Topaz Times, Volume 7, Issues 6-10

Topaz Times, Volume 7, Issues 11-15

Volume 7 #11: May 6, 1944

Page 1: Spring festival inauguration set tomorrow; water service menaced, more workers needed; Wirin to visit Topaz; physical and induction.

Page 2: Two gates leading to military area closed; paper drive to be held; dining hall 2 to be diet kitchen; pipeline workers cont; social news; fellowship group to hold picnic; church schedule.

Page 3: Sports.

Pages 4-6: In Japanese.

Volume 7 #12: May 10, 1944

Page 1: Trenching of pipelines begins; large crowds attend Spring festival events; Japanese film slated; health exhibit set; information of status of men in ERC released; 101 persons leave first week of May.

Page 2: Schools to observe May program; job openings in center listed; piano recital; evacuee property shipment delayed; social news; Y board meeting; reclassifying draftees to 1-A before examination requested.

Page 3: Leaves; highest awards won by six Topazans in contest; 'Nineties' review set; Chaplain West conveys message; Scouts to hold field day; CES to sponsor finale dance; rabies inoculation; Owen named head of Tule fire dept.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 7 #13: May 13, 1944

Page 1: Blocks 8 and 41 to close soon; Sgt. Kuroki coming to visit; dietetics expert to assist Topaz; 5 Nisei soldiers convalesce in Utah; festival events; fire hazard warning issued by Miller.

Page 2: The Mail Box; Around the Circuit.v

Page 3: Piano recital; exhibit at art school; CAS plans variety show; co-operation of parents asked; Strauss added to relocation staff; inter-faith association to hold ceremony; comic musicale of gay nineties shown; NSRC supervisor to arrive.

Page 4: Mothers Day program to be held by churches; leaves; Father Stoecke moves to block 2; soldiers on leave; offices move; church services.

Page 5: Keeping Poster; relocation analysis; walkout ends as FEPC and CIO support Nisei.

Page 6: Brooklyn Brethren hostel to open; Tuleans should ask for checks; Kay Tsukamoto interviewed.

Mayor LaGuardia.

Page 7: Sports.

Pages 8-12: In Japanese.

Volume 7 #14: May 17, 1944

Page 1: Seasonal workers sought by WFA camp supervisor; huge program planned for Sgt. Ben Kuroki; Wirin slated to speak tonight; mothers honored in formal program; Brooklyn hostel opened; capacity audiences witness Savoy show; internal security officer on leave.

Page 2: Report from Chicago; PM interviews Topaz architect; while at Topaz.

Page 3: Leaves; draft deferment for men over 26 clarified; picnic planned fur Kuroki; teacher training to start soon; new associate internal security officer arrives; report from Chicago cont; social news.

Page 4: Sports.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 7 Special Edition: May 19, 1944

Page 1: Nisei hero arrives today; councilmen plan special banquet; draft-age boys; program for Kuroki's visit; inductees' ball to honor hero.

Page 2: Welcome; editorial; Kuroki relates his Army life; Time writes about a hero.

Page 3: He's human too, he keeps a charm, likes steak, played center field; Kuroki tells story of raid on Ploesti.

Page 4: In Japanese.

Volume 7 #15: May 20, 1944

Page 1: Kuroki arrives in Topaz; Sgt. Kuroki asks Nisei co-operation in war effort; 48 boys report for physicals; Wirin tells residents to fight for rights; hospital workers wanted; no picnic.

Page 2: Closing of two dining halls postponed; Around the Circuit; Kuroki tours Heart Mountain, Minidoka; shellcraft class; American solider group raps discrimination against Nisei.

Page 3: New regulations governing vacation and sick leave released; Rochester offers excellent relocation openings.

Page 4: Music recital; USO luncheon to honor Kuroki; Methodists urge restoration of rights to Nisei; assistant fire chief appointed; lapidary class; church services.

Pages 5-8: In Japanese.

Volume 7 Extra: May 23, 1944

Page 1: Ernst to leave tomorrow; Kuroki leaves today; Ernst has been active worker; farewell message given residents; APWA in Chicago; WAC recruiter to visit here.

Page 2: In Japanese.



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