Poston Press Bulletin Volume 24 #1-5

Volume 24 #1: Aug. 1, 1945

Page 1: Watsonville Sergeant returns from Italy; procedure for alien repatriation told; Los Angeles now has eight hostels open; employment ends Aug. 31.

Page 2: Ration; Stockton hostel house thirty; students away from parents need special permits; three papers fold.

Page 3: Engineer says water, power use excessive; Wilson plantation wants 1,000 workers at once; all community property should be inventoried; Nisei valedictorian; LA hostels cont.; Seabrook man expected; Ariz. corp. commission grants Greyhound permit.

Page 4: Los Angeles returnees invited to dojo there; first complete train leaves Rohwer for coast; Gila couple opens L.A. sunrise hotel again; former secretary here hostess at farewell; block 42 serviceman awarded expert badge; Manzanar boy gets job as cartoon apprentice.

Page 5: Via; sports; Pvt. Aihara awarded badge in Camp Wheeler; to and from.

Page 6: Dust n' desert; those who have gone to a brighter future; library hours change again; canteens will not cash checks.

Pages 7-10: In Japanese.

Volume 24 #2: Aug. 4, 1945

Page 1: Swiss to represent Japanese interests in U.S.; Arkansas WRA man discusses Wilson plantation; special coaches slated for August 6th; 7th; 8th.

Page 2: Tests show units I, II swimming pools unsafe; rumor schools to open Sept. 3 false; Pvt. Aihara awarded expert badge; Sgt. Sakasegawa visits brother; Gila cattle sold.

Page 3: Wilson offer cont; those who have gone to a brighter future; employment office moves.

Page 4: Social news; sports; to and from; 216 mess hall to close.

Page 5: Swiss represent cont; airplanes on sale; YBA notes; Rev. Nakata to speak.

Page 6: Vets care for cemetary; prospects of cannery jobs; sales tax permit issued to woman in L.A.; Nakamoto decides to stay in el centro; Florida farmer would hire thirty evacuees; small fire in L.A.; girl killed in accident.

Pages 7-10: In Japanese.

Volume 24 #3: Aug. 8, 1945

Page 1: Special trains to take people back; Indian families slated to enter 208; Date Night Friday.

Page 2: Ration notes no. 5; block 208 to close cont; Enterprise will cash hospital workers' checks; Higa sends $5 gift; WRA offices undamaged; early discussion urged.

Page 3: Seabrook rep coming; second battalion of 442nd wins third citation; three leave for duty; two stores close; terminals; Kurisu in Washington; trains cont.

Page 4: Make-up job supported; Evacuee joins WRA staff; tolerance group formed in California; Nisei more loyal; 442nd detached from 92.

Page 5: Briefly; p.o. July transactions; sports; to and from.

Page 6: Dust n' desert; Dr. Murase to be in unit III on Thursdays; citizenship plea denied; 307-308 mess combined; those who have gone to a brighter future.

Pages 7-10: In Japanese.

Volume 24 #4: Aug. 11, 1945

Page 1: Dates for winding up of operations listed; two awarded decorations; relocation lists types of grants available; Mrs. Brown says farewell.

Page 2: Dr. Powell says farewell; Dr. Powell departs; Pauline Brown leaves.

Page 3: Dr. Powell says farewell cont.; available grants cont.; Visalia area visited by four Postonians.

Page 4: General Pratt clarifies; Poston G.I.'s decorated; D.V.B.S. closes; men from Seabrook coming; Rev. Nakata will speak; GR ring ceremony slated; YBA news.

Page 5: Church service; Girl Scout Court of Honor; sports.

Page 6: Dust n' Desert; Japanese movie slated Aug. 14; special movie slated tonight; those who have gone to a brighter future.

Pages 7-10: In Japanese.

Volume 24 #5: Aug. 15, 1945

Page 1: Request for restricted materials should go to War production board; 200 from 442nd expected soon; shipment of unnecessary items must be curtailed.

Page 2: Anticipated rice shortage discussed; CA section disbanding schedule.

Page 3: Mojave land to be distributed; Nisei operating going concern in Chicago; those who have gone to a brighter future; Pittsburgh hostel open.

Page 4: Court of Honor; To and From; 'Keys of the Kingdom' to be featured tonight; sports; no more appointments taken at beauty shop.

Page 5: One man art exhibition; Rainbow open again; apply at web for material cont; deadline on offer.

Page 6: California hostel system change; medical badge awarded; Pittsburgh has farm jobs; social news; NHA to give fair deals; sentiment said good; Poston boy at Pitt U.

Pages 7-10: In Japanese.



Main Index
Japan main page
Japanese-American Internment Camps index page
Japan and World War II index page