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. Roi and U.S.S. Munda, last carriers built on Vancouver contract; Fifth War Loan Drive announces worker quotas; Call for students to help farmers with crops during summer break; Social Security benefits; Profile of Cecil R. Cole, former Vancouver shipyard worker who rode on an LST he helped build while serving in the South Pacific; Oxygen and acetylene hazards and safety practices; Vancouver USO open to shipyard workers; Employee profile of Jerry Zollo, pipefitter; Photoessay on the shipbuilding activities at Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation; Photograph of broken tools sent to the Swan Island tool room for maintenance; Sign-up campaign for Permanente worker and family hospital plans; Wildwood, first full-rigged clipper ship built on the Pacific coast built in Vancouver in 1870.

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. Matanikau; New contracts secured for Oregon Ship; U.S.S. LST 454; Passage of Portland bonds for post-war employment projects; Map of Portland parks and recreation centers; Summer camp activities for children of war workers; Production shift from aircraft carriers to AP-5 and C-4 ships; Launch of the U.S.S. Attu; Sign-up campaign for Permanente worker and family hospital plans.

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: National Maritime Day plans; Expanded size of the American Merchant Marine and Fleet; Postwar shipping and trade forecast; Enrollment period for the Permanente Family Hospital Plan; Additional shoe ration stamps issued for safety shoe purchases; Launch of the U.S.S. Matanikau; Shipyard former site of Fort Vancouver; Employee profile of maintenance department chief, Paul Durand; Photoessay about installation of Falk reduction gear; Regulations for sub-letting in the Vancouver housing projects; Employee profile of Jack Luihn and William Arndt who direct the shipyard housing and food services; Employee profile of Ferdinand Walla, shipwright, who escaped a Nazi prison camp and fled Czechoslovakia with his family.

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: Agreements between management and labor to continue shipyard operation on a three-shift schedule; “Shipyard Diary of a Woman Welder” written by Augusta Clawson about her time at Swan Island; Causes and symptoms of ‘arc flash’ eye injuries when welding; Launch of the U.S.S. Admiralty Island; Permanente Foundation hospitals; Juvenile delinquency issues among children of war workers; Absenteeism reduction programs.

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: Vancouver shipyard securing contract to build 20 C-4 transports; Swan Island receives contract to build 38 additional T2-SE-A1 tankers; An article on the explosion and sinking of the Kaiser Liberty ship, John Straub; An article on fires and fire prevention in the shipyards; An infographic cartoon of interesting facts about Oregon Ship; A first-hand account of Pearl Harbor from boilermaker, Robert Nelson; An employee profile and illustration of paint superintendent, T. A. (Ace) Waldron; An article on the consolidation of procurement under J. J. O’Farrell; An article on bond measures for ‘Moses Plan’ civic improvement projects to provide post-war employment to shipyard workers; A photoessay on Victory Gardens.

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: “Vancouver Clean-up Drive is Under way” article on clean-up week efforts at the Vancouver shipyard; A photograph of the 250 person swing shift crew; An update on the record setting pace of the graveyard welding crew; Lecture series on world economics hosted by Rev. James Fogarty; “Freak Mishaps Prove Painful to ‘Curious’” article detailing accidents in the shipyard; “Unemployment Pay Won’t Provide Ease” article advising workers on postwar financial planning; Employee profile and illustration of O. W. Russell, superintendent in the Master Fitting department; An article about Chinese Ambassador Dr. S. S. Liu’s visit for the launching of the carrier Astrolabe Bay; Employee profile of Don Montgomery, clearance office; A photo essay on the shipbuilding activities at Commercial Iron Works; A photograph of children at Oregon Ship Child Services making puppets.

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: Reporting on the visit of Senator Mon C. Wallgren for the launching of the U.S.S. Alikula Bay; News about the closing of the Columbia House dormitory; Elmer Hann appointed as chairman of the Portland-Vancouver chapter of the American Welding society; A photo essay on the fast pace of hiring in the downtown Portland Kaiser company office; An illustration of Outfitting dock superintendent, Parke Savage; “Professional Gambler Out to Clean Workers” article warning workers about the dangers of gambling; “Vancouver Planners Would Buy Housing” article about city planning commission plans to purchase Vancouver Housing authority facilities after the war; A photograph of E. Lorenz, progress engineer with a chart showing declining man-hour costs.

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: “Hirohito Promised Vancouver Torpedo” article about a torpedo labeled “Kaiser-Vancouver” sent on U.S.S. Lunga Point headed for Japan; Photo essay featuring railroad engineers operating trains between the three Portland area Kaiser yards; An article about regular tire pressure inspection for improved fuel efficiency; “Venereal Ills Neglect Serious” article about the importance of treatment and prevention of venereal diseases; An article about John McSpadden, a rigger who received medical care through the Permanente Medical and Hospital plan; “Vancouver Highest in Riders Per Car”; “Largest Crew in Yard” photograph of the 150 member painting crew declared the largest crew in Vancouver.

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: “Transport Keel Laid on BB-3 Birthday”; “Blood Bank Donation Requires Only 45 Minutes” photo essay about the process of donating blood for the Red Cross; An accounting of Gwen Dew’s experiences in a Japanese prison camp; “Liberty Ship Hearing Testimony Favorable” article about Truman War Investigation committee hearing regarding structural failure in Liberty Ships; A photo essay about proper lifting techniques to avoid strained backs; An article celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of the U.S.S. Casablanca, the first carrier built in the Vancouver shipyard; A profile of Walter Tinkham, who started work as a day rigger after being discharged from the army due to injury; An article encouraging people to sign up for a Victory Garden plot in the community gardens at McLoughlin Heights; An article reminding readers that a license from the Washington or Oregon State Game Commission is required to go fishing; Photographs of the top welding crews who won awards for achievement in the Vancouver shipyard.

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: “Drydock Receives Official Approval” article on plans for a floating drydock under construction at the Vancouver shipyard; A photograph of women dressed as Hula dancers during a United Nations on Parade pageant at McLoughlin Heights; An article about opening the Swan Island dormitories and barracks to non-shipyard workers to help alleviate Portland’s housing shortage; An article about the challenges of fulfilling the troop transport contract in the allotted time frame; Updates on efforts to get shipyard employees registered to vote; a photographs of men using yokes to carry paint on the Outfitting dock; “War Veterans Given Jobs at Kaiser Yards” article about wounded troops working in shipyards during rehabilitation.

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: Debate over expansion of late night shopping hours to Vancouver; “Expert Lauds Fashions of Vancouver Women,” article along with a photograph of Mrs. Carmel Snow, editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar meeting with female shipyard workers to urge them to dress feminine after work; “Portland Plans for Postwar Jobs” article on Moses Plan for postwar employment; “Hot Switchboards” article reminding people not to throw power switches without warning electrical workers on ships; “Kaiser Worker Recruiters Active: Scour Country for Men” article about national efforts to recruit labor to Portland area shipyards; “Rigger Hands Have Word For It” photo essay depicting the hand symbols used by riggers to direct crane operators; An article on gas rationing policies; A photograph of Wayne La Mar sewing flags for the ships; A profile of production illustrator, Edith Leong; “Production Picture Program Expanded” article about Robert Sheetz, chief draftsman.

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: “Vancouver Speeds Transport Sections” article about the prefabrication work helping to speed the construction of troop transport ships; “Kaiser Yards to Boost Accident Prevention”; “Pranks Cause Trouble, Safety engineer Says”; “’Pipe Dream’ Nightmare for O.S.C. Expediters” article about efforts to rush a shipment of Shelby pipe from Pennsylvania to Portland to complete S.S. Czechoslovakia Victory on schedule; An eye-witness account of the sinking of the Liscome Bay by gunner’s mate 2/c Elmer Mickeleit; An article on planting advice for Victory Gardens; Winners of the Safety Suggestion contest announced; Photograph of the Vancouver Poster shop producing safety posters for the shipyard; “Amateur Farm Buyers Warned: ‘Prices High...Pitfalls Plentiful’, Say Experts” article cautioning against investing wartime savings in farms without research; Photographs of firefighters demonstrating equipment for extinguishing tar fires; Article about reductions in project man-hour costs due to increased efficiency; ‘Get the Vote’ campaign planned to increase voter registration.

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: River trials for the S.S. United Victory; Late night business hours added in St. Johns on payday; A fire at the Swan Island Personnel building; “Record Building Pace Big Job of Assembly”; An article about cutting ship patterns with Template photography; A profile of Stan Bergeman, Vancouver rigging superintendent; Launch of the S.S. The Dalles from Swan Island; An article about the mounted guard patrols for Oregon Ship; An article about the lack of post-war job plans for majority of shipyard workers; An article about the final trip of the United States Maritime commission Portland - Vancouver train which was ended due to low ridership.

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 United War Chest local charities; an article on continued sale of War Bonds; an article on postwar industrial development in Pacific Northwest; an article on closure of Oregon Shipyard Child Service center; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Labor Day holiday; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Cannon Beach; an article on Swan Island Shipyard oil tanker contract; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s bid for northwest aluminium plants; an article on Kaiser shipyards forty-eight hour work week; an article on Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Jordan Valley.

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 postwar job opportunities in the Northwest; an article on Labor Day holiday; an article on rationing; an article on Bremerton navy yard’s forty-hour work week; an article on V-J (Victory Japan) week pay; an article on vacation pay; an article on possible use of Swan Island Shipyard barracks to house navy personnel; an article on postwar Northwest light metals industry; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar public housing; an article on job opportunities for farm workers; an article on postwar surplus moorage in Puget Sound; an article on Kaiser shipyards discontinuing services, including rationing, housing, and transportation; an article on medical and hospital insurance for former shipyard workers; an article on Swan Island Shipyard’s conversion to ship repair work; an article on former Swan Island Shipyard workers remaining in Portland; an article on Swan Island Shipyard dormitories; an article on Swan Island Shipyard welding school.

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.

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: 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 the winner of the War Bond drive prize house; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s vision for postwar western expansion; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Halls of Montezuma; an article on Labor-Management Suggestion contest winners and their achievements; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the need for more cargo ships; an article on Vanport dance classes; an article on Sunday concerts at the Portland Art Museum; an article on a welders barbecue.

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 Shipyard YFD 70, the second floating dry dock; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s plans to expand postwar steel production; an article on a Portland paper and tin salvage drive; an article on the July 21st election; an article on Oregon postwar public works projects; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on the Bosn’s Whistle’s fourth anniversary; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Halls of Montezuma; an article on Swan Island Shipyard worker D.B. Love, an ex-professional baseball player on a World War I veterans team; an article on the need for shipyard workers; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Grays Harbor. Pages 2, 5, 7 and 8 are damaged.

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 to prevent forest fires; an article on public use of the Permanente Foundation hospital; an article the lack of transportation options; an article on vacation options in the Portland-Vancouver area; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Kaiser shipyards’ Missouri State picnic; an article on Vanport art classes; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on a Progress Department 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 problems with mosquitoes in Portland; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Kaiser Permanente health plan; an article on a Blue Lake 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 Oregon Shipyard worker, Charles Shaw, former Walt Disney Studios artist-animator; articles on Vanport dancing classes; an article on Vanport classes on canning methods; an article on availability of new cars; an article on Kaiser shipyards July 4th work day; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on a Swan Island Shipyard lunch time show; an article on the July 15th Blue Lake picnic; an article on launching Swan Island Shipyard built oil tanker, the S. S. Government Camp; an article on “pay-off” parties; an article on actor Jackie Coogan’s Swan Island Shipyard visit; an article on Portland Parks and Recreation swimming pools hours; an article on Oregon Shipyard aluminium ponton construction.

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 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 challenges of the United States Merchant Marine in moving men and supplies from the European front to the Pacific; an article on moving Vanport housing units to Bremerton, Washington; an article on the need for women to pick agricultural crops; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on Kaiser Company, Inc., buying the ship repair company, Poole, McGonigle, and Jennings; an article on a War Bond drive with a house as a prize; an article on the July 4th picnic; an article on Swan Island Shipyard workers’ return to an eight hour day shift; an article on vehicle tax stamps; an article on Portland ballot measure to fund a Civic 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 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 Swan Island Shipyard ship repair contract; articles on United States Maritime Commission Vice Admiral Howard L. Vickery’s Swan Island Shipyard visit; an article on military draft status of shipyard workers; an article on food ration stamps; an article on Portland Parks and Recreation summer programs for children; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; an article on the Child Service Center summer program; an article on Rose Festival Court’s Kaiser shipyards visit; an article on launching the 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 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.