Page 1: Big send-off for boys leaving for active duty; two Postonians killed in action; three more called for active duty; charges filed against five in auto accident.
Page 2: Dr. Mayberry and friends visit; melons and vegetables harvested; Mills notes water use cut; more teachers being hired.
Nisei workers dismissed.
Page 3: Dust and Desert; swimming course offered; Obon festival service scheduled; join the Obon odori Sunday eve; movie tonight.
Page 4: Briefly; social news; unit II PTA holds election; residents may make new land and property lease; to and from.
Page 5: Riding the rail; minister back from trip; Noble made adjustment advisor; regular movie schedule changed; charges against five cont.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
Volume 20 #2: Aug. 5, 1944
Page 1: Allen Cushman resigns; Pfc. Yamamoto killed in action; five charged with violating leave regulations; more called.
Page 2: Shibais postponed; our honor roll; workers urgently needed; servicemen donate; dance held for Army men; 294 indefinites for July; welfare in I has new worker; books donated.
Page 3: Briefly; 23 unit II inductees leave for Fort Douglas; Pantherettes hold election; special service for Christians; movie Monday.
Page 4: Dust and Desert; Poston square garden committee to sponsor concessions Sunday; block manager head relocates; 'Forever and a Day'; lost anything at pool?
Page 5: Sports.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
Volume 20 #3: Aug. 8, 1944
Page 1: Selective Service stop-list removed; information about soldiers requested; Boardman offers discussion; Kubota elected city mayor; boys leave.
Page 2: 10ettes to hold dance; memorial service to be held; photo studio to open in Sept; Carter here; Hiroto lends projector.
Page 3: Briefly; camp I to hold swimfest; Scoutmasters needed badly; keep Cottonwood Bowl clean; to and from; Novel Hut news; movie menu; sports.
Page 4: (actually page 3 printed a second time.)
Page 5: Commission members chosen; post office transactions; one step ahead; sports; council hears varied reports; new procedure for transfer.
Page 6: Sports.
Pages 7-9: In Japanese.
Volume 20 #4: Aug. 10, 1944
Page 1: Evacuee property undamaged; thousands see boys off; Myer letter read at meeting; workers wanted.
Page 2: Send-off for draftees described by reporter; our honor roll; party held for vacation school teachers; Sumida new administrator.
Page 3: Briefly; Jeanette Doi new secretary; post office monthly report; Takahashi to instruct arts and crafts; residents express appreciation; Yamada succeeded by Yakamura; to and from.
Page 4: Huge crowd witness third Obon festival; grand send-off held for boys; sports; swimfest held Sunday.
Page 5: Six Chicago hospitals will accept Japanese patients; boys send-off cont. (Two other articles whose headlines are illegible)
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
Volume 20 #5: Aug. 12, 1944
Page 1: More go to Fort Douglas; Mills discusses family planning program; more inducted and examined; C.E. to pay dividends.
Page 2: English being taught; letter; Luanans install officers; service to be at auditorium; Dr. Thompson here; school teacher appointed.
Page 3: Briefly; memorial services to be held; pool trucks unavailable Tuesday a.m.; PTA okays school movies; to and from; Buddhists to hold services.
Page 4: Dust and desert; council approves sport budget; farewell sermon slated; maintenance dept. requests; sports; one step ahead.
Page 5: Teachers of Poston high come and go; sketch for monument submitted; penicillin got for patients; Mills discloses program; movie sked; sports.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
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