Santa Anita Pacemaker, Issues 6 through 10

Vol. 1 #6, May 8, 1942

Page 1: They've gotten serious about the missing coke bottles. All sales of soft drinks will be suspended unless the empty coke bottles are returned. The population of the center is near capacity, and is at 14, 137. As four-year-old girl has sent the tots in the camp some toys. There will be a torch singer, and another baby has been born. Church services will honor mothers.

Page 2: There's an article on the procedures to follow in getting married, and one on how to store your valuables safely. In a recreation section, there's notices about boy scouts, a girl's club, and a nursery.

Map of District IV.

Page 3: A girl's twilight softball team is going to be formed. There's a problem in having enough bedding for everyone. There's an article about the need to return trays and eating utensils to the mess hall. There was a songfest, and the mother's day article continues on this page. There's also a problem with mothers not returning milk bottles to the milk station. Finally, there's an article about donations to the library.

Page 4: No male babies have been born at Santa Anita yet. There's an article on baseball results. Men have been added to the fire crew, and there's an article on church services. The Win, Place and Show editorial section is also on this page.

Vol. 1 #7, May 18, 1942

Page 1: The lead article is about the softball game that night. Root beer and 7-Up will soon be carried at the canteen. There's an article on how to cash checks and unemployment insurance. Finally, there's an article on how the place has received a new infield.

The population of the center keeps growing.

Page 2: The first girl baby has been born at the track. Special Mother's Day services drew a lot of people at the churches. Under Recreation Activities, the library is saying books need to be returned on time; the dance band needs a drummer and an alto sax player; girls junior softball is under way, and the girl's club is under way.

Map of District V.

Page 3: The Recreation Activities continues. English teachers are needed for a class for Issei. A Sumo pit will be ready soon. Girl's softball games begin the next night. Scouting assistants are needed, and there will be a drum & bugle corps. The bedding problem is being worked on, and a note is made that the electrical wires in the rooms are not strong enough for hot irons, etc. A variety of songfests will be held the next night. Louis Adamic, an author, will be visiting the camp.

Page 4: The Win, Place & Show editorial column is on the page. The editors are bragging about their newsletter, yet, to me, it still seems to be rather disorganized. There are two articles on baseball in the camp, and an article on church services. There seem to be a lot of jobs open at the camp.

Vol. 1 #8, May 15, 1942

Page 1: A Civic Hall has opened, and plans are under way for a self-governing body for the camp. There's also an article on fishing. There's a "name-this-drawing" type of thing on the page, and the Pledge of Allegiance is also on the page.

A barracks inspection and more rules. Perhaps this is seeing things where they aren't, maybe, but it's interesting that an inspection and new rules are announced at the same time a move is under way for a self-governing body.

Page 2: There's a bunch of unclaimed packages that need to be picked up. The Recreation section has bits about the girls' club, the boys' club, and junior girls' softball. A new banking system is being announced.

District VI.

Page 3: There's an article about a resident's victory garden. Baseball results are announced. The first baby girl born at the camp has been named, and there's an article on the milk station. A couple has gotten engaged, and the softball schedule is also on the page. The partitioning work in the barracks is almost done.

Page 4: A fourth-generation baby girl was born. A district office has been set up for the personnel division. Religious services are given, and the Win, Place & Show editorial section is also on this page.

By "coincidence?"" more rules are being announced, this time for the use of the mess hall.

Vol. 1 #9, May 19, 1942

Page 1: First aid on-the-scene will be available soon. Rosters of all softball teams need to be complete. The cartoon character (a young boy) still needs a name.

The new rules are being clarified.

Page 2: Recreation includes lots of softball teams, glee clubs for women and men, and a handicrafters group. The Boy Scout advisory board will meet that night.

Map of District VII.

A son whose parents are at the camp was killed in an auto accident.

Page 3: Last Sunday's church services were themed to an "I Am An American" day. There's an article on one of the residents who is an artist. The food regulations article continues on this page. A 61-year-old died in the hospital. A girl baby has been born. There's an article about a resident who takes articles from the trash dump and makes them into usable things.

Page 4: There's an article on a nursery school teacher at the camp. Daily English classes will start soon, and there will be a fire drill soon. Softball results and a schedule are on the page, along with the editors Win, Place & Show column.

Vol. 1 $10, May 22, 1942

Page 1: The cartoon character was given the name Little Nebo. High school classes will start next week. A program on classical music will be held. The canteen will close very temporarily, and then it and two new ones will open.

A speaker notes the morale of the Japanese residents is not broken. Food problems are discussed.

Page 2: The Little Nebo cartoon, and a note that new records have arrived for the dance. There's an article about an 83-year-old resident who is very athletic. There's an article on a songfest that was held, and an article saying more openings in community work.

Page 3: Softball schedules and results. There's an article on the high school courses that will be offered, and it's a long list. New sports activities will include boxing, sumo, wrestling, tumbling, judo and weight-lifting .Fifteen girls' clubs have been organized. Music classes will be held. There's an article about some residents that are from a four-generation family. A resident caught a sun perch fish.

Page 4: The Win, Place & Show column. An old-timers baseball league will start. Cracks in the partitioning will have to be covered by the residents themselves. Any extra bedding equipment will be collected. A list of births. Religious services.



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