Gila News-Courier, Volume 1 #26-30
Volume 1 #26: Dec. 9, 1942
Page 1: Clothing allowance; CL conference policy report heard by 300; new factory opening soon; crowd at exhibits.
An assault case.
A very good editorial against the violence. This is page 2.
Page 3: Latest mailing hour releases; welfare department offers aids; Butte CAS names staff; beautify Gila, urges Hendrix; Don Juniors officers; business thrives for post office; cinema attraction; choir practice; Y.P. exhibit article from page 1.
Page 4: Rules in wrapping gift packages; births; new toys, games for youngsters; Louisiana internees well; male choir organized; Rohwer has reason for Thanksgiving; amusing entertainment plus provided by CAS.
Page 5: Strawberries next spring; national JACL sponsors gifts; shook supply relieves farm packing problem; new director arrives today; classifieds; CAS Carolers' initial meet; lectures for dental dies; transportation arrangements from page 1.
Page 6: Sports.
Page 7: Gila relocation center community enterprises balance sheet.
Page 8: ads.
Pages 9, 10: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #27: Dec. 9, 1942
Page 1: Spanish counsul here on routine visit to centers; installation of stores for women, children; gasoline ration affects colony; Butte July workers report; consultations; Nappa sprayed; pilgrim fellowship.
Page 2: Church schedule; editorial; evening class entrants high.
Page 3: Rest homes for aged ambulatory persons; latest council vacancies filled; canal mess winner told; distribution of CAS pamphlets; new classes; calendar of events; three leave Gila colony; Cozzens to talk; outside work; private visits.
Page 4: Colony nurseries open for public visitations; nappa, daikon seed patches; Gila welcomes sugar beeters; proposed changes in constitution studied; vegetable exports continue; church events.
Pages 5, 6: Sports.
Pages 7, 8: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #28: Dec. 15, 1942
Page 1: Vegetables preponderant in wartime food ration; JACL membership drive to begin; colony over-run by Yamamotos; Uncle Sam pays funeral costs; August clothes allowance soon; class rooms; mother of Maintenance and and Construction Dept. head dies.
Page 2: Editorials.
Page 3: Departmental transfers made; Butte chapter American Red Cross officers; unemployment insurance; Maharajahs elect heads; dance bids; food statistics given; classifieds.
Page 4: Field 48 yields told; claim records, literature; shower room thefts decried; canal Busseis sponsor social; new secretary; Christian choir calendar.
Page 5: Sports.
Page 6: In Japanese.
More on the violence.
Page 7: Payment of clothing allowances.
Page 8: New project opens today.
Volume 1 #29: Dec. 17, 1942
Page 1: Added pay for net workers; 18, 19 youths to register for draft; League needs new leaders; workers exceed expectation; clothing cash; each block to have fuel storage tank for heaters.
Page 2: New regulations on evacuee stored goods; 15-mile limit strictly kept; new rental books; two trucks arrive; Adventists in meetings here; Canal Gypa elects heads.
Page 3: Farm grows own seeds for '43 vegetable crop; Norris stresses gas conservation; latest arrivals boost populace; St. Nick to visit ward D patients; various groups tour farms; shoe shop has enuf leather; wanted: gobo seeds; not prisoners, says D'Amat; Gilan becomes notary public; vital statistics.
Page 4: More on stored goods, from page 2; school catalogs.
Page 5: plan 3 benefits community (from page 1); post office open Sunday; lost & found; GI garb sale; Washington job.
Page 6: Sports.
Pages 7, 8: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #30: Dec. 19, 1942
Page 1: YP hear talk from CL men; net project pay system clarified; community stores to close for 3 days; information man; Cozzens leaves; Korn-Canal city head; gift exchange discouraged; Bennett calls mass meeting.
Page 2: Colorful Christmas for Gila youngsters; stolen-stage platforms; Canal to hear Utah report; milk bottle return asked; church schedule; new dental lecture class; YP club room.
Page 3: Group honors canal elders; rulings clarify basic family unit; Japanese records; office changes; Christmas trees to enliven Gila; cameras released at Jerome center; locks for Butte; canal church officials named; fujinkai forms.
Page 4: Flowers, shrubs, lawns beautify school area; stolen crates farm headache; canal gets ad building; storage plant to be built; market sees steady rise; first Bussei social slated; clothing allowance; CAS calendar; choir group holds party; Butte wedding.
Pages 5, 6: Sports.
Pages 7, 8: In Japanese.
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