Gila News-Courier, Volume 1 #16-20
Volume 1 #16: Nov. 4, 1942
Page 1: Last block elections precedes formation of permanent council; committees of council named; six judiciary offices proposed; stored property rivers bound; recent fires draw warning;
Assault and battery.
Page 2: Gila Tom Tom column; two editorials.
Page 3: Equipment needs delay erection; eagle proves dauntless spirit; local Red Cross calls workers; help wanted; overdue column; game rally.
Page 4: Feminidoka column; menus undergo revision by WRA; rationing hits colony citizens; social slated by Collegians; Thespians give initial play; Butte photo studio to open; Turkeys delayed until Christmas; Father to speak; thank you.
Page 5: Harvest Queens to reign on Thanksgiving; Voycall system being installed; The Farm column; Butte acquires new buildings; Jr. Christian choir officers; summons for packing boxes; authors cook in cuisine 44; vital statistics (births and deaths); veteran buyer, shipper here; church notes.
Page 6: Sports.
Pages 7 and 8: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #17: Nov. 7, 1942
Page 1: Application for initial clothes issue started; stove installation near; linoleum for floors arrives; Armistice Day to be observed; Butte citizens to cast ballots; Citizens League elects directors; two cinemas scheduled here; in appreciation; notice!.
Page 2: Saturday current column; editorial; church services; Butte couple in Christian rites.
Page 3: Volunteer junior traffic patrols safeguard school students; appeal for typewriters; college education applications now taken by adult education; shorthand class attendance high; college entries marking time; canal lawns planting sped; classified corner; answer sought on repatriation; TB service tray return asked.
Page 4: First vegetable carload shipped out yesterday; The Farm column; local nurseries start seedplots;
ikebana display; clothing issue from page 1; farm produces 58 tons in October.
Pages 5, 6: Sports.
Pages 7, 8, 9: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #18: Nov. 11, 1942
Page 1: Cotton harvest drawing near seasonal close; 1918; crowds proclaim sublime display; Red Cross organizer visits; guayule project canceled here; lumber pile removal asked.
Page 2: Gila Tom Tom column; a letter to the residents from the project director (unfortunately, the copy of the original article is in very bad shape and it's almost impossible to read this article).
Page 3: Cartoon/illustration; eleven apply for service; Scout executives approve Gila colony commissioner; Johnson joins canal wardens; temporary fire signal revealed; lone woman mess supervisor at 28; 50th anniversary.
Page 4: Medico states camouflage net employees health protected; Feminidoka column; last election fills council; art class plan stage meeting; policy benefit queries aided; overdue column; adult course in accounting open; instructors for shorthand needed; vital statistics.
Page 5: Canal stages theater opening extravaganza; shoe hospital provides low repair rates; stored evacuee properties occupy 55 apartments; hands off those safety signs!; blocks receive flower seeds; Hawaiians form activity club; Nisei soldier visits mother; book notes; obituary; ingenuity marks miniature garden landscape creation.
Page 6: Editorial; warden warns law breakers; Tid bits column.
Page 7: Second carload of produce from Rivers exported; Rivers farm management; quality daikon being harvested; Queen nomination closes, gala festivity planned; clubs elect officers; news in brief column, lost items.
Page 8: Sports.
Pages 9, 10, 11: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #19: Nov. 14, 1942
Page 1: New hospital opening set; private industry rulings revised; employers seek order exemption; constitution to be previewed; blackout signal for Rivers told; priority balks value shipment; Santa to visit Nisei soldiers; Scouts-to do my duty.
Page 2: Gila Tom Tom column; two editorials.
Page 3: Births, new arrivals boost Rivers population to 13,242; Saturday current column; application for service swells; life insurance disabilities; B.S.A. leadership training tomorrow; relocation out for repatriates; art exhibit; lost item; list of church services.
Page 4: Forty vie for Queen title; harvest day program set; new vegetables delight palates; theater opening slated tonight; home problems class underway; classified ads; news briefs; Tulareans claim eating utensils.
Pages 5 and 6: Sports.
Pages 7, 8: In Japanese.
Volume 1 #20: Nov. 18, 1942
Page 1: Clothes allowance in cash; Dillon Myer discusses WRA developments; only approved housing changes to be permitted; civil service ratings sought; H.S.A. to assist ex-Cal students; heater shipments from Wisconsin; delegates attend JACL convention.
Page 2: Interlude column; editorials; First Love movie.
Page 3: Appeal to refrain from stocking supplies asked; W.R.A. officials expected today; block managers draw for order; club offers hospitality; ballot notary fees refunded; Butte council totals thirty-two; ruling on local unemployment compensation eligibles given; taxes to be discussed; second optometrist.
Page 4: Confab slated with Chapman; Fifty trucks acquired for Gila's transportation needs; studio art group begins session; CAS toy loan coming soon; Sentinels host to teen-age hop; canal clinic schedule; recital draws capacity crowd; classified ads; funeral services.
Page 5: Rivers farm management column; shook shortage delays export of vegetables; Rivers ships more produce; silver, chinaware claimants called; motor vehicle operators to get licenses; raffle ducats for harvest festival sold; holiday committees selected.
Page 6: Sports.
Hospital illustration, page 7.
Pages 8 and 9: In Japanese.
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