Cornbread in the War Effort at Benson
A Benson Arizona wartime note urges self denial to aid soldiers. It contrasts corn bread with other staples, praises corn pone as food and hints at improvised use for defense, urging support for war needs.
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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
12
War Time Food Exports and Price Controls Across Nations
The report details price drops for footwear in England under government controlled shoes, notes Italian factories making standardized leather shoes, and outlines U S food and seed programs for allies. It includes war emergency funding allocations, livestock trends, and exports of wheat pork sugar and corn to the United Kingdom France Italy and Russia, with worker and conscription data and German submarine policy concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
United States Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Co-Operative Agricultural Extension
Bureau of Markets
Bureau of Chemistry
Bureau of Entomology
Bureau of Biological Survey
The
Food Administration
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Russia
United States
War mobilization speech urges every citizen to serve
The text extols total war effort across classes, noting Americans from millionaires to maidens take part in support roles. It emphasizes unity and duty, urging individuals to contribute their share in the global conflict to defend liberty and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Benson Man Seeks Five Year Proof On Homestead Claim
Carl Koerts of Benson Arizona filed notice of intention to make five year proof to establish his homestead claim on sections 24 and 13 township 17 range 20 east G and B meridian. The testimony will be taken before H G Brown U S Commissioner at Benson on the Sunday of May 1918. Witnesses named are John Sabin Charles L Vinschaert P G Maddigan and J H Gumin all of Benson Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. B
Meridian
H. G. Brown
U. S
Benson Arizona
John Sabin
Charles L. Vinschaert
P. G Maddigan
J. H. Gumin
Kennerly C. Mc
H. G.brown
U.S
Benson
Arizona
J. R. Barney
O. Barney
B. F. Barney
J. R. Hieber
Benson, Arizona
Notice for Publication J L Irvin Register
Public notice announces the registration action for J L Irvin with the first publication dated March 23, 1918. It indicates completion steps and subsequent filings as required by law. The notice names J L Irvin and references official registry procedures and dates.
Baby Marie Inspires Marines With Tiny Admiration
A short feature highlights Baby Marie, a tiny admirer of the U.S. Marines, who warms to the insignia on the caps and asks where Glendale is. It notes the Marines’ visit and concurrent enlistment drive across the Southwest with recruiting offices in Los Angeles San Diego Bakersfield and Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Marine Corps
Baby Marie Rne
Owever
U. S. Marine Corps
Baby Marie
Glendale
Southwest
Los Angeles
San Diego
Bakersfield
Phoenix
Aunz
Also Mentioned on This Page
C L Rucker
War Savings
We Shall Succeed
Qhde Priges
Agricultural Department
America
Committee On Public Information
Department of Agricultural
Berliner Tageblatt
Hertling
Wilson
Reichstag
Treasury Department
Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
Germany
War Trade Board
Post Office Department
Commission On Training
United States Public Health Service
Ford
Eagles
Eagle
Department OF the Interior
United States Land Office
Carl Koerts
J. L. Irvin
J.L. Irvin
Tiny
Baby Marie Osborne
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