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Illinois wartime council drives local defense and fats drive
State Council Defense under Governor Green plans local defense councils in every Illinois community within thirty days. County councils are organized as part of a statewide wartime campaign to collect fats and oils for the war effort. Housewives will bring surplus kitchen fats to meat dealers for sale to authorized collectors. The victory gardens committee will promote vegetable production in urban centers to complement farm programs. The State Finance Department released The State Dollar 1941 outlining Illinois finances.
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Illinois
Dwight H. Green
State Council
Victory Gardens
Green
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois