Employee newspaper for Oregon 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: Articles on continued shipbuilding after V-E Day—defeating Germany; an article on the Vanport Red Cross office; an article on a softball team dance in Portland; an article on a fund for polio victims; an article on a Vanport dance; an article on the postwar future of the merchant marine; an article on a physical education program at Vanport; the Stubby and His Friends column; an article on Oregon Shipyard lunch time activities; an article on increased fire protection at Oregon Shipyard; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built AP-5 Attack Transport, the U. S. S. Dickens; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; a Know Your Northwest series article on postwar economic opportunities; an article on child care enrollment; articles on a United War Chest drive and the services provided by the National War Fund.
Employee newspaper for Oregon 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: Articles on the need for more shipyard workers; an article on the American-Chinese goodwill fund for Major Arthur Chin, Flying Tiger pilot; an article on redeeming war bonds through banks; an article on postwar job opportunities for machinists; an article on significant man hour reduction in AP-5 Attack Transport construction; articles on the achievements of Oregon Shipyard women workers; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built AP-5 Attack Transport, the U. S. S. Edgecombe; the Worker Speaks column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on voter registration; a Know Your Northwest series article on hydro-electric power; an article on Oregon State college engineering and science classes; an article on Vanport technical skills classes such as blueprint reading; the Stubby and His Friends column; an article on Oregon Shipyard’s lead in AP-5 Attack Transport construction; an article on Victory Fleet Day; an article on Oregon Shipyard’s need for a “colored male bass singer” and for women bowlers; an article on the Oregon Shipyard welding school.
Employee newspaper for Oregon 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 Oregon Shipyard contract to construct Victory ships and aluminum pontons; an article on Edgar F. Kaiser’s message regarding Kaiser Shipyard contracts; an article on Swan Island Shipyard’s oil tanker contract; an article on Vancouver Shipyard’s contracts, including a C-4 Troop Transport contract; an article on electricians’ classes; an article on Portland Public schools night classes; an article on a shipyard worker suffering from polio; an article on a war bond drive with a car as a prize; the Worker Speaks column; the Stubby and His Friends column; an article on Oregon Shipyard built vessels such as the S. S. St. Cloud; an article on Oregon Shipyard Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; an article on the need for books at the Marine hospital at Klamath Falls; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built Victory ship, the S. S. Appleton Victory.
Employee newspaper for Oregon 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 Stubby Bilgebottom and his creator; an article on a the tuberculosis survey of Oregon and Swan Island shipyards; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Oregon Shipyards visit of K-9 Corps War Dog Smokey; an article on the national construction lead of the West Coast shipyards; an article on Oregon Shipyard workers’ anecdotes of life in North Dakota; the Stubby and His Friends column; an article on Northwest recreational fishing; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built Victory ship, the S. S. Macalester Victory; an article on page 9, penciled date c.a. May 7, 1945, on the German defeat—V.E. Day.
Employee newspaper for Oregon 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 draft status of shipyard workers; an article on the ration stamps calendar; an article on summer projects and programs for school children; an article on U. S. Maritime Commission Vice Chairman Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s press conference; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Oregon Shipyard Child Service center enrollment; an article on the Oregon Shipyard Pin-Up Girl contest; an article on Oregon Shipyard welding classes; the Stubby and His Friends column; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Oregon Shipyard visit of Sir Amos Ayres, chairman of the British Shipbuilding Commission; an article on the Portland Rose Festival , the Rose Festival court, and the launching of the Oregon Shipyard built Victory ship, the S. S. Linfield Victory.
Employee newspaper for Oregon 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 encouraging the public to prevent forest fires; an article on Northern Permanente hospitals’ service to the public; an article on the lack of transportation for vacations; an article on recreation options in the Portland - Vancouver area –vacation nearby; an article on the location of the Oregon Shipyard War Bond office; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built Victory ships, the S. S. Norwalk Victory and the S. S. Coffeyville Victory; the Stubby and His Friends column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Missouri State picnic; an article on art classes at Vanport; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on the launching of the Oregon Shipyard built AP-5 Attack Transport, the U. S. S. Bronx.
Employee newspaper for Oregon 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 postwar job opportunities in the Pacific Northwest; an article on the Labor Day holiday; an article on rationing; an article on V-J week pay; an article on vacation pay; an article on the 40 hour week at Bremerton navy yard; an article on Swan Island Shipyard barracks use by navy men; an article on postwar prospects for aluminum production in the Pacific Northwest; a partial aerial photo of the Oregon Shipyard; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the availability of public housing; an article on postwar opportunities in agriculture; an article on surplus moorage for capital ships in the Puget Sound; an article on cancellation of rationing, housing, and travel aid; an article on continued medical and hospital coverage for shipyard workers; an article on closing the Oregon Shipyard; an article on the Oregon Shipyard Child Care Center; an article on closure of Oregon Shipyard dormitories; an article on Oregon Shipyard’s production awards.
Employee newspaper for Swan Island Shipyard. Contents include: Headline “Swan Ends First Contract” along with photographs of the Star T Flag presented by the U.S. Treasury for war bonds; photographs of welders working on the U.S.S. The Dalles (Hull 56) the last ship launched under Swan Island’s first contract; a photograph of G.L. Simpson after the first at the Personnel building; An article about the trials for the S.S. United Victory the first Victory Ship launched January 12, 1944; “3-Yard Scorecard” a chart of production records fro the three shipyards; An article about offerings at the Portland Civic Recreation center available to shipyard workers; Photographs of the fire in the Personnel building at Swan Island and accompanying articles about the emergency response; Illustration of the new cargo ships to be built at the Vancouver Shipyard; “Inquiring Reporter” question of the week; an article about a cartoon drawn on the hull of the U.S.S. Celilo; photographs of various jobs; cover story “’The Dalles’ Ends Swan Island’s First Contract”; “Sports Briefs”; Stubby Bilgebottom comic; An article titled “Workers Shy Postwar Plans” about a survey conducted at the three Kaiser shipyards regarding plans for employment after the conclusion of the war; an article titled “Launching Time Saver Wins February Prize”; “The Worker Speaks” employee contributions; other short articles.
Employee newspaper for Swan Island Shipyard. Contents include: Headline “Swan Gears for Sprint, Plate Shop Keys Production to 5-Day Launching Pace”; An article about Red Cross blood banks; A notice about expansion of age groups accepted into shipyard child care centers; An article titled “Liberty Ship Hearing Testimony Favorable” regarding Truman War Investigation hearings; Safety notices; “The Worker Speaks” letters to the editors; Sports Briefs; Article titled “Aboard a Trial Run” with photographs aboard a tanker ship during its initial test.
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 tire inspection and gas rationing; an article on Child Service Center home service menus; an article on Vancouver boxing tryouts; an article on venereal disease; an article on gas rationing; an article on the Portland Veterans Guard and Patrol’s need for recruits; an article on a welders’ conference; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the E. J. Bartells Co, a Kaiser shipyards subcontractor; an article on the need for car insurance—the state responsibility law; an article on shoe ration stamps; an article on Swan Island Shipyard women welders; the Worker Speaks column.
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 world economics lectures; an article on unemployment insurance; an article on Child Service Center home service menus; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Wolf Creek; the Worker Speaks column; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; an article on Child Service Center Saturday hours; an article on expanding the Swan Island Shipyard Women’s Counseling Service; an article on the Commercial Iron Works Shipyard, Portland area; an article on the importance of vaccination.
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 continuation of three shifts at Kaiser shipyards; an article on Kaiser shipyards War Production Board awards; an article on postwar projects on the May 19 election ballot; an article on the need for Coast Guard reserves; an article on Augusta “Gus” Clawson former Swan Island Shipyard welder and author of “Shipyard Diary of a Woman Welder”; an article on “arc flash” welding injuries; an article on “Chin-up” girl contest; an article on venereal disease; an article on a Portland concert; an article on Milton Silverman’s article, “Swing Shift Farmers,” May 1944, The Country Gentleman, on Kaiser shipyard workers’ Victory gardens; an article on YWCA parties; an article on Vanport swing shift dances; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Swan Island women shipyard workers; articles on Swan Island Shipyard’s prospects for winning “Tanker Champ” flag; Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the tanker ball in Portland; articles on war workers’ children and problems of juvenile delinquency; an article on Swan Island Shipyard workers running for political offices.
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 Montana state picnic; an article on the need for children to harvest crops; an article on Vancouver area Boy and Girl Scout camps; articles on Social Security; an article on the prospect of a Swan Island oil tanker; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard Child Service Center open house; an article on Swan Island Shipyard noon parties; an article on the Festival Tanker ball; the Worker Speaks column; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; a Shipbuilding in the Portland Area series article: the Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation or WISCO; an article on the Girl Scouts Friendship camp; an article on a War Bond KGW broadcast talent show honoring the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on preparations for launching the oil tanker, the S. S. Swan Island.
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 Russian and American shipyards; an article on launching the Vancouver Shipyard built aircraft carrier, the U. S. S. Munda; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard lifeboat regatta; an article on the Oregon Shipyard Softball dance; an article on the Montana state picnic; an article on the pipefitters monthly dance; an article on the state picnic schedule; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built tanker, the S. S. Fort Winnebago; an article on boxer Jack Dempsey’s Swan Island Shipyard visit; the Worker Speaks column; an article on fire prevention; an article on a Vanport school election; an article on victory gardeners earning more gas ration allotments; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Trailblazer; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column.
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 demand for ship construction during and after the war; an article on the July 4th work day; an article on the Vanport Sea Breeze club; an article on Vanport July 4th celebrations; articles on launching the Swan Island built oil tanker, the S. S. Chaco Canyon ; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Minnesota state picnic; articles on the state picnic schedule; an article on the Vanport Civic association; an article on the Portland branch of the Marine Corps league; a Shipbuilding in the Portland Area series article on Gunderson Brothers; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Fort Charlotte; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; an article on the Swan Island electricians’ picnic.
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 Red Cross sewing projects and nursing classes; an article on the Vanport chorus; an article on the Nebraska – Missouri and Idaho state picnics; an article on a Vanport children's circus; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the need for magazines for oil tanker crews; an article on Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Tonto; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar job opportunities for electricians.
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 oil tankers and AP-5 Attack Transports; an article on a Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation water carnival; an article on gas ration books; an article on former Swan Island Shipyard workers and writers, John and Ward Hawkins, authors of a shipyard novel turned into the Hollywood film “Secret Command”; an article on the Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin state picnic; an article on ration stamps for shoes; an article on a machinists picnic; articles on Swan Island Shipyard earning the Tanker Champ flag for the highest rate of oil tanker production; the Worker Speaks column; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Beacon Rock; an article on postwar job opportunities for painters; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the war workers’ informational film “Brief for Invasion.”
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: Articles on fire prevention; an article on West Coast shipyards’ need for workers; an article on Woodland and its community; an article on cargo ships carrying surplus fuel; an article on Swan Island Shipyard’s retention of the oil Tanker Champ flag; the Worker Speaks column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on a voter registration drive; a Know Your Northwest series article on agriculture; an article on the overseas Christmas mailing deadline; an article on a Vanport Negro Choral society concert; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column.
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 Vancouver Shipyard “Cimarron” type aircraft carrier contract; an article on rat nutrition study at Child Service center; an article on a Red Cross donation drive; an article on military draft status of shipyard workers; an article on radio broadcast of the trial run of Oregon Shipyard built Victory Ship, the S. S. Bozeman Victory; an article on travel restrictions for shipyard workers; an article on Oregon State College drawing classes; an article on Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; the Worker Speaks column; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column.
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 need for nutrition classes; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Muir Woods; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Swan Island Shipyard anniversary; an article on sulfa drugs; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column.
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 “Fixed Price” shipbuilding contracts for Kaiser shipyards; an article on auto tire shortage; an article on prospects for shipyard restaurants; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Swan Island Shipyard produced movie, “We Build Tankers”; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Swan Island Shipyard dormitories and barracks being policed by Portland city police; an article on construction of a Swan Island Shipyard drydock basin; an article on raising backyard livestock; an article on Henry J. Kaiser organizing an engineering firm; an article on the Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; an article on the Bosn’s Whistle offices.
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 a clothing drive; an article on a Child Service Center nutrition experiment; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on importance of lumber to shipyards; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Swan Island Shipyard Child Service Center hours; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard three year club; an article on showing the Swan Island Shipyard movie “We Build Tankers”; an article on an Oregon Shipyard dance; articles on postwar opportunities to start a business.
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 “V-mails” use in speeding up ship repair; an article on the ration schedule; articles on the need for shipyard workers after V-E Day (Germany’s defeat); an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on a Portland tin salvage drive; the Worker Speaks column; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Modoc Point; an article on a Vancouver playground; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on women shipyard workers’ postwar job prospects—many returning to family and domestic lives; an article on the demand for Child Service Center home service food.
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 Vancouver housing being moved to other sites; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s plans to develop a Pacific coast steel industry; an article on availability of Vancouver area postwar housing; an article on United States Maritime Commission Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s Kaiser shipyards visit; an article on Vancouver Shipyard built aircraft carrier, the U. S. S. Guadalcanal, capture of a German U-boat; an article on shoe rations; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Swan Island Shipyard winning the Tanker Champ Flag; an article on Swan Island Shipyard Child Service Center; an article on postwar job opportunities; an article on Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; an article on Maritime Day celebrations; an article on Swan Island Shipyard Shopping Center.
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 hospital ships in Portland for repair at Kaiser Company Terminal Repair Division; an article on Pacific Northwest postwar industrialization plans; an article on closure of Oregon Shipyard’s Child Service Center; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the delivery of Vancouver Shipyard built YFD 70 dry dock to San Francisco; an article on Kaiser-Frazer auto corporation; an article on Lake Vancouver’s prospects for a Navy ship mooring site; an article on the Vanport play school; an article on the need for shipyard workers.
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 Grand Coulee Dam; an article on availability of vaccine for Vanport children; an article on prospects for a dry dock in Portland; an article on the Gadget club meeting; an article on Child Service center schedule; an article on Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) meetings; an article on Vanport community problems discussions; an article on a band for youngsters; an article on Vanport Glee club; an article on the Columbia Basin Project; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on historical ship building featured in California shipyards publication “Fore n’ Aft”; a chart on the ration stamp schedule; an article on future of ship repair jobs; an article on prospects for new Swan Island Shipyard construction contracts; an article on need for shipyard workers.
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: Articles on Kaiser shipyards contracts; an article on the Harvest queen and ball; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Cannon Beach; an article on the steel industry in Western United States; an article on C-4 Troop Transports; an article on Vancouver Shipyard tours; articles on launching Oregon Shipyard built Victory ship, the S. S. Dothan Victory; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Vancouver Kids circus.
