Minidoka Irrigator: Vol. 3 #26-30

#26: Aug. 21, 1943

Page 1: CIO conference moots Nisei case; move tentatively set for Oct.; central services established here; Seattle Buddhist church houses maritime marine; travelers must obtain permit; Shelby beckons ten volunteers; Myer says centers' closing time not in near future; high school schedules opening Monday; donations help depleted JACL civil rights fund; conditions in Tule Lake center presented to Hunt residents; Bodine interviews; Staff Sgt. Sakai from Africa.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; Superman does not let down Nisei followers; at the wheel; owner of lost specs.

About citizenship, and an article about segregation.

Anti-prejudice.

Page 3: Artists urged to enter national poster contest; ambassador Grew's 'Report from Tokyo' ready for release; more chicks to swell Hunt coops; encore; placement issues call for workers; Savage holds commencement.

One article shows prejudice, one article shows anti-prejudice.

Page 4: Letters to the editor; the road back; daybreak; the Reader's Rostrum column.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; gigantic bon odori festival scheduled; Ishii, Fujihara take new duties; Wyo. Nisei WAC story error; Girl Scouts leave for camping trip; weddings; Baptist Parsonage for traveler's aid.

Page 6: Pipe Dreamin' column; relocated; our boys in the service column; vital statistics; unclaimed mail; on segregation article from page 1.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Relocation opportunities; church schedule; classified ads.

Pages 9 through 12: In Japanese.

#27: Aug. 28, 1943

Page 1: Segregation nears completion (this means segregation of the 'potentially disloyal' Japanese from the 'loyal' Japanese, shipping all the first group to Tule Lake); procedure for WAC enlistment given; housing pushes plans for Tule accommodations; 8 men elected co-op board in runoff election; plan tofu manufacture; articles on people leaving and visiting.

Anti-Dees committee.

A case I hadn't seen in any books.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; relocation prospects in SLC area; Richardson meets with board to mull co-op problems; relocated; unclaimed mail.

Page 3: Nisei Sgt. wounded on southern Pacific front;first Nisei chaplain trains at Camp Shelby; more chicks added to poultry farm, vegetables harvested; Chicago hotel has many job openings; ration books must be turned in; tally shows 1,011 students enroll; construction of cellar begins; a death; 20 staff housing apts. completed; Rev. Machida returns from trip; Pacific hotel property advised to be moved.

More American Legion-related material.

Dees article continues.

Page 4: Editorials; the Readers' Rostrum column.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; engagements; dances tonight; Girl Scouts return from camping trip; The Ten Thousand column; weddings.

Page 6: Random whirlgig column; church schedules; Superman says; vital statistics.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Relocation opportunities; Bill Sutterlin returns to school.

Pages 9 through 12: In Japanese.

#28: Sept. 4, 1943

Page 1: WAC seeks applicants; 2 year old boy drowns; employment policy told; first Tuleans to arrive Sept. 25; Hunt-wide house survey launched; Army strengthens Tule Lake guard; grant payment procedure change; harvest list for month of Aug. released; Tofu debut seen in near future; Hunt population.

An historically-interesting series of films if one can find them.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; Evacuees encouraged to relocate in capitol area; U.S. employment service offers relocation aid; evacuee income tax status given; P.O. asks for specific information on address change; guidance committee meeting.

Page 3: Project canal nears completion; firemen witness busiest week in year; new ruling on book 3 released; project will broadcast; relocated; vital statistics; elementary children story hours held; new timekeeping system installed.

No free school for Japanese children.

Page 4: Editorials; Nisei and WACs.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; Girls hold scout jamboree; engagements; The Ten Thousand column; weddings.

Page 6: Random Whirlgig column; church schedule; our boys in the service column; drowning incident continues from page 1; high school observes labor day vacation.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Relocation opportunities; hospital will discuss U.S. nurse corps; classified ads.

Pages 9 through 12: In Japanese.

#29: Sept. 11, 1943

Page 1: Messages sent to Japan by Red Cross; co-op president re-elected; promotions given Camp Shelby boys; preparations for trip to Tule announced; last volunteer heads for Camp Shelby; indefinite leaves to northern Utah not granted now; third war loan drive starts; brother, take that hyphen out of Japanese-American.

Anti-prejudice.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; elementary school vacation ends; evacuees help to fight range fire; relocated; Barber visits Hunt to study local relocation program; harvest vacation for students soon; community analyst discovers strange ways of rumors; 'This World' shows Nisei artist's work.

Page 3: Co-op pays out patronage refund to all members; vital statistics; huge bean harvest; civil service jobs open, Nisei may apply; remodeling under way for Hunt high; improvement on Hunt Road starts; hospital loses three workers from medical staff; Navy requests Agra universal model camera; Hunt is home for Shelby boys.

Page 4: Editorials; Pipe Dreamin' column.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; The Ten Thousand column; Sec. Scouts become troops at jamboree; Hunt Hi inaugurates year with activities; weddings; engagements; reunion held by ex-hunt rec staff.

Page 6: Random whirlgig column; New England area highly recommended for relocation; must apply for baggage pickup at leaves office; on hyphens article continues from page 1; Hunt's fire fighters receive recognition; Georgia peaches, sunshine calling.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Relocation opportunities; church services; send Christmas packages to servicemen soon.

Pages 9 through 12: In Japanese.

#30: Sept. 18, 1943

Page 1: President gives report on evacuees to Senate group; eight unable to get aboard exchange ship; transferees prepare for departure next Saturday; cadet nurse corps will take Nisei; third war loan drive underway; appointment of Gen. Emmons causes policy speculation; tofu manufacture begins Monday; WAC meetings to be held; camp-wide Hunt annual will make debut soon; schedule for WRA movies announced.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; Nisei soldiers honored; reservations for Cleveland hostel may be made here; Hunt volunteers return to spend furloughs here; Hazelton FSA camp to be improved; vital statistics.

Anti-prejudice.

Page 3: Local hogs slaughtered; nine families occupy staff housing units; improvements asked at Spanish consul meeting; clothing allowance paid to segregants; Gila, Amache send onions, potatoes here; pro and con on ex-governor; new appointments made at hospital; unclaimed mail.

Page 4: Editorials.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; The Ten Thousand column; engagements.

Page 6: Random Whirlgig column; relocated; Hunt able to meet relocation quota; organize women's handicraft circle; 'Report from Tokyo' available at canteen; Principal's approval needed for absence.

The old “Japanese are being coddled” argument.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: Relocation opportunities; church services; bell summons 679 elementary pupils; five more student relocations recorded.

Pages 9 through 12: In Japanese.



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