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Red Cross Pushes Tuberculosis Battle and Baby Rescue Plan
The piece notes renewed energy against tuberculosis with 96 provisional hospitals planned to be in operation before winter, alongside 80,000 French babies lost last year and a Red Cross aim to save 40,000 of them in 1919. It also mentions Rev. A. J. Van Lummel accepting a call to Grand Rapids, with packing underway, and a local sale of Short-Horn bulls and dairy cows advertised by Benjamin Grooters.
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Red Cross
France
A. J. van Lummel
Grand Rapids
Benjamin Grooters