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Boys Town Goes Abroad to Help War Victims in Italy
Monsignor John Patrick Carroll Abbing transforms bombed villa near Rome into Boys Republic at Santa Marinella. With aid from American Relief for Italy and Italian government funds, the townships teach carpentry, crafts, agriculture and arts. More than 22,000 boys aided. they elect mayors and Councils with ratified Popular Assemblies.
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John Patrick Carroll-Abbing
Rome
Monsignor
Abbing
Father Flanegan
U. S
American Relief For
Italy
Boys’ Republic
Santa Marinella
The
Republic
John Patrick
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