Granada Pioneer V.1 #56-60

Vol. 1 #56: April 14, 1943

Page 1: Army calls Nisei again; five are elected to judicial commission; elect three to fill vacancies; to auction instruments; co-op membership meeting postponed; calendar; Murai elected to executive council.

Page 2: Town Hall Talk; editorials; there's really a Tokyo, U.S.A.; resident fined for liquor sales; qualification form for applicants; vital statistics.

Page 3: Short Takes; Nisei's civil service rights upheld by state; new classes are open to women; financial aid rules given; superintendents visit center; vocational classes discontinued; appointments for photos may be made; women's federation chooses secretary; visiting soldiers; double feature to start Friday; stage make-up to be explained.

Page 4: Bulletin board lists soldiers; transfers made in escort guard; Chicago Y aids in resettling evacuees; Thumbnail Sketches; job opportunities.

Page 5: Army acquires automobiles; cartoon; Nisei soldier featured in 'News'; future of Japanese is post-war problem; one million are jobless; service flag set up in north ad.

Page 6: Troop 162 captures Boy Scout field meet; Y's way; Victorettes hold installation; Buddhist program at Terry Hall; Bussei forum to be held Friday; special Hana Matsuri celebration slated; church services.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Chief steward Wells explains points rationing.

Page 9: Cartoon.

Pages 10-13: In Japanese.

Vol. 1 #57: April 17, 1943

Page 1: Hana Mastsuri to be feted here; Amache starts first clean-up campaign; Merced center donates $154; bond drive continued; John Spencer is new ag chief; evacuees are allowed to re-enter center; Gila News faces paper shortage.

Page 2: Town Hall Talk; calendar; editorials; job opportunities; visiting soldiers.

Page 3: Opinion of justice dept. awaited; cherry trees are Americans; Casey reviews Oyama incident; Poston starts tofu factory; illegal liquor sale to be investigated.

California yet again.

Topaz shooting.

More prejudice.

Page 4: Thumbnail Sketches; shoe ration cards void after thirty days; pay method speeded up; two in Boulder hospital; three to leave for Chicago hostel; 9K organization head; examinations made of lame; volunteers feted at 12F mess hall.

Page 5: Between Us Guys; cartoon; three point program given; 'Boulder Camera' lauds Japanese.

Page 6: Bride-to-be is honored; church services; prayer meeting; Kiyabu to talk; morning service; articles on Boy Scouts; religious forum; Seicho-no-iye; visitor to speak; unusual Easter.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Movie features famed inventor; Shimano joins common ground; 6E holds show; Girl Scouts in paper drive; shoe shop to open Tuesday only; vital statistics; Terry returns from Denver conference; pre-Easter musicale set; four compete in music contest; grammar class registration; stage makeup class will meet; rye grass planted; social hour for senior high.

Page 9: Cartoon.

Pages 10-13: In Japanese.

Vol. 1 #58: April 21, 1943

Page 1: Clean-up drive to continue for three more days; residents participate in second bond drive; may appeal unemployment compensation decisions; Scout commissioner chosen; calendar; Scout official visits center; must clear all property records; Pioneer wants more writers.

Page 2: Editorial; Town Hall Talk; job opportunities; vital statistics.

Page 3: Merchant marine to open to Nisei seamen; Mary Oyama praises 'News'; Secretary Ickes hires three Nisei; Red Cross handles prisoners' mail; to consider release of loyal evacuees; Pitts explains relocation.

Anti-Army decision to use Nisei.

Discrimination causes waste.

Santa Barbara, this time.

Page 4: Y's way; church services; Good Friday; joint meetings; adult services; club heads installed; engagement; officers named by Juniorettes; 6 to leave for Chicago hostel; Colleens will install tonight.

Page 5: Between Us Girls; cartoon; promote passage of naturalization bill; farm section needs workers.

Page 6: Thumbnail Sketches; evacuees may enter in art competition; hospital has many new job openings; sentence 10H youth to jail; bring birth certificates; Mead seeks help; Radcliffe explains coal situation.

Page 7: Cartoon.

Pages 8-11: In Japanese.

Vol. 1 #59: April 24, 1943

Page 1: Three voted to center council; Amache bowl is site for sunrise services; calendar.

This is significant; it shows the real fear of the administrations about violence against the evacuees due to the execution of American aviators.

Page 2: Editorial; Town Hall Talk; job opportunities.

Page 3: Nisei soldiers may travel in coastal area; 'Go For Broke' is their motto; American flags made by Nisei; freeze workers in essential industries; 2,571 evacuees leave centers.

Court of Appeal ruling.

Page 4: Three appointed to fill vacancies; Pioneer staff members leave; Boy Scouts ask guests; WRA 1944 budget up for approval; household goods to arrive Monday; church services; deadline set for art competition; hospital visiting hours changed; YBA schedules joint meeting; midweek service; YP council; pictorial story program planned; Seicho-no-iye; marriages.

Page 5: Clinic gives aid to 'man's best friend'; mess gongs regulated; selective services revises draft classifications; volunteering still open; Amache musicians win top rating; hospital gives hints on cold prevention; lost & found; vital statistics.

Page 6: Thumbnail Sketches; cartoon; figures released on outside living costs; Granada faces labor shortage?

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: One-week run for comedy hit; judicial commission holds first session; fire official on tour here; school heads present problems at meeting; Dramatic Club officers elected; English class sponsors hop; junior high students to plant 'V' garden; kite contest to be held in May.

Another reference to the court-marshal of the sentry.

Page 9: Lil' Neebo cartoon.

Pages 10-13: In Japanese.

Vol. 1 #60: April 28, 1943

Page 1: 11 K youth killed in cave tragedy; calendar; doctor explains failure of ambulance service; Amache visitors given booklets; restrictions on passes eased.

Page 2: Cartoon; Short Takes; Editorial; vital statistics; lost & found.

Page 3: Yamashita's letter to Time magazine; Nisei file petitions (to anglicize their names); Secretary Ickes hires Japanese; Poston Center quarantined (outbreak of five cases of polio); appeal made for more blood donors; father's last words remembered.

Reaction to the killing of the aviators.

The Japanese are not coddled.

Page 4: Between Us Girls; cartoon; transportation to be reduced to minimum; Lindley in visit to Gila center; 'Look' photographer shoots Amache life.

Page 5: Thumbnail Sketches; special mess passes revoked; run on comedy ends tomorrow; explanation by hospital head from page 1; job opportunities.

Page 6: Scout hall beautified.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Y's way; soldiers' families may receive cash grants; musicians in state contest; weddings; hospital wins high praise; aide class opens.

Page 9: Lil' Neebo cartoon.

Pages 10-13: In Japanese.



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