-March 3, 1934.
Boot: "I just had a conversation with
the Admiral."
C.P.O.: "Yeah, what about?"
Boot: "Oh, I just hollered 'Attention'
and he said 'Rest.'"THE TEXAS "STEER"
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 27, 1932, newspaper, August 27, 1932; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161756/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.