Poston Press Bulletin Volume 23 #21-25
Volume 23 #21: June 27, 1945
Page 1: Capacity crowd sees play depicting Poston; Myer discusses closing of units; more reservists leave; unit II cottonwood bowl destroyed by fire.
Page 2: Refunding visitor charges; council notes; boys will go to Fort MacArthur; use of power and water increased alarmingly.
Page 3: Myer cont; Scouts to put on film.
Page 4: Fifty or sixty men are wanted by Glendale company; Japanese-American art exhibit moves to Boston; fifty girls sought for canning work; two Poston servicemen win 'boots and wings'; WAC finishes basic training; block 39 servicemen now at N.C. center.
Page 5: Honored Nisei dead; Aldrich comedy to be shown tonight; sports; to and from.
Page 6: Dust n' Desert; Buddhist hostel to open in Fresno; those who have gone to a brighter future; camp-wide clean-up day; This is the Army hour interviews Abe.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #22: June 30, 1945
Page 1: Rehearing asked for 63 Ht. Mt. violators; several receive Bronze Star medals.
Page 2: Dr. Yuasa speaks to groups; English classes offered unit III residents; two films to be shown; boy taken into custody; travel date suggestions; Tsubota story in news.
Page 3: English classes; S/Sgt. Tanaka rewarded for his selflessness; 86th division Nisei here; terminals.
Page 4: Bay Region and L.A. reports; Bronze Stars cont.; more on Monterey offer; El Centro relocation officer visits project.
Page 5: Social news; sports; Bronze Star; to and from; Sunday church service.
Page 6: Those who have gone to a brighter future; keep calm asked by administrator; Japanese movies slated for fourth of July; clinic staff honored by community; 800 'Mohave Land' ordered.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #23: July 4, 1945
Page 1: Second evacuee store opened in former 'Lil Tokyo' in Los Angeles; Denver needs hundreds of workers; former editor gets job on L.A. Tribune staff.
Page 2: Bus schedule; personnel surpass quota in 7th drive; NSRC rep here to help council; notice given creditors of Rikimaru brothers.
Page 3: High school annual will be distributed tomorrow; Buddhist summer school; Tule Lake soldier wins $200 prize for essay from U. of Chicago; terminals; dance slated for 14th at high school hall; Denver workers cont.
Page 4: Art exhibit moves to Boston; JACL granted $6000 by Rosenberg Foundation; Poston WAC transferred to Leavenworth; social news.
Page 5: Dust n' Desert; man wishing to return will sell crop at $800; terminals hit highest in June; 306, 309 mess halls to merge; unit III population nears low 2000 mark; those who have gone to a brighter future; social news.
Page 6: S.B. council members receive NASC pins; El Chaparrals distributed; sports; to and from; special movie tonight.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #24: July 7, 1945
Page 1: Population statistics for three units told; managers supervisor will relocate in California; Nisei in Air Force visits Poston.
Page 2: 98 refusing induction given one-year sentence; two more report for active duty; financial statement submitted for congress; funeral director will not stay at Poston; Yoshikawa, community councilman, leaves.
Page 3: Young People's pastor will give talk; trek back to California by Rohwerites described in church publication; diet office hours; 'Laura' to show next week; books should be claimed; YBA notes.
Page 4: Gila doctor to work at Los Angeles polyclinic; Nisei enrolled at many colleges, universities; Eisenhower speaks; flies to be with wife; Postonian returns; Postonians visit WRA.
Page 5: Hawaiian veteran studies at Iowa State; p.o. transactions for May; sports; Buddhist church services; to and from.
Page 6: President in favor of fair employment agency; those who have gone to a brighter future; agriculture dept. office to close; mess 322 to close; poultry plan in III closes; notice given creditors of Rikimaru brothers.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 23 #25: July 11, 1945
Page 1: Sumo tournament; block 35 boy dies after fifteen minutes under water; camp III warehouse burns to ground; Wright, famed author, calls for federal activity with Japanese; Pvt. Shibata wins Bronze Star.
Page 2: 30 to 50 workers sought for farm; officer from Washington relocation office here; Poston unit populations; notary hours.
Page 3: Pvt. Shibata cont; boy dies cont; terminals; Issei and Nisei still barred from waterfronts.
Page 4: College bound club reaches goal of $2000; Rev. Nakata speaks to Y.P.; girls go to summer camps; relocation officer visits here; former Postonian acts as assistant camp head.
Page 5: Library hours to change; those who have gone to a brighter future; sports; Her Lucky Night movie; job offers; Brownie troop needs leader; Japanese movie slated.
Page 6: Briefly; Laura tonight's movie; sports; to and from.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
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