The Bo's'n's Whistle, Oregon Shipyard Edition, Volume 05, Number 21
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- 1945-05-25
Part of The Bo's'n's Whistle
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 moving Burton Homes, Vancouver Housing authority, to sites in Oregon and Washington; an article on Henry Kaiser’s postwar steel industry plans; an article on a Swan Island concert featuring Jack Teagarden and his orchestra; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on the availability of postwar housing; an article on launching the Vancouver Shipyard built C-4 Troop Transport, the S. S. Ernie Pyle; an article on U. S. Maritime Commission Vice Chairman Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s Kaiser shipyards visit; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard built aircraft carrier, the U. S. S. Guadalcanal’s role in capturing a Nazi U-Boat; an article on shoe ration stamps; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Oregon Shipyard Labor-Management Suggestion Contest winners and their achievements; an article on an Oregon Shipyard benefit show; the Stubby and His Friends column; an article on the Oregon Shipyard National Maritime Day Ceremony; an article on postwar job opportunities; the Worker Speaks column.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation