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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 01

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 Oregon Shipyard contracts for Victory ships and aluminum pontons; an article on Edgar Kaiser’s message about 1945 contracts and full employment at the shipyards; an article on the Multnomah County March of Dimes drive; an article on an increase in the Swan Island Shipyard fuel tanker contract; an article on Admiral E.S. Land, U.S. Maritime commission, New Year’s message; an article on Vancouver Shipyard’s 1945 goals; an article on electricians’ classes for shipyard workers; an article on the “Tars and Spars” musical revue at the Paramount Theatre in Portland; an article on night classes at Portland high schools; an article on a shipyard worker suffering from polio; an article on awards for a war bond drive contest; an article on salvaged dry cell batteries; an article on a hunting and fishing calendar; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Helen Keller’s visit to a Vancouver Blood donation center; an article on Vancouver Shipyard workers’ donations for Barnes hospital patients’ telephone calls; an article on the Vancouver Permanente hospital request for books and magazines for patients; an article on appointments for blood donors; an article on Kaiser shipyards built naval vessels; an article on the Henry King Orchestra performance at a Vancouver teenage dance.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 02

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.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 03

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 launching the Vancouver drydock; an article on stricter rules for military draft deferments; an article on the 400th ship launched at the Oregon Shipyard; an article on income tax earnings reports—Form W-2; an article on the new Oregon Shipyard Administration Building; an article on Swan Island bachelor girls (women welders) home ownership; articles on the Vancouver Shipyard C-4 Troop Transport production; the Worker Speaks column; an article on donations for the Barnes hospital “Cash for Calling” fund for patients’ telephone calls; articles on the Vancouver Shipyard March of Dimes drive for polio victims; an article on Vancouver Shipyard weld inspection and quality control.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 04

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 launching the Oregon Shipyards’ 400th vessel, the S.S. Appleton Victory; an article on the Dalles Sub-Assembly plant implementing a swing shift; an article on the Vanport Fire department’s work; an article on the loss of the Oregon Shipyard –built Liberty ship, the S.S. John A. Johnson; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyards’ fuel tanker, the S.S. Sunset; an article on training Chinese soldiers for the China theatre of war; an article on the Portland Rose society membership drive; an article on absenteeism at recreation and play centers; a Know Your Merchant Fleet series article; an article on using X-Ray technology for quality control for welding; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the truancy of Vancouver Shipyard workers’ children; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard Labor-Management Suggestion Awards, especially the suggestion for parking lot improvement; an article on the Vancouver Permanente hospital visiting hours; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on “The Boom Time Bogies”—the down side of the war boom; an article on the March of Dimes drive for polio victims; an article on bus service for Vancouver Shipyard workers.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 05

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.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 06

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 suitability of Kaiser shipyard vessels for the postwar merchant fleet; an article on Lieutenant Iliff Richardson’s speech on his combat experiences in the Pacific; an article on the Multnomah County March of Dimes drive for polio victims; an article on Kenneth Davies’ account of the Vancouver Shipyards-built aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lunga Point’s combat record; an article on the work of the Red Cross; an article on cost savings attributed to welding; an article on the importance of oxygen in ship building; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the shortage of silverware in the Vancouver Shipyard cafeteria; an article on the Red Cross blood drive; an article on welding classes; an article on the popularity of the “the Ships We Build” booklet about Vancouver Shipyard production; an article on the postwar use of Portland and Vancouver housing projects; an article on the election of the president of shipyard workers Masons members; an article on workers at the Dalles Sub-Assembly plant; an article on the local USO’s need for hostesses; an article on the importance of motorized repair for three shifts at the Vancouver Shipyard.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 07

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 Pacific coast shipyards increased production of merchant vessels; an article on single shipyard workers living in dormitories; an article on repair of the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Makin Island because of a 3 ton hoist; an article on Russian seamen housed at Swan Island Shipyard dormitories; an article on Vancouver surplus housing units shipped to Seattle; an article on the appointment of Captain Lester G. Block to oversee ship repair and conversion work in the Portland area; an article on rain in Oregon; an article on Spanish classes at the Oregon Shipyard; an article on the Red Cross need for type O blood donors; a Know Your Merchant Fleet series article; an article on absenteeism at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Dr. Harold J. Noble’s talk on Japan’s future; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the loss of the Vancouver-built aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Ommancy Bay and other ships in the Philippines; an article on the combat success of the Vancouver Shipyard-built aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Bismark Sea; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Oregon Shipyard aluminum ponton contract; an article on the mechanical fly used in ship construction.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 08

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 Vancouver Shipyards Cimarron type aircraft carrier contract; an article on the size of the U.S. naval fleet; an article on Swan Island child care center nutrition—spinach is good; an article on the wartime achievements of Irish-Americans; articles on a Red Cross donation drive; an article on the draft status of shipyard workers; an article on the radio broadcast of the Oregon Shipyard-built S.S. Bozeman Victory’s trial run; an article on travel pass priorities at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on Oregon State College technical drawing classes in Vancouver; an article on Labor-Management suggestion awards; the Worker Speaks column; an article on patient care at the Vancouver Permanente hospital; an article on Vancouver Shipyard workers W2 forms—tax documents; an article on Vancouver Shipyard cafeteria service on ship trial runs; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the types of engines installed in Kaiser shipyards; an article on the Baby Flat Top aircraft carriers and the LSTs—landing craft.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 09

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.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 10

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 metal stress tests of naval vessels conducted at the Oregon Shipyard; an article on postwar reconstruction in the Philippines; an article on welding innovations—annealing work; an article on Red Cross nutrition classes for prospective blood donors; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard C-4 Troop Transport contract; an article on launching the S.S. Marine Tiger C-4 Troop Transport; articles on Red Cross donation drives; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard Reproduction (printing) department; the Worker Speaks column; an article on sulfa drug use; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on dismantling Vancouver Shipyard’s Columbia housing project; an article on Red Cross disaster committees.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 11

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 workloads (employment) at the Kaiser shipyards; an article on the Tracey Family concert at the Oregon Shipyard; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard Red Cross blood drive; an article on the construction of Kaiser Shipyards cafeterias; an article on Richmond Kaiser Shipyard contracts; an article on the Vanport St. Patrick’s Day dance; articles on Red Cross “capture packages;” an article on moving the YFD 69 drydock to the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on the Oregon Shipyard Softball Benefit dance; an article on the appointment of the Portland Council of Shipbuilders’ secretary; an article on the loss of the Oregon Shipyard—built Liberty ship, the S.S. Robert J. Walker; an article on opening the Kaiser Iron and Steel Division Portland office; an article on Oregon State College factory management classes at Benson High School; an article on Red Cross combat swimming classes; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard contract for Cimarron type aircraft carriers; articles on Red Cross blood drives; an article on the national tribute to Vancouver Shipyard’s production; an article on preparations for launching the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Tiger; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Vancouver St. Patrick’s Day celebration; an article advising use of full names on all mail; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on ship repair; an article on the role women played in putting out a Vancouver Shipyard fire; an article on using lumber in shipbuilding; an article on a booklet listing child care centers; an article on wait times at the Vancouver Permanente hospital; an article on a race relations speech in Vancouver; an article on Vancouver Shipyards visit by Lillian Herstein, WPB consultant on women’s industrial problems.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 12

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 typical Swan Island Shipyard worker; an article on new basis for shipbuilding contracts; an article on Kaiser’s loss of a coastal tanker contract to United Concrete Pipe corporation, Los Angeles; an article on the shortage of rubber tires for civilian use; an article on Kaiser shipyards cafeterias (in-plant feeding); an article on Turkish officials visit to the Swan Island Shipyard; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the launching of the first Vancouver Shipyard C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Tiger, and the launching of the YFD 69 drydock; an article on the first the Dalles Sub-Assembly plant worker to win the Labor-Management suggestion award; an article on conditions at the Bilibid prisoner of war prison in Manila; an article on a speech in Vancouver on race relations; an article on a Vancouver Victory garden contest; an article on the Little Audrey pontoon used in aircraft carrier launchings; an article on raising backyard livestock, chickens, rabbits, etc.; an article on a Kaiser engineering firm; articles on Red Cross donation drives; an article on a Red Cross blood donation booth at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on donations to the Vancouver Barnes hospital for veterans’ telephone calls; an article on increased availability of doctors at the Vancouver Northern Permanente hospital.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 13

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 loss of the Vancouver Shipyard-built aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Bismarck Sea; an article on the YFD 69 drydock installed at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on Rangers who released American prisoners of war at Cabantuan, Luzon Island; an article the Pacific combat of Oregon Shipyard-built Liberty, S.S. Matthew P. Deady; an article on the cancellation of Kaiser shipyard cafeteria construction (yard feeding plan); an article on C-4 Troop Transport construction time; an article on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. Marine Tiger; an article on the need for machinists at the Oregon and Swan Island Shipyards; an article on the national coverage of Oregon shipyards’ production; an article on the availability of surplus marine engine parts; an article on the March of Dimes drive for polio victims; an article on the War Shipping Administration’s control of U.S. shipping; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Brigadier General C.A. Larkin, U.S. Marines, visit to the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on decreased combat ship production that spared the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on a play, “Penny Wise,” at the Vancouver Civic Theatre; an article on the central Clearance office opened at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on 3-Year Club for Vancouver Shipyard workers who have worked there for three years; an article on the cancellation of USO dances during Holy Week; an article on Big Audrey, the pontoon used to launch the C-4 Troop Transports; articles on Victory gardens; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the benefits of penicillin for Vancouver Northern Permanente hospital patients; an article on faster bus service for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard program director’s new telephone number.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 14

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 Portland area United National Clothing Collection drive; an article on rats and a nutrition experiment; an article on a Vancouver Shipyard family featured in an Army Signal corps film; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; articles on the 3-Year Club of shipyard employees; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bismarck Sea and its crew; an article on Vancouver radio station KVAN; an article on citizenship requirements to work on the C-4 Troop Transports; an article on the Red Cross blood donation program; an article on the Vancouver Northern Permanente Foundation Health plan; an article on the Vancouver 20-Act Dance Show; articles on postwar opportunities for new business owners; articles on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. Marine Shark; an article on maintenance and repair workers.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 15

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 need for shipyard workers; an article on the Metal Trades Council’s opposition to post V-E Day layoffs; an article on the American Cancer Society donation drive; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; articles on the need for blood donations; an article on booklets on the history of the Kaiser shipyards; an article on the Clark County clothes collection drive; an article on the end of night shopping in Vancouver; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. General C.H. Muir; an article on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. Marine Cardinal; an article on the Harney Hill community center carnival schedule; an article on the wartime westward migration and its postwar consequences; an article on the 3-Year Club of shipyard employees; an article on alien Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on doctors participating in the Vancouver Permanente hospital family plan.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 16

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 war bond drive contest featuring a house as the prize; an article on commissioning the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. General C.H. Muir; an article on reduced absenteeism; an article on Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau’s endorsement of war bonds’ value; an article on President Harry Truman’s knowledge of the Kaiser Shipyards; articles on President Franklin Roosevelt’s September 1942 Oregon Shipyard visit; articles on a welding contest for prizes, including war bonds; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Vancouver Shipyard welding classes; an article on the American Cancer Society donation drive; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar home ownership; an article on Labor-Management suggestion improvement contest winners; an article on the discovery of a floating mine at Long Beach, Washington; an article on eligibility for war housing projects; an article on Vancouver Northern Kaiser Permanente hospital reception staffing; an article on the need for nurses at Vanport Hospital.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 17

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 cancer and the need for research funding; an article on disabled veteran Swan Island Shipyard Transportation department workers; an article on the massive amount of supplies needed at Okinawa; an article on the war bond drive contest featuring a house with insurance; an article on the Oregon teacher shortage; an article on the Portland Alcoholics Anonymous chapter; an article on the appointment of the head of the local chapter of the American Welding society; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; articles on the Vancouver Shipyard clothing drive; an article on 3-Year Club of shipyard workers; an article on the shipyards shift schedules—C-4 Troop Transports on time; an article on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. Marine Falcon; an article on births at the Vancouver Northern Permanente hospital; an article on the United Nations Conference in San Francisco; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the weld improvement contest.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 18

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 Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the tuberculosis survey; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article “Smokey,” distinguished K-9 Corps member, Oregon Shipyard visit; an article on excellent production of West Coast shipyards; articles on the war bonds drive; an article on the weld improvement contest; an article on National Clothing collection drive; an article on doctors participating in the Vancouver Permanente hospital family plan; an article on fishing in the Northwest; an article on the 3-Year Club of shipyard workers; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the role that Vancouver Shipyard-built aircraft carriers (Baby Flat Tops) played in the Battle of Iwo Jima; an article on night canning; an article on skilled trades classes (welding, electricity, etc.) in Vancouver.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 19

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 “V-mail” blueprints to expedite ship repair; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s appeal to West Coast shipyard workers to continue working after V-E Day; an article on the 7th War Loan house; an article on using salt tablets to ease “heat fatigue;” an article on the 7th War Loan show performed in Vancouver; an article on the welding suggestion contest; an article on the Vancouver victory garden contest; an article on Vancouver Northern Permanente Foundation Family Plan coverage; an article on a Vancouver flowering plant sale; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on women’s postwar goal—returning to their families and household chores; the Worker Speaks column; an article about an eye infection (pink eye) outbreak at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Vancouver Shipyard workers continuing to work after V-E Day.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 20

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 closing the Swan Island Shipyard Arnold Training center—a vocational center for war production; an article on the Portland Red Cross donation center’s need for blood plasma; an article on overcrowding on Swan Island Shipyard busses; an article on OPA price controls on auto repair labor; an article on lip-reading classes offered by the Portland Society for the Hard of Hearing at the Oregon Shipyard; an article on the lack of absenteeism at the McNeil Island Federal penitentiary shipyard; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on an account of life in the Philippines; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Ernie Pyle; an article on the 25 per cent manhour reduction in C-4 Troop Transport production; an article on the increase in war bond sales after V-E Day; an article on the reduction of meat on the Vancouver Shipyard cafeteria menu; an article on Vancouver Northern Permanente hospital patients’ failure to keep appointments; an article on Custom Cannery canning sessions near Vancouver; an article on postwar plans for the merchant marine; an article on increased production for the C-4 Troop Transport contract at The Dalles sub-assembly plant.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 21

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 moving Burton Homes (prefabricated housing) from Vancouver; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s plans to develop the West Coast steel industry; an article on the Bosn’s Whistle’s continued publication; an article on the sale of ships’ bells; an article on the availability of postwar housing in Vancouver; an article announcing that Ernie Pyle’s niece will launch the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Ernie Pyle; an article on the vice chairman of the U.S. Maritime commission, Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s Oregon Shipyard visit; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard built aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Guadalcanal’s capture of a Nazi U-Boat; an article on the San Francisco peace conference (conclave); an article on the Oregon Shipyard built Liberty ship the S.S. Juan de Fuca surviving Philippine Islands combat; an article on shoe rationing; an article on the increased height of the Swan Island pontoon bridge due to high water; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; articles on the 7th War Loan drive; an article on lifting the nation-wide curfew and the return of swing shift Friday night dances in Vancouver; an article on painting Vancouver’s Victory Center; an article on the Vancouver Housing Authority’s new Leiser Road community center; an article on an air shutoff improvement that reduces labor; an article on the end of registration for shipyard workers’ Three Year Club; an article on a ship rescue plan; an article on “urgent status” for Vancouver Shipyard contracts; an article on an Athletic association dance in Vancouver; an article on postwar job opportunities; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard visit of the famous Navy bomber, the “Queen of Rabaul”; an article on Clark County doctors participating in the Northern Permanente hospital Family Plan.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 22

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 shipyard workers’ draft deferment status; an article on Portland parks and recreation summer programs for school aged children; an article on the Maritime commission’s Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s criticism of shipyard workers who leave their jobs; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s support for a Vancouver Shipyard manpower drive; an article on Lieutenant Commander Jack Dempsey’s speech in support of the Mighty Seven war bond drive; an article on the Northern Permanente foundation Health Plan benefits; an article on a fire at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the Labor-Management Suggestions contest prize winners; an article on a launching dance for the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Serpent; an article on the Rose Festival Court and festival events; the Worker Speaks column; an article on C-4 Troop Transport launchings; an article on night canning near Vancouver; an article on freight cars going to the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Salt Lake City Deseret News and Portland Oregonian newspaper visitors to the Bosn’s Whistle.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 23

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 Vancouver Shipyard Manager Mike Miller’s account of current and future contracts; an article on the American Federation of Labor’s (A.F. of L.) support for a state building fund proposal; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard built fuel tanker, the S.S. Bladensburg’s repairs; an article on Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joseph Erlanger’s Oregon Shipyard visit; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on children confirmed in the Lutheran church in Vanport; an article on the future of the port of Vancouver; an article on U.S. Naval ribbons for merchant seamen; an article the Portland Chamber of Commerce’s “Farming in Oregon” booklets; an article on the need for volunteers for Girl Scouts’ Camp day; articles on the 3-Year Club’s dance and ship launching; an article on Memorial day pay and the war bond drive; the Work Speaks column; an article on a marksmen’s match between the Guard department pistol team and the Washington state patrol; an article on Vancouver Shipyard welder training; an article on health and safety tips for summer recreational activities; an article on the fixed price contract for the C-4 Troop Transports at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Vancouver summer recreation programs; an article on Vancouver Civic Theatre tryouts.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 24

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 moving the U.S. merchant marine from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean to support the war against Japan; an article on moving Vanport housing units to the navy shipyard at Bremerton, Washington; an article on the need for women recruits for the Women’s Land Army to harvest fruit crops; an article on an Oregon Shipyard Victory ship’s trip to the repair dock; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Kaiser Company, Inc.’s, acquisition of the Portland repair firm, Poole, McGonigle and Jennings; an article on the loss of the Oregon Shipyard built, Victory ship, the S.S. Canada Victory; an article on a war bond house prize; an article on the Kaiser shipyard 4th of July picnic; an article on dressage (horse training); an article on the 7th War Loan bond drive featuring a house prize; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Vancouver Marine Machinists’ rose show contest; an article on the 3-Year Club Launching Dance—the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Serpent; an article on the trial run of the Vancouver Shipyard built, C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Tiger; an article on moving Burton Homes units from Vancouver to other sites; an article on the decrease in turnover of Vancouver housing tenants; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard inventory of surplus items; an article on canning asparagus at a Vancouver custom cannery; an article on the Portland Civic Center; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard built, LST 460 (Tank Landing Ship).

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 25

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 losses of Kaiser shipyard built ships; an article on Oregon election measures; articles on an accident involving the Oregon Shipyard built, AP-5 Attack Transport, the U.S.S. Napa; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on combat fatigue; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard build, aircraft carrier, U.S.S Tulagi (Baby Flat Top); an article on the Vancouver summer recreation program; an article on Lieutenant Commander Max Miller, speaker at the launching of the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Ernie Pyle; an article on changing facilities at the Vancouver Shipyard to accommodate construction of the Cimarron type aircraft carriers; an article on construction of aluminum pontons; an article on the 3-Year Club’s launching dance—the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Serpent; an article on registration for the Vancouver Permanente Health plan.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 26

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 canning classes at Vanport; an article about living in houseboats; an article on children’s dance classes at Vanport; an article on civilian new car shortage; an article on the July 4th work day; an article on the sale of marine navigation lights; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the need for workers at the Vancouver Shipyard; An article on festivities at the launching of the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Ernie Pyle; an article on the July 4th picnic; an article on Vancouver night canning sessions; an article on the construction of aluminum pontons; an article on emergency services for Vancouver Permanente hospital Health Plan members; an article on Vancouver Permanente hospital surgeries; an article on Vancouver Permanente hospital visiting hours; article on water conservation measures at Vancouver housing projects; an article on the availability of Washington state drivers’ licenses.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 27

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 mosquitoes; an article on the War Loan house prize; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the history of the Permanente Foundation Health Plan; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard Cimmaron-type aircraft carrier contract; an article on an Interstate bridge lift malfunction that caused traffic delays; an article on Army veterans of the 369th Q.M. Service company (African Americans) working in the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Vancouver weekly swing shift dances; an article on the Dalles sub-assembly plant picnic; an article on Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, Pacific escort aircraft carrier fleet, recognition of Vancouver Shipyard craftsmanship of the escort aircraft carriers (Baby Flat Tops); the Worker Speaks column; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard welding contest; an article on the Permanente hospital children’s ward visiting hours; an article on Vancouver Permanente health services free chest x-rays for T.B. screening; an article on eliminating the graveyard shift for the Vancouver Shipyard Transportation Department; an article on launching the Vancouver Shipyard built, C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Carp; an article on creating an archery range in Vancouver; an article on adding bleachers to a Vancouver softball field.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 28

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 combat experience of the Oregon Shipyard built, Victory ship, the S.S. Brown Victory; an article on forest fire prevention; an article on the Vancouver Permanente hospital’s and clinic’s availability to Portland and local residents; an article on recreational options in the Portland-Vancouver area; an article on availability of civilian transportation; an article on war bonds as retirement income; an article on children’s food preparation classes in Vancouver; an article on launching the Vancouver Shipyard built, C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Lynx; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard built drydock, the YFD 70; an article on Washington Governor Mon C. Wallgren’s plan for a Lake Vancouver Moorage Basin; an article on shoe stamps; an article on Vancouver Shipyard weld contest winners; an article on a Vancouver neighborhood dance; an article on the 44 hour week for U.S. Maritime Commission workers; an article on the Seamen’s Service; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the sinking of the Swan Island Shipyard tub, the Vagabond; an article on the Missouri State Society picnic; an article on art classes at Vanport; an article on the War Loan house prize; an article on the availability of Washington state drivers’ licenses; an article on free aerial lessons in Vancouver.

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