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.

Credit: Getty Images

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

Arnold Schnetzer Part 2, 1940s

1940 Census, Montclair NJ
1940 Historical Insight -- NJ During WWII
1941 Historical Insight -- The US enters WWII
1945 Historical Insight -- First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman
1945 Historical Insight -- VJ Day
1949 Montclair NJ yearbook
1949 Historical Insight -- Nationalization of 4H program


Editor note -- okay, I admit it.  I'm padding the post just a tiny bit with those historical insights.  But my rationale is twofold -- First, I have very little information about Arnold for this period of time, and Second, This history is what Arnold and his family lived with.  It behooves us to consider these tiny snippets of history.

1940 age 8 

Residence per 1940 Census

35 Grenda Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey
Living with his parents and his older brother Norman.

He is 8 years old, attending school.  Again, living at 35 Grenada Place in Montclair NJ.

35 Grenada Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey
Google Maps Satellite View 2018

Historical Insight – New Jersey During World War II

Credit: Getty Images. – from Ancestry.com

New Jersey played a leading role in industrial production and 

military training for American troops during World War II.

 – from Ancestry.com.

Arnold Paul Schnetzer of Montclair, New Jersey, might have been among the 1 million New Jersey residents working in a World War II-related industry in 1940.

New Jersey left the hardships of the Great Depression behind as World War II drove its factories and plants into full production. The state produced about $12 billion worth of military weapons, vehicles, and equipment during the war. In Paterson, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation built 139,000 aircraft engines, while New Jersey shipbuilders constructed one-fourth of the Navy’s destroyers. New Jersey also served as a major training center and embarkation point for American soldiers, with 1.3 million soldiers passing through Fort Dix. At Camp Kilmer, young women served as U.S.O. (United Service Organization) hostesses. Known as “Kilmer Sweethearts,” they served food, attended dances, and visited sick solders. With German U-boats lurking off the eastern coast of the United States, New Jersey residents felt especially vulnerable during World War II. Several U.S. naval ships, torpedoed by U-boats, actually sank within sight of the New Jersey shore. Civilians coped with the war by practicing air-raid drills, organizing scrap metal drives, and growing victory gardens. – from Ancestry.com.

in other news -- Colour Television is first invented and the first black general is appointed in the US Army (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1941 age 10

Historical Insight – The United States enters World War II

Arnold Paul Schnetzer lived in Montclair, New Jersey, when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans

December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor shook the nation.

Today it remains the second worst attack on U.S. soil—second only to September 11, 2001.

 – Ancestry.com Historical Insight

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt before Congress, “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” The surprise assault on Pearl Harbor, which killed 2,400 American servicemen and civilians, made Americans and their political leaders resolute. After two years of isolationism, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Fearing that the country’s entry into the global conflict was inevitable, Roosevelt had launched the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history starting in September of 1940. By the following December, the military had grown to 2.2-million servicemen. Over the next four years, the U.S. military trained 10 million additional draftees and volunteers for two distant wars against two distinct enemies: Germany and Japan. When soldiers shipped off, women were left to manage the home front with men who weren’t eligible to serve in the military. Daily life was challenging as families prepared for attacks on American soil and rationed food and common supplies to support the war effort. As factories pushed to keep up with skyrocketing demand and with male bodies in short supply, women entered the workforce in record numbers. Before the Allied victory was celebrated in 1945, nearly 420,000 Americans gave their lives. – Ancestry.com Historical Insight

In other news -- The Manhattan Project ran until he was 14 years old.  In 1942, Magnetic Recording Tape was developed; Nuclear Reactor was invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

Shoulder Patch for Army men
working on the Manhattan Project
(Wikipedia, 2018)

The Manhattan Project was about research into atomic bomb development (Wikipedia, 2018). While not a creditable source, per se, this Wikipedia article holds a boatload of references and external links to complete your research.

1945 age 13

Historical Insight – First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman

Arnold Paul Schnetzer of Montclair, New Jersey, was likely shocked when Harry S. Truman suddenly became president of the United States in 1945.

April 12, 1945, Washington, D.C. Credit:

National Archives and Records Administration 

The presidential oath of office was administered in a solemn, 

private ceremony, as crowds stood outside the White House.

-- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight 

Historical Insight  -- V-J Day

At the close of World War II Arnold Paul Schnetzer might have taken part in V-J Day celebrations while living in Montclair, New Jersey in 1945.

August 14, 1945, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Credit: Ed Westcott/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Residents of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, gathered to rejoice on V-J Day.

-- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

In other news -- The United Nations forms for the first time; the US drops the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki*; and hypertext is created for the first time.  Harry S. Truman is president of the United States.  In 1946, the bikini was first created; the Cold War ran until he was 58 years old.  In 1947, UN partitions Palestine to Jewish and Arab sections; the Transistor is developed.  In 1948, NATO is formed for the first time; Israel is inaugurated as a state and the Arabs attack Israel on the same day;  33 1/3 RPM musical recordings started coming out (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

*If you check out the link above on the Manhattan Project, you will see the end results of that research is the destruction of these two cities, effectively ending the war.  Again, not a creditable source, but a ton of references (Wikipedia -- Atomic Bombings, 2018)

1949 age 18

Residence Montclair, New Jersey per school yearbooks

(Ancestry.com, 1949, p. 57)

(Ancestry.com, 1949, p. 17)

(Ancestry.com, 1949, p. 122)

Historical Insight – The Nationalization of 4-H Programs

Arnold Paul Schnetzer may have participated in a 4-H program while a youth in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1949.

Credit: Library of Congress

Throughout the early 1900s, 4-H programs grew in popularity, 

teaching children all over the United States important rural skills.

– Ancestry.com Historical Insight

During the last decades of the 19th century, concerns rose over adults’ lack of interest in agricultural innovations. In an effort to educate young people in new agricultural skills, clubs began to pop up in various parts of the United States. By 1912 many of these clubs began to take on the name of “4-H,” indicating a focus on “Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.” By 1914 4-H clubs could be found throughout the nation, with hundreds of thousands of youth enjoying the benefits of agricultural learning. Over the following decades, children from all locations learned to not only grow their own food, but to profit from it. The Watchman and Southron described the lessons learned by young club members in South Carolina as “worth many times the cost of maintaining the club organizer.” 4-H clubs continued to grow in popularity as members “Learned by Doing” to “Make the Best Better.” – Ancestry.com Historical Insight

In other news -- Apartheid becomes a thing in South Africa; Soviets detonate their first nuclear bomb; 45 rpm musical recordings come out.  

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Resources

Ancestry.com. (1949). Arnold Schnetzer, Montclair High School. Retrieved from US School Yearbooks 1900-1990 [database on-line], Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.

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

Truman, H. S. (2018). Harry S. Truman Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/harry_s_truman

Wikipedia -- Atomic Bombings. (2018, June 19). Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved June 23 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki

Wikipedia -- Manhattan Project. (2018, June 19). Manhattan Project. Retrieved June 23, 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project