Arnold Schnetzer Part 3, 1950s

• 1953, began fighting in the Korean War
• 1954 Historical Insight -- Hurricane Hazel
• 1956 Arnold is hired as a School Teacher
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1950s

In 1950, Bunche is the first black to win a Nobel Peace Prize; World population is estimated at 2.4 billion;  The Korean War and McCarthyism begin this year.  In 1951, Electricity is generated from Atomic Power for the first time.  1952, The first Thermonuclear Device was detonated; Queen Elizabeth II (Windsor) begins her very long reign as Queen over England (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1953 age 21

Fought in Korean War, January 1953 to December 1954, then in Army Reserves until 1960

(Fold3 Arnold Schnetzer, 2013)

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
(Wikipedia -- Eisenhower, 2018)

"You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership"(Eisenhower, 2018).

1954 age 23

Historical Insight – Hurricane Hazel

Arnold Paul Schnetzer probably experienced high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Hazel while living in Montclair, New Jersey, in October 1954.

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Residents of the Atlantic Coast from South Carolina to New York 

felt the fury of Hurricane Hazel in October 1954.

– Ancestry.com Historical Insight

After killing hundreds of people in Haiti several days earlier, Hurricane Hazel ripped a path of destruction with sustained winds of 78 mph from the Carolina coast to Toronto, Ontario, in about 12 hours on October 15, 1954. The hurricane hit the Carolinas first, and the United States Weather Bureau reported that “all traces of civilization on the immediate waterfront between the state line and Cape Fear were practically annihilated.” A newlywed couple vacationing on Oak Island near Wilmington, North Carolina, realized the dangerous situation too late and clung to a mattress to survive the rising tide. Connie Ledgett recalled her experience: “At that moment we were at the mercy of the wind and water. Whatever happened to us then was not in our control.” Hurricane Hazel caused 95 deaths and $281 million in property damage across the eastern United States. – Ancestry.com Historical Insight

In other news -- Racial segregation in schools is ruled unconstitutional; Womans' right to vote (UN Suffrage); 1955 age 24 Warsaw pact is formed; fiber optics by Kapany is developed; Salk's Polio Vaccine is introduced; and Velcro gets a good attachment (OurTimelines.com, 2018). 

1956 age 25

The Courier-News, Bridewater, New Jersey, 

16 August 1956, page 5

Downloaded 8 june 2018 from Newspapers.com

High Bridge – A teacher and a school nurse were hired by Lebanon Township Board of Education Tuesday in Woodglen School.Arnold P. Schnetzer of Asbury was given a contract to teach fourth and fifth grade.  Mr. Schnetzer has had 2 ½ years’ teaching experience in Michigan schools.

In Other News -- 1957 Sputnik is launched.  1958 age 27 US space agency, NASA is established for the first time; FM stereo begins broadcasting; the Integrated Circuit is developed; Stereo LP recordings come into usage changing teen life;   1959 Alaska and Hawai'i enter the union as the 49th and 50th states; The first nuclear powered merchant vessel, the Savannah, gets underway (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

Resources

Eisenhower, D. D. (2018). Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/dwight_d_eisenhower

Fold3 Arnold Schnetzer. (2013, June). Retrieved from Fold3: https://www.fold3.com/page/629464723-arnold-schnetzer-1931

Newspapers.com. (n.d.). Newspapers.com. Retrieved from www.newspapers.com

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Wikipedia -- Eisenhower. (2018, June 23). Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President. Retrieved June 23, 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower