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Calif. State Payroll Cleared Of All Nisei

The State Personnel Board of California dismissed some 350 to 400 Japanese American employees, and some of them will be charge with falsifying their job applications by holding dual citizenship or having attended Japanese language schools.

Calif. Suspends 20 Jap Employes

Twenty Japanese American employees of the California State Board of Equalization were suspended, and all liquor licenses held by Japanese were revoked.

California Alien Japanese Begin Work on Colorado CCC Camps

Japanese aliens from the Los Angeles area passed through Alamosa, Colorado on their way to work on farms in Colorado. It was reported that they would be interned and working at CCC camps in the state.

California Alien Land Law (Webb Act) 1913

Description of the California Alien Land Law, from "The Experiences of Japanese Americans in the US" by JACL ? In 1973 ?

California Aliens Leave Taboo Areas

Enemy aliens were leaving from 69 prohibited zones in California, and FBI agents were checking to see if there were any stragglers as the deadline was approaching.

California Coast Strip Declared Restricted Area

Attorney Geneal Francis Biddle announced that the coastal areas of Calfironia would be off limits to enemy aliens and that they would have to observe the curfew hours.

California County Balks at Japanese

The Japanese coordinating committee of Mono County in California, noting the movement of some coastal Japanese to interior areas, issued a warning that it was not a good idea because of lack of finances and facilities to accommodate newcomers.

California Nisei Seek $50,000 to Give U.S. Gun

Japanese Americans in the Santa Ana area started a drive to purchase a $50,000 anti-aircraft gun

California Plans Alien Farm Check

California was planning to survey Japanese farms to see if any aliens are operating farms in the state.