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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Vancouver Edition, Volume 05, Number 13
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- 1945-03-30 (Creation)
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Newspapers, 11 in. x 17 in., 8 pages
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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 loss of the Vancouver Shipyard-built aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Bismarck Sea; an article on the YFD 69 drydock installed at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on Rangers who released American prisoners of war at Cabantuan, Luzon Island; an article the Pacific combat of Oregon Shipyard-built Liberty, S.S. Matthew P. Deady; an article on the cancellation of Kaiser shipyard cafeteria construction (yard feeding plan); an article on C-4 Troop Transport construction time; an article on launching the C-4 Troop Transport, S.S. Marine Tiger; an article on the need for machinists at the Oregon and Swan Island Shipyards; an article on the national coverage of Oregon shipyards’ production; an article on the availability of surplus marine engine parts; an article on the March of Dimes drive for polio victims; an article on the War Shipping Administration’s control of U.S. shipping; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the Brigadier General C.A. Larkin, U.S. Marines, visit to the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on decreased combat ship production that spared the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on a play, “Penny Wise,” at the Vancouver Civic Theatre; an article on the central Clearance office opened at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on 3-Year Club for Vancouver Shipyard workers who have worked there for three years; an article on the cancellation of USO dances during Holy Week; an article on Big Audrey, the pontoon used to launch the C-4 Troop Transports; articles on Victory gardens; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the benefits of penicillin for Vancouver Northern Permanente hospital patients; an article on faster bus service for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on the Vancouver Shipyard program director’s new telephone number.
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No Known Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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- english
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- Henry J. Kaiser Company (Publisher)