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...Maritime Commission had spent a lot of money to make sure that workers got cheap, comfortable transportation from downtown Portland, Ore. to three Kaiser shipyards. One million dollars was paid for two ferries which in gayer days had taken San Francisco vacationists across the Bay to the World Fair. Now, for 10?, a worker could buy a round-trip ferry ticket to the Swan Island yards or the Oregon Shipbuilding Co. Twenty railroad cars were purchased from the Southern Pacific. These offered a round trip to the Vancouver yards...
Washington society, despite the heat, had never had a gayer summer season. In swank Georgetown there were more garden parties than ever, and drawing rooms blazed every night until midnight-and after. Washington society was taking generous helpings of canapes and cocktails with its part of winning...
With the biggest country in the world fighting their enemy, with the richest sending them more & more aid, Britons last week had cause to feel a little gayer. So optimistic were some (particularly in unbombed areas) that they started subscriptions for victory festivities, even sold seats for a hypothetical peace parade...
Only Captain Pennies Willetts at left wing and Sherm Gray at defense were at their original positions. Stay Hulse moved back to team with Gray, and Gordle McGrath and Bill Claflin in the line and Bob Gayer at goal were all new to the first team. While lacking the fundamental skills of their opponents, the 1940 Amateur Champions, the Horsemen out scrapped their elders and almost upset them...
...defensive Willetts' team looked much better. The Crimson wings covered their opposing wings and the defense men delivered enough body cheeks to keep Gayer out of trouble most of the time. A more efficient passing attack sharpened the team's offensive punch...