Poston Press Bulletin Volume 21 #21-25

Volume 21 #21: Nov. 28, 1944

Page 1: Memorial service; Dr. French reports on California attitudes; alien volunteers being accepted for military service; $500 cigarette theft reported; barrack 328-13 hit by fire; no evacuees in Tooele fire.

Page 2: Memorial service cont; evacuee property; Langdon joins personal management.

Page 3: Briefly; unit II servicemen's list completed with total of 176; Mrs. Robertson returns to teach in unit II; library news; art exhibit to be held.

Page 4: Dust n' desert; Nakamura here on visit; identification needed to cash checks; sports.

Page 5: Aliens may volunteer cont; Anderson expresses appreciation to volunteer workers on unit I high school buildings; high school office moves to new buildings; Japanese movies due; soldier goes home to tragic Thanksgiving; several offices move into new quarters; visiting servicemen.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 21 #22: Nov. 30, 1944

Page 1: 262 Nisei casualties reported; First Army calls for December here; evacuees have relocated to 47 states and D.C.; blk. 36 lists 18 G.I.'s; Christmas seal program is set for Friday.

Page 2: Evacuee property series cont; Nisei casualties cont; residents asked to donate to hospital Christmas fund; time and place of Japanese films told; one serviceman visits from Fort Snelling.

Page 3: ACLU to continue support of Japanese American test cases; resettlement cont; movie to start at 6:30.

Page 4: Briefly; 229 to sponsor 'Rockies on Parade'; to and from; visiting servicemen.

Page 5: Sports; social news; block 322 servicemen; Odori nite draws large crowd.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.

Volume 21 #23: Dec. 2, 1944

Page 1: Dr. Powell recommends curb on unsupervised sandlot football; third all-center co-op confab will be at Gila; pair tried for improper use of government trucks; memorial service.

Page 2: Man loses finger in machine shop accident; 'The Rains Came' movie; local Christian church observes Bible Sunday; Bussei hold special evening of entertainment; several departments in urgent need of workers; TACS elect officers; agriculture report; Japanese films are postponed.

Page 3: Sports.

Page 4: Briefly; memorial service; fire destroys barrack 215-G; sports; new vice-principal; dance to be held at 'Rainbow Terrace.'

Page 5: Soldier boys of 323; memorial service; elimination of hibachi urged; Girl Scout movie; sports.

Pages 6, 7: In Japanese.

Volume 21 #24: Dec. 5, 1944

Page 1: Memorial service; more reported wounded in France; Issei may write to NYC resettlement council in Japanese; corn products company wants 40 workers; two leave for duty; no leaves granted during holiday season.

Page 2: Kansas City factory jobs open for Nisei; memorial service cont; wounded cont.

Page 3: Briefly; departures; 'Rainbow Terrace'; p.o. transactions; Novel Hut news; adult education; weather report; 'Rains Came' to be shown tomorrow night.

Page 4: Dust n' Desert; please don't dump your burning charcoal; block 325 soldiers; to a brighter future; movie finance committee from Unit 3 appointed.

Page 5: Some changes announced in worker bus schedule; Japanese movies will be shown this week.

Volume 21 #25: Dec. 7, 1944

Page 1: Block 37 family has four sons in service; Pvt. Okanishii seriously wounded; ten to have physicals tomorrow; four Poston boys win battlefield promotions; T/5 Kanatani injures leg in France; eight refuse induction.

Page 2: CA to hold New Year's Eve party; community's souvenir book for Wade Head has been completed; principals to attend delegates assembly; new committee to handle public funds; Rev. Kubose here as relocation counselor; Miss Rood available for consultation.

Page 3: Maryknoll plans special conferences; new man joins internal security; block 37 families cont; slingshots are illegal; Chicago war plant wants 200-300 workers; relocation office to open in Pittsburgh.

Page 4: Briefly; last rites for baby; sports; 'Rainbow Terrace'; to and from.

Page 5: Dust n' Desert; transportation office moves; permission granted for dance and movies; 'Stardust Serenade'; financial statements of school activities.

Pages 6-8: In Japanese.



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