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Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate May 1, 1947, as Child Health Day; and I invite interested individuals and agencies to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies designed to stimulate interest in and devotion to the cause of child welfare in the coming year.

04/07/1947

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