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50 years ago

October 20, 1955

Groups of workers from 17 Mennonite churches in the area have worked cooperatively this week in preparing an expectant total of 12,000 pounds of meat which will be given to the relief work. The donated meat is boned, cut into small pieces which are fed into a machine, canned, and processed. Lard also is being canned.

After eight years of continual decrease in deaths and cases in Kansas, 1954 and 1955 show an upward trend in both death and case rate. The citizens of Marion County need to be aware that tuberculosis stalks among you, often undiscovered until it's too late. Local newspapers, merchants, and churches have aided in the publication of this situation.

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