14-12-4
Manzanar, Calif.

Sept. 29, 1943.

Dear Joe,

Your last two letters were of extreme interest to me and I kept reading them over and over to no end. I mentioned in my last letter that I was planning to drop around October 11th, However, because of technical difficulties which an ordinary person would not have to survive, I will be delayed to the latter part of October or possibly in early November. I know this is a rotten time to come but thats one of those things which can't be helped. After taking that "sight-seeing trip" around Chicago, I'm more than ever anxious to get out there. You mentioned sending the suit-cases; Yeh, you can send them out right away cause I'll really need them. It will probably take some time to reach me so you better get them going right away. Could you let me know some things which I'll really need or should have out there? I haven't found anything in camp thats any good, so I guess I'll join you and start "cold-canvassing" for

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a job. Maybe you could find some offers between now and then which would serve me temporarily any way. Well, thats about all I can tell you about this at the present, so I'll let it go at that. Let me hear from you about it soon.

Last sunday, Sept. 26, the hardball diamond opened, and we saw a couple of good games. San Fernando Aces seem be darn strong along with the Skippers and Yogores. Its really fun to watch hardball after seeing softball all the time and especially because all the teams have uniforms. A new tennis tournament is comming up in the latter part of October and if George Ichien gets back in time from furlough, Jim Ito will team up with him in doubles. I'm pretty sure they will win the cup because the Honkawa-Takenaka combination doesn't work so good. Well thats about all for this time but I'll write again soon. Lets hear from you especially on the relocation business.

Sincerely,

Towru Nagano

P.S. pardon hasty writing. going to night school & not much chance to write. Still working with Kado in days.