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13 Call to Army Duty on January 6
From Gila News-Courier December 23, 1944
13 young men of Rivers have been called to report for active duty in the United States Army on Saturday, Jan. 6, 1945.
Again, Canal privates predominate with 9 calls from Canal and four from Butte. They are as follows:
Canal:
Makiji M. Kurata, Joseph Narasaki, George Murakami, Hiroshi Oto, Joseph borough she moves alone, David T. Yahanda, and Tommy Yamamoto.
Relocated:
John Morita and Kingo Ogumi.
Butte:
Hilo Kanemoto, Kenichi K. Matsunaga, Roy Kay Sumida, and Yoshito Toyohara.
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December 23, 1944
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+ Gila News-Courier
Media Type: Camp Newspaper
Place: Rivers
State: Arizona
Country: United States
The Gila News-Courier (September 12, 1942 to September 5, 1945) was the main publication of the Gila River camp, and one of the last of the ten War Relocation Authority camp newspapers to begin regular production and distribution. The News-Courier alternated from publishing every Wednesday and Saturday in its earliest weeks, to every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, out of the Canal News office located in Rec Hall 8. It was distributed free of charge to every barrack room.
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People mentioned in this clipping: Roy Kay Sumida Yoshito Toyohara Makiji M. Kurata David T. Yahanda Joseph Narasaki George Murakami Hiroshi Oto Tommy Yamamoto John Morita Kingo Ogumi Hilo Kanemoto Kenichi K. Matsunaga