Illinois mobilizes for victory, vol.1, no.1

              ILLINOIS MOBILIZES 
                                    FOR VICTORY 
                  ISSUED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE 
          
            Vol. 1—No. I           *             JUNE 1, 1942 
          
                       STATE UNITES IN DEDICATION TO VICTORY 
          8.000,000 to Face West June 7 as 8-Day Patriotic Program Begins; 
                Minute of Silence Will Be Tribute to Nation’s Heroes 
          
               Eight million citizens of Illinois have been requested to pause for one 
            minute at i :25 p. in., Sunday, June 7, and face to the West in silent tribute 
            to the nation’s war heroes. 
               One minute earlier, from one end of the State to the other, sirens will 
                               The Governor’s Message 
          For several months Illinois hos been mo- 
         bilizing every resource for all out war. The 
         response from the men and women of our 
         Stote has been inspiring. Such willingness 
         to serve is a token of certain victory for our 
         notion. 
          We hove moved into a second phase of our 
         effort on the home front. This phase is troin- 
         ing for defense against every possible enemy 
         assault on the lives and homes of our citizens, 
         and the performance of duties that are essen- 
         tial to maintaining our sans and brothers on 
         the fighting front. 
          Illinois always has been in the forefront 
         when our country has been endangered. It 
         is in the forefront now, and I know it will re- 
         main there. It must never be said of Illinois 
         that we did too little and that little too late. 
          From time to time these bulletins will come 
         to you with reports of progress an the port 
         the citizens of our State are taking in the 
         war effort, and with suggestions for increasing 
         the assistance we can give our nation and our 
         fighting men. 
          Together we shall go forward to victory. 
                Governor Dwight H. Green 
                     Chairman 
                Illinois State Council of Defense 
         sound, church bells toll and whistles blow 
         calling attention to the treacherous attack on 
         Pearl Harbor six months earlier to the minute. 
          This dramatic outpouring of patriotism will 
         be the key event on the first of eight days of 
         activities in Illinois from June 7 to 14. sug- 
         gested by Governor Green as a Dedication 
         to Victory Week. 
          
                All Out for Victory 
          
          The purpose will be to enlist every resi- 
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
         dent of the State in the job of winning the 
         war; to solidify the people in their all out war 
         effort, and to pay tribute to our heroes in 
         the armed forces. 
          The Illinois State Council of Defense voted 
         unanimously to put the full force of its or- 
         ganization behind the plan and, in coopera- 
         tion with every Council in the State, has asked 
         every community to organize far a week’s 
         activities. Barney Thompson of Rockford was 
         named General Chairman of Dedication to Vic~ 
         tory Week by the Council. 
          
                                Designation of Days 
          
          Each day will be given a special designa- 
         tion covering the significance and activities 
         of the war, as follows: 
          Sunday, June 7—National Unity Day - "Re- 
         member Pearl Harbor.” 
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