Press Postscripts

 From the TRIBUNE, Oakland, California. January 2, 1945 

Kakuichi Sadamune, 56, started the New year reunited with his family at 220 6th Street, Oakland after nearly three years at a Japanese relocation center in Poston, Arizona. 
His eldest son, Alfred, a Technical High School graduate in 1933 was seriously wounded in France....another son, Raymond, 26, has been a private in the Army since March  1941 and has spent most of the past two years in foxholes fighting to recover Pacific bases from the Japanese.  He is now believed to be on Leyte Island. 

Interesting News

From the Poston Chronicle
Thurs Aug 6, 1942

From camp 2 section:

THORNS MAKE GOOD NEEDLES

     Running short of phonograph needles? If you are, they grow on trees in Poston according to those who have successfully tried them. The thorns on mesquite trees make excellent phonograph needles. The volume may not be as loud as the regular steel needles but the tone is improved and needle scratch is hardly noticeable. Three to six records can be played on a single thorn after which it can be sharpened and used again much on the order of cactus needles.

From: Poston 3

Nov. 2, 1942

‘POSTON FOX’ IN CAPTIVITY

     A beautiful but mean looking fox was captured by Mr. Tahara for Blk 307. The sly fox which had been prowling around the block was finally caught by means of a trap. It is now on display in a large cage at 317 Exhibit hall.

     The raccoons trapped by Mr. Takahashi of Blk 309 are also on exhibit.