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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
5
Chicago dated report shows November U.S. chick production reaching 21,929,000 in commercial hatcheries, up 66 percent from last year. Hatcheries and farms combined hatched 1,928,453,000 chicks this year, surpassing 1939 totals, with eggs and meat aiding democratic nations under lend-lease and war effort needs.
The General Surplus Commodities Corporation, handling lend-lease buys, shows year to date purchases including 1,708,458 cases of shell eggs, 38,599,695 pounds of dried eggs, 546,269,510 pounds of frozen eggs, and 3,500,804 pounds of canned chicken. Most sales go for export while U S poultry supplies remain ample. Cold storage holdings hit a record 172,436,000 pounds on December 1, up from 159,110,000 a year earlier and above the five year average of 132,595,000.
Dr Kendall Emerson of the National Tuberculosis Association warns that war worsens tuberculosis spread and mortality. He notes U.S. and European increases, strain on housing and industry, and the need to boost public health through X-ray screening, early case finding, and rehabilitation for service members to sustain national defense.
Thursday evening an informal meeting decorated a Christmas tree for underprivileged children and approved a plan to enroll the public as members in a penny-per-enemy-plane drive. Membership cards will be issued and donation boxes placed downtown Monroe to fund government aircraft production. John Scott was named chairman of the effort.
A committee has been formed to make arrangements for putting the project into operation locally. The group will coordinate steps, assign tasks, and oversee the initiation phase to ensure timely progress.
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