Poston Press Bulletin Volume 23 #16-20
Volume 23 #16: June 9, 1945
Page 1: 98 found guilty of not reporting for induction; great part in victory credited to Nisei by 92nd division's head; 'Lamplighter's Serenade'.
Page 2: Send off for fourteen held; medical discharge visits parents; poem; coming movie is 'Hail'; girl graduates.
Page 3: C.A. plans many activities; YBA notes; 98 guilty cont; union to have music.
Page 4: 442nd commended cont; two WRA field areas merged; Nisei domestic help wanted; Kenny urged to intervene in Fresno county case.
Page 5: Army to get 'Jap course' from Nisei; 299 panthers honor two servicemen; sports; Sunday service for Buddhists tomorrow; to and from; Chronicle reporter relocates to Ohio; attention family heads.
Page 6: Poem; soldier will give train tickets away; regular movie scheduled for Monday night; WRA Poston soldier promoted in Italy.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #17: June 14, 1945
Page 1: Court upholds Army ruling; General Clark praises Nisei soldiers; family of Pfc. Onoye expresses appreciation.
Page 2: Assistance grants may be arranged at center; no more placing on ERC status; unit I legal will serve units II and III; students at schools may visit without charge.
Page 3: Cameraman Rosenthal praises Nisei GI's in Pacific; registration for DVBS; visitor from Glendale entertains Issei here; G.R.s give social; Japanese film slated; Poston play slated; court cont; Pfc. Onoye is 17th killed from Poston.
Page 4: W.L.B. praises Nisei; those selling urged to advertise in Chronicle; terminals; new books including best sellers in library; attention family heads.
Page 5: 229 holds anniversary and graduates' party; sports.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #18: June 16, 1945
Page 1: Residents give $2800; 4-C's may ask for reclassification; communication sergeant awarded Bronze Star for bravery in Italy; four left for Fort Douglas; Nisei in Army Air Force visiting here; college bound sponsors.
Page 2: Work available in Monterey canneries; ration panel set up; Postonian in platoon freeing allied P.O.W.s; film company here hires 25 Nisei; 4 leave for physicals.
Page 3: Leather, baskets and arts classes being held; boxing class; many teachers resign, new employees enter; mechanism broken at unit I water tank; 2,800 give to Red Cross drive; Ruth Green goes to New York City; Rev. Friday will speak; 'Tampico' coming.
Page 4: Many attend 'Lamplighters's Serenade'; Sgt. Ogata cont; terminals; YBA news; visitor here from NYC discusses that area.
Page 5: Social news; unit II appointed personnel has meals served at unit II evacuee mess hall; funeral services; to and from; sports.
Page 6: Interlude cont. from last issue; inter-unit bus sked. is changed; the news in brief.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #19: June 20, 1945
Page 1: One more day allowed for picking up grant; drama depicting Poston life to be presented Friday; house appropriations committee recommends $25,000,000 for WRA.
Page 2: WRA appropriations cont; new movies scheduled; health services in center to be limited.
Page 3: Scholarship offered; Mills and traffic and safety regulations; Patten to counsel; Poston play cont; sports.
Page 4: Farm owners might return as attitude is o.k.; sports; winner of Bronze Star and German POW visits family in unit; terminals.
Page 5: Dust n' Desert; new block heads named in 316 and 325; those who have gone to a brighter future; Junior Red Cross donates to hospital; college bound club assists students; sports.
Page 6: Myer to inspect WRA office in S. Calif; 'Tampico' to be shown tonight; sports; library news; to and from; Gila giving out pins.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #20: June 23, 1945
Page 1: Units 2 and 3 to close; sports; Myer discusses myths about evacuees; Nisei casualties in Europe numbered 2,111 of which 410 were killed.
Page 2: Need credentials to claim property at warehouse; Union Insurance Company will insure evacuees; sports.
Page 3: Dr. Yuasa will speak on hot to please LA hosts and hostesses; Philippine GI's write deploring discrimination; casualties cont; Myers discusses myths cont.; Aldrich pic is next; YBA notes.
Page 4: Hostel in Kansas City opened; Utah Nippo contributes says Issei are making successful relocation; soldier from Italy raps those refusing to work with Japanese Americans; beauty shop opened; 100th battalion called one of finest in Army.
Page 5: Briefly; social news; balance of $.50 must be paid for annuals; Novel Hut and rest home receive donations; to and from; sports; new secretaries.
Pages 6: Dust n' Desert; $2,274.52 special assistance granted; those who have gone to a brighter future; annual staff movie starts tonight; YBA souvenir album named 'Mohave Land'.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
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