Manzanar Free Press, Volume 6 #6-10

Volume 6 #6: July 22, 1944

Page 1: Merrill's Marauders back Nisei soldiers fighting in Burma front; Tule Lake Nisei fail to go for physicals; Nisei nurses loyal to U.S. says soldier; Manzanar combat team volunteer writes from Italian front hospital; soldiers picnicked at friend's school; property owned by aliens escapes tax; twenty-six aliens removed from Tule; deny sabotage acts by Canadian Nisei; debate expected on election acts bill; church youths help to establish hostel in midwest area; booklet published by Nisei at Hillcrest; letters commend stand of editorial.

Page 2: Editorial; The Twenty Thousand; WAC named editor; move concert site; Nebraska evacuees market tomatoes; first Nisei to leave for Army program.

Page 3: 'Think of your future week' plans to outline prospects of future; Dollars and Sense; trucks purchased; from other centers; relocation officer reports on Nebraska; A Year Ago This Week; family counseling program underway; show colored slides; hotel offers work; two Nisei honored.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 6 #7: July 19, 1944

The date is probably wrong on this issue.

Page 1: Dr. Carpenter invites Eastern resettlement; Poole attends co-op conference; announce initial panel discussion for tonight; managers hear Cozzens; Spanish counsel visits.

Page 2: To women with children; misguided people; police chief asks for cooperation; explain reason for delay in induction; Kaltenborn donates sum to provide scholarship for Nisei at academy.

Page 3: Two delegates to tell of trip; Tule appeals board gives hearings on leave clearance; Dr. Carpenter cont; relocation office head assures transportation; personnel change; Lions Club members hear Cozzens; summers with sisters.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 6 #8: July 19, 1944

This issue is not available.

Volume 6 #9: July 26, 1944

Page 1: Opportunities seen in midwestern rural areas; language instructors approved by Stafford; coast return topic of second panel discussion; Poole represents local cooperative at confab; evacuee property to hold auction; report minor damage in ambulance fire.

Page 2: Town Hall topics; help needed; Camp Shelby soldiers weekend at Rohwer; Camp Sierra.

Page 3: Resolution of evacuees unopposed by church; Buhl paper comments on attack on Nisei; Heath returns; report new rates for midwest, east hostels.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 6 #10: July 29, 1944

Page 1: Red Cross messages received from Japan; infantryman badge bestowed on Nisei; family here notified of death of son in Italy; 'think of your future week' postponed; WRA to provide for property storage; Pastor pleads for lifting coast ban; medical team to arrive tomorrow to give physicals; two Nisei chosen Italy front heroes; Los Angeles editor upholds loyal Nisei; convicted Nisei file mass appeal; 100th infantry push on Italian front told in report; to abandon plans to open Leupp center; canteen to charge deposit on bottles; confusing and not amusing.

Page 2: Editorial; Town Hall Topics; church delegates in convention favor loyal Nisei return; Governor Maw joins Nisei to honor vets of Italian campaign; many hear second in series of panels; Tule Nisei freed of draft charge; report first Gilan killed in action; photograph exhibit extended to August; Nisei soldier speaks before members of Logan Lions Club; eastern or gulf areas opened to evacuees.

Page 3: Gibbons writes own views of relocation; job offer received; dollars and sense; linotypist wanted; problems discussion held last Monday; offer from Chicago; as they come and go; praise bond drive; tell of second year at Arizona center.

Page 4: Sports.




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