The Bo's'n's Whistle, Swan Island Edition, Volume 05, Number 24

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BosunsWhistle_SIE19450615_0524

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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Swan Island Edition, Volume 05, Number 24

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  • 1945-06-15 (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 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.

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