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The Great Northern Daily News, a Japanese daily newspaper, published its last edition with the imminent evacuation as its theme. Meanwhile, the weekly all-English Japanese American Courier did not state its plans. Throughout Seattle Japanese were…

The minister of the Japanese Methodist Church, Rev. Thomas Machida, thanked the people of Seattle for the friendships and opportunities that were offered here and looked forward to the day of peace when the Japanese could return and resume their…

The Tolan national defense migration committee criticized the handling of evacuees' property and said that selling the items was not a good idea when they might need these things in the future. It urged that Congress extend the war damage insurance…

"Quick Collect" orders for property taxes were issued by the County Treasurer's office on orders from the assessor's office to Japanese property owners before they could sell their property due to evacuation orders.

The way was cleared for the evacuation of Japanese from the West Coast with the appointment of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as custodian of the evacuees' property. A reception center has been established in the Owens Valley in Southern…

A cache of dynamite, poisons and other chemicals, and photographs of military installations and oil fields was found on vacated farmhouses that Japanese farmers had previously occupied.

Students of Japanese ancestry at the University of Washington were registering before evacuation with the idea that they would be able to continue their educations elsewhere in the Midwest or East.

Some Japanese American students at the University of Washington were able to transfer to schools in the Midwest before the voluntary evacuation period was halted. Others still on campus registered with the University in hopes of transferring to other…

Japanese American high school seniors met at the University YMCA to hear speakers tell them of opportunities for higher education at other schools after they are evacuated. They were encouraged to continue their educations to become leaders of…

The cash box of the Japanese Students Club at the University of Washington was rifled and $220 in currency was taken.