Minidoka Irrigator: Vol. 3 #31-35

#31: Sept. 25, 1943

Page 1: Message from Dillon Myer; first group of 509 Tuleans arrive; housing moves completed; three youths hurt in accident; General Emmons states views at press conference; jobs for Tuleans available; Glenn commissioned captain of Army; second hog litter born last week.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; Idaho Japanese push third war loan drive; please return?; first Idaho hostel service in Pocatello opened to relocatees; Shelby boys guard German prisoners; three leave for Chicago meeting.

Page 3: Chief Nurse Evans explains cadet corps at meeting; placement plans Tulean infiltration; world shaking news revealed; local hospital in urgent need of donors for blood bank; high school welcomes new Tule students; Norakuro band, local musicians, disbands; at the wheel; population report.

Page 4: Editorials; last year, about this time.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; The Ten Thousand column; Boy Scouts in relocation center receive support; engagements; weddings.

Page 6: Sunday church activities; o where o where can my luggage be? ; harvest vacation for high school; U of I Nisei grad admitted to bar.

Historically interesting.

Page 7: Sports.

Page 8: All ads.

Pages 9 and 10: In Japanese.

Map of Minedoka in the Japanese section, on Page 11.

Pages 12 through 14: Also all in Japanese.

#32: Oct. 2, 1943

Page 1: AG division plans change; evacuee aid hope of farmers; thanks; final influex of Tuleans completed; camp yearbook progresses rapidly; Savage calls for two more men; Hunt High School buys war stamps; 51 farmers desire Hunt farm workers; opening for one Kibei, Issei in foreign legation; Irrigator grows up.

Labor unions anti-Japanese.

Page 2: Evacu-ways column; company seeks tree trimmers; roving reporter queries Tuleans; Hunt residents invited to Kansas; Nisei chemist gets divorce; evacuee workers subject to WMC restrictions; vital statistics; students will help with local harvest; Chicago school offers trade shop training.

California doesn't want the Japanese back.

Page 3: Project observes national fire prevention week; Shelby soldiers get promotions; project cannery produces first tinned tomatoes; five arrested for theft, damage to govt. property; postal ruling reiterated; irrigation season closed Sept. 29; new schedule for WRA films set; hospital visiting hours announced.

Page 4: United Nations facts; editorials; Daybreak; Encore; prevailing wages, compensation for evacuees urged by council; last year at this time.

Page 5: Feminidoka column; The Ten Thousand column; weddings; engagements; FOR speaker here.

Page 6: Random Whirlgig column; Hunt population fluctuates weekly; want a job?; many jobs open for ex-Tuleans; ration office requests books; Malcolm Pitts visits; center libraries of the best; central services utilizes labor; Miss Amerman heads student relocation div.

Page 7: Through the Dust; the legal angle; Buddhist influence in Hawaii wanes; internal security force efficient; Hunt High School prepares handbook for newcomers; residents reminded of form TFR 500.

Page 8: Relocated; Sunday church activities; classified ads; students must report to core teachers.

#33: Oct. 9, 1943

Page 1: 1276 residents receive Eastern area clearance; blood donors needed here; Bill Nakamura newest to join Armed Forces; blood donors needed here; war fund now on; Imori family relocates in Ohio; activites under common law trust; Army honor roll up soon; allowance rules for clothing reiterated; ration rules given by local board; potential labor available among former Tuleans; this week's news in review; Annual deadline set for tomorrow; Nisei boys of Shelby have highest I.Q.; delegates return from Chicago; abundant crops harvested in Sept; handle checks with care; first combat unit of Nisei enters Italian overseas zone.

Evacuees attacked.

Page 2: Editorials; our boys in the service; ward gives advice on evacuees; news in review continued; Doho newspaper resumes publication; Nisei work lauded-can't fill demand; last year about this time.

More trouble for Japanese laborers.

Page 3: Evacu-ways; United Nations facts; USO meets Mon.; Feminidoka; weddings; Tuleans register at Hunt High; badges earned by Girl Scouts; secretary needed in Cleveland, Ohio; unit overseas; The Ten Thousand; parolee leaves clarified; engagements; activities section plan revised; Hunt grade school welcomes new pupils; 2064 indefinite leaves granted; Eastern clearance article continues; community activities receives catalogs.

Page 4:Sports; relocation opportunities; visitors; 400 dental patients taken care of daily; money situation in hands of fiscal; goh meet begins; at the wheel; classified ads; Sunday church activities.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

#34: Oct. 16, 1943

Page 1: Hunt evacuees work hard in fields of nearby farms; notify leaves for baggage pick-up; first frost hits project; many move into staff housing; housing set-up eases this week;ex-Tuleans may get shoe stamps; teaching position at Savage open; yearbook staff picks 'interlude'; evacuee property offices listed; Dillon S. Myer here Oct. 24-26; evacuees aid in Mesa bond drive; this week's news in review; deadline for TFR 500 here; Japanese unit sees action.

A follow up on the crew mentioned in a previous issue.

Canada.

Utah governor condemns attack.

Page 2: Editorials; our boys in the service; the Readers' Rostrum; call for an encore; last year about this time.

Eleanor Roosevelt's take on things.

Page 3: Feminidoka; weddings; engagements; bus schedule announced; numerous books added to

library; Evacu-ways; parent-soldier assoc. will meet; evacuees find favorable attitude in New England area; The Ten Thousand; YWCA board will discuss confab; Buddhist priest will visit project; held typewriters may be claimed; G.R. confab will convene; Japanese teaching positions open; two domestic offers from Washington, D.C.; vast pool of labor available here; relocated; officers elected for committee.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5 through 8: In Japanese.

#35: Oct. 23, 1943

Page 1: Combat unit cited by Eberharter; many residents leave Hunt for outside work; pupils aid in picking potatoes; Myer arrives tomorrow; group III hearings being conducted; doctor Oyamada passes away in Wyoming center; committee's work aids relocation; first Nisei seamen receive recognition; 200 annuals available; directors approve N.Y. buying office; 'guinea pig' unit sets admirable record; man joins see-bees.

Twin Falls anti-Japanese.

Prejudice in Idaho.

Page 2: Editorials; United Nations facts; the Reader's Rostrum; our boys in the service.

Page 3: Feminidoka; The Ten Thousand; adult education classes offer varied courses; weddings; engagements; education director visits project; Father Viall to be visitor today; entertainment for Tuleans scheduled; Evacu-ways; reunion; vital statistics; hospital news; visitors; two families move into staff housing; Weston arrives to assume duties; unclaimed mail.

Page 4: Sports.



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