Topaz Times, Volume 11, Issues 11-15

Volume 11 #11: May 8, 1945

Page 1: European War Over; veteran soldiers to be released from Army; cancer drive is set May 10; memorial services; civilian labor shortage to be dissolved by discharged GI's; h.s. to celebrate May festival.

Page 2: Cleanest block in Topaz to be determined Sat.; Abe admitted to USW hosp. in Salt Lake; $175,000 given to SS BRA; vaudeville show set; 'My Friend Flicka' to be sponsored; end of war in Europe celebrated; release of GI's cont; six Topaz patients leave today for San Francisco hospital.

Page 3: Fistre reports improvement in Portland markets; scholarship for Nisei girl made by school; May festival dance slated; couple wanted by prominent writer; golf tournament; uncertainty of travel to be eliminated by special trains; relocation officer of greater Illinois district.

Pages 4-6: In Japanese.

Volume 11 #12: May 11, 1945

Page 1: Project shrinks to one-third of original size; Pvt. Okamoto killed in Italy; hearing board arrives here; majority of frozen evacuee bank deposits to be released; special train to leave Delta.

Nisei shot by Black.

Page 2: Letter; soldiers on leave; bank deposits cont; forms for notifying tenants available to evacuee landlords; auto mechanics class to start; center boundaries cont; relatives of war heroes warned against swindlers; loaders needed by Utah coal co.

Page 3: Terminal Departures; rites for two dead; social news; Buddhists lose L.A. court suit; join service to be held by Bussei; church schedule.

Page 4: Bellevue favors return of Japanese at meeting; church group opens hostel in Seattle; Time will accept ads; WRA property expert joins San Jose office; housekeeper wanted.

Hater complains about anti-prejudice note.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 11 #13: May 15, 1945

Page 1: Clean-up day successful; register for jobs.

Sacramento.

Shots fired at a home.

Page 2: ODT to allow gas for relocators with cars; relocation of invalids made comfortable; special car leaves Mon; clean-up cont; WRA to open new office in Visalia.

Ickes denounces terrorism.

Pages 3, 4: In Japanese.

Volume 11 #14: May 18, 1945

Page 1: Hoffman returns from tour of Eastern states; Cozzens visits here, reports on west coast; all vocational classes to end; block 7 wins clean-up contest.

Delay Japanese returning asked.

Page 2: Phila. group to give aid to resettlers; essential workers in Buffalo may live in govt. project; Issei takes own life in New York.

Editorial.

Page 3: Calif. civil service tests to be held; Detroit cutbacks turn evacuees to farming; Oregon land law held doubtful; directions given for May 21 relocators; Yoda takes first in golf tourney; soldiers on leave; three students receive grants from SSAF; report on student aid fund.

Page 4: Hostel opened for resettlers in Boston; Terminal Departures; social news; library books to be sold; church services.

Page 5: Alien land law cont; Issei finds future in refrigeration field; Hoffman makes report on trip; scholarship won by Nisei girl; picnic grounds open to residents; center divided into four parts, each part to have advisor.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 11 #15: May 25, 1945

Page 1: Relo. procedure for paroled aliens changed; memorial day services slated; Times to be out weekly; early ruling on alien land law asked by attorneys.

Fresno.

Page 2: Hawaiian raps Nisei induction.

Editorial.

Land ownership opposed.

Page 3: Correspondents, soldiers praise Nisei GI's in Asiatic front; 200 Utah, Idaho Nisei killed; co-op movie; Bridges backs Japanese American workers in Stockton; hours for credit union announced; painting by Okubo wins award at SF art exhibition.

Page 4: Red Cross to sponsor movies; special train; soldiers on leave; school libraries to close June 1; Nisei GI receives raise in rank; parents of Gila servicemen to receive Silver Star pins; plans to teach tolerance to all races initiated in Springfield, Mass.

Page 5: Social news (weddings, etc); Rev. Kanero arrives here for brief stay; baccalaureate service to be held; Noble to teach at Utah State; inter-racial service, open house held by Oakland hostel; church services.

Page 6: Terminal Departures; Quakers aid Japanese family in Seattle; instructions for May 28 relocators; senior ball to be held; Takahashi family treated well on return to California; five members added to appointed staff; ass't leave officer.

Page 7: Jr. high school graduation to be held; h.s. graduation set; names of June, 1945 graduates announced.

Page 8: Myer announces closing dates of WRA schools; exhibit works must be in by June 6; high school graduates cont; returnee family in Seattle cont; jr. high graduates cont; movie scheduled; some vocational training and adult classes to be continued; Honderich's works now being shown.

Pages 9-12: In Japanese.



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