Description

Shipboard newsletter of the USAT Chateau Theirry while she operated as an army transport vessel in 1937. 13" x 8". Seven one-sided pages plus cartoon illustrated covers which focus on wine, women and mocking senior officers. Contents include: comments on the heat and boredom of their trip from Hawaii, apparently bound for San Francisco; Sino-Jap Doings; Movie of the Night; Radio News - gold hoard found in Panama, Miller Creek Forest Fire in Montana, Tennis score, King of Rumania buys famous yacht, War news from near Peiping (Beijing), baseball scores; Onboard kindergarten cancelled due to heat and lack of facilities; Ship's position; many humorous writings; and more. Bound by a single staple in upper right corner. Chip from bottom corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A wonderful nautical memento. Book