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Building Barracks for Jap EvacueesrsIs00heictas»n.ofedimarn.30adidutn-i-h-e-s-kS,e-ini-nl-asigw-Dft-ieisr,idi*isi, - -vBeneath snow-tipped Sierra peaks at Manzanar, Calif., carpenters rush construction of barracks that will house the first of 10,000 Japanese to be evacuated from Pacific coastal areas.**********West Coast Japs Begin MovingFrom Military Area to New HomesC«LOS ANGELES—A caravan of cars and trucks leaves Pasadena today with the first large contingent of Japanese aliens and their American-born children to evacuate the strategic Pacific coast miiitary zone under army orders.In a move to forestall possible fifth column activity approximately 1,000 evacuees assembled for the journey at dawn at Pasadena ’s Hose Bowl, scene of the annual New Year’s day football classic in pre-war years. Scores of others left by train and bus. By nightfall, 1,500 are expected to reach Manzanar in the Owens river valley, where the army has begun construction of a receptioncenter.All of the evacuees in the first group were men. They included cooks, bakers, carpenters, plumbers and other skilled workmen who volunteered to launch the enforced migration.*Hemoval of the Japaneses Owens valley begins an exodus eventually affecting 112,985 Japanese on the west coast. Of those 93,919 live in California. German and Italian aliens must move later.Except for 166 Japanese workmen who preceded the caravan by bus Saturday, today’s convoy was the first to head for the Manzanar center.Principal questions in occupational quest ionnaires which will be mailed to draft registrants may be found today on Page 3.Registrants will want to study these questions carefully so that they will be ready to supply the desired information when they receive the questionnaires.$860 Found inRelief Client’sHut After DeathSum DiscoveredIn Tiny Home On West Main st.A purse containing $860 in cash was found today hidden in the tiny home of Thomas Pryor, 57-year-old Coshocton recluse and relief client, following his death yesterday.Mr. Pryor died suddenly of a heart attack in Wrights oil station at 134 West Main st. at 5:45 p. m. Sunday. He lived in a small shack at the rear of th$ oil station.After his death attendants atkitiddhflt;ITSlt;gu0rlt;e,lt;■aclt;aodrlt;O]PiwfcS£SitbdcP*uiPiolb:piatpiofWdrfoopin
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Coshocton Tribune
Coshocton, Ohio, US
Mon, Mar 23, 1942
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