Poston Press Bulletin Volume 16 #16-20

Volume 16 #16: Nov. 10, 1943

Page 1: Assistance grants altered; unit III fire truck overturns, all firemen injured; unit II to hold bazaar; new procedure for employment; unit 2 repairs 20,000 shoes; translators for FCC sought; statement of unit III fund.

Page 2: Nakagawa mix-up clear; editorial; assistance grants cont; Red Cross magazine to appear soon.

Page 3: Contest winners announced; kitchen inspection of unit II; social news; appointments being accepted at beauty shop; Scouts hold meeting; unit III seeks ambulance drivers.

Page 4: Instructions for lighting heaters; communicable and infectious disease summary released; Buddhist temple to vacate; bazaar notice.

Pages 5, 6: Sports.

Pages 7, 8: In Japanese.

Volume 16 #17: Nov. 12, 1943

Page 1: Residents save huge crop at Tule Lake; 400 leave clearance cases heard; exchangees on last leg of trip home; allocation for athletic equipment approved at unit 3; Dr. Kasuma commissioned lieutenant; park opening Saturday; two internees arrive here.

Page 2: Rev. Kubota travels 6,800 miles on tour; editorial; residents save Tule crops cont.

Page 3: Get-together planned for Rev. Takeda; shoe shop in unit 3; community enterprises opens new department; English class schedule; social news; library hours changed in unit III; sewing school site changed; victory ball slated for this Saturday; exhibit postponed.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 16 #18: Nov. 14, 1943

Page 1: Three resign committee in unit III; Nisei Army volunteers to be placed on reserve list; unit II legal dept. handles 250 cases; Kagiwada handles 883 insurances; new working hours to commence; loyals removed from Tule; legal dept. to aid in filling questionnaire.

Page 2

Tule Lake project director relates incident

Page 3: Two civil service jobs open; post office sales total $14,000 for October in unit 3; new adult English classes to begin; Poston well represented in Cuneo press; insurance counselor to leave center; mochi-gome orders taken by canteens.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-7: In Japanese.

Volume 16 #19: Nov. 17, 1943

Page 1: Leave grant clarified; camp to cut 400 kitchen workers; gala Christmas bazaar planned for unit III; new bus schedule; fair play committee carries on; Satow to speak.

Page 2: Unluckiest family; editorial; Christmas bazaar; relocation officer to visit here; island woman donates goods to USO.

Page 3: Please claim baggage; unit II adult school temporarily closed; poultry prohibited within blocks; Stardusters hold initial meeting; adobe open house to be held; possibility of picture jobs seen; leave grant cont.

Page 4: Sports.

Volume 16 #20: Nov. 19, 1943

Page 1: Haas returns from Arizona case; 25 made homeless as fire guts barracks in block 6; unit III community council to aid block 6 victims; plans being made to present gifts to Poston children; trust fund meeting set.

Page 2: Harvesters played major part in AG; schools to run on schedule; stoplistees to be advised of status; Rohwer doc arrive; sixty hearings scheduled this week; Arizona case cont; evacuee office urges filing form WRA 155.

Page 3: High school drama club to present comedy play; new unit III entertainment head; ikebana class to hold exhibit; new unit II library hours; sheathing paper will be issued to unit II; Rev. Takeda on tour of Utah; merit badge studies due; visiting servicemen.

Page 4: Sports.

Page 5: Father Clement to hold special service for boys in armed forces; percentage of disloyal small; Vatican eases anxiety of prisoner's kin.

Page 6: Full page notice on mailing Christmas packages.

Pages 7, 8: In Japanese.



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