The Bo's'n's Whistle, Swan Island Edition, Volume 04, Number 41
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- 1944-11-17
Part of The Bo's'n's Whistle
Employee newspaper for Swan Island 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: An article on the need for more ships; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built AP-5 Attack Transport, the U.S. S. Kershaw; an article on the Oregon Shipyard payroll delivery after the Administration building fire; an article on women shipyard workers’ increased work load, preparing Thanksgiving dinners, too; an article on a war bond drive with a car as a prize; an article on Swan Island Shipyard earning the Tanker Champ Flag; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Swan Island Child Service Center; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; a Know Your Northwest series article on the region’s high standard of living; an article on prospects for a large postwar merchant fleet; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tankers, the S. S. Bryce Canyon and the S. S. Pilot Butte.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation