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Polio Goal Would Be Reached Quickly If All Towns Had Fire Chief Like Wyrick
Greensboro fire chief C. W. Wyrick, 43, famed for fundraising during the 1948 polio crisis, guides the city’s hospital drive and polio relief with devotion to children. Betty Smith profiles his public service, charity auctions, and tireless street campaigns that helped raise funds for the Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital and polio relief.
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Betty Smith
Chapel Hill
C. W. Wyrick
Greensboro
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Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital
Guilford County
North Carolina
Elks, Shriners
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Polio Hospital
Guilford
Mater
Chief Wyrick