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The Unselfish Americans Do Good Amid Materialism Debate
A 1950s AP essay highlights everyday American charity. Barbers in Richmond and Dr. Milo Fritz in Alaska exemplify giving through eye banks, blood drives, and free clinics. Communities nationwide rally for children, veterans, and the ill with volunteers delivering tangible aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony
Richmond
America
Charles van Doren
Milo Fritz
Anchorage
Alaska
Daria Nell Alex
New York City
New York
Alex
Providence Hospital
Fritz
Air Corps
Cheneliak
Virginia
Owen
Valley Stream
N. Y
Thethers
Blood Donor Department
Chicago
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Mary Leventis
Athens
Greece
Maes
Joseph Baumstark
Baumstark
Great Falls
Mont
Red Cross
Billings
Altruse Club
Highway Patrol
St. Vincent's Hospital
Navy
Eddy Erdelatz
San Carlos
Calif
al Gittrich
Tulsa University
Tulsa Juvenile Court
Des Moines
Bernard Hermann
YMCA
Charles Spector
Wethersfield
Roy Shoults
Millersberg
Poplar Bluff
Mize
Anne C. Murray
Cumberstone
United Fund
Wiley Estep
Huntington
W. Va