Poston Press Bulletin Volume 22 #6-10

Volume 22 #6: Jan 17, 1945

Page 1: Discharged Poston vet accepted as Hollywood Legion post member; ten families scheduled to leave for Crystal City; block 12 mess to close; five have gone west; block 42 has 17 in armed forces.

Page 2: Post-exclusion bulletin no. 2; unit I relocation office moves; lost baggage?; several corrections.

Page 3: Nisei urged to resettle in New York area; block 42 cont.; Christmas seal sales total $780.85; Madison organizations wish resettlers a happy holiday; Washington approves all-center conferences; social news.

Page 4: Soldier's dependency benefits; war veteran joins Legion cont; always moving around.

Page 5: Briefly; sports; class of '44 to sponsor dance; income tax forms must be filed now; to and from; new secretaries; employment office moves.

Page 6: Dust n' Desert; Pfc. Abe awarded Bronze medal; college catalogs now available; those who have gone to a brighter future.

Page 7: Sports.

Pages 8-10: In Japanese.

Volume 22 #7: Jan 20, 1945

Page 1: Yasutake visits sister in unit II; 21 reservists leave Monday; 49 to report for induction; block 43 families have 12 in armed forces.

Page 2: Soldier's dependency benefits; Issei finds cordial welcome in San Diego; JA fishermen may resume coastal fishing; 14 to attend GR conference.

Page 3: Induction cont; ten persons a day may have passes to Phoenix; centers may close by June 30 this year; letter B good for tobacco next week; west coast federal employment applications.

Page 4: Sports.

Page 5: Library notes; WRA relocation assistance; visiting servicemen.

Page 6: Nitta homecoming told in Long Beach paper; Supreme Court's approval of evacuation was 'legalization of racism' says Justice Murphey; unit I teachers to teach in unit II; domestic positions open in California; LA attorney here on business.

Page 7: Briefly; social news; sports; Buddhist service tomorrow; to and from.

Page 8: Dust n' Desert; three families to go to Crystal City soon; guidance committee for young people formed; those who have gone to a brighter future; unit III gifts gift oil delivery boys; sports.

Pages 9-11: In Japanese.

Volume 22 #8: Jan 26, 1945

Page 1: Auburn incident clarified by WRA; new mess quota will be met by not replacing terminating workers; posthumous DSC awarded to Pfc. Henry Madokoro; Hood River asked to restore names; 44 and 45 list 12 sons in armed forces; soldier here on furlough from French front.

Page 2: DCS awarded cont; soldiers' dependency benefits cont.

Page 3: Post-exclusion bulletin 3 excerpts; New York Japanese hold ball for Allied relief; lowered mess hall quotas.

Page 4: Donations received b

y hospital library; Ottumwa hatcheries ask thirty workers; blocks 44 and 45cont.

Page 5: Briefly; sports; social news; recruiter here for Eastern Research Institute; two teachers leave; schoolgirl wanted.

Page 6: Dust n' Desert; 250 unattached honored; agriculture class to sponsor movie; bird exhibit attracts huge crowd; to a brighter future; YBA officers installed at service-social; sports.

Page 7: Sports.

Pages 8-10: In Japanese.

Volume 22 #9: Jan 31, 1945

Page 1: Procedure for gradual liquidation of center outlined; Dr. Harris explains Poston school situation; another Poston girl enlists in the WAC; Washington must okay mess quota decision; Poston will send four delegates to conference.

Page 2: Poston I mid-term graduates; Biddle says 5,000 at Tule Lake center ask for repatriation; Buddhists ask possession of Hongwanji Temple; soldiers' dependency benefits cont.

Page 3: Poston schools cont; liquidation cont; man held for shooting of 3 Nisie in Idaho; letter C now good for a little tobacco; more new books received at Poston I library; 171 removed from Tule Lake; 24 hour notice on departures required.

Page 4: Briefly; El Chap card holders must pay balance before leaving camp; two girls wanted for domestic jobs; Gung Ho to be shown tonight; sports; to and from; visiting servicemen.

Page 5: Dust and Desert; library opened on new schedules; P.O. request check signed in presence; unit III Red Cross activities of 1944.

Page 6: Sports.

Pages 7-9: In Japanese.

Volume 22 #10: Feb. 3, 1945

Page 1: Most west coast returnees report favorable reception; mess consolidation postponed; contraband will be returned to citizens; East-South restrictions will be rescinded; three more reported wounded on French front.

Page 2: Put this in your pipe and smoke it; Shimada accepts CA co-ordinator position; 40 relocate to coast; restrictions cont; movie for next week; social news; soldiers' dependency benefits cont.

Page 3: Coast returnees cont; Co-op liquidation questions; three more wounded cont.

Page 4: Sports.

Page 5: Senior ball to be held tonight; sports; income tax returns must be filed now; pictures taken for El Chaparral; Buddhist church service tomorrow.

Page 6: Dust n' Desert; senior class presents 'Tiger House'; work opportunities offered in Reedley; 'Charley's Aunt' to be shown; teachers wanted urgently.

Pages 7-9: In Japanese.



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