Army expansion prospects and draft rules in wartime
The piece surveys how the U S Army could grow to five to six million and possibly more, outlining selective service practices, 3 B work or fight shifts, and potential dependents’ grants. It notes that single men under 36 face callups unless irreplaceable in war industries and discusses farm labor effects, economic deferments, and possible future policy changes amid World War II dynamics.
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United States
Secnd
Selective Service Boards
Congress
Selective Service
General Hershey
Russia
Japan
Pacific
U. S
Germany
Fire in the Forest War Time Warning by Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard warns that forest fires threaten the war effort, noting annual losses of 30 million acres and $40 million in property. He explains fires endanger timber, aircraft parts, ships, and supply lines, urging strict forest precautions and regulation compliance nationwide.
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American Weekly
Wickard
United States
United Nations
America
Government Inflation Alarm Spurs Spending Cuts
An analysis argues inflation stems from rising public purchasing power amid shrinking goods. It labels federal non war spending as inflationary and urges deeper retrenchment. The House is praised for trimming six major appropriation bills and is urged to extend this policy to avert economic disaster.
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House
Pick and Axe THREE IN A ROW FOR "BUDDY"
Mrs John W Johnson celebrated her son Buddie Johnsons seventh birthday with a Friday June 2 party at home. The event drew his boyfriends for afternoon games and a 4:30 lunch center on a seven candle cake. Guests included Dominick Farro Harold Sincock Beverly Whitburn Reuben Johnson John Follack Donald Heinricks Everett Proctor Clifford Anderson John Williams. Buddy later married June 3 and Fathered Buddy Junior born June 4, composing three consecutive life events.
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Buddy
Herald Files
Buddie” Johnson
John W. Johnson
Dominick Farro
Harold Sincock
Beverly Whitburn
Reuben Johnson
John Follack
Donald Heinricks
Everett Proctor
Clifford Anderson
John Williams
Anna Alfield Olson
Minneapolis
Carl Kilmer Hixon
Chicago
Carl Solberg
Coleraine
Marble and Taconite
Minn
Hazel Richardson
Crosby
Frank, Stonemark
Jennie Anderson
Eagle River
Wis
Jack Trevarthen
John Glatzak
Anna May
Frank Blaha
Draftee Group Car Seized for Sale Sign Before Departure
A draftee member’s car displayed the for sale sign “$50.00 and two pounds of sugar” as he prepares to leave on June 14. The odd offer and timing draw local attention to the draft’ process and community responses.
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Lizzie
Draft Oddities From the Draft and Town Notes
Irwin Neault Senior and Junior are both registered in the same draft, with the senior claiming a classification edge. James Carp ent Carpenter is the first WWI veteran to receive a second call from Bessemer, departing June 14. John V the local bowling ace survives a prank while installing a new water line on Mary Street. A mother buys insect spray gun for her son aboard a mosquito boat, as townsfolk react with humor.
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Irwin Neault
James “Carp” Carpenter
Bessemer
Pick
John V
Mary St
John
Five Years Ago in Bessemer June 4 1937 News Highlights
A roundup of local notes from June 4 1937 includes deaths and funerals from the Koronski and Peterson families, school milestones for Holmquist and Cummins, marriage announcements for Olson and Hixon, and civic items such as garbage contract awards, new saloon openings, and the creation of a city fire warden post. Also noted are trips, graduations, and preparations for upcoming ceremonies and events in Bessemer Michigan.
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William Maki
Erick Nyman
Otto Peterson
Selma Peterson
Sharon Lutheran Church
Viola
Arvid Jokinen
Ramsay
George Waters
Madison
William Waters
H. L. Cummins
Bayne
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
George Lind Cummins
S. A. Larson
Virginia
Minn
Inlaw
Arthur Larson
Chicago
Larson
Beer Through the Ages Dates Back to Mesopotamia
A reader notes a 6 000 year old Mesopotamian pottery depiction of two brewery workers making beer and recalls beer’s long history. The piece ponders if ancient beer tasted like modern lager and mentions beer’s early journey to America aboard the Mayflower.
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Mesopotamia
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Bessemer Herald
Herald Publishing Company
E. Mary St
Bessemer, Michigan
Maurice R. Burt
Michigan
Pick & Axe
Elsie Koronski
George W. Koronski
Koronski
Grand View Hospital
Arthur Drolson
John Holmquist
Bessemer High School
Norrie
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Houghton
Richard Allen
Mildred MacFarlane
Lansing
Arthur L. Rice
Rice
Levi L. Rice
R. F. Hasbrook
Florence DePo
Puritan School
Mary Switzer
Vera Hoeft
S. J. Williams
Nick Frank
Duluth
Bessemer Fire Department
James Hilligan
August Wigg
William Paynter
Reuben Harrington
William Maccani
Arthur Hansen
Terre Haute
Ind
Dave Foley
Oliver Mining Co
Mr. Foley
Olga Hansen
Bay City
Mich
Sweden
Norway
Andrew Drolson
Jim Johnson
West Sellar Street
Oscar Peterson
Maude Mary Gardner
James Gardner
C. J. McConnell
Presbyterian Church
Pazdernik
Kresek
Michigan House
John Hawk
England
Edward
Common Council
W. C. Martens
S. G. Campbell
M. E. Church
Phillip Bennetts
Longyea
Joe Marsh
Plymouth Rock
Ancient
Egypt
Tell
Kitty Kitchen
Western University
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