The Bo's'n's Whistle, Oregon Shipyard Edition, Volume 04, Number 41

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BosunsWhistle_OSE19441117_0441

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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Oregon Shipyard Edition, Volume 04, Number 41

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  • 1944-11-17 (Creation)

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Newspapers, 11 in. x 17 in., 8 pages

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(1941-)

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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 problems of delivering supplies to the front; an article on the launch party for the AP-5 Attack Transport the U.S.S. Kershaw; an article on Henry Kaiser’s Thanksgiving message; articles on the installation of new I.B.M. equipment at the Oregon Shipyard after the fire; an article on women shipyard employees working seven days a week and preparing traditional Thanksgiving dinners; an article on Oregon Shipyard Assistant General Manager Albert Bauer thanking workers at the three Kaiser shipyards for assistance after the fire; an article on increased AP-5 Attack Transport production goal at the Oregon Shipyard despite rebuilding the Administration building; an article on reorganizing the Oregon Shipyard Administration departments after the fire; an article on Oregon Shipyard workers singing with the Apollo Club in Portland; an article on the survival of war bond and payroll records at the Oregon Shipyard Administration building; an article on the new configuration of offices at the Oregon Shipyard Administration building; an article on the recruitment of workers for the Swan Island shipyard; the last of the Know Your Northwest series articles—on the higher standard of living in the Pacific Northwest; Stubby and His Friends column; an article on postwar projections of a larger U.S. merchant fleet; an article on older workers of the “wax pot” crew who maintain the launch wax.

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