Manzanar Free Press, Volume 7 #1-5

Volume 7 #1: July 4, 1945

Page 1: Returning Nisei soldiers to be aided by new plan; sewing machine use available; combined picnic held by two center blocks; shojo kabuki shibai planned by CACA group; 'Fertile Frontier' film to be shown.

Page 2: Judge Wilson voids 'dummy' land sales; seek owners of goods stored at Buddhist church on main st.; Josephs in Lone Pine to resume deliveries; making firecrackers against state law.

Page 3: Book on Poston center written by Navy man; WRA budget gets slashed; teamster's union accepts Nisei GI's; court enjoins Army from using 'force'; Minneapolis Japanese opens new beauty shop; catalogue on Colby received in center.

Page 4: Ontario, Oregon make great progress; Rosenberg Foundation grants $6000 towards national JACL fund; Fujimuras return to Orange County; Yogores sponsor dance; U.S. soldiers dislike persecution of Nisei; Myer rebukes Senator Tenney's remarks.

Pages 5-11: Japanese and translation section.

Volume 7 #2: July 7, 1945

Newspaper format.

Page 1: World WWII veteran visits parents; firemen wanted; original Marauder visits Los Angeles; add Kandel to appointed staff; Dr. Carter given farewell party by Inyo writer's guild; lack of teachers closes classes; 200 Japanese workers sought by construction corporation; hold services for Hashimoto; summer session proves popular; 'Haymore frolic' planned Tuesday by church council; Keyser to speak at church; Dorothy Takechi attends meeting; Josephs to make deliveries here.

Page 2: Sgt. Gosho makes public appearance tour; Purely Personal; United Nations Facts illustration; former missionary director of hostel.

Page 3: Sight Seeing; taxpayers may support evacuees; classified ads.

Shots fired.

Page 4: Sports.

Volume 7 #3: July 11, 1945

Page 1: Holley arrives to aid Manzanar USO-YWCA; block six leads others in resettlement program; fifty-five Japanese wanted in Marysville; cut made of supply of coca-cola here; attend Salt Lake meet.

Page 2: Former Manzanar women work at vital industry; 51 percent leave relocation centers on leaves; music hall sponsors community dance; block seventeen girls donate money toward aloha service center; fiscal section begins 1946 fiscal accounts.

Page 3: 33 captured Japanese enroute to America; John Weaver due here soon from Bakersfield to interview residents; census cont; offer fellowship at Washington University; cut sewing machine supply for center.

Page 4: Ad for co-op store special sale.

Pages 5-12: Japanese and translation section.

Volume 7 #4: July 14, 1945

Page 1: Manzanar surpasses goal in seventh war loan drive; to hold 'penny dance' tonight; Winchesters get boy; new clinic schedule revealed by hospital; to continue classes in adult education.

Page 2: 'Youth mixers' rally slated Tuesday night; summer activities program extended; new ruling made on train reservations; war loan drive cont; Keyser to speak about 'Baal of today'.

Pages 3-9: Japanese and translation section.

Volume 7 #4: July 18, 1945

This is the second issue with the number 4.

Page 1: Police seek owner of lost suit case; teletype from Meyer reveals closing dates of WRA centers; Berman arrives to aid in relocation; three new managers chosen by residents.

Page 2: Vital statistics; Rose Kitazawa chosen valedictorian of class; Cowards vacation to Houston, Texas, to visit parents; party given Ikeda by mail and files; oratorical contest proves successful; former Manzanite wounded in action; evacuees now eligible to purchase insurance.

Page 3: Sports; Pvt. Kuga of Manzanar now in Camp Gordon; Shikami welcomes Manzanites to Chicago; block 25 holds party; 442nd separated from Negro 92nd infantry.

Page 4: Sewing machines reported stolen; close centers cont; three Army officers visit Inyo country from Washington; Berman cont; two dentists examine school-aged children.

Reward offered.

Pages 5-11: Japanese and translation section.

Volume 7 #5: July 21, 1945

Newspaper format.

Page 1: Youths hold meet; clarification of grants made by health; hold church school; education classes extended; hospital to release filed x-ray films; Myer orders cut of Manzanar automobiles; Keyser to speak; issue ration books at WRA centers; qualified drivers may get licenses; two Manzanar soldiers return; 'Squares Haven' to close today; Army veteran visits center; new center librarian; 'Roughnecks' join Modernaires club; Mary Hayes due from New York.

Page 2: On the LA beat; grants cont; classified ads.

Page 3: Vehicle cut cont; Myer announces relocation going as scheduled; 35-15 torn down for crating use.

Page 4: Sports.




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