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Seattle - The Rev. U. G. Murphy, chairman of the Evacuees Service council, 305 17th Ave., south Seattle, has written the following letter to the Hon. James F. Byrnes, secretary of state, Washington, D.C., regarding return of Japanese evacuees:"We…

Date: 1945-10-04
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 8
Type: NEWS

Despite the War Department's order lifting the exclusion ban after next Jan. 2, on persons of Japanese ancestry regarded as loyal and the supreme court's decision that Japanese-Americans are "free", the Register-Pajaronian still believes that now is…

Date: 1944-12-19
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 6
Type: NEWS

AR-222.pdf

Date: 2001
Type: ARTICLE

STORE KEEPER IS TAKEN IN CUSTODY AT WATSONVILLETwenty Japanese were arrested, a truck-load of ammunition confiscated and quantities of other contraband seized Tuesday in an FBI raid on Japanese colonies in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.Most of the…

Date: 1942-02-11
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel-News, Morning Edition , page 1
Type: NEWS

Washington, (UP) - President Roosevelt Friday authorized the secretary of war to take control of certain areas of the United States and to exclude from such areas any persons, citizens and aliens alike.By executive order, Mr. Roosevelt authorized and…

Date: 1942-02-21
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 1
Type: NEWS

LOS ANGELES, (UP) - California authorities Thursday took the first step in a campaign to wrest thousands of acres of valuable agricultural land from ownership of all Japanese now held through "dummies."District Attorney Fred N. Howser filed an action…

Date: 1944-04-13
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 3
Type: NEWS

Watsonville had its first case of public hostility against returning Japanese Monday, 2:10 a.m., when unidentified persons threw or shot a flare toward the Buddhist temple, corner of Bridge and Union St., which is being used as a hostel by the…

Date: 1945-09-24
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 1
Type: NEWS

POSTON, Ariz.(Special to Register-Pajaronian) --Four former residents of Watsonville were among 74 Japanese-Americans leaving here Friday for Fort Douglas, Utah, for entry into the United States army.All former residents of Watsonville Union High…

Date: 1944-08-08
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 6
Type: NEWS

Washington (UP) - President Roosevelt reported to the Senate Tuesday that the War Relocation Authority has started a program to segregate disloyal persons of Japanese ancestry from pro-Americans among the 110,000 persons who were evacuated from their…

Date: 1943-09-14
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 1
Type: NEWS

Frank Sakata, Pajaro valley Nisei who was evacuated three years ago, and who now is farming with his family in eastern Oregon, was here on business Monday and Tuesday. He was accompanied by another local Nisei, "Sox" Yamaguchi.Sakata's visit was in…

Date: 1945-01-30
Source: Watsonville Register-Pajaronian , page 1
Type: NEWS

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