The Bo's'n's Whistle, Swan Island Edition, Volume 04, Number 39

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BosunsWhistle_SIE19441103_0439

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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Swan Island Edition, Volume 04, Number 39

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  • 1944-11-03 (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 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 foreign born workers; the Worker Speaks column; an article on softball equipment donated to Barnes General Hospital, Vancouver; articles on the importance of voting; an article on the postwar future of the merchant marine; the Swan Island Whirley-Go-Round column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on shipyards’—especially Vancouver Shipyard’s—time saving measures; an article on the conversion of Liberty ships into hospital ships; a Know Your Northwest series article on “Shipping—Portland’s Postwar Opportunity”; an article on Vanport child care; an article on Swan Island Shipyard women burners; an article on a toy making book; an article on the Swan Island Shipyard lunch time movie schedule.

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  • english

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