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 navy barge contract; an article on the War Bond contest winner who won a house; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s postwar vision for the West, including steel production; an article on the Oregon Shipyard Labor-Management Suggestion Contest winners and their achievements; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Oregon Shipyard aluminum ponton contract; an article on a Portland Art Museum exhibit by Oregon Shipyard worker Louis Bunce; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the increased demand for shipping; an article on a Vanport dancing class for teenaged girls; an article on the Matson Navigation company’s plans to increase civilian shipping between the West Coast and Hawaii; an article on a concert at the Portland Art Museum; the Stubby and His Friends column; an article on launching the Oregon Shipyard built AP-5 Attack Transport, U. S. S. Bexar and the Victory ship, the S. S. Chelsea Victory.

Employee newspaper for Swan Island Shipyard. Contents include: Headline “Swan ‘Sells’ Seven” along with photographs of the launching of the S.S. Idaho Falls, the tugboat Henderson, and Geneva Kehrli; Article titled “Vancouver Building Drydock”; articles about federal and state tax returns; Article titled “Unglamorous Women Glorified by Swan Island Poet along with poem titled “Preserved Cogs” by Iva Brustman; Brief article about changes to food service to shipyard workers; Article titled “Swan Island Hits Record” about production records in March 1944; Photographs of Swan Island’s Salvage Building; Brief article titled “Meet the Staff!” introducing reporters Virginia Murry and Ralph Bachman; “The Worker Speaks” letters to the editor; Article titled “Swan Tankers Praised by Veteran Captain” with comments from George O. McGrath; Call for submissions to Idea Awards; Sports news; Article titled “War Veterans Given Jobs at Kaiser Yards” along with call to recruit veterans; Article titled “Idahoans Feted at Launching” with photos of the S.S. Idaho Falls launch ceremony.

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 Portland-Vancouver chapter of the American Welding Society elections; an article on a benefit dance in Portland; an article on the invention of a clam gun; an article on Swan Island Shipyard fires; an article on evening shopping in Portland; an article on the need for Victory garden space; an article on price controls for groceries; the Worker Speaks column; an article on launching the Swan Island built oil tanker, the S. S. Coulee Dam; an article on Bosn’s Whistle artist Keith Ward; an article on a Swan Island Shipyard Breakfast Club; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on professional gamblers at Kaiser shipyards; an article on Swan Island Child Service Center; an article on Swan Island Shipyard worker Neil Pairan, well known opera singer; an article on Swan Island Shipyard girls dormitory breakfast.

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 Kaiser shipyards work schedule for 1944-45; an article on the need for recruits for Portland’s Veterans Guards and Patrol; an article on work on Memorial Day; an article on services at the Four Square Gospel Church; an article on preventing sunburn; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar job opportunities provided through bond measures; an article on the need for Boy Scout leaders; an article on the Vanport Improvement club meeting; an article on the need for oil tankers; an article on Clara Furnold, the first Swan Island Shipyard welder; an article on the Labor Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Swan Island Child Service Center open house; an article on Portland area recreational opportunities; an article on Portland-Vancouver parks and clubs; an article on Portland area summer camps registration; an article on Vanport weekly Adult Nights; 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 Flag Day celebrations; an article on the Montana state picnic; the Worker Speaks column; an article on gas rationing; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Trailblazer; articles on Swan Island Shipyard earning the “Tanker Champ” Flag for top tanker production; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar job opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.

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 Vancouver Shipyard built drydock; an article on a Portland area housing projects salvage drive; an article on the North and South Dakota state picnic; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on a Swan Island Negro Jubilee chorus; an article on Swan Island Shipyard’s shift entertainment—“Swanzapoppin”; an article on the Hull Engineering picnic; an article on the Electricians’ picnic; the Worker Speaks column; an article on x-rays for tuberculosis screening at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on War Bond jingle contest prizes; an article on used car price ceilings; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Pipe Spring.

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 shipyard workers; an article on hot weather safety tips; an article on forest fire prevention; an article on the Iowa-Kansas state picnic; an article on Vanport nursing classes; an article on a children’s swimming program; an article on home service food orders; the Worker Speaks column; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Castle Pinckney; an article on Lucy, Russell Brothers Circus elephant; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar job opportunities for welders; an article on Swan Island Shipyard Stationary and Reproduction departments which handle printing and photography; 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 need for AP-5 Attack Transports and oil tankers and the seven day work week for Kaiser shipyards; an article on the need for shipyard workers; an article on the Y. W. C. A. working girl picnic; an article on a Vanport Community building; an article on Oregon’s low tuberculosis deaths; an article on overseas Christmas mailing dates; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard sub-assembly plant at the Dalles; an article on the need for the seven day work week; an article on containing a polio outbreak; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Montezuma Castle; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Smoky Hill; an article on Swan Island Shipyard Counselor offices; an article on IBM record keeping services at Swan Island Shipyard; an article on showing the informational film “Brief for Invasion”; an article on postwar prospects for trade with Russia; an article on the Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; 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 production problems caused by the rainy season; an article on McMinnville and its community; an article on a Vanport inter-racial forum; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard chorus; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Fort Clatsop; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Oregon State College engineering classes; a Know Your Northwest series article on the dairy industry; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard bulletin board.

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 C-4 Troop Transport contract; an article on hunting season; an article on merchant seamen working on Christmas; an article on a Portland Art Museum exhibit; an article on rat control in dock areas; a Know Your Merchant Fleet series article; the Worker Speaks column; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Capital Reef; an article on a Christmas play at Vanport; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Bosn’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: Articles on Kaiser shipyards record breaking production for the year; articles on Kaiser shipyard employment; an article on enrollment at Kaiser shipyards Child Care Centers; an article on Oregon Shipyard earning the AP-5 Attack Transport Champ Flag; an article on the Oregon Shipyard aluminium ponton contract; an article on the postwar merchant fleet.

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 The Bosn’s Whistle; an article on treatment of disabled war veterans; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on reducing Swan Island Shipyard production cost of oil tankers; an article on importance of salvage yards; the Worker Speaks column; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. New Echota; an article on postwar job opportunities in manufacturing; 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: Articles on most of Swan Island Shipyard going to one day shift due to a manpower shortage; an article on the ration schedule; an article on a War Bond drive with a house and insurance as a prize; an article on a public school teacher shortage; an article on the Portland Alcoholics Anonymous group; an article on the local American Welding Society leadership election; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; articles on the Swan Island Shipyard oil tanker contract; an article on the San Francisco United Nations Conference; an article on Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; 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 Oregon ballot measure for a state building fund; an article on Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joseph Erlanger’s Kaiser shipyards visit; an article on Lutheran confirmation services at Vanport; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar plans for Vancouver, Washington; an article on availability of “Farming in Oregon” booklet; an article on volunteers for Girl Scout camp; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard welding school; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Steens Mountain; an article on summertime health advice; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Grants Pass.

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 Portland city ballot measures; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on combat fatigue; an article on the Labor-Management Suggestion contest; an article on the Bosn’s Whistle listing staff members; an article on the Oregon Shipyard aluminium ponton contract; an article on Swan Island Shipyard administration staff working until noon on Saturdays.

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: Flag display guidelines; Painter, Gus Strom invests $11,000 in war bonds; Portland Art Museum displays show of shipyard artists; Gasoline rations tighten; H. D. Benge, Plate Shop Boilermaker speeds up production by welding with two hands; Michael J. Oris awarded Carnegie Medal; Employee profile of Frank Gillard; Port Captain; Rides on carriers during river trials given to war bond purchasers; Betsy Ross descendent working in shipyard; High frequency of fires in shipyard; Launch of the U.S.S. Munda, the last carrier built n Vancouver contract; transition to AP-5 transport production; Vancouver Shipyard illustration from 1918; Employee profile of Stanley H. Gomul, pipefitter who worked in Vancouver through WWI and WWII; Profile of Vancouver chipping department; Northwest guide for out of state workers; C. R. Echroth and crew break national record for welding stern tubes; Profile of the hull detail department; Steel yard scrap salvage processes 2600 tons of metal per month.

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: War Shipping Administrator Admiral Emory S. Land calls for increase in Shipyard production; Invasion of France costly for U.S. Navy fleet; Launch of the S.S. Fort Winnebago; John Diamond purchases $37,000 in war bonds; Art Cage, material expediter, sells push-button-tuning device patent to Radio Corporation of America for $50,000; Minnesota employee picnic; Acetylene explosion kills shop attendant Charles A. Crowther and injures seven workers in Pipe Shop 6; Employee profile of O. I. Thompson, a janitor at Swan Island; Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery awards Merit Eagle Pennant to Vancouver Shipyard; Launch of the U.S.S. Oconto, Vancouver’s first AP-5 attack transport; Photo essay on the plate pickling process; Guards catch four people prowling shipyard employee cars; Mrs. Johnnie “Gwen” Walker, first female trial run recorder on West Coast transfers to drafting department; Updates on progress of the fifth war bond drive; Swan Island lifeboat race; Total Kaiser payroll surpasses half-billion mark; Infographic on the distribution of Kaiser employee spending in the community; Photoessay about Vancouver’s Child Service Center; Kenneth Winterroth killed by lightening strike;

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: Admiral Howard L. Vickery calls for continued ship production for war in Pacific; Photograph of employees holding the Merit Eagle Pennant; Photograph of LST 466 off the shore of Dutch New Guinea; Minnesota, Texas and New Mexico employee picnics; Vanport Civic Association formed; Portable Stud Gun wins top Labor-Management award; Photoessay on the shipbuilding activities of Gunderson Brothers lifeboats; Fifth War Bond Drive nearing conclusion; Launch of the U.S.S. Olmsted; Employee profile on Frank Aiello, burner; Yard program director coordinates lunch time entertainment to encourage bond sales; Employee profile of Sergeant W. R. Hughes, Vancouver shipyard guard.

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.

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: An article on the delivery of first attack ship (AP-5) the U.S.S.LaPorte; Photo of Attack Transport U.S.S. Oconto on page 1; Article No. 4 in a series on shipbuilding at the Astoria Marine Construction Company; An article on the launching of the U.S.S. Sanborn; An article on “All-Out” delivery schedule for Attack Transports; An article on the retention of shipyard workers after the war; An article on a prepaid health program for workers and their families; The Worker Speaks column; An article on the opening of the shipyard Trading Post; An article on the Victory Ship.

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: an article on the production progress of the AP-5 Attack Transports; an article on the C-4 Transport contract, especially for steel. The Sunshipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, supplies some steel.; an article on the National Victory Fleet Day; an article on a voter registration drive for shipyard workers; an article on Silverton, Oregon, and its community; an article on foreign language classes for shipyard workers; an article on a pedestrian underpass at Vanport; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Northern Kaiser Permanente Health Plan enrollment; an article on launching the Banshee, a very small boat used to remove launching pads prior to docking a ship; an article on free Oregon State College classes for shipyard workers; an article on Civil Air Patrol cadets; a Know Your Northwest series article on the timber industry; an article on the War Dads of Portland, an organization for veterans returning to civilian life.

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: An article on the importance of women shipyard workers in seven day work schedule; articles on Navy Day; an article on the U.S.S. Rawlins launching ceremony; an article on the Vancouver shipyard’s lead in the AP-5 Attack Transport production competition; an article on the need for increased ship production due to the U.S. invasion of the Philippines; an article on increased work hours—the demise of the 10 hour day; articles on the AP-5 Attack Transport production; an article on the need for singers for the Portland Swedish male chorus; the Worker Speaks column; a Know Your Northwest series article on outdoor recreation, including winter sports, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, etc., at various vacation destinations; an article on reading materials for voters; an article on labor-management prizes awarded to shipyard workers for labor saving improvements; an article on the new Northern Permanente Foundation Health Plan booklet; an article on women lift truck drivers, “Handy Annies”; an article on Halloween parties at Vanport.

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: An article about the Vancouver shipyard meeting its AP-5 Attack Transport production goal of 15 ships ahead of schedule; an article on a seven time winner of the Suggestion Award contest; an article on the postwar future of the merchant marine; an article on the elimination of overtime on November 7 so that shipyard workers can vote; an article encouraging shipyard workers to vote; an article on using one’s shipyard badge number on mailing envelopes to ensure that mail is delivered to the correct address; an article on the role of the International Business Machine (I.B.M.) department in processing payroll checks; an article on the C-4 transport contract; an article on Secretary of the Navy James E. Forrestal’s tribute to the Vancouver shipyard; an article on the establishment of a Vancouver teenagers’ night club; an article on Barnes General Hospital G.I. patients getting three free daily telephone calls; an article on the Vancouver shipyard’s lead in reducing man hours and materials to produce ships; an article on converting Liberty ships into hospital ships; a Know Your Northwest series article on Portland’s postwar future as a transportation hub; an article on child care at Vanport schools; the Worker Speaks column; a notice on the United States Maritime Commission Citation for Meritorius Suggestions; an article on the Gate Record Control office to monitor employee absences; an article on craft classes in Vanport.

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: An article on Christmas celebrations at Kaiser shipyards; an article on the Christmas holiday—no work on December 25th; an article on Kaiser shipyard built Liberty ship, the S.S. Louis Weule, success in destroying Japanese aircraft; an article on post World War I shipyard work; an article on award given for constructing child care centers for shipyard workers; an article on Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal’s recognition of the Vancouver and Oregon shipyards’ AP-5 Attack Transport production; an article on tuberculosis screening at the Oregon Shipyard; articles on the Dalles Sub-Assembly plant; a Know Your Merchant Fleet series article; an article on the end of the Vancouver Shipyard AP-5 Attack Transport contract; articles on Vancouver Shipyard Christmas celebrations; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Labor-Management suggestion awards; an article on the durability of welded naval vessels; an article on the Washington State Guard Reserve’s sponsorship of the Mathews and Mason Great London circus.

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: Articles on Kaiser shipyards’ outstanding production records for 1944; an article on Kaiser shipyards’ employment statistics; articles on Kaiser shipyards’ 1944 payroll statistics; an article on Vancouver Shipyard 1944 production; an article on allied merchant ship losses; an article on the U.S. naval fleet; an article on Swan Island Shipyard’s reduction in man hours; an article on the Swan Island and Oregon shipyards’ child care centers; an article on Stubby Bilgebottom, a Bosn’s Whistle comic strip character; an article on the Oregon Shipyard earning the “AP-5 Champ Flag” for its 1944 AP-5 Attack Transport production; an article on the Oregon Shipyard’s aluminum ponton contract; an article on the postwar merchant fleet; an article on naval fuel tankers; an article on Vancouver Shipyard’s C-4 Troop Transport contract; an article on the 1944 Northern Permanente Foundation Medical Plan.

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: An article on the federal income tax withholding scale; an article on the federal income tax filing date; an article on the renewal of the Swan Island Shipyard lease; an article on U.S. merchant seamen losses; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard fuel tankers or oilers; a Know Your Merchant Fleet series article; an article on the critical list of important naval vessels and materiel; articles on launching a Vancouver Shipyard drydock, YFD-60; an article on a Vancouver Shipyard blood drive; an article on the Dalles Sub-Assembly plant attendance records; and article on the reorganization of the Vancouver Shipyard administration departments; an article on the Vancouver Permanente hospital family plan—list of participating doctors; articles on awards for war bonds drive contest; an article on Sunday religious services in Vancouver housing areas; an article on income tax earnings reports; an article on the Clark County March of Dimes drive for polio victims; the Worker Speaks column; an article on conditions in a German prisoner of war camp.

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: An article on a Victory ship parts delivery to the Oregon Shipyard by train; an article on the need for riveters at the Oregon Shipyard; an article on a clothing drive for European civilians; an article on the turnover rate for war veterans who work in the Kaiser shipyards; an article on the Vanport Library’s recommendations for books on racial issues; an article on shipyard workers’ time cards; an article on the cost of the war; an article on Pacific coast shipyards naval vessels production; an article on National Social Hygiene Day; a Know Your Merchant Fleet series article; an article on Vancouver Shipyard worker needs, especially on the demand for welders; an article on the Vancouver E. J. Bartells company’s contribution to the March of Dimes polio drive; an article on a radio broadcast discussion of Vancouver’s postwar plans; an article on the availability of the Vancouver Shipyard booklet, “The Ships We Build;” an article on the construction progress of Vancouver Shipyard’s drydock YFD 69; an article on silverware losses at the Vancouver Shipyards cafeteria; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard blood donation schedule; the Worker Speaks column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; reprint of a Collier’s Magazine article on Vancouver Shipyard vessels, including aircraft carriers, that saw action in the Pacific theatre on October 25, 1944—“They Were There!”; an article on a reduction in fires at the Vancouver Shipyard due to the cigarette shortage; an article on shipyard workers’ roles in the Civic Theatre production, “Double Door;” an article on the popularity of USO dances; an article on the Maritime commission’s Surplus Property Division sale of lifefloats; an article on a public interview of A. T. Baker, Pacific combat veteran.

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: Articles on the Bosn’s Whistle’s anniversary; an article on Sgt. Walter Beck’s first airplane flight over the Northwest in 1911; an article on a campaign to teach civilians how to treat disabled veterans; an article on the cost-savings of welded ships; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; articles on employment policies at the Vancouver Shipyard promising no big lay-offs; an article on substantial cost-savings in wireways installation at the Vancouver Shipyard; the Worker Speaks column; articles on the Red Cross War fund drive; an article on dredging the Columbia River near the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on postwar manufacturing jobs in the West; an article on the number of patients treated at the Vancouver Permanente hospital; an article on cost-savings by the Vancouver Shipyard metal Casting workers; an article on the production progress of the Vancouver Shipyard YFD 69 drydock; an article on income tax filing assistance at the Vancouver Shipyard.