Poston Press Bulletin Volume 20 #26-30

Volume 20 #26: Sept. 30, 1944

Page 1: Poston goes on Mountain standard time tomorrow; 25 inductees to Phoenix; $63,266 property loss from fires last year; police force will begin operation soon; parents' help sought in rabies prevention; mess hall quotas go into effect next week.

Page 2: Letter; fire prevention rules; Chapman is YP speaker.

Page 3: Briefly; seven canteens to be closed during seven weeks; Yagi enrolls as Sophmore at Muskingham; sports; to and from.

Page 4: Dust n' Desert; Ruth Dohi to speak; sos for a girl in C.A. office; hospital skit a hit; A.S.B. formed in high school; sports.

Page 5: Riding the Rails; 25 for Phoenix induction; offenses to be punished; Japanese films among last special movies; curbing rabies cont.; translation class to begin; library hours changed.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 20 #27: Oct. 3, 1944

Page 1: Test cases from Poston under investigation; active duty calls twelve; janitor employment cut by manpower commission; nurse aide shortage may close ward I; two men here to explain Tooele jobs; Minneapolis and St. Paul off open list.

Girl stabbed

Page 2: Test cases cont; editorial; further details on Tooele depot; change in library time.

Page 3: Briefly; residents should turn in co-op receipts; sports; memorial service; civilian messages of family welfare may be sent to Japan; movie schedule; to and from.

Page 4: Dust n' desert; evening classes open to residents; CB musical concert; committee chosen on doctor problem; jobs still opened; two new health ed. committee appointed.

Page 5: Reporter waxes philosophical as maintenance boys realize ambition; Tanamachi chosen to lead young Buddhists during coming term; exhibit of flower arrangement planned; teacher in radio repair work wanted; two teachers added; film 'Shusengura' will be shown here; incidentally.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 20 #28: Oct. 5, 1944

Page 1: Over 5,000 leaves recorded; Pfc. Shintaku wounded again in Italy; seven boys refuse induction at Phoenix; local council election result; one more called for active duty; community asked to aid in Takahashi search.

Page 2: WRA chief medical officer leaves to accept commission; 135 Hawaiian Japanese among 2,209 listed as wounded in September casualty report; commission suggests stopping seasonals; Lt. Col. Singles pays 100th tribute; Washington relocation chief joins UNRRA; Currie at Tule Lake.

Page 3: Briefly; Japanese American girl challenges right of government to detain U.S. citizens without trial by jury; 'One day in Poston hospital' skit; block 221 and 222 get new block secretaries; advice on mailing packages overseas; to and from; junior high school teacher transfers to Heart Mt.

Page 4: Dust and Desert; Girl Scouts at work; sports; departure time changes.

Page 5: Pfc. Shintaku cont; sports; another sewing class scheduled; beginner's typing class begins next week; YBA meeting; agriculture doings.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 20 #29: Oct. 7, 1944

Page 1: Higa will speak here next week; block 14 resident commits suicide; more leave for Army; story of Nisei soldier in Italy will be told on Today's 'They Call Me Joe' radio program; twenty Japanese language drillmasters wanted by Stanford's civil affairs training school.

Page 2: Administrator relocates; auto mechanic class started; to a brighter future; Maruyama reports for active duty; Light named new principal.

Page 3: Editorial; Pvt. Higa will visit here'; check baggage at Parker; reward offered for Takahashi capture; visiting servicemen mostly from Shelby.

Page 4: Briefly; memorial service held; sports; transformation office gets new dispatcher; new library hours; typing classes; p.o. transactions told.

Page 5: Riding the Rail; drillmasters in Japanese language sought by Stanford university; sports; teachers taught teaching; beginner's sewing class postponed.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 20 #30: Oct. 10, 1944

Page 1: Servicemen with families in Poston will be listed here; Western Defense Command takes applications for west coast return; theft of fire alarm phone receiver reported; 4-C status clarified by project attorney.

Page 2: 25 servicemen listed cont; three Japanese films obtained to be shown; Pfc. Higa will speak at cottonwood bowl tonight; Thanksgiving falls on November 23 this year; new health committee hears Vicker and Rood; Mills, Carter return.

Page 3: Briefly; students paying for meals; Cleveland Baptist hostel; to and from; Christmas packages by 213 Fujinkai; library news.

Page 4: Dust and Desert; new council chairman; to a brighter future; library evening hours changed; keep rags, matches out of bowls; wanted urgently.

Page 5: Three Unit I blocks get new managers; sports; personal autos may be repaired at shop.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.



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