Manzanar Free Press, Volume 5 #41-45

Volume 5 #41: May 20, 1944

Page 1: Co-op congress elects new board members; raising live fowl, rabbits prohibited; 66 residents pass pre-induction physical; congress approves center gift shop; acute employment problem hits camp; Bishop Rotary Club members visit; report reveals status of Nisei; teacher shortage; employment agency to be established; display in New York; issue instructions on railway-express; Methodists seek unity in church; Chinese lecturer decries La Guardia; Heath gets details on business license; former Californians eligible to vote; anti-Negro prejudice 'infects' Britain; play day held.

Page 2: Editorial; As I Was Saying; As They Come and Go.

Page 3: Fifth Column; PTA membership dues collected; mothers honored; railroad workers urgently needed.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5, 6: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #42: May 24, 1944

Page 1: Co-op releases statement on canteen sales; counseling service to start here soon; postwar plans for Manzanar discussed; Nisei rights upheld by American soldiers; Chicago offers jobs for older evacuees; 125 seasonal workers leave for Idaho, Oregon.

Bill to get rid of Japanese.

Page 2: Receives coveted 'silver wings'; editorial; YWCA directors outline future plans; 39 Nisei women return to west coast; package awaits claimant at parcel post office.

Page 3: Sports.

Page 4: Five Japanese Americans enroll at Park College; Ickes refutes La Guardia; first Japanese American family arrive at Boston hostel; chaplain West praises 442nd combat team; slate exhibit on arts and crafts; AFL office sees Nisei stenographer.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #43: May 27, 1944

Page 1: Four specialists to replace supervisors of co-ops; meal regulations for visitors issued; announce change in local carnival date; worker shortage causes local work activity cut; surveyor sought; Dr. Brockway aids local cripples; garage to receive more employees; co-op to register domestic workers; Heath to leave for Kansas city area; Manazanar USO plans future program; Red Cross issues financial report.

Page 2: As They Come and Go; editorial; The Twenty Thousand; future of Japanese discussed at panel; state folk dancing; seek domestic help; new books arrive at local library; evacuees accepted in Merchant Marine.

Page 3: From Other Centers; compose directory to assist evacuees; local GAA states gala play day; co-op cont.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5, 6: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #44: May 31, 1944

Page 1: National USO acknowledges local unit; Spanish counsel to receive town hall petitions; first Methodist church defends Nisei rights.

Tule Lake shooting.

Brooklyn.

Page 2: 125 Japanese arrive at Tule Lake center; editorial; to distribute 'our world' soon; manufacturing concern seeks Nisei workers; farm opportunities for older evacuees.

Page 3; YMCA field member addresses two groups in Milwaukee area; 22,000 center residents resettled by WRA to unrestricted areas; large amount of money found by block manager; florist sought; young Nisei congregate at Milwaukee gathering.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 5 #45: June 3, 1944

Page 1: Answers on Selective Service issued by Washington, D.C.; Dr. Carter reveals school statistics; new regulations permit vacation leaves with pay; operetta scheduled at new auditorium; domestic worker urged to register; reveal statistics on relocation program; to exhibit sketches of former residents; YWCA conference starts this week; local graduation slated here soon; pictures by Adams prove popular here.

Intimidation at Tule Lake.

Sentry innocent.

Page 2: Editorial; The Twenty Thousand; answers cont; vital statistics; Merritt speaks in final panel series.

Page 3: Lessons on thrift; jobs open for Issei evacuees; seek Nisei couple for farm offer; new regulations cont.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.




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