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Show PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, early end of this war will save millions of lives and untold sorrow and suffering; and WHEREAS, the United War Fund of Utah will campaign during the month of November to raise Utah's quota of the $125,000,000 goal of the National War Fund and will thereby assist in speeding victory by aiding our soldiers and their allies, by bulwarking the morale of Axis-torn countries and by building for greater security on our home front; and, WHEREAS, the 17 war-related agencies sharing in this fund are providing off-duty recreation for more than 5,000,000 American service men and women, and are aiding 6,000,000 war prisoners, 40,000,000 destitute Russians, 30,000,000 refugees from various war-torn countries, and millions of Chinese badly in need of medicines and funds, and in particular 2,000,000 orphaned orph-aned and homeless Chinese children; I, Herbert B. Maw, Governor of the State of Utah, and Honorary State Chairman of the United War Fund of Utah, do proclaim the month of November to be United War Fund of Utah Month and do recommend that the patriotic public generously cooperate in this movement to shorten the war and strengthen security on the civilian home front. HERBERT B. MAW Governor of Utah. Dated, November 1, 1943. |