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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
12
Second class entry dated March 12 1906 at Benson Arizona port office. Subscription two dollars per year. The text argues there can be no peace with honor or safety except a just peace and that work for any other peace aids Germany and harms American soldiers in France.
The article notes rising demand for workers across sectors as Liberty Loan activities pick up. Clerical and industrial laborers are urgently needed, with skilled trades in high demand. It warns that prolonged unemployment marks a failure to adapt amid wartime growth. A new war cloud looms over the Mexican horizon.
The text notes that American ball players will apply their activity and resourcefulness to efforts on the plains of Picardy, signaling a shift from baseball to a broader martial or communal task during wartime.
Notice for publication dated March 30 1918 states that Henson Arizona holder of Homestead Entry No 19560 filed intention to make five year proof to establish land claim in sections 24 13 township 17 south range 20 east G and S meridian before H G Brown U S Commissioner at Benson Arizona on May 8 1918.
The Food Administration reports full sugar supplies for manufacturing and home canning as Cuba shiploads grow and canners hold back for war needs. The piece details aircraft manpower, maintenance, and training demands, officer removals from the Medical Reserve Corps, and the push for Junior Four Minute Men in schools. It also covers gift shipments, a 500 bed navy base hospital, fertilizer licenses, and gas defense training, plus rifle testing and photography training for Signal Corps.
Baby Marie visits the 3. Marine Corps unit, grows fond of the men nicknamed First to Fight, and wears caps as she asks where Glendale lies on a tiny map. The article notes Marine insignia and says enlistments continue with recruiting offices in Los Angeles San Diego Bakersfield and Phoenix.
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