Topaz Times

The Topaz Times was published in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, from September 1942 to August 1945. The newspaper was staffed mainly by camp inmates who wrote the articles, set the type, and printed the final copies.

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doc Topaz Times Vol. IX No. 1 (October 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-345)

Selected article titles: "3 Test Cases to be Heard in Oct." (p. 1), "West Coast Reopening Undecided, Hoffman Says" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-345/

doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 12 (January 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-73)

Selected article titles: "Governor Maw Inducts New Councilmen" (p. 1), "JACL Officers Speak Tonight and Tomorrow" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-73/

doc Topaz Times Vol. XI No. 10 (May 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-142-404)

Selected article titles: "Three Dining Halls to Close May 6; Arrangements Completed" (p. 1), "White Man's Justice" (p. 2), "Zimmerman to Answer Questions on Midwest" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-404/

doc Topaz Times Vol. I No. 45 (December 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-142-55)

Selected article titles: "Fukagai Still Missing" (p. 1), "Christmas Gift Donors Named" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-55/

doc Topaz Times Vol. I No. 29 (December 4, 1942) (ddr-densho-142-39)

Selected article titles: "Work Agencies to Assist WRA in Relocation" (p. 1), "Home Nursing Program Outlined" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-39/

doc Topaz Times Special Edition (January 21, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-263)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Draft Approved by War Department" (p. 1), "Draft a Significant Step for Nisei, Says Myer" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-263/

doc Topaz Times Vol. V No. 29 (December 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-248)

Selected article titles: "25 School Administrators Meet in Center; WRA Aims Defined" (p. 1), "Korematsu Case: Eviction Order Declared Legal" (p. 1), "Gila Has Shooting Incident. Youth Wounded by Sentry" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-248/

doc Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 4 (July 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-182)

Selected article titles: "Labor Decrease Policy Affects Many Divisions" (p. 1), "More Fish to Arrive Today" (p. 1), "6300 Disloyal to be Separated... Myer" (p. 1), "Relocation: Church Group Assists Nisei" (p. 3), "Application to Return to Hawaii Accepted at Rec 23" (p. 3), "Ask Fair Play for Orientals" (p. 3), "Hearing on Repatriation Changes Scheduled …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-182/

doc Topaz Times Extra (December 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-365)

Selected article titles: "Coast Re-Opens. Exclusion Orders to be Rescinded Jan. 2, WDC Says" (p. 1), "Camps to Remain Open 6 Months" (p. 1), "Warren: Evacuees' Rights Must be Protected" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-365/

doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 21 (May 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-159)

Selected article titles: "Chicago WRA Office Will Take Secretaries, Stenos" (p. 1), "Finders Will Get Unclaimed Money" (p. 1), "Deltans Eager to Purchase Residents' Household Goods" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-159/

doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 23 (May 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-161)

Selected article titles: "More Screens to be Given Later" (p. 1), "Meeting Set for Internees' Kin" (p. 1), "Yellow Dent Corn Planted to Cut Costs of Hog Feed" (p. 1), "Mystery Plane Breaks Record" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-161/

doc Topaz Times Vol. IX No. 8 (October 28, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-352)

Selected article titles: "New Work, Meal Hours to Start Here Wednesday" (p. 1), "Exercise Class for Men to Open" (p. 1), "Hog Cholera Breaks Out, Preventive Action Taken" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-352/

doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 61 (March 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-124)

Selected article titles: "Enlistees' Total Rises to 103; Movie Taken" (p. 1), "Credo of Volunteers of Topaz" (p. 1), "Newcomers Welcomed: Hawaiians Settled in Block 1" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-124/

doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 41 (February 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-104)

Selected article titles: "DH1 Jammed by Crowds of Registrants" (p. 1), "Non-Citizens May be Able to Enlist" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-104/

doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 55 (March 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-118)

Selected article titles: "Need Fifty Nurses' Aides Immediately" (p. 1), "Editorial: Mormon Saga" (p. 2), "History of Utah" (p. 2), "Seventeen Relocated in Schools" (p. 6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-118/

doc Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 27 (September 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-207)

Selected article titles: "Joint Board to Decide E.D.C. Eligibility" (p. 1), "Residents May Send Messages on Gripsholm" (p. 1), "Train Details for Tule Given" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-207/

doc Topaz Times Vol. V No. 26 (December 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-245)

Selected article titles: "Conservation Program to be Initiated Here" (p. 1), "Recruiters from Savage Due Soon" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-245/

doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 10 (April 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-147)

Selected article titles: "Resettlement Program Progressing Favorably" (p. 1), "Nisei Troops May Visit West Coast" (p. 1), "Hawaiian Nisei Soldiers Lauded" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-147/

doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 33 (March 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-290)

Selected article titles: "Myer Addresses Special Council Session Today" (p. 1), "Reopening of Draft in Hawaii Set for April 1" (p. 2), "McWilliams Urges Nisei to Fight California Ban" (p. 2), "Camp Savage: New Entrance Policy Revealed" (p. 2), "Hearings for Tuleans Begin" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-290/

doc Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 25 (August 28, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-205)

Selected article titles: "Farm Section Begins Harvest of First Crops" (p. 1), "5 Information Teams to Assist Transferees" (p. 1), "The FBI Adds an Item" (p. 2), "WRA Employment Chief to Visit" (p. 3), "Colleges Approve Entry of 27 Topaz Students" (p. 3), "Central Coast States' Conditions Analyzed" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-205/

doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 27 (February 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-89)

Selected article titles: "Prompt Response Asked on Leave Interview Notices" (p. 1), "WRA Program Affected by New Army Policy -- Ernst" (p. 1), "First City-Wide Forum Held on Co-operatives" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-89/

doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 20 (February 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-277)

Selected article titles: "Relocation Follow-Up Team is Here With Eastern Job Offers" (p. 1), "Secretary Ickes, Myer Comment on WRA Shift" (p. 1), "Induction Steps Related by Fillmore Draft Board" (p. 3), "Washington WRA Answers Moot Selective Service Questions" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-277/

doc Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 9 (July 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-189)

Selected article titles: "New Office Established Here for Segregates" (p. 1), "Residents May Sell Vehicles" (p. 1), "Food Rationing Policy Changes" (p. 1), "Relocation: 90 Families Resettled" (p. 2), "200 Students Register for Japanese Classes" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-189/

doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 40 (June 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-178)

Selected article titles: "18 Year Olds: Must Register for Draft" (p. 1), "20 Universities Removed from NSRC Approved List" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-178/

doc Topaz Times Vol. VII No. 3 (April 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-294)

Selected article titles: "First 12 Topaz Inductees to Report on Wednesday" (p. 1), "An Editorial: The Nisei Will Rise Again" (p. 2), "Relocated Nisei Evacuees Eligible for FSA Loans" (p. 3), "Kaltenborn Criticizes Detention of Nisei" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-294/