Boys Working Reserve Aids Nation With Farm Labor
The United States Boys' Working Reserve mobilizes about 2500 youths in August to assist farmers, part of a program started in 1917 to supply “boy power.” Training blends agricultural tasks with military discipline, aiming to place quarter of a million boys on farms this year and boost crop production by about 40 million dollars in value.
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Pennsylvania Boy Power Drives Farm Training Drive
The article highlights Pennsylvania’s push to train boys for farm work through the United States Boys Working Reserve. It notes state support, university and adjutant office collaboration, six week farm courses, bronze badges on completion, and plans to enroll thousands of high school boys for summer service. It asserts benefits to farmers and youth education, with regional data on participants and wages.
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The Roadmakers Remembered in War Time Echoes
Fragmentary wartime reminiscence recalls road workers toiling under harsh skies. The text references tunnels dug, rails laid, and sacrifices made for England amid a harsh winter, with sparse legible lines broadly honoring workers and national effort.
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