The Bo's'n's Whistle, Swan Island Edition, Volume 04, Number 16
- BosunsWhistle_SIE19440526_0416
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- 1944-05-26
Part of The Bo's'n's Whistle
Employee newspaper for Swan Island Shipyard covering shipyard productivity and current projects, safety and injury reports, war bond drives, employee sports leagues, award recipients, and human-interest stories. Topical coverage in this issue includes: An article on 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.
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