Manzanar Free Press, Volume 5 #36-40

Volume 5 #36: May 3, 1944

Page 1: Red Cross drive nets $2096.51; Heath returns from meet; 33 Nisei girls sought by WACs; Buddhist church to move to new location; Dr. Buskirk visits local school; Uncle Sam calls 2446.

Page 2: Editorial; vital statistics; 20 seniors inducted into honor society; remove 'trouble makers' from Tule Lake project; La Guardia protests.

Page 3: Solicitors arrested; Illinois gets WFA aid; G.I. Nisei 'firsts'; Sandburgs seek helper; plan social calendar; Heath cont; expect more evacuees.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #37: May 6, 1944

Page 1: Restriction rule in Utah, Colorado relaxed; Washington convinced of rich farm possibilities in South; Nisei charged with violating alien law; Issei scholar owes life to six girls; to begin harvest of local farm crop; evacuation rapped by Nash; job openings for evacuees plentiful in Chicago area; evacuation case postponed till fall; Nisei Marine wins praise of buddies; Kuroki welcomed at Heart Mountain; recording by Kuroki set for meeting; slate radio debate; Dr. Brockway to visit here soon; more segregants slated for Newell.

Page 2: Editorial; the Twenty Thousand; ministers resolve to aid Iowa Nisei; pictures available; As They Come and Go; give instructions on express baggages.

Page 3: As I Was Saying; new hostel opens in Philadelphia city; dub Nisei soldiers as 'deadly bunch'; Tanabe gets unexpected letter; slate fine art exhibit.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #38: May 10, 1944

Page 1: Heath clarifies relocation grant; L.A. water and power company hits local hog farm; resettlement policy hit by Ohio governor; visitor impressed by 'beautiful setting'; acute labor shortage; 80 Minidokans depart for segregation camp; relocation meeting slated for tomorrow.

Page 2: To open Leupp in near future; Heart Mountain welcomes Kuroki; receives Purple Heart; 69 residents leave on seasonal work; Coast Guard branch open to colored men; Dr. Spicer praises Michigan Japanese; file three test cases in alien land law; slate program in honor of Issei.

Page 3: Sports.

Pages 4-6: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #39: May 13, 1944

Page 1: Takeno accepts position as managing editor in Denver; Merritt answers city's charges; Bishop Reifsnider slated to arrive; poem; announce course in auto mechanics; local Red Cross drive nets $2142; citizens union criticizes La Guardia; receive new books; Stedman reports anti-Dies campaign; Who is Eberharter? Winchell questions; absentee ballots to be cast on Monday; evening post to feature Crowley; change movie days.

Deport all Japanese.

Page 2: Editorial; As They Come and Go; letters from the public; chaplain writes to fathers of Nisei.

Page 3: From Other Centers; PSK's hold hike to honor new girls; heirloom pin worm at Nisei wedding; New York offers training; Nisei gives speech at awards assembly; social news; increase agriculture program this year.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5, 6: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #40: May 17, 1944

Page 1: Request evacuees report on foreign investments; Supreme Court rules on Negro issues; financial aid offered evacuees by RFC; 80 segregants arrive at Tule Lake center.

Deport Japanese.

3 sisters indicted on treason.

Page 2: Seek couple for domestic work; sports; adopt resolution; to use 13-15 as YBA hall.

Pages 3-6: In Japanese.




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