Poston Press Bulletin Volume 7 #11-15
Vol. 7: #11, Nov. 28, 1942
Page 1: Vast re-employment program launched; 16,025 elm trees in Poston; 50 sugar beet workers return from Colorado; Poston II congress in existence for the duration.
Page 2: YBA to sponsor hike; Thanksgiving observed in Poston 2; record recital prior to choir rehearsal; change in pay day; firemen dance a success; post office warning; Christian services; Poston 2 staff to publish Japanese Christmas edition.
Page 3: Normal conditions in Poston II and III aid in settlement of Poston I strike; trees arrive; Thanksgiving services held; Girls Fellowship club to meet; Unit I choir to sing Sunday; Girls Club meeting.
Page 4: Poston II high school articles.
Page 5: Sports.
Page 6: In Japanese.
Vol. 7: #12, Nov. 29, 1942
Page 1: Major points advanced by unit I committee; children's Christmas bazaar planned at Poston III; residents reminded of chance to contribute to Christmas magazine.
Page 2: Sports; moving day for clinics of unit 3; emergency committee cont; Christmas bazaar cont; Catholic mass.
Page 3: Standard first aid course; sports; 'kiddies night' set for singspiration; Colleens cabinet meeting; Mademoiselles New Years Eve dance; family from New Mexico settles in unit 2; Spanish class to start.
Page 4: Sports; speaker secured as evangelist; officers of Girls' clubs; new classes announced; mochi for New Years planned; Sunday services.
Page 5: Need a beanie?; feminine touch; what is your favorite color?; who is it? ; girls activities for today; cartoon.
Page 6: Sunday comics.
Page 7: Feature page: when in that shining hour.
Page 8: In Japanese.
There is no issue marked #13.
Vol. 7: #14, Dec. 1, 1942
Page 1: Chief steward; no rented typewriters after Dec. 15; 252 beet toppers return to Poston; FPB requests all complaints in writing; police academy graduate; death.
Page 2: Poston whims; equality of rights.
Page 3: Engagement; sub debs planned mixed Christmas social; fellowship group holds candlelight installation service; YBA members enjoy Sunday scramble to hills.
Page 4: Sports.
Page 5: Ad.
Page 6: In Japanese.
Vol. 7: #14, Dec. 2, 1942
This is the second issue numbered 14. The previous one should have been numbered 13. Around this time there was some kind of trouble numbering the issues correctly.
Page 1: Unit II FPC sets trust fund; New Year festivities planned at Poston II; religious week observed; annex to post office started; Poston 3 bazaar program.
Page 2: City council to fete emergency helpers; optical exams available; sports; clinics plan open house.
Page 3: 'Frontier Marshall' to be shown tonight at cottonwood theater; Colleens cabinet makes club calendar; drafting class to be resumed; 400 stoves arrive for Unit 2 distribution; first pay to Scout fund here; initial meeting of quad 3 Scouts held; Red Cross staff honors Mrs. Ruby Miura; secretarial training class visits Press Bulletin office; flower arrangement.
Page 4: Shibai group practices plays for New Years; bazaar concessions feature Christmas gifts; koto instructors to conduct class; teachers to speak at YBA nite; sports.
Vol. 7: #15, Dec. 3, 1942
Page 1: Poston general hospital recognized by American Association Register of hospitals; new disaster averted in 221 kitchen fire; unit one employees of community enterprises on temporary basis; unit 1 re-employment program progressing; 3 steps to be taken for outside employment; thousand messages reported by Red Cross; unit 1 legal dept. resumes work; Poston visitors.
Page 2: Poston whims; lack of fire alarm system is a crime; office of internal security installs dictaphones; Indian service officials are Poston visitors; registered nurse from Indian service in Poston I.
Page 3: Sports; voluntary teachers aid in adult education; for whom the wedding bell tolls; Poston II post office has heavy money order business; temporary annex for Poston II mail rush.
Page 4: Stoves actually arrive at Poston 3; beet workers to get baggages; residents asked to wait; PA system damaged; final rites; councilmen challenge block manager; post-war problems discussed; adult classes scheduled.
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