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Oak Park area Christmas Seal drive raises funds for tuberculosis fight
The 1948 Christmas Seal campaign in Oak Park Forest Park and River Forest netted 16498.80 to aid tuberculosis efforts, topping 1947 by 1082.72. The Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County reported a nationwide total of 502360 with a 14.8 increase, and funds support mass X ray, education and local clinics at the Oak Park Health Center serving River Forest and Forest Park.
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Oak Park
Forest Park
River Forest
Winn S. Dimmett
Elxin
Forest Fark
Chicago
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Cook County
Herbert C. DeYoung
Institute
de Young
Washington Boulevard
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