Word: beckham
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Success had been somewhat frightening to Novelist Joseph Stanley Pennell, whose History of Rome Hanks stirred up violent opinions in 1944. "Naturally I hope my new book, Nora Beckham, will have as much success as my first," he confided to Reporter Jim Goodsell for the Portland Oregonian. "But I won't mind if it creates less of a tempest. It was a little unnerving to be compared, all in one week, with Thomas Wolfe, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, and Judas Iscariot...
This week we lose to the U.S.S. Sperry one of the most eminently popular officers we've ever had, Lieutenant W. H. Beckham. Popular from his initial lecture, Lt. Beckham did a great job of teaching, disbursing, making us laugh, needling us on, and managing to give as inspirational talk or two. His "50-50," poetry recitals, and "captains of industry" are going to give him a place in every Junior's vocabulary for some time to come. "So long and smooth sailing to a mighty swell fellow," from your admiring underlings, the Junior Class...
Comedy reared its head on Saturday last when Lt. Beckham, he of the "press fearing" Floridans, was greeted by a goodly supply of crying towels and--an inspiring love poem, signed by a mysterious unknown, "the Light." We have no information as to the identity of this modern Shakespeare, but who among us is unfit, by official recognition, for a post-war naval career...
...weeks since the boys left home but the far-away gleam of bliss still glitters in most of their eyes--only jarred occasionally by some CPC (20YrCR) who was promoted, married, and detached on three consecutive days at the order of Lt. Beckham...
...situation immediately. J. Morgan Dester appeared at the next muster in full regalia with all his stripes and complete allowance of brass fully displayed. Felix Locke reputedly spent the afternoon on the docks, looking for a little salt spray on his uniform no doubt, while others, following Lt. Beckham's subtle advice, got their saltiness directly from Cowie Hall. "Pop" Kellogg was walking down the street with a copy of Navy Regs in hand, memorizing that article on saluting in case any unwary Apprentice Seaman or above should cross his path without due formalities; at last reports, he was having...