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“Diphtheria Is Fatal to Child of Ben F. Haley”

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The Bee, 8 Dec. 1926
The Bee, 8 Dec. 1926

For another post about children in Green Hill who died from diphtheria, “the strangling angel of children,” click here.

Author The Dead BellPosted on June 24, 2016May 22, 2017Categories Danville & Pittsylvania Co. History, Medical HistoryTags cemetery, children, newspapers, Virginia

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