Topaz Times, Volume 3, Issues 16-20
Volume 3 #16: May 4, 1943
Page 1: Opening of WAAC seen; first volunteers to depart for U.S. Army; Ernst's message; volunteers send report to WRA centers.
Page 2: Soldiers to receive Times; editorial; redo; volunteer activities from page 1.
Page 3: Provo tent city set for Topaz residents; Simpson heads city hospital; news briefs.
Page 4: NYA training units to be established; seniors make journal plans; Delta teacher joins faculty; leaves; wedding; nursery center opens Monday.
Page 5: Job openings; relatives of soldiers will get cash grants; births & deaths; Canada government liquidates holdings of Japanese evacuees.
Page 6: Cartoon; population pointers; editorials.
Page 7: Sports.
Pages 8-10: In Japanese.
Volume 3 #17: May 6, 1943
Page 1: Volunteers leave center yesterday; community education conference planned; infantile paralysis; 5 Topaz girls to inspect canneries; news briefs; center hit by grippe epidemic; reception for volunteers held.
Page 2: Cartoon; editorial; our mail box.
Page 3: Boys' festival; dust control steps for hospital taken; straw hat day; model airplane contest readied; turkey farms call for men; sunbonnets and slacks.
Page 4: Job offers; WRA lists provisions assisting relocaters; job open for gill fishermen; Minidoka faces labor shortage; Airman cards now available; YMCA meeting set for tonight.
Page 5: Hana-matsuri parade climaxes celebration; Topaz music school faculty concert set; election of Girl Reserves officers held; Topaz public library; sewing classes to begin again; set lectures on ikebana.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
Volume 3 #18: May 8, 1943
Page 1: Six inspect provo camp; Sunday program set for mothers; Utah educators to visit.
Page 2: Editorial; cartoon; Around the Circuit.
Page 3: Property of relocaters shipped free; warning, suspension procedure explained; defense jobs open in Ohio; Canadians fight for interests; bridge tourney series to begin; re: repatriation.
Page 4: Adventists schedule illustrated lecture; Rev. Wakai to leave city; Christian reflections; Protestants plan special program; Girl Reserves to fete mothers; church schedule.
Page 5: Sports.
Page 6: Women's Mirror; To the (Wo)men.
Pages 7-10: In Japanese.
Volume 3 #19: May 11, 1943
Page 1: Intelligence school seeks more recruits; education advisory council visits city; provo camp plans revealed; non-citizens may serve on council; Thomas R. Bodine to visit city.
Page 2: Desert Echoes; The Mail Box.
Page 3: Job Openings; NYA equipment arrives; work on poultry houses begin; soldiers on leave; bridge tournament winners; 'Road to Singapore' featured.
Page 4: Topaz scholarship fund organized; leaves; Protestants discuss the crusades; public thanked; Topaz public library.
Page 5: Relocation procedures.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
Volume 3 #20: May 13, 1943
Page 1: Food market lacks beef; civil service open to Japanese Americans; officers conduct food survey; cattle section trucks 7 head; news brief; analyst joins staff; schools plan musical pageant.
Page 2: Desert Echoes; editorial.
Page 3: Block managers sponsor contest; Pacific Citizen subscription drive to begin; provo work openings listed; first combat battalion inductees visit center; Topaz receives 4 CCC buildings.
Page 4: NSRC delegate coming; NYA to interview candidates for training units; books donated by YMWCA groups; future farmers prepare swine; Doanne College seeks instructors; Topaz public library; no dismantling, says housing unit.
Page 5: Sports.
Pages 6-8: In Japanese.
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