The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 04, Number 23
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- 1944-07-14
Part of The Bo's'n's Whistle
Employee newspaper for Vancouver Shipyard covering shipyard productivity and current projects, safety and injury reports, war bond drives, employee sports leagues, award recipients, and human-interest stories. Topical coverage in this issue includes: Launch of the U.S.S. Munda; Account of service in the Pacific Theater received from Lieutenant Robert G. Eiring, former Kaiser employee; Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros. perform at Swan Island; North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas employee picnics; Liberty Ships used in supply convoy to Normandy; City-County Tuberculosis Survey Center opens; Shipyard employees volunteer for Veterans’ Guard and Patrol to serve as auxiliary Portland police during wartime officer shortage; Industry plans for postwar jobs; Shifts change to three ten-hour shifts and 60-hour weeks to increase productivity; Charles E. Storer and Edward T. Dugan win award for perfect attendance; Bus fares reduced.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation