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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 29

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: An article on the Vancouver Shipyard built drydock, YFD 70 controversy; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s plan to build a West Coast steel industry; an article on the July 21st election; an article on armed services casualties being moved to the U.S.; an article on U.S. servicemen being discharged; an article on Oregon postwar public works--infrastructure; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard weld contest winners; the Worker Speaks column; articles on Vancouver Shipyard workers transferring to different jobs within the yard; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on ships produced in West Coast shipyards in 1945; an article on the 4th anniversary of the Bosn’s Whistle; an article on funding for Barnes General Hospital patients’ telephone calls; an article on reconstructive surgery performed at the Vancouver Permanente hospital; an article on the need for angling (fishing) gear for returning veterans; an article on a Vancouver Civic Theatre play; an article on information on children’s day camps.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 30

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: An article on a war bond house winner; articles on Henry J. Kaiser’s opinions on the future of the postwar West; an article on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Marlin; an article on redesigning Vancouver wartime housing projects to meet postwar housing demands; an article on the work schedule for CVEs, large escort aircraft carriers, at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the $1,000.00 war bond winner; the Worker Speaks column; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on launching the S.S. Halls of Montezuma at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey’s praise for Kaiser Shipyards’ work; an article on the increased demand for commodities shipping such as coal, grain, etc.; an article on the need for a Boy Scoutmaster at Vanport; an article on girls dancing classes at Vanport; an article on the Matson Navigation company’s postwar plans to expand its merchant fleet; an article on a concert at the Portland Art Museum; an article on a dance at The Dalles Sub-assembly branch of the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the importance of bond-winning contest ideas for shipyard improvements; an article on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, the S.S. Marine Carp; an article on children’s arts and crafts classes in Vancouver.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 31

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: Articles on Vancouver Shipyard’s C-4 Troop Transport production schedule; articles on two hospital ships, the U.S.S. Solace and the U.S.S. Samaritan, in Portland for repairs; an article on a Swan Island Shipyard machinist and family members who were imprisoned at Buchenwald; an article on oil exploration in Oregon; an article on how the shortage of workers has delayed the C-4 Troop Transport production; an article on evening canning sessions for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on large war bond contest prizes, including a house; an article on the contract renewal for the Northern Permanente Foundation hospital, Vancouver; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article the shipment to San Francisco of the Vancouver Shipyard built YFD 70 drydock; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s and Joseph W. Frazer’s plans to produce automobiles; an article on Vancouver lake as a possible Navy ship mooring site; an article on a children’s play school in Vanport; an article on the Kaiser Co., ship repair, leasing more river frontage from the Portland Dock commission; an article on Clark county’s Victory Fair; an article on dismantling Vancouver housing project units and shipping them to Seattle; an article on a Vancouver housing project garden show and contest; an article on the combat experiences of the Oregon Shipyard outfitted Liberty ship, the S.S. Juan de Fuca.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 32

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: An article on installing generators at Grand Coulee dam; an article on a service award for the hospital ship, the U.S.S. Solace; an article on vaccines for children in Vanport; an article on allowing lambs to be butchered in Clark county to alleviate the meat shortage; an article on Portland’s need for more drydocks; an article on the history of Vancouver’s first drydock; an article on dancing classes at Vanport; an article on Gadget club meetings in Vanport; an article on where Vanport residents can go to discuss community problems; an article on installing more street lights in Vanport; an article on Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) meetings in Vanport; an article on the Vanport child care center summer schedule; an article on band for Vanport children; an article on a Vanport Glee club; an article on the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project; an article on continuing three shifts at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the deadline to apply for a Washington State drivers’ license; an article on a lunch hour concert at the Vancouver Shipyard; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the CVE (aircraft carriers) contract; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the history of shipbuilding; an article on the importance of ship repair; an article on the naval ship production record, including that of the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the need for draftsmen; an article on evening canning sessions in Vancouver.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 34

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: An article on postwar employment opportunities; an article on the closure of the shipyards for Labor Day; an article on rationed items; an article on the 40-hour week at the Bremerton navy yard; an article on vacation pay; an article on V-J week pay; an article on housing naval personnel at the Swan Island barracks; an article on the future of light metals production, such as aluminum, in the Northwest; an article on war surplus sales; an article on retention of Northern Permanente health care plan coverage for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on Vancouver Shipyard lay-offs; articles on Vancouver Shipyard lay-offs due to the cancellation of C-4 Troop Transport and CVE aircraft carrier contracts; an article on ending Vancouver night canning sessions; an article on a V-J Vancouver Victory Fair celebration; an article on transportation needs for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on Vancouver war housing tenants’ moving plans; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar housing in the Portland-Vancouver area; articles on postwar job opportunities in agriculture; an article on postwar surplus moorage in Puget Sound; an article on the Lend-Lease ship repair program at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on cancelled services for war workers after V-J day; an article on continued (M&H) medical coverage for Oregon and Swan Island Shipyards workers.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 35

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: An article on innovations in underwater welding; articles on the continued sale of Victory bonds; an article on postwar industrial expansion in the Pacific Northwest; an article on the Vancouver kids’ circus parade and the summer program; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Vancouver housing projects occupancy rates; an article on converting C-4 Troop Transports into cargo ships; an article on the Portland U.S. Employment office and postwar job opportunities; an article on Vancouver junior high school registration; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on naval oil tanker construction at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on the postwar demand for naval and commercial ship building; an article on continuing the 48 hour week at the Kaiser shipyards; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s bid for Northwest aluminum plants; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built, S. S. Cannon Beach; an article on the two-day Labor Day holiday; an article on the Vancouver Victory Fair; an article on Vancouver-Kaiser, a book on the history of the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Vancouver Shipyard employment.

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

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