Lanier (APA 125) - Naval Cruise Book

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Energy expended 'Cow cow Boog Happy Hour The Okanogans entertain Between rOUndS 600042 LTHOUGH an assault transport IS as crowded as Coney Island on Fourth of July when troops are aboard recreation for crew and troops has been provlded on a large scale from tame to hme 'They're sparring n The most popular of all sports aboard shlp IS boxmg Regular boxmg matches between Army and Navy personnel or Navy and Marines have always attracted a large crowd to say the least But the slze of the crowd was no match for the enthusiasm of both participants and audlence One bout even featured the troop commander of Marines a full colonel who went three rounds with a hand picked opponent A punching bag IS Installed for mdlvldual practice Movles are held aboard every mght when In port and underway when no troops are carried The Navys movie service IS highly commendable Happy Hours always a dellght have been featured when sufflclent per sonnel has been carried who could man the horns These programs consnst of band numbers gags community slnglng and specialty performances Many men fund readlng their most enloyable hobby The shlp s llbrary small but servnceable IS thoroughly utlllzed by offncers and crew aluke Mag azlnes are distributed perlodlcally to all hands Some men klll tnme by play mg cards llstenang to the shlp s radio or thelr own phonograph records These are the thmgs that go toward making the LANIER a happy shup

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nat' rw g hun! .I Volume I Number 5 U.S.S. IANIER .CAPA-125i Sunday, 5 AHSU-EG 1916 HBUCK How To Treat Your Wife In 3 Parts , Part 1 Dedicated to That Newlywed Manuel Cintas, Slc A AND A looks like something out of Salvador Dali with fresh radishes on top, keep a civil tongue in your head. Women like to doll up in new clothes. It QUARTER . .,,.,, ,. QQ N N li 297 -tiix 3- fffu 'f -ies: ..,. -4 :?' X, rr q ,QQ 6 ' I s ,Ir cl ,st '55 , A 15 4 , M' 2 -In l ttf ,f ' A at 49 I '11-, I 'vf does something their morale. Be- well, vvugnqyfg although ca.n't go sides, the mor ' me dresses up, the ' on writing about this sub e tntinouslly less you hav your plight has touched X. So FTS just take it easy and while urp with 'if the ol' professo give 'Joint a W Le sdly And you can re on us er, Ch lda- Cintas old- Wow ie y ' 8 ourself for xw r ' .1 we speak. l f 'oung marr A f Q , ESIDES SEA-GOIN' MEMORIES, other publications aboard ship which helped morale besides being informative, include the BUCK AND A QUARTER, weekly newspaper, and the PRESS NEWS, a daily, source of world events. - As editor of the BUCK AND A QUARTER, R. C. Campbell, Y3fc, enlivened the sheet with bits of gossip about his shipmates, feature articles of common in- terest and lively jokes. A thumbnail sketch of men and officers, alternating each week, was included in each issue of the BUCK AND A QUARTER. Yeomen took turns in the daily chore of publish- ing the PRESS NEWS, a summary which included cur- rent events in the political world, the war, States-side news articles and sports. T BUCK AND A QUARTER STAFF: Editor, R.C. Campbell Y3fc, Asst. Editor, W.E. Gates, SF2fc, Art Editor, C.M Risley, QM2fc, Cartoonists, A.E. Reid, MM2fc, R.L Tackett, MM2fc, Mimeographer, H.M. Johnson, Slfc Advisor, Lt. ligl T.B. Thornton. THE PRESS NEWS STAFF: Editor, Lt. ligl T.B. Thornton Radio Operators: Agnew, CRM, Byrd, CRM, Christ RM3fc, Dinkins, RM3fc, Dowd, RM3fc, Ellis, RM3fc Fogo, RM3fc, Forand, RM3fc, Fucci, RM3fc, Garrigan RM3fc, Graves, RMlfc, Gustafson, S2fc, Heatherly RM3fc, Hemingway, RMlfc, Hutton, RM3fc, Johnson RM3fc, Kranz, RM3fc, Nelson, RMlfc, Rakestraw RM3fc, Stewart, RM3fc, Thulin, RM3fc. Typists-Mimeographers: Brown, Y2fc, Campbell Y3fc, Hanson, Y3fc, Lippert, Y2fc, Mollach, Y3fc Moore, Y3fc, Nordyke, Y2fc, Sgt. O'Neill, USMC, Scho- field, Ylfc, Williams, G.S., Y3fc, Williams, M.O., Y2fc Y' 1-4 PRESS NEB 11+ AUGUST 19145 op:-a nom, moe RADIO TOKYO ACCEPTS POTSDAM 161-I+: Radio Gaum: The tart of a service message from AGREEMENT , RADIO GUAM SAYS Correspondent Spencer of the Associated Press from his g home office in San Francisco read as follows: NA Domei News Agency broadcast that Japan accepts the Allied surrender terms. The text of the message will be forthcoming soon. THE y HPRESS ' It has now been 25 days since the Allied answer to the Japanese peace offer was sent to Japan, via Switzerland. Although one broadcast NEWSH previously reported the message from the Allies did not reach Japan until early Mon- . day, it was lated disputed. It is believed the'Japanese Cabinet took since Sunday afternoon to consider the Allied answer. - 1558: Although not Noffic al as yet, . 9 end of the war with Japan was vertually vsured this afternoon. N was receiv 'sy Station WXLI, Guam, that: It was p ed do from the Cincpac Letype room . 'Q minutes past 1500 that Radio Tokyo upto t Potsdam agreemen ' The anno . qt was not oonfirme by am' Allied s - Aus '1mSED TO Lam 11 ' ff Minister - HIRCI-II S EHEPEROR i r gards r.-.. ily op 102 t' n ion of Ja i