The Bo's'n's Whistle, Volume 03, Number 03

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BosunsWhistle_OSC19430204_0303

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The Bo's'n's Whistle, Volume 03, Number 03

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  • 1943-02-04 (Creation)

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magazines (periodicals), 8.5 in. x 11 in. 16 pages

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(1941-)

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Employee newspaper for Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 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: Message to workers about pedestrian safety along main transit routes, particularly around schools, with a map for those routes and school zones; an article about the S.S. Schenectady breaking in half at its berth in January 1943 and a letter from Dale Davis offering to work extra shifts to replace it; an article about the safety records at the shipyards with statistics by type of injury; "Shipyards in the Snow" photo essay; "News and Views of the Three Shipyards" including women welding competitions, and the shipyards tallest and shortest employees; "The ABC of Tax Payments"; List of additional winners of prizes for production or safety ideas; an article about transportation options and encouraging alternative transportation; "How Liberty Ships are Built" focusing on rudders and steering mechanisms; an article about templates and template storage at Swan Island Shipyard.

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  • english

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