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Show MANY FAMILIES ARE ENLISTED Third Day of Foodf Pledge Week Finds 2,722,918 Enrolled En-rolled for Conservation. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The third day of tho food pledge week opened with 2.722,918 families enlisted in the cause of food conservation, according to tabulation compiled at tho campaign cam-paign headquarters here. This is an increase of 177,855 over the official figures given out last night by tho food administration. Tho figures are based on meager returns re-turns from about thirty states and represent rep-resent only ono or two districts in each state. They aro significant, however, how-ever, in that almost every case the number of enrollments is beyond tho expectations of the campaign managers man-agers for the particular districts of the short period of canvassing. One district in Colorado reported 17,232 pledges signed in one day, which is In excess of Its original nuota for the whole week. Of the states that have sent in returns, re-turns, Viiysinla leads the ueld with over 107,000 pledge cards; ilaine is now second with about 90,000; Indiana third with 85,000, and Arkansas fourth with over 82,000. Arkansas made the best showing for one day, having signed up about 70,000 new cards. It Is announced that tho work throughout the country is being delayed de-layed because of the rain, snow and windstorms. |