Topaz Times, Volume 6, Issues 6-10
Volume 6 #6: Jan. 18, 1944
Page 1: Topaz conclave theme chosen; national evacuees' meet in Chicago postponed; Army returns Tule to WRA; President's ball; office workers' classes start; guardians must file reports; new council heads; 12 maids needed; PTA reception to honor graduates.
Page 2: Sports.
Pages 3, 4: In Japanese.
Volume 6 #7: Jan. 20, 1944
Page 1: Birthday ball tickets being sold; schools set mid-year graduation exercises; Japanese film (Chi-chi); Miss Ayers to speak at forum; ex-Topaz girl joins air WACs.; homiwaki slated; council resolution provides more power to judicial body; hostel applications should be made early; classroom moves.
Page 2: Sports.
Pages 3, 4: In Japanese.
Volume 6 Extra: Jan. 21, 1944
Nisei draft approved by war department; draft a significant step for Nisei, says Myer. (About a third of the page is in Japanese.)
Volume 6 #8: Jan. 22, 1944
Page 1: Ernst comments on Nisei draft; relocation discussions to be resumed; 52 students get diplomas; winter carnival set in February; Tule pay checks delay explained; 5 families to leave Sunday; art work exhibited; birthday ball group to hold meeting; Y membership drive.
Page 2: Soldiers on leave; block 16 fire; new school semester to begin; residents donate $80 to block 29; flower exhibit; high school graduates listed.
Page 3: Well baby clinics to be set up in mess halls; wedding; leaves; art school adds two teachers; inter-faith office moves; bridge club meet; English class begins; church services.
Page 4: Sports.
Pages 5-7: In Japanese.
Volume 6 #9: Jan. 25, 1944
Page 1: Relocation team to visit center; relocators advised not to return to camps now; hospital wants blood donors; clarifications for funerals made; family relocation meetings postponed; salvage program is conducted by mess management division; plumbing in new gym now ready for usage.
Page 2: Tule co-op to send checks to members; appeals board in Tule Lake to be established; wedding; Boy Scouts slate exposition; valentine's dance scheduled at gym; bridge classes open to all beginners; donation made.
Page 3: Sports.
Pages 4-6: In Japanese.
Volume 6 #10: Jan. 27, 1944
Page 1: Director Myer raps race hate groups at meet; WRA receives operation policies for Tule Lake; birthday ball dance; many crushed in dump truck mishap dies instantly; YP conference.
Page 2: Work on root cellar nears completion; evacees in Utah moving further East; basic supplies for recs due; goh-shogi tournament; art school party to honor new teachers; chick coops to be completed by spring; 96 Nisei soldiers killed in Italy, 221 wounded, Stimson reports; $15,000 goal for fourth war bond drive.
Page 3: Sports.
Pages 4-6: In Japanese.
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