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...British sailor at the Canteen was so overjoyed to see mustard that he smeared it on a jelly sandwich...
...When a sailor has been at sea for three months he is eligible for his Able Seaman's rating, after which his basic pay alone amounts to $100 a month. At the completion of the required year of active duty, all men may retire from the service even if the war still continues...
...sailor who sticks with his ship for a total of 16 months, however, may then go ashore to enter the Maritime Commission's officers' training school at New London, Connecticut. Here a three months' course teaches him all the duties of an officer, including navigation, piloting, and handling of men. Finishing the New London course, the candidate undergoes a special examination for his third mate's ticket...
...column: "I am 19. ... I foolishly trusted a man whom I met at a picnic. We talked of marriage. Later I found he was married. ... I no longer care for him. But what am I to do about our child? Added to that problem I have met a sailor from Boston who has fallen in love with me. . . . .Shall I have this baby and say nothing to the sailor? He does not know...
...Have your baby. . . . Do not mention your condition to the sailor...