Word: meatlessness
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...backyard. But the bluebirds turned up their beaks at birdseed and only pecked at the crumbled corn muffins she offered them later in the week. Most housewives were taking things easier, and the majority were complying in part-like Mrs. Eleanor Sorenson of Indianapolis, who decided to observe meatless Tuesday, but not eggless Thursday...
Debate. Almost everyone had objections to the meatless, eggless and poultryless days. The most repeated objection was that everyone would eat poultry on meatless Tuesday and meat on poultryless Thursday and thus defeat the purpose of the program...
Terming the present food crisis "more serious than generally pictured," Zimmerman stated that meatless Tuesdays and eggless and poultryless Thursdays would accomplish little in the way of grain conservation, since most American house-holds buy their provisions days in advance of consumption...
Luckman announced that a pledge for meatless Tuesdays and eggless and poultryless Thursdays will be secured from "wherever America eats," specifically mentioning schools and cafeterias...
...Europe and the relief of threatening inflationary pressures at home. Yet colossal as the need looms, the University community has not entered the Administration's endeavor. Measures capable of institution here may seem small in proportion to the enormity of the issue, but they cry for adoption; and "meatless Tuesdays and poultryless Thursdays" spell only a start...