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Kentucky mobilizes Boys Working Reserve for farm labor
Kentucky prepares for an active U S Boys Working Reserve campaign to enlist boys ages 16 to 21 for farm work. Hoover warns famine in Europe without a bigger harvest. 20 million tons of food needed next year. The program, led by the U S Department of Labor and Y M C A, designates Conservation Week and enrollment in late January with work starting after April and badges for 36 days of labor.
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