Oregon

doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Kay and George Kida (ddr-one-3-73)

Letter and envelope from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Kay and George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon dated February 26, 1944. In the letter he gives advice about avoiding the draft by failing the physical examination. Says that if George does not pass the physical examination he will be put back in 4A classification. Mentions that he …

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doc Letter from Lizzie Clark to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and George Kida (ddr-one-3-53)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from Lizzie Clark to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and George Kida dated November 21, 1943. Mentions they are sorry to hear about Mrs. Pyatt's health. Wishes them a nice Thanksgiving. Hopes they will be able to return home soon. Additional letter sent in same envelope please see …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-55)

Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida dated November 29. He is planning on visiting Mrs. Pyatt to see how she is. He says he will report back to Kay about how she is and what her mental status is. He does not think she will last long. Advises George to fix the …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-47)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated April 29, 1943. Asks how Kenjiro and George are getting along with their potatoes and beets. She asks if they are living on Mr. Dunaway's place. Notes that the address on their last letter …

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doc Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Houston Dunaway (ddr-one-3-130)

Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Houston Dunaway (wife Jean) of Nyssa, Oregon. Presumably from George Kida.

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doc Letter from John Pearce to Kida family (ddr-one-3-35)

Envelope addressed to George Kida, from John Pearce. Letter written to Kida family dated January 14, 1943. Mentions that the Kida family had sent him cigarettes. Describes his work at the regimental post office in San Diego. He says that it is beginning to seem as if he will not see any action at all during …

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doc Letter from George Kida to Sarah "Sade" Pyatt (ddr-one-3-23)

The letter is addressed to "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) from George and Kenjiro Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated July 19, 1942. George writes that he and Kenjiro "are getting along fine" and work every day except Sunday. He asks for more news of Kay, who he is worried about.

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doc Letters from Reeves family to Kida family (ddr-one-3-61)

Two letters dated December 22, 1943, one from Miriam Reeves to Miyuki "Kay" Kida, the other from George Reeves to the Kida family. The letter from Miriam Reeves describes her new hobby of knitting. Mentions that she had just finished knitting a suit for a Japanese American girl who was an evacuee from Los Angeles but …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-43)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated April 13, 1943. She wishes the war would end so they can come home. Asks Kay to not send her any more dresses. Asks if they got the ten dollars she sent them the …

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doc Letter from Bertha Wylder to Kida family (ddr-one-3-63)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, postmarked December 30, 1943. Letter from Bertha Wylder to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and family dated Wednesday. Mr. Hedley (Mary Hedley's husband) passed away. Bertha writes with news about the plans for the funeral and let them know she had bought flowers for Mr. Hedley in the Kidas' …

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doc Letter from Mary Hedley to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-26)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in the Portland Assembly Center, letter from Mary Hedley to "friends" meaning Kida family. Three clippings from the newspaper covering food rationing, the possibility of fuel rationing, and the possibility of incarcerated Japanese Americans working in sugar beet fields and other crops in the inner-United States. The letter mentions that …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-40)

Letter to Miyuki "Kay" Kida from James Albert "Al" Johnson dated February 25, 1943. Mentions George's deal again (discussed in letter to George). He also says that he does not think George will be drafted once he starts to farm. Tells Kay what George needs to do to avoid the draft. Letter sent with ddr-one-3-39 in …

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doc Draft of a Land Deed from George Kida to James Albert "Al" Johnson (ddr-one-3-72)

Letter and envelope addressed to George Kida from attorney John McEwen. Contains a draft of an unsigned land deed George had requested, deeding land in White Salmon to James Albert "Al" Johnson.

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doc Letter from Charlie and Flora Pyatt to George Kida (ddr-one-3-41)

Envelope addressed to George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from Charlie and Flora Pyatt, addressed to George, Kay, and Kida (meaning Kenjiro) dated March 28, 1943. Mentions that they hope that Sarah "Sade" Pyatt lives long enough for the Kidas to come back so that she can go back home. Says that it would have been …

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doc Envelope from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-37)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt. Postmarked January 25, 1943.

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-64)

Letter and envelope from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated January 1, 1944. Al had returned home from visiting the Kida family. Asks what he owes Kay for the produce and food she had given him. Deputy Walker had taken Mrs. Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to the Eastern Washington Hospital at …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-71)

Letter and envelope from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated February 9, 1944. Reassures Kay that George will not be drafted if he is "a little lame" when he visits the doctor. Advises Kay to go ahead with George's plan for early potatoes and perhaps late potatoes too. Sympathizes with …

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doc Christmas card and letter from Opal Yarnell to Kida family (ddr-one-3-60)

Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. K. Kida and son in Nyssa, Oregon. Christmas card from Opal Yarnell to the Kida family dated December 16, 1943. Says she is afraid that Mrs. Pyatt doesn't have long to live. Hopes the war will end. Talks about her son Bucky in the navy and the places he has …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-21)

Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) addressed to "folks" (meaning the Kida family), dated July 1, 1942. Asks what the work is like (in Eastern Oregon), or if they have to work at all. Warns George against working too hard in the heat for fear of sunstroke. Writes of general news around White Salmon, such as …

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doc Letter from Don Comer to the Kida family (ddr-one-3-68)

Letter from Don Comer to George Kida and family, dated January 19, 1944. Writes of news of his farm and of the Kidas' livestock. Mr. Comer was once taking care of the Kidas' cows, but he gave them to James Albert "Al" Johnson the previous winter (he didn't know if Al had told the Kidas that …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to George Kida (ddr-one-3-39)

Letter and envelope addressed to George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, from James Albert "Al" Johnson. Letter dated February 23, 1943, envelope postmarked February 25, 1943. James Albert "Al" Johnson brought a letter from George to a banker (Mr. Barton) in regards to the possibility of a loan for George. He believes that the loan is a …

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doc Letter from Mrs. A.O. Condit to George Kida (ddr-one-3-66)

Letter and envelope from Mrs. A. O. Condit to George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated January 15, 1944. Friend of the Hedleys. Writing to inform them that Mrs. Hedley suffered a stroke on December 22nd and passed away on December 24th.

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-28)

Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) in Nyssa, Oregon, dated October 30, 1942. Writes that she hopes the war will be over soon. Describes the comings and goings of people in White Salmon, including Vickie (who takes care of Mrs. Pyatt), Mrs. Boyd, and Donnie Miller. Asks what Kenjiro and …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to George Kida (ddr-one-3-56)

Letter and envelope from James Albert "Al" Johnson to George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated December 5, 1943. Tells George that he should rent a place for themselves. Offers to let George rent the place in his name. Says that the Kidas' cows are not in as good condition as they had been in the fall. …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-52)

Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated November 20, 1943. She wrote that James Albert "Al" Johnson came to visit her and said Kay was worried about her. Her health is still quite fragile.

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