Premiere Issues 6-10
#6: Oct. 10 1942
Page 1: 550 people arrived from the Santa Anita camp. A group from Tanforan has been delayed for some reason. The City portion starts again on the first page, noting the first basic clothing distribution has started; there's also some information on education.
Page 2: The Bulletin Board contains information on stoves, electricity, and public safety. Training for volunteer firemen will be held. There's also an article on housing.
Page 3: There's a section on community activities, and one on church services. There's a short bit on the rec halls, and some people are thanking those who attended a funeral.
Page 4: The City continues, with material on student relocation,.sugar beets, and the barber shop. There is also information on movies, the co-op, and fences, and the fourth baby has been born.
#7: Oct. 14, 1942
Page 1: House for schools was discussed at a public meeting. Tanforan workers will be arriving. Sheetrock is being used for walls and ceilings in the residence units. Tanforan paychecks will be issued.
Page 2: The Divisions section. Information on the hospital, agriculture, and education.
Page 3: This is the People page, about specific people. Information on some newlyweds, some beet workers, some young kids, and some other residents.
Page 4: The City section. A Nisei soldier visitor, an agricultural conference, absentee voting, more on housing, and the first death, a heart attack.
#8: Oct. 17, 1942
Page 1: Registration for students will be on the following Monday. 308 more people have come into the camp from Tanforan. There was a fire in a building that was to become the high school. There was little damage, and the fire was started by someone carelessly tossing a cigarette butt into the building. There's also the first part of an article on student relocation.
Page 2: The City section, the first article being about paychecks. Then there's an article about the Red Cross, one on a particular WRA official, one on another baby being born, one on an Arts & Crafts show, and more on the Tanforan group.
Page 3: Teachers are needed. There's an article on Topaz churches. There are short articles on maintenance and internal security, and a very short thank you from some people thanking those who attended a funeral.
Page 4: This page is entitled Information. There's an article on property problems that have arisen for the evacuees, one on weather, and one on welfare.
Page 5: The Information section continues. There's information on the recreation halls and the post office.
Page 6: See below.
Another one of the rather well-done cartoons.
#9: Oct. 21, 1942
Page 1: About 1/3 of the residents at camp have been assigned jobs. Topaz's first plowing has begun. School enrollment is at 1058. A City Court has been established.
Page 2: The City section, starting out with information on basic clothing, and two movies that are being shown. Then there's information on the Council, and on football. There has been one birth and one death. There's also short bits on an art school, a dance, and some students that have left to study elsewhere.
Page 3: The Information Page, starting with information one needs in order to get married. There's a list of lost & found articles, notices about absentee voting, laundry and high school, and an article about farm hogs.
Page 4, another of the interesting cartoons.
#10: Oct. 24, 1942
Page 1: Clothing allowances will be in the form of scrip. Bricks are being made to be used to make hen houses. WRA people are coming to survey the residents. A WCAA clothing shipment arrived.
Page 2: An article on one of the camp's doctors. Short articles on paychecks, the Topaz School for Music, classes in basic English, and a needlecraft class. One birth, two deaths. An article on WRA clothing, and a continuation of the article on the survey.
Page 3: More personal material, concentrating on one girl, two letters, an article on visitors, and short articles on two other people in camp.
Page 4: Information on Topaz's water, electricity and construction work. Articles on the post office and recreation. An article on consultation is about a person who will help residents get materials on recreational and educational materials.
Page 5: The Information section continues. Then there's an article on the co-op, and one on the nursery. There are notices about the city hall, optometry, and a dance.
Page 6: The entire page is dedicated to the churches at the camp.
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