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Volum e XIII
FORT WORTH , TEXAS, DECEMBER, 1956
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The Treatment of Common
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1956
NuMBER 8
The Treatment of Common Communicable Diseases
MYRON
S.
MAGEN, D.
A new concept of disease con:rol was
ushered in with the recognition of the
role of the microscopic organi3m as the
major factor in etiology and transmission.1 As more organisms were identified and methods of transmission
became understood attention was focused on methods of prevention and treatment.
Probably the most significant development of the past decade has been the
acceptance of the chemo-therapeutic and
antibiotic agents as means of treating
the various infections and communicable
dis eases. 2
It has been said that we are in an era
of promiscuous therapeutics. The use of
antibiotics and chemo-therapeutics have
increased until their use is second only
to that of aspirin. 2 For this the physician must share the blame with an
"enlightened" public. The publicity given to so called wonder drugs , new vaccines etc., has exposed the physician of
today to much extrinsic pressure for the
admini tration of one of these wonder
preparations. Who among us has not
bowed to the clamor and acceded to a
patient's request knowing that if we didn't gi' e it some one else would? Suffice
it to S<ty, that used without justification
tbe:,e substances may be dangerous. The
purpose of chemo-ther.tpy is es entially
to preYent, abort or interfere with the
p.lthogene -is of the infective process so
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that the body may make its recovery .2
During the past ten years we have
seen a truly remarkable recession in the
common communicable diseases. 3 Most
of us who have come out of school
within the past five years have never ..{ ,
seen a case of diphtheria or smallpox. cti
Lobar pneumonia is becoming a rarity.
Scarlet fever is on the wane. But as one
is conquered, another springs up to take
its place. Infectious hepatitis increases in
incidence each year and new strains of
resistant organisms continue to plague
us . While the bacterial diseases are
leaving the limelight, the viral diseases
are coming to the fore.
"To cure a disease is praiseworthy; to
prevent it is a finer accomplishment." 4
The goal of modern medicine is prevention. No where have we made greater
progress than in the common communicable diseases. Prevention is the physician's responsibility. Utilized intelligently we have within our hands a potent
weapon and new developments herald
significant advances in this sorrtetime
neglected field of medicine.
We will of necessity devote most of
our attention to those common communicable di seases caused by Yiruses. While
today we have a cure or me~hods of con- :.
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trol for practically all actenal mfect1ons0 • tl
we are much poorer in respect to our
armamentarium against the viruses, exDtcembtr, 1956
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cept the larger ones, such as psittacosis
and trachoma."
Logically, infection with living viruses gives better and longer lasting immunity than does vaccination with killed
virus. Living but attennated virus vaccines give an immunity about egual to
infection with the actual diseases. We
have attennated virus vaccines against
smallrox and yellow-fever. We have
killed virus vaccines against influenza A
and B, some of the encephalitides, rabies and now poliomyelitis . The usual
period of immunity following inje€tion
of these vaccines is about six to twelve
months. 5 It remains to be seen how
long-lasting will be the immunity fol lowing the use o.f the polio vaccine.
Gamma globulin is a potent aid in the
prevention andjor modification of measles, infectious hepatitis and possibly
rubella, mumps and poliomyelitis. Gamma globulin is 1 /2 5 the volume of
whole plasma and does not transmit
serum hepatitis. 5
With the decline of diphtheria as a
public health problem a smaller number
of mothers have an immunity to the
disease. Therefore enough antibodies
are not transmitted to the child for protection to occur. 3 At one time immunization against diphtheria was begun at
n;ne months. It was felt that immunization before this age did not offer
sufficient antibody protection. We now
know, that if necessary, immm1izations
can be begun on the first day of life.
It is the policy in some centers to begin immunization at five weeks. Under ordinary circumstances the rec.::ommendation of the American Academy of
Pediatrics is that the immunization series
begin· at three months of age. Schick
testing is not necessary following immunization with the standardized vaccines in use today. In the occasional
case of diphtheria that may be seen, the
treatment is 20,000-50,000 units of
diphtheria antitoxin intramuscularly.
Penicillin is the antibiotic of choice and
is of value in freeing the carrier of organisms. It is imperative that treatment
December, 1956
be started early. We have had the opportunity of treating three children
without signs .of clinical diphtheria but
with a baG:terial endocarditis due to corynabacterium diphtheriae. The diagnosis was proved by culture and guinea
pig inoculation. Massive doses of penicillin were instrumental in affecting a
clinical and bacteriological cure. In one
of these cases, examination, revealed the
father, who had supposedly had diphtheria in his youth, to be a carrier. Penicillin was ineffective in relieving the
carrier state but oxytetracycline (terramycin) was effective.
As yet we have no method of active
immunization against mumps. This is
often thought of as a disease of childhood without complications. Let it be
emphasized that this is far from the
truth. The meningo-encephalitis of
mumps is not unwmmon and can be
fatal. It is felt that mumps is a systemic disease that may affect any of the
organ systems of the body. Pancreatitis,
orchitis and oophoritis are r:elatively
common mmplications and hold serious
consequences for the adult. Parotid
swelling is not an essential comp<ment
of mumps and a meningo-encephalitis
may occur befeHe parotid enlargement
is present.
The mumps antigen skin test may be
of marked value in the suspected case
of mumps without parotid involvement.
O.lcc is given subcutaneously and an
area of erythema 1.5cm in diameter indicates a positive test. A positive test is
presumptive evidence of immunity or
present disease.
It would be wise to skin test adults
exposed to mumps in whom a history
of previous parotitis is absent or vague.
A negative skin test in an adult male exposed to mumps calls for the use of
Diethylatilbesterol 2mg b.i.d. for the
prophylaxis of orchitis. It is extremely
effective. Once orchitis has occurred,
bed rest is essential. In the usual case it
is not necessary to suggest this. The
patient on his own accord is already in
bed. Cold applications and support to
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the testis are useful. Diethylatilbesterol
2mg t.i .d. is given for fiv€ days. It rel'eves the pain and swell ing within
lwenty-four hours. It is felt that it inactivates testicular function and temporarily returns the testis to the pre-pubertol state where orchitis is practically unknown.3
There is no specific therapy for the
meningo-encephalitis. Treatment is symtomatic with the control of convulsions
paramount. We have been impressed
wi th the value of sodium pendothal.
Given in small do-ses rectally, or intravenously when necessary, it has been
possible to more easily control the convulsive state. It is suggested that this
~ubstance be used in consultation with
the Dept. of Anesthesiology as profound respiratory depression and laryngeal spasms may occur. Sodium pentobarbital and sodium luminal are useful
between convulsions in combatting the
restlessness and in prolonging the convulsive free state. We have observed an
8 yr. old w j m who as a complication of
mumps developed a meningo-encephalitis and acute glomerulonephritis. Fortunately recovery was complete. Let us
emphasize again that this socalled benign disease of childhood may have serious consequences.
Ch lo rtet racy 1i ne, (Aureomycin),
Oxytetracycl ine (terramycin) and chloramphenicol ( chloromycetin) have proven valueless in the treatment of parotitis or its complications .0 7 8 X-ray therapy over the parotid yields marked relief of swelling and pain.
Morphine sufate, atropine derivatives
and the ganglionic blocking agents are
helpful in the acute pancreatitis.
The usual type of gamma globulin is
of no proven value in the treatment,
modification or prevention of mumps.
Jn an Army series the incidence of orch :_
tis was reduced from 28o/c to 8 % by the
usc of gamma globulin from the blood
of convalescent mumps cases.'l A commercially avai lable mumps convalescent
serum gives equivocal results.
Under one year of age Pertuss is is a
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killer. It accounts for more deaths in
this age group than any other entity, excepting congenital malformations. In
1940 the Committee on Immunizations
recommended that they be started at
three months of age and completed by
six months. "At that time it was believed there was a poor antigenic respon:e
in early infancy and prophylaxis could
not be attained until after age six
months. It has recently been shown that
prevention is possible when injections
of pertussis vaccine are begun as early
as the fifth week or sooner." 3
It may be possible to transmit antibodies to the unborn child and active
immunization of the mother late in the
last trimester of pregnancy may be
worthwhile during an epidemic of
whooping cough. 3
In 1948 the mouse protection test for
the standardization of pertussis vaccines
was instituted at the National Imtitute
of Health. Therefore, beginning in tl ~ 1953, the potency of all pertussis vac- \ctJ
cine must be expressed in terms of "antigenic units. " Fluid vaccines must contain 12 antigenic units and three units
must be provided by no more than 96
billion organisms. Since alum-precipitated vaccines are more antigenic they
are limited to 48 billion organisms in 12
antigenic units. 5
Although whooping cough vaccine
has caused convulsions and an occasional
case of encephalitis the mortality of pertussis is so high that the risks should
not interfere with immunization. 3 5
In the treatment of the infant with
whooping cough oxygen is of marked
value. It is better to supply it early rather than to wait until the onset of cyanosis. Whatever method of oxygen administration is used, higher temperatures
and higher humidities must be used in
the child than in the adult due to the
lower production of heat, moisture and
carbon dioxide in the child. The dura- .lSl .
tion of oxygen administration varies
with the condition of the child . In the sil
infant, o~ may on occas ion be necessary
for six weeks. 0 In addition to o~ we
D ecember, 1956
have found Alevaire (Winth repStearns) bubbled thru a #40 De Vilbiss nebulizer to be an aid in liquifying
secretions. Alevaire by reducing the surface and interfacial tension lowers the
viscocity and liquifies the secretions. On
occasion the addition of antibiotics to
the nebulized Alevaire is of value. It is
compatible with all antibiotics except
oxytetracycline (Terramycin) .10
Due to the vomiting, nutrition may
be a problem. In the infant it is suggested that following an emesis they be
fed again within 15-20 minutes. In the
older child 4-5 small meals a day often
solve the problem.
Early antibiotic therapy, and by early
we mean in the preparoxysmal stage, is
of definite value in amelioration of
symptoms and preventing complications.
Given later, their effect is not as marked. Even when given late in the disease, the antibiotics eliminate-bacteriotf logically-the infecting organisms. The
failure to observe concomitant cessation
of symptoms, suggests that once B. pertussis infection sets in, it starts a train
of events that are not greatly affected by
elimination of the organismsY At the
present time Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) appears to be the antibiotic of
choice although Chlortetracycline (Aureomycin), Oxytetracycline (Terramy-
cin) and Streptomycin give favorable
results. 12 13
Pertussis antisera can be lifesaving
particularly in infancy. Rabbit antiserum
and human serum from innumized donors may be used. None is equal to the
human hyperimmune pertussis serum.
There is commercially available a highly refined concentrated human hyperimmune serum, 2.5cc of which are equivalent to 30cc of the unconcentrated serum.'J 12 It is available from the Cutter
Laboratories under the name of Hypertussis. It may be given subcutaneously
or intramuscularly in a dose of 2.5cc
every other day for 3 to 4 doses . I have
had impressive results in infancy with
its use. The severity of the paroxysma
are diminished markedly. The only objection to its use is the expense involved.
The efficiency of any treatment in
pertussis may be influenced by three factors, the age of the patient, the severity
of the infection, and the duration of the
disease. Prompt recovery can be anticipated only when effective therapy is instituted early in the course of the disease
prderably the preparoxysmal stageY
The work of Gregg in Australia
pointed to the dangers to the fetus following Rubella (German Measles) infection of the pregnant female during
the first trimester. The evidence appears
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conclusive that congenital malformations, particularly blindnes:; and congenital disease of the heart occur with
alarming frequency in these children.
Since this is the case it is illogical to
attempt to prevent exposure of the
young female to the disease. We suggest that young girls be exposed to Rubella in early childhood since at this age
the disease is relatively innocuous.
There is no treatment for German
mcasels. The duration of the disease is
rarely over one week. Many authorities
feel that induced abortion should be
done in the pregnant female with Rubella during the first trimester. As yet
this is an unanswered question.
Gamma Globulin seems to be of value
for prevention and modification. In women with early pregnancies who have
been exposed-12cc of gamma globulin,
as soon after exposure as possible should
be administered. 5 Antibiotic therapy is
useful in preventing complications.
One of the few acute infectious diseases that is far from being conquered
is Rubeola. (measles) We have no means
of giving an artificial active immunity.
The disease is uncommon before six
months and rare before four months. 3
Appendicitis is not a rare complication of measles. It should be kept in
mind in any patient with a history of
recent measles complaining of abdominal pain. Encephalitis is a more common complication for which we have no
treatment. Again, control of the convulsions with the barbiturates and maintenance of adequate nutrition are paramount.
Penicillin, Chlortetracycline ( Aureomycin), Oxytetracycline (Terramycin),
and Chloramphincol ( Chloromycetin)
are valueless against the primary disease but effective against the complications of bronchopneumonia and otitis
media. 1 ·1 15 It has been our practice for
some time to administer penicillin both
by the intramuscular and oral routes to
all patients with measles . We feel that
this is effective therapy.
Human convalescent serum is of value
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for prophylaxis but is ineffective for
treatment. 3
Gamma globulin in a dose of 0.1ccj1b given within three days of the
time of exposure will prevent the disease. After three days in a dose of .02
ccj1b of weight it may modify the disease, which will yield a permanent immunity. It has been suggested that due
to the ever present danger of encephalitis that any susceptible person who has
been exposed should be given at least a
modifying dose of Gamma Globulin no
1-:1atter what their age."
While scarlet fever is not the problem that it once was the dange;: of hemolytic streptococci infection is still
with us. It is important to eradicate
this type of infection to prevent rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis. It has been shown that both the onset and recurrence of rheumatic fever
?.re due to the beta-hemolytic streptococci. Therefore, prevention depends {
upon adequate, early treatment of all ~ 0
streptococci infections. It is suggested
that two weeks following the supposed
eradication of a streptococeal infection
the urine, C-Reactive protein and Antistreptolysin Otiter be checked.
Penicillin is the drug of choice with
the object being to maintain effective
blood levels for ten days. Only in this
way can one be certain of the eradication
of the hemolytic streptococcus. Oral or
parenteral therapy are equally efficacious.
For intramuscular administration Benzathine Penicillin G ( Bicillin R) or Procaine Penicillin with Aluminum Nonestearate in oil may be used. The adult
dose is one 1M injection of 600,000900,000 units of Bicillin. In children
it is one 1M injection of 600,000 U.
For procaine Penicillin with Aluminum
Nonostearate, in children, one 1M injection of 300,000 U every 3rd day for
3 dose>. In adults one 1M injectio11 of
600,000 U every 3rd day for 3 doses.
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With oral penicillin the dose for both ~oadults and children is 200,000-250,000
units t.i.d. for 10 days. It is essential,
no matter which treatment schedule is
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followed, that it be prolonged over a 10
day period even though symptoms are
alleviated earlier.
For prophylaxis 1,200,000 units of
Bicillin IM once a month, or 200,000 to
2 50,000 units of oral penicillin once a
day, or 0.5-lOm of Sulfadiazine once a
day is recommended. In the patient
with a history of rheumatic fever this is
a year round life-long regime. 16
Varicella (Chickenpox) attacks all
age groups from infancy to old age. The
newborn is just as prone to infection as
the school-age child. It has been suggested that the virus causing Varicella
is the same as the one causing herpes.
Convalescent serum and gamma globulin appear to have no value in treatment or modification. Penicillin is an
aid in prevention of bronchopneumonia.
It is also useful, pa.rticularly in females,
in clearing up the secondary infection
and in minimizing scarring. The prurutis
- may be controlled by the liberal applicat tion of antihistaminics locally, orally and
parenterally if necessary. The anesthetic properties of Pyribenzamine R are
impressive for this purpose. It is also
suggested that the fingernails be cut
short.
Recently, Protamide R a sterile colloidal solution of processed and denatured
proteolytic enzyme obtained from glandular layer of hog stomach has been used.
Since it appeared to be of value in herpes Zoster it was tried for varicells. It
is given intramuscularly in a dose of
0.6-1.3 cc daily for 2 days. The best
results are obtained when treatment is
started early in the disease. It has been
reported that the lesions dry up earlier
and there is an alleviation of the pru·
ritis. 17 I have had no personal experience with this medication .
The treatment of the patient with
non-paralytic poliomyelitis may be supervised at home. There is no treatment outside of bed rest. The spinal
and bulbar types require highly specialized types of care which it is outside
the scope of this paper to discuss .
Gamma globulin is of only equivocal
value. It is given in a dose of 0.14cc j lb
of body weight. The best indications
for the use of gamma globulin are for
small communities-such as summer
camps-where exposure to an actual
case has taken place. In pregnant women, in children who must undergo
tonsillectomy, in children who must receive an injection and in those sick with
upper respiratory infection, an injection
of Gamma globulin is recommended.
There are three antigenically different
types of poliomyelitis virus. Type 1 or
Brunhilde accounts for most epidemics.
Type 2 or Lansing caused many subclinical infections. Type 3 or Leon caused
only S% of all epidemics. There is no
cross protection between the various
typesY
It has been estimated that in the U.S.
60 % of the children 6-8 yrs. ( 1,2, and
3 grades) show no antibody to any type.
S% have antibodies to all three types.
SO % of the adults 18 yrs. and over show
antibodies to all three types. It is obvious then, that as increasing age yields
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more opportunity for exposure and infection more antibodies are naturally
.1 cguired."
Since the polio Yiruses grow be t on
the living tissue of primates , preferably
the monkey, due to the expen e invo lved
it was impractical to attempt to mass
produce any vaccine until this was overcome. ]. F. Enders, T. H. Weller and
F. C. Robbins of the H arvard School of
Public Health paved the way by developing a method of keeping tissues alive
after removal from the healthy animal.
For this they were awarded the 195-1
Nobel Prize in medicine.'n
According to Stimson the requirements of a polio virus vaccine are that,
1. It be effective clinically against all
three types.
2. It be long lasting in effect.
3. It can be positively killed.
4. It can be productible in bulk.
5. It contain no pathogenic agent such
as another virus.
6. It contain no allergenic or other
harmful agent.
7. It be unable to cause paralysis.
8 . It be unable to mutate, to change
in virulence.
9. It be unab le to infect others if excreted."
These problems have evidently been
so lved by Dr. Jonas Salk of the School
of Publi c Health of the University of
Pittsburgh. An injection of Salk" vaccine produces neutralizing antibodies
against al l three types of virus. An injection given in the presence of only a
I ittle antibody yields a boo ter response
with a leve l above that which follows an
attack of the disease."
In l 9'i4, 1,830,000 2nd grade child ren took part in a clinical trial of thi
vaccine. -140,000 received the polio
1accine. 1,390,000 received an injection
of <1 sub tance without medic,ll properties . Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. of the
Unl\crsity of Michigan was 111 charge
of the e1 Jill<ltion of l 14,000,000 items
of 111 form.lt ion necessary to tell if the
1 .1curH: was effccti1 e. A we .111 know
the Yanme \\.IS 'uccessful. i\[uch re-
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mains to be learned. It appe.u~ ro bt:
mnocuous to the patient. The recommended dose 1 lee li\f followed br lee
in two-four weeks followed by lee in
six to seven months.
While meningitis is not J. common
communicable disea e it occur often
enough both by it elf .md in combination with other disea es so that it i- by
no means uncommon. In addition meningococcal infections if treated early and
effectively can be cured. According to
public health reports we may expect an
epidemic of meningitis next year. Every
9-10 years there is a meningitis epidemic
preceded by 1-2 years of gradually increasing incidence. ~u
M eningococcal infection is a medical
emergency . Even before the diagnosis
is conf irmed treatment is stJrted. Oram
stain, culture and sensitivity tests of the
spinal fluid are of ine ·timable aids in
intelligent treatment. Parenteral penici llin , sulfadiazine and streptomycin are ~
started immediately. As results of culture and slide become kno1vn other more
specific ant ibioti cs are utilized.
Intrathera l therapy is not necessary.
Under 5 yea rs of age most cases are due
to N emoph ilus influenze type B meningitis. In these cases Penic illin although
it is the most act ive in vitro on a weight
basis, is much less effective clinically
because of the very high do age necessary to sustain the bacterididal levels in
the blood and tissues and because of its
poor penetration into the cerebrospin.d
fluid. Chlorumphenicol is the most <lCtive in relation to tancentrations attain.. ble in blood and cerebrospin:d fluid,
and therefore appears to be the <llltibitic of choice in this type of meningitis." 1
Under 1 ye<~r of age anti-influenza! type
B rabbit serum is at times of value anJ
is used in dose of 'i0-1 OOmg TV. 1
About 2-4r r of all cases of menm~ococliC infection are tamplicateJ br the
\Xlaterhou e- Fridemhson '} nJront. Tt
1s more common 1n thildn:n .111d pre- e~cnt a pilturc of ,1n .ltute 1nfedion with T
profounJ cirtu!Jtor} wll.1psc In 19-10
the hrst casl w1th ~un 11.d 1\\h reportf:d.
Dcn mht·r,
!'" (,
Since that time antibiotics, norophephrin e and adrenal extracts have improved the mortality." 2 In a recent case of
ours we found intrasternal hydrocortone
to be life saving.
Since meningitis and its complications
can be cured it is essential that the practitioner be alert to the possibilities of
this infection and institute adequate and
early treatment .
Infectious hepatitis is a subacute viral
infection in which there is diffuse involvement of the liver. It is world-wide
in distribution and is probably contracted via the alimentary tract. t s Its incidence is increasing in the U.S. In a recent epidemic in Des Moines, Iowa, it
was possible by plotting the incid ence
of the disease, to show that areas of th e
city without sew ers but with cesspools
had many more cases of the disease. ~ 3
Evidently ad equate disposal of waste is
a factor in the incidence . The virus has
been recovered from feces. The di sease
is milder in children than in adults and
usually the old er the patient the more
severe the di sease.
Gamma Globulin is effective in yielding protection when given as late as 6
days before the onset of the disease. As
little as O.Ol ccj lb of body weight is effective . This passive protection lasts 6-8
weeks. Passive immunization is recom mended for all familial contacts and to
interrupt th e course of epidemi cs in institutions or camps. 1 R
Treatment is symptomati c. Most important are adequate bed rest a nd ad equate nutrition. By ad equate bed rest
we mean from the first possible day of
the disease until the liver fun ction tests
are normal and the liver itself is normal
in size and non -tender."·' In the average
case this is four weeks. Ambulation too
early brings about the possibility of a
chroni c hepatitis with eventual ci rrho sis and makes a " medical cripple" out
of the patient. The diet should be high
protein and high calori e with enoug h
' fat in it to be palatable.
I. Ande rson , 0 . W. , Arn stein , M .O .; Communicabl e Disease Contro l, The Ma c Mill a n C o.
D ece mber, 1956
2. F eldm a n , Em. H. · M ode rn C hemotherap y of
Infec ti o us Diseas:"! s.
Im plica ti o ns a nd Sig nifi-
ca nce; Diseases of the C hes t , 26: 1 Jul y 1954.
3. H ayn:! , Archibald L . , Brown , Rowine H ayes;
Nl odc rn Trea tme nt o f C ontag io us Diseases;
M ed . C lin. of N . Amcr. 34: 138 , J a n . 1950.
4. K na uf, Eve ly nn e G. : C o mmun ica ble Diseases ,
Ca lifornia M edicine 72:79, F eb. 1950 .
5 . Stimson , Ph illip: R ece nt D evc lo pm!: nts in th e
Co mmon Contag ious Diseases, J . Pedia t. 45:1 01,
Jul y 1954.
6 . Bome r, Le R oy , D ono van , W. N . : Auromycm
in Mumps, J .A. N .A. 150: 465 O ct . 4, 1952
7. N ic ke rson , G. , W o rde n , E .M.: Chloromyc e tin
in the Treatme nt o f Mumps, Ca n . M ed. Assoc .
J ourn. 66:1 7 J a n. 1952.
8. Sutliff, W .B., Ba rnes, Z .B.: Auromycin , Chlora mphe n icol a nd O xy te tracyclin " (T erram ycin )
in Mum ps, A.M .A. Arc h o f Int. M ed. 91:68 ,
J a n. 1953.
9. Fischer Alfred E .: Inha la ti ona l ther a py in
Acute R es pi ra to ry lnfccti ons: Measles , Whooping Cough a nd Pn e umo nia , Bull. of :'>I .Y. Acad.
o f M ed . 26:468 , Jul y 1950 .
10. Rave nel Samuel F .: New T echniq ue o f Humidifi ca tion in Pcdi a lri cs , ] .A.M .A . 151:70 7, Feb.
28, 1953.
II . Trea tme nt o f Whooping C oug h with Antibioti cs, La nce t , 1: 11 09 , June 6, 1953.
12. Ames, R. G ., Cohe n , S.M. , Fischer , A.E ., R ohn ,
J., M cPherso n, A.Z ., M arlow , J. , Rutzley, ]..
a nd Alexander , H a ttie E .: Compa ri so n of the
Therapeutic Efficacy o f F ou r Age nts in P e,·tuss is, Pedi a tries, II :323, Ap r il 1953.
13. Bell , J oseyh A. , Pittm a n , M a rga ret , a nd Olson ,
Byro n, .f. : Pe rtu ss is a nd Aureom yc in , Pub.
Hea lth R epo rts, 64: 589, M ay 13, 1949.
14. C ia ffa ri , M a rie S . : C hloram ph en ico l in M eascls, Arch o f Ped. , 69:469 D ec. 1952.
15. Karc litz, S., Kink , H ., C urtis, B., a nd Wechse l , M1 : Use o f Aureom yc in and Pe nic ill in in
th e Trea tm e nt o f Rubeo la in th e Pre-Erupti ve
a nd Early Phase, Pcd . 7: 193, F eb. 1951.
16. Ci rc ul a tion : 11 :3 17, F eb . 1956 .
17. Le hrer , H.W ., Le hre r , D.E. , Lehre r , H. C .: A
New Trea tme nt for C hi c ke npox a nd Other
Viru s Disrascs: Pre li m ina ry Re po rt , Ohi o State
M ed. J ourn . , 47 :44, J a n . 1951.
18, Ri vers, Thom as N. : Vira l a nd Ri ckettsia l Infe c t io n> o f M a n, J.H. Lippin co tt Co.
19. Po liom ye litis Vaccine: Eli Lill y a nd Co.
20. R edri ch , A.W.: R e-ce nt Tre nds in M e ningococca l Disease , Pub . Hea lth R e p. , 67:411 , 1952.
2 1. Love , Pe n, D el. Finl a nd , M axwe ll ,: Susceptib ility of Rece ntl y Iso la ted Stra ins o f H em ophilns Influc nzae to El eve n An tibio ti cs in Vilro , J. Of Fed . 45:536 1ov . 1954.
22. G riffin , J .W ., D at·sc hner, C. Wm .: M e ningococca l Infec tio ns; With P a rtic ula r Refe re nce to
'Nl l' nngococcl ini a
( W a tc rhou sc F u linna tin g
Fri dc ric hson Syndrornc·) T rea te d w ith Cortiso ne a nd Norc pne phrine , J . o f Ped. 45:27 1,
Sep t. 1954.
23. C c.·lpl' rin . A.: Pt rso na l Communica ti o n.
24. S timso n, Phillip N.: H om ohelo us Se rum J a undice. ] . o f p,.cJ ., 4:i: 606, Nov . 19:i4.
APOLOGY
The office regrets that the name of
Dr. W . D. Blackwood, of Comanche,
T exas was omitted from the list of members of th e T exas Association who atLcnd ed the Ameri ca n College of Surgeon s meeting in D et roit, Mi chigan,
O ctober 28-Novembe r 1, 1956.
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THE TEXAS OSTEOPATHIC RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PreJents
A SYMPOSIUM ON GASTROINTESTINAL DIAGNOSIS
THE SHAMROCK-HOUSTON, TEXAS
JANUARY 19 AND 20, 1957
Progrctm
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
7:30 p.m.-
Dinner party for Registrants , Lecturers, and their Guests.
Emera ld Room-Shamrock
(The expenses for this affair wi ll be paid individually)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
9:00a.m.-
Regist ration
The Shamrock
9:30a.m. to
10: 30 a.m.-
X-ray Diagnosis of Lesions of the Esophagus and Stomach.
John B. Rushing, M.D., Radiologist, Community Hospital.
10 :30 a.m. to
10 :45 a.m.
Informal Discussion-Opal Robinson , D.O., Moderator.
10: 45 a.m. to
ll :cl'i a.m.-
X-ray Diagnosis of Lesions of the Duoden um and Small Bowel.
John B. Rushing, M.D.
1 L :-15 a.m. to
12 :1 S p.m.
Informal Discuss:on: Charles D . Ogilvie, D.O ., Moderator.
11: l '5
p.m. to
1:30 p.m.
Luncheon
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Hotel Shamrock
(Regi~trants
and Guests)
1:30 p.m. to
2:00p .m. -
Meeting of Texas Osteopathic Radiological Society.
Ellis L. Miller, D.O., President.
- :00 p.m. to
3:00p.m.-
X-r..ty Diagno is of Lesions of the Colon.
H.ury M . Grice, D.O.
3 :00 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Informal D1scussion-Charles L. Curry, D .O ., Moderator.
Registution Fee-S 10.00 (Luncheon Included) .
Interne · and Resident -
A progum \\ dl be pro\ tded for the LJ.dlt on
1'..<! Ill
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o RegJstratJOn Fee.
u11day.
Dcccmbtr,
19~6
President Witt Reports on Visitation
To Districts 5, 6, 8, and 9
By
JOHN
L.
I have just completed another tour of
part of our great state of Texas. It was
a most enjoyable trip, and I feel that it
was a profitable trip as far as public relations is concerned.
On November 14, 1956, It was my
privilege to meet with the Dallas Osteopathic Association at the Statler Hotel, at which they gave an informal
party for their senators and representatives. If my count is not wrong, there
were seventeen senators and representatives present. Doctors and other guests
present made a grand total of seventythree. About two hours were spent getting acquainted and enjoying good fellowship with these good people. Following this period, we were served a
very good meal and after dinner our
Attorney General, Will Wilson , gave a
very good talk on the necessity of education.
It is my understanding that this will
be an annual program, sponsored by
District V. I would like to tell District
V that I think this is a wonderful work,
and I would recommend that other districts in the state take notice and plan a
program similar to this one.
In this meeting our senators and representatives were informed that we did
not want anything from them except
what was good for the health of the
general public. The real purpose of the
meeting was to let them see what type
WITT,
D. 0.
of people we were and give us a chance
to get acquainted with them.
After the meeting, I spent the night
with Dr. and Mrs. Phil R. Russell in
Fort Worth. The following morning
we spent a short time in the state office
and then started on our tour by car to
Victoria, Texas, where District IX was
having their meeting that night. That
group met in the home of Dr. Paul E.
Pinkston, and we had a very good program. The program consisteci of the
many problems that face the osteopathic
physician and his duties in the district
organization.
As we drove from Fort Worth to Victoria, we visited in the offices of every
doctor on the road who was not over
thirty miles out of our way. I found
that most of them were doing a good
JOb of serving the public. In each town
we would stop and ask questions about
the doctor and good reports followed in
every instance. You know, this makes
me feel mighty proud to be a member
of this great organization of ours.
This was the one district I have visited that had hospitals that did not seem
to be having trouble with them. I
would like to tell you why these hospi·tals were not having trouble. They are
owned and operated by individual doctors. This just means one thing and
that is our hospital governing boards
must keep closer records on the indivi-
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dual doctor and see that everyone follows the rules and regulations or gets
off the staff. Our work has grown to the
point that we must have hospitals to
care for our patients, so we must respect
the rules that govern the hospital that
we use. The best hospitals in the state
are those hospitals that set up rules and
regulations to govern our doctors and
make them stick.
I would like to give jll3t a word of
warning to our hospital administrators.
Watch and see that all records are kept
up to date. If the records are not in
order, stop everyth:ng until the records
are right.
Leaving Victoria the next morn;ng,
we went to Corpus Christi and visited
the hospital. They have a nice hospital
that has iust made some recent improvements. This hospital seems to be doing
a good job with most of their records,
as well as the administration .
The staff members as a whole are the
youngest group of doctors I have found
in the state. Thev are very eager to do
a good job, and build their practice to
the point they would like ro have. There
are enou~h of the older doctors on the
staff to a·dd plenty of stabilization to it.
They are starting plans to build a new
and larger hospital in the near future.
The remainder of the day was spent
visiting doctors in their offices in Corpus Christi.
That night the district meetin~ was
in Aransas Pass. The meeting had competition with an outstanding football
game, and they only had about fifty
percent representation. It was a great
meeting, as the doctors were very eager
to know more about our state organization. There was a full hour spent, after my talk, in questions and answers.
As the meeting came to a close, the
ladies came in asking questions about
the auxiliary. These ladies were wanting to organize for the first time, and
they were eNcouraged to do so. I advised them to have Mrs. Carr, the state
president, meet with them in January
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and get organized in the right way from
the beginning. If the remainder of my
trip had been a failure, this was worth
all the time and money spent.
In Aransas Pass they have a very nice
fifteen bed hospital that is being operated b7 three young doctors. This hospital has had difficulty getting registered due to the fact that the administrator
was confused about how to make application for registration. With the excepf·:on of this one point, the hospital is
be;ng operated in a n'anner that is a
credit to the profession.
Saturday morning we left Aransas
Pa~s and drove to Houston where we
visited the three hospitals. All of the
ho:;pitals are running to capacity, and
they are needing more room. One of
the hospitals has plans to start building
rr.ore rooms in the near future.
That night I met with the Houston
group, and they were a very courteous n~
aud:ence as I spoke to them about the
work that is being done in the state organization. From an organizational
standpoint, I feel tha-t this group is one
of the best in the state. They know what
they want and are do:ng something
about it.
I left Houston Sunday morning and
went to San Angelo for a meeting with
District IV. This is the weakest district
in the state as far as numbers are concerned and has had a feeling that it had
been neglectf'd due to the few doctors it
has. There are only seven doctors in the
district, and all were present with the
exception of one who was sick and one
who had to stay atr home due to lack
of cooperation of an obstetrical patient.
These doctors were so eager to hear
about th-= work of our state organization
that we spent the entire afternoon talking about osteopathy and its accomplishments. Their final words were, "We
are small, but you can depend on us to
do our part everytime."
Hh•
I enjoyed. my trip, and I appreciate
the many courtesies that were shown me
everywhere I went.
December, 1956
TALKS TO OSTEOPATHS ...
Crusading Doctor Warns Against
Hospitalization Insurance Abuse
From the PoRT ARTHUR NEws
Friday, Novemb\\!r 30, 1956
Abuses of hospitalization insurance
can result in destruetion of the voluntary
health insurance system and bring into
being socialized medicine, acc~ncling to
Dr. Phil R. Russell of Fort Worth. Dr.
Russell Wednesday night concluded a
three-day stay here on a l€!cture in the
interest of public health.
A retired osteopathic physician and
surgeon and executive secretary . of the
Texas Association of OsteopathK Physicians and Smgeons, h€! served 12 years
on the Texas State .!Board of Medical
Examiners, and was a m€'mber od' the
Texas State BoaFd of Health four years.
Me also is a past president of the American Osteopathic Associati0n.
Conducting Crusade
Since retiring from active practice six
years ago, Dr. Russell has been conducting a crusade against socialized medicine
and the practices i.sly which some of the
very ones who oppose it may luring it
about. He makes speaking tours over
the state, talking to civic clubs, insu.rance groups, osteopathic doctors and
hospital staffs, and other groups.
Dr. Russ(dl said, "There has n€!ver
been a bill introdue<;~ d into Congress that
was a truly socialized medicine bill.
They all have been compulsory health
insurance bills. Doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and the public are
against compulsory health insur;tnce because they feel it is a step toward soC!alized medicine. "
About four years ago Dr. Russell organized a state-wide committee to serve
as a mediator between doctors, hospitals
and insurance companies. He said the
situation has shown improvement since
formation of the committee.
Speaks at A irport
Wednesday night he spoke at a meetDecember, 1956
ing of District 12, Texas Ass0ciation of
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons,
held at the Flying Chef restaurant at the
county airport.
Wednesday Dr. Russell spoke to students at Lamar Tech on vocational guidance. Tuesday noon he spoke at the
Silsbee Lions dub luncheon, and Tuesday fligmt l!o the directors of Doctors'
hosjpital in Groves.
The executive committee of Mughen
School for Crippled Children was his
audience Monday night, and Monday
aftemoon he talked to t11e staff of Doctors' hospita~ and ofifice nurses of area
osteopathic physicians.
Unnecessary hospitalization of pati(mts could result eventually in forcing
premiums to go so high that the system
of voluntary health insurance could not
continue to function, Dr. Russell stated.
The public, doctors, hospitals, and insmance companies' p€!rsonnel all contnbute some of the abuses which could
destroy the voluntary system, the doctor
pointed out.
Me stated, "People don't rush to collect on their life or fire insurances, but
l@t them buy a hospitalization insurance
policy, and if they sneeze or have a toeache, they want to go to the hospital."
Doctors contribute their bit toward
weakening the system when they send
patients to hospitals unnt"cessarily, to
convenience thems@lves, rather than because the patient actually needs treatment and care he could get only in a
hospital.
Hospitals which charge patients the
maximum amount allowed in their policies, even if more than the hospital's
customary charge are doing their part in
tearing down the system.
And finally, there are the incompetent
or unscrupulous representatives of insurance companies who misrepresent the
provisions of policies.
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American College of Osteopathic
Obstetricians and Gynecologists to Meet
The annual convention of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians
and Gyn<'=cologists will be held in Philadelphia February 18 through 20, 1957
at the Bdlevu€-Stratford Hotel. Previous to the meeting of the College, the
American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology will hold its annual
meeting, and followin,g the convention,
the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
will hold a post-graduate course in obstetrics and gynecology.
Professional program will contain
both obstetrics and gym:cology. Some of
the subjects to be discussed are as follows: Diabetes and Pregnancy, Pediatric
and Adolescent Gynecological Endocrinology, Psychosomatic Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Physician's Role in PreMarital Counseling, Prevention of Preg-
nancy Wastage due to Erythroblastosis
Foetalis, Psychosomatic Aspects of Practice, Sub-clinical Cerebral Trauma of
the New Born, Breech Deliveries, Hypnosis, its Use and Application in Obstetrics.
Several new innovations will be used
tbli·s year; one being a breakfast roundtable discussion on "Care of the New
Born Infant, " a special dinner for the
discussion of hospital obstetrical and
gynecological problems will also be held.
Some of the subjects to be discussed will
be in the form of panels while others
will be individual presentation .
Social activities will again be one of
the highlights of the program with the
annual banquet being the greatest highlight. Daacing and entertainment will
also be featured one of the evenings.
Named to New Post
ics and is a candidate to the American
College of Osteopathic Surgeons for
certification in orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Charles M. Hawes, recently named to the post of chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at the Kirksville OsteopMhic Hospital and Cliaic,
has assumed his new duties.
Dr. Hawes was graduated from the
Kirksville College of Osteopathy amcl
Surgery in 19'44. He did his preosteopathic study at Texas Technological
College at Lubbock, T exas.
Following graduation, Dr. Hawes
served an internship at Sparks Hospital
in Dallas, Texas then established practice in Denison, Texas. In 1949, he
began a two-year residency in general
surgery at Dallas General Hospital in
Dallas, Texas and completing that he
went on to Detroit Osteopathic Hospital , D etroit, Michigan, for a two-year
residency in orthopedic surgery. Since
19 5 3, he has served on the surgical staffs
of Dallas Osteopathic Hospital and Fort
Worth Osteopathic Hospital.
Dr. H awes is a member of the America n Osteopathic Academy of OrthopedPage 16
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Kirksville Elects Trustees
Two new trustees were elected and a
member reelected at the annual meeting
/
of the Board of Trustees of the Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
in October.
The new members are Dr. W. D.
Henceroth of Grove City, Ohio, who
succeeds Dr. Ralph S. Licklider of Columbus, Ohio, and Dr. J. 0. Carr of
Marceline, Missouri, who succeeds Dr.
D. A. Squires of Fulton, Missouri .
Reelected Trustee was Mr. Floyd L.
Collop of Kirksville, first elected in
1950 and reelected in 1953.
Dr. C. Robert Starks of Denver, Colorado was elected vice-chairman to succeed Dr. Squires in the post. Dr. A. C. 1it'
Johnson of Detroit was reelected Board
Chairman and Mr. Frank R. Truitt of
Kirksville was reelected secretary
D ecember, 1956
•
HONORED
H. Murphy Webb,
D.O.
. Houston , Texas
William V. Durden,
D.O.
Houston, Texas
Dr. H. Murphy Webb and Dr. WiiLam V. Durden were elected to membership in the College of Surgeons.
Executive Secretary
Visits District 12
On November 26, the executive secretary began a three-day publi c relations
visitation in District 12 for the com mitte
on Publi c and Professional Welfare.
This proved to be a most interesting
and valuable district contact.
The morning was spent in conference
with the administrators, doctors, and employed staff of the Doctors Hospital in
reference to hospital problems. This
hospital has been in operation for approximately six months under the ownership of nine doctors and of course had
many complications and problems to
straighten out. The executive secretary
sincerely hopes that his visit to the hospital and his advice will prove valuable
to this splendid institution which is
operating in the interest of the public.
At 3:00 p.m. on November 26, the
executive secretary spoke before the entire employed staff of the hospital and
t·o doctor's nurses, and assistants who
attended this meeting. His talk was well
received as it dealt not only with the
hospital but also with doctors, nurses,
and secretaries.
That evening, the executive secretary
had an engagement to speak before the
December, 1956
executive committee of the Hughes
Home for Crippled Children. Fortunately, there were other interested persons
and the audience soon grew to about 15.
This institution is devoted to the care of
crippled children and is rendering an
invaluable service to the people of
Texas. There seems to have been some
misunderstanding as to the osteopathic
physicians and their relationship to this
institution. While the executive secretary was supposed to speak to this group
for only 30 minutes, the meeeting lasted
until after 9:00 p.m. The meeting was
most successful and appreciated by the
executive committee of the home as well
as by the members of the osteopathic
profession.
On Tuesday morning, November 25,
the executive secretary again reported to
the Doctors Hospital to check into records in preparation for a talk to the
directors of the hospital.
At noon, he spoke before the mem-
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bers of the Silsbee, Texas Lion 's Club
and was enthusiastically rece ived. Following this talk, the executive secretary
visited with several doctors in their offices.
That evening he met with the owners
and directors of the Doctors Hospital
from 7 :30 p.m. until midnight, discussing the management and operation of
hospitals, and the necessity for certain
procedures in the interest of insurance
and the public. He stressed the fact that
the hospital should by all means become registered immediately.
Wednesday morning, November 26,
was spent visiting other doctors in their
offices, and at 2 :00 p.m. the executive
secretary spoke before the science class
of the Lamar Jr. College, following
which he continued his visits to doctors
offices. That evening he addressed the
members of District 12 and the Auxiliary of the district.
Your executive secretary feels that
this was a worthwhile visitation from
which much good will come to District
1 2 and to the profession .
Miss Archanna Morrison to
Address General Practitioners
February 24, 1957
Miss Archanna Morrison, a well
known lecturer in dental and medical
economics will present a lecture covering the economic phases of office management. Miss Morrison has spent many
years in this field, has written a text
book on the subject for denti sts, is a
member of the fa culty of several leading
eastern universities, and has given
courses to dentists in office management
throughout the nation. We have been
fortunate in securing her to appear on
,t eminar in office and personnel management to be held at the Rice Hotel,
in Houston, Sunday, February 24, 1957,
under the joint auspices of the Texas
ociety of General Practi tioner in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery and the
Harris County Society of 0 teopathic
P.1ge 1
Medici ne. This seminar will be an outstanding opportunity for every doctor
and his office and nursing personnel to
obtain training.
NATIONAL SECURITY LIFE
and Accident Insurance Company
1603 MAIN STREET
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November 19, 1956
Dr. Phil R. Russell
51 2 Bailey Street
Fort Worth, Texas
D ear Dr. Russell :
Your letter addressed to Mr. Armstrong is rece ived for which we thank
you.
In our previous correspondence, we
stressed that we felt we were taking a
liberal attitude in accepting the osteopathic hospitals registered with the
American Osteopathi c Association under
our policies stipulating that only hospitalization in hospitals recognized by the
Ameri ca n Hospital Association of the
American Medical Association is covered.
After considering the matter thoruughly, we do not see where we can
alter our previous handling. However,
when the hospitals are recognized and
registered by the American Osteopathic
Association, we would appreciate your
advising us, should this occurr prior to
the issue date of your annual Directory.
We have expressed our appreciation
numerous times for your splendid cooperation. Please advise when we can
reciprocate at any time.
Yours truly,
L.
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Claim Department
Finishes Post-Graduate Courses
Dr. H azen V. Anderson of Colorado
Springs, Colorado has just finished a
two-week post-graduate course in cardiology. Dr. Anderson , a 1935 KCOS
Graduate did his work with Dr. D avid
W. Boone, division of cardiology, of the
K irksvi lle Osteopathic Hospital.
December, 1956
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Washington News Letter
Defense Policy on Commissions
November 5, 1956
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Section 201 (g) of the Army-NavyPublic Health Service Medical Officer
Procurement Act of 1947, as amended
by the Act of July 24, 1956, providing
for commissioning of doctors of osteopathy in the Medical Corps of the Armed Services, calls for implementary regulations first by the Secretary of Defense
and then by the Seo:etaries of the three
Services .
Enclosed is copy of the implementary
regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of Defense, under date of October 24,
1956. You will note that of the six requirements of the · Defense policy, the
first three are takeJ.:l verbatim from the
law and the remaining three are superimposed by D efense under authority of
the law.
Before commissions for D.O.s can be
available, however, it will be necessary
for the Secretaries of the three Services
to amend their respective regulations in
consonance with this October 24th Defense Secretary policy.
Indications are that additional months
will intervene before the individual Secretaries act. In the meantime, applicants
will undoubtedly continue to be informed that their applications cannot be considered until such time as implementary
regulations are established by the Service involved.
Department of Defense
lllStruction
Number: 1205.2
Date: October 24, 1956
Subject: Appointment of Doctors of Osteopathy as Medical Officers.
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this instruction is to
implement the provisions of Public Law
THE AMERICAN SAVINGS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Old Line-Legal Reserve
DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY ARE PRIVILEGED TO SUPPORT
A LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Designed to Benefit
Profess io nal Education
Ll FE IN SURANCE PLANS AVAILABLE
Ordinary
Endowment
Limited Pay
Term
Mortgage Cancellation
Retirement
Ed uca t ion
Family Income
BUY TO BUILD-FROM THE COMPAN Y WITH A PURPOSE
THE AMERICAN SAVINGS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
a Di vision of the
MEDICAL FOUNDATION INVESTMENT CORPORATION
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Home Address:
3810 Almeda
Housto n 4, Texas
December, 1956
Tel.: JA6-1501
Mail Address:
P. 0 . Box 8445
Hou st on 4, Texas
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763, 84th Congress, relating to the appointment or clodors of ost;eopathy as
medical officers.
II. POLICY
In the interest of obtaining maximum
uniformity, the foUowing criteria an~
established for the app<i»intment of doii:to-rs of osteopathy as medical officers:
To be elig~bJe for appointmemt as
Medical Corps officers in the Army amd
Navy or designated as ooedical 0ffice£s
ilil tlle Air Fmce, a cloctor of osteopathy
must:
1. Be a citizen of the United States;
:2. Be a graduate of a college {!lf oste0pathy whose graduates an~ eligible ~or li:censure to pt:actice medicine OF surgery in a majority of
the States, at:J.d be licensed to p£actice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy in ome of the States oF Territolfies of the UID i~ed States or in
the District of Columbia;
3. Possess such qualifications as the
Secretary concerned may prescribe
fe>r nis service, after considering
the recommendations for such appointment by the Surgeon Gem~ral
of the Army or the Air Force ot:
the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy;
4. Have completed a minimum of
three ( 3) years college work prior
to entrance into a coUe~e of osteopathy;
5. Have completed a four-year course
with a degree of Doctor of Osteopathy from a school of osteopathy
approved by the American Osteopathic Association; and
6. Have had subsequent to gt:aduation
from an approved school of osteopathy 12 months or more of intern or residency training approved by the American Osteopathic
Association.
Frank B. Berry, M.D.
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health and Medical)
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November 13, 1956
Enclosed is copy of Defense Regulations implementing the Dependents'
Medical Care Act 0f Ju!!Je 7, 1956 (Public law 569), effective December 7,
1956, as published in the November 8,
195~, issue of the FecleFal Register. The
program, popularly known as Medicare,
pFovides for use of civilian facilities for
hospitalization and Felated medical care
only of the spouses and dependent children of active-duty members of the uniformed services who do not have access
to Government medical facilities.
Sim:e the program essentiaHy depends
on hospitalization, it will involve little
if any osteopathic services in States
other than those having osteopathic hospitals supplying general medical and
surgical services. For that reason, participation is restricted to unlimited practitioners and hospitals staffed by unlimited practitioners. Note the definitions of "Physician" and "Hospital" in
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the Regulations.
The Act calls for negotiation of contracts for civilian services, and the Army
is Rxecutive Agent for the purpose. In
vi.ew of invoJved record-keepin.g, claim
processing, a.nd fiscal op<'!rations, and
the d@nmitions of "Phy£ician" and "Hospital," abov€-mentiof!lerd, the Government at this stage felt ~t expedient to
letr only one contrali:t for pfofessional or
hospital seFvices, as the cas€ may Joe, for
a given geographical area. In other
words, a. contractor for a given gcwgraphical area has to assume responsibility for proc€ssing the bills of both
M.D.s and D.O.s for professional services or for medical alil.d osteopathic hospitals, as the case may be.
Private insurance companies are contracting to handle hospital bills in N.
Dak., S. Dak., Neb., Kans., Okla., Tex.,
Minn., Ia ., Mo., Ark., La., Wise., Ill.,
Ind. , S. C., Ga., and Fla . In the remaining States Blue Cross is the contractor.
Each such contractor agrees to provide "ti
all hospitals (as defined in the Regulations) within the geopra phi cal area of
the contract with adequate information.
D ecember, 1956
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Th€ State medical sooet1€S are contracbn£ ( li) to 1Wcemrage physicjarrs
(as d€fined in the Regulations) to participat€, and ( 2) to maintaifl commiEtees, wh€tre t€quired, to r€view wm.phimts. Wli€re such coJ:Emittees hav€
frlO cognizam:e o.f the subject matt€~r or
over the physician invol"Ved, the matter
will be forward€d to the Go¥ernment
for comid€raJtion. In tfu12 same contract
Blue Shield' undertakes to supply physkians (as d€fined in th€ Regulations)
with cmremt information and to process
afld pay physicians' bills, and rendel'
monthly invoices a.nd provide budgetary,
statisticaL or proc€ssing cost information
to the Gov12mment. The same fee schedttl€s will apply to M.D.s and D.O.s.
Contracts am forr D€cember 7, 1956, to
June 30, 195 '7 , sUJbject to renegotiation.
Dif.liicw.ltries flOt resolved at till€ local
orr Stat€ levd should be bwught tro the
att€ntiom of fhe AOA Department 0f
Public Relations.
General Electric Installs
New X-Ray Machine
A new weapon against dis€ases has
be€-n installed atr the Kirksville Osteopatlflic Hospital and Clinic. It is a Regeflt X-ray DiagJj}ostic Unit recently
installed and put into use.
The new x-ray machine is designed to
provide a wide range of se£vices frot;n
x-ray pictures for diagnosing many illnesses and injuries to obs€rving directly
the intricate internal organs by means or£
its fluoroscopic equipment. It contains
many special features such as auto.t'Da.tic,
spot-film devic€, which makes it possible
feF the radiologist to take x-ray films
while fluoroscoping the paritmt. The
new x-ray unit was sl!lpplied and imstalled by the General Electrtc Company.
Abstracts
D.O.
The Peutz Syndrome: M;elanin Spots of
Peculiar Distribution Associated with
PolyposiJ-G. F. Klostermann
Schweiz Med. WSCHR 86(1956) P51.
LOUIS GUS':FAVIE MANCUSO,
A very i n.~tetresting case is described
showing the association of th€ penrhar
pigmentation <'>f the skim and mu_cous
with intestinal p®lyposis. Photographs
sfugw the characteristic distribution of
small pi,!gment spots involving the oral
mucos and vermilliom border. The face
on the cheeks, eyes aadl mouth and the
extemor surfaces @f the joints of the
limbs show pigrneatration. It is however
1rnost constant im. the oral mucosa.
lt was the authors patient and there
were net any syruptems he>wever there
was rad:iograpbiic evidence of po'lYl%·
Many of the 60 cases described in me<Thica 1 literature had marked symptoOOJ.s of
trhe in~estriro.al tract with a marhd pre•hLection of polyps of the 1ejumeum.
It is to be notecl at this time that
MY COST ATIN is the first aBtibiotic to
show unquestionable and constant effects
e>n expe•imero.tal Histoplasmosis without
causing toxic effects. This was discussed
in a: paper by; E. Dmuhet, ]. Schwarz
and E. Bingham. (Anti-biotics a.l!ld
Chemothe!iapy. 6-23-35, Jan. 1956.
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X-Ray Equipment & Supplies
X-RAY SALES & SERVICE CO.
2800 THANNISCH ST.
C. A. McGEE
Decembt'! r, 1956
~ORT
WORTFI, TEXAS
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Osteopathic Physician Honored
Ralph M. Connell, D.O.
Dr. Ralph M. Connell was named the
Outstanding Kiwanian for 1956 by the
North-Dallas Park-Cities Kiwanis Club
and awarded a Bronze Plaque for his
outstanding work for the year.
He is a member of the board of the
club and also a past president of the
Kiwanis Club in Davis, Oklahoma.
Good Locations
WHITEHOUSE, Smith County, Texas:
Population 1000 with a trade area of
3000. Needs good osteopathic physician. 10 miles south of Tyler, Texas. 3 miles from new $15,000,000
GE plant which will employ 1500
persons. Modern conveniences. Good
schools and churches.
If interested, contact W. W. Rousseau, Whitehouse Pharmacy, Whitehouse, Texas.
FRANKSTON, Anderson County Texas: Population about 1300 with large
trade territory in all directions. Good
churches, schools, strong bank. Good
hospital in Tyler and one in Athens.
N ew dam to start soon on Neches
River about 3V2 miles from Frankston . Ranchers, farmers, pulp wood
and lumber, an oil well two miles
from town.
Brand new office building built for
doctor' office per doctor 's speciftcations-7 rooms and bath, a lavatory in
P.1ge
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each room except two waiting rooms ,
one for whites and one for colored
people, and 4 treatment rooms.
Complete prescription drug store
in business for over 55 years and
people will assist in every way in
getting doctor established. Town has
always had two doctors but only one
now, of middle age and does not care
to make house calls which is necessary
at times.
If interested contact P. W. Burtis
Jr., % Burtis-Garner Drug Co.,
Frankston, Texas.
KCOS Founder's Day
A record attendance of 170 marked
the Founder's Banquet, October 16,
opening Founder's Day observance
which continued through the 17th. Classes of 1906 and 1931 were honored at
the banquet. Features of the second day
included the convocation at which President Morris Thompson delivered his
annual report on affairs of the college
and Dr. R. C. McCaughan, pre>ident
elect of the Kirksville Osteopathic
Alumni Association delivered the
Founder's Day address. Both speakers
emphasized the place of leadership the
college holds in osteopathic education
and the history of the healing arts and
urged an increased support of all osteopathic colleges which must include public support at federal, state and local
levels.
A unique feature really opened the
annual celebration on the event of the
15th when KOAA President Margaret
Raffa and Junior Delegate at Large Paul
E. Wilson, met with members of the
Student Academy of Applied Osteopathy and other students to a total of
more than 100 for a sess ion on osteopathic manipulative technic. The event
attracted so mu ch favorable attention
that it bids fair to become a regular
event in the annual observance of
Founder's Day.
D ecember, 195 6
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Auxiliary District One
Mrs . Jerry 0. Carr of Fort ~orth,
Texas, President of the Auxtltary to
Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons was the guest of
Auxiliary to District One Association of
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons on
Sunday afternoon, November 11 , at the
home of Mrs . E. H. Mann in Amarillo.
Her talk before the group was an inspirational one in which she stressed
community responsibilities, and told of
the work with scholarship projects. During the business meeting, at which Mrs.
Glen Robinson, o( Happy, President,
presided, the 195 7 Osteopathic Child
Health Clinic was discussed, and ways
tr~ of making money were considered. The
program consisted of a roll call, under
the direction of Mrs. E. W. Cam, program chairman, with each member telling of something interesting and new
about the Osteopathic profession.
Prior to this meeting the auxiliary had
enjoyed dinner with the doctors at the
XIT Room of the Herring Hotel. Dr.
E. W. Cain, President of District One
Association of Osteopathic Physicians
and Surgeons presided. Dr. J. Francis
Brown introduced Mr. Cal Farley, director of Amarillo 's famed Boy's Ranch.
Mr. Farley told of the vocational program being pursued at the Ranch in
connection with the building expansion,
and in particular of the new dormitory
unit where the boys are doing all the
building-under direction- from surveying to completion. When they are
old enough to leave the Ranch , they are
equiped to hold good jobs. There are
now some 228 boys at the Ranch from
38 states, and a long waiting list for
others who would like to come, but must
wait for additional accommodations to
be completed. About sixty percent of the
boys at the Ranch had been previously
D ecember, 1956
in some sort of trouble. Dr. Glen Scott
introduced Dr. Lester Tavel, of Houston, President-elect of the Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and
Surgeons who spoke briefly to the
group. He addressed the doctors, later,
during their meeting.
In addition to Mrs. Carr, guest, there
were seventeen members of District One
Auxiliary present: Mesdames E. H.
Mann, J. H . Chandler, L. V. Cradit,
Don Eakin, Lester Vick, Eugene Augter, Glenn Scott, J. Francis Brown, Raymond Mann, Maurice Mann, W. R.
Ballard, E. W. Cain, E. L. Rossman, and
John Kemplin, all of Amarillo, Glen
Robinson of Happy, Robert Clayton, of
Follett, and John London, of Groom.
The next meeting will be held the
second Sunday in February, 195 7.
PORTER CLINIC
HOSPITAL
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
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G. G. PORTER, D. 0.
L. J . LAUF, D. 0.
HARLAN 0. L. WRIGHT, D. 0.
S. G. MacKENZIE, D. 0.
J. WALTER AXTELL. D. 0.
R. E. SEVERIN, D. 0.
F. 0. HARROLD, D. 0.
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Dr. Robert Clayton and family have
moved to Follett, Texas-Amarillo's
loss, but good wishes for success go with
them.
Mrs. Raymond Beck recefltly underwent minor surgery at the Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital. She is progressing
nicely.
Dr. Lester J. Vick won a new 1956
Plymouth sedan, on a mofley-raising project of the Americam Business Club recently. Dr. Earle Mann won a nice sum
of money for selling Dr. Vick the winning ticket. How about that!
During her visit to Amarillo, Mrs.
Jerry Carr, President of Auxiliary to
Texas Assoc~ation 0f Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons was house guest of
Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Vick.
George Vick, son of Dr. and Mrs. L.
J. Vick has jo•ined the Dominican Order
and is located in Ross, California. He
returned in July from St. Maximin,
France, where he had studied for the
past three years at Ecole of Theology.
The Amarillo Osteopathic family is
happy to welcome Dr. and Mrs. Eugene
Augter, and sons, Gary and Gregory.
Dr. Augter recently finished a residency
in general surgery at Osteopathic Hospital and Conley Maternity Hospital in
Kansas City, Missouri. The Augters
live at 116 Wayside Drive, Amarillo,
and Dr. Augter' s fine new office is in
the West Hills Center.
Mrs. John L. Witt, of Groom, took
a group of young people (including son
Dan) to the A.C.C. Homecoming at
Abilene, the weekend of November 10.
Sandra London , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John London, also of Groom, was
with the group, and visited her sister,
Sylvia, sophmore student at Abilene
Christian College.
Dr. Glen Robinson, of Happy, enjoyed a weekend of lake fishing at Cheretta, New Mexico, in September. He
returned with a good catch, and one
18Y<I inch rainbow trout. Dr. Robinson
holds the title of "His Honor-the
Mayor" of Happy - the " little town
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without a frown." He was appointed to
fill an unexpired term.
Dr. E. L. Rossman had minor surgery
by Dr. L. J. Vick in Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital, recently.
Dr. and Mrs. Earle H. Mann, and Dr.
and Mrs. Raymond Mann have returned
from an interesting trip which included
the convention of the American College
of Osteopathic Surgeons held in Detroit,
Michigan, October 29-31 . On the way
home they stopped for a visit in Kansas
City, Missouri, and also went through
the new hospital wing at Tulsa. While
they were gone, Mrs. Raymond Mann 's
mother, Mrs. Burt Coate of Pharr, Texas
did the baby-sitting honors, keeping an
eye on Bobby and Steve Mann for two
weeks.
Glenn R. Scott, D.O. flew to Detroit,
Michigan wh€'re he attended the convention of the American Osteopathic
College of Anesthesiologists October 27
-November 2.
John Robert Cain, son of Dr. and
Mrs. E. W. Cain was recently initiated
into Alpha Epsilon Delta, national honorary fraternity for pre-medical students.
He is also a memoer of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, social fraternity, and Phi Eta
Sigma, scholastic fraternity . John Robert "Jackie" Cain is a junior student
at Oklahoma University, Norman, Oklahoma.
Mrs. John Kemplin is attending class
at Amarillo Center of West Texas State
College, working on her M .A. degree.
Mrs. John London is continuing study,
by correspondence this semester, towards
a B.A. degree at W .T.S.C. Mrs. J. H .
Chandler received her M . Ed. degree at
W€'st Texas State College, Canyon, Texas, last August 24.
The Auxiliary to District Oie, under
the direction of Jo Mann (Mrs. Raymond) plans to sell engagement calendars, the profits to go into the treasury
for the assistance of the Osteopathic
Child Health Clinic.
A post-graduate course in advanced
ophthalmological surgery at the College
of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons,
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Los Angeles, which was limited to fif.
teen certified specialists in this field, was
attended by Dr. L. V. Cradit. The course
held September 24 to October 6, was
conducted by a not€d professor of Ophthalmology from Paris University, in
Milan, Italy,
Dr. Cradit was able to observe some
of the construction of the new 500 bed,
$10 million hospital, which Los Angeles
County is building for the Osteopathic
Unit of the County Hospital. The Osteopathic profession is well represented
in Southern California, from a hospital
standpoint, there being thirteen Osteopathic Hospitals in the Los Angeles
area, alone. Both state and county
funds, and public subscriptions have
made these hospitals possible.
FLORA CHANDLER (MRs.
J.
H.)
Reporter
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Auxiliary District Five
Dr. and Mrs. Myron Magen have returned to Iowa and I'm sure all their
Dallas friends and associates wish them
every success.
Congratulations to Dr. Ralph Connell,
who just this we~k was awarded the
Kiwanis Bronze Plaque for the outstanding member of 1956. Dr. Connell is a
member of the North Dallas-Park Cities
Kiwanis Club and was elected to the
board of directors for the coming year.
This is not only a personal tribute to
Dr. Connell but to the profession as
well.
Dr. and Mrs. M. V. Gafney attended
the Surgeons Convt5ntion in Detroit.
There's no escaping a certain number
of broken bones where small boys are
concerned.
Among the casual ties are: Johnny
Sl
Baldwin-£ ractured arm, Joe De Petris
-fractured shoulder.
We are happy to report that our reD ecember, 1956
cent rummage sale was a huge success.
I cannot say how much time and effort
was expended in planning the sale but
our super saleswomen sold out in 3
hou(s!
Your reporter hopes she will be forgiven for a bit of neglect. I have been
suffering from moving into a new home,
two sick children and two sets of house
guests.
EDNA M. KRATZ
Publicity
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Auxiliary District Ten
Dr. and Mrs. Brown of Idalou have
just returned from visits with former
classmates. They spent some time with
Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Blackburn, Indianapolis, Indiana, and with Dr. and Mrs.
Homer Harris, Dayton, Ohio. Then
they continued on to Kansas City, Missouri, for a visit with Dr. Brown's family. This was a "just for fun" trip.
Guests in the Brown home recently
were daughter Ann and a friend from
Dallas. The Browns are anticipating lots
of company for Christmas; so they are
adding another room to their home.
Mayor and Mrs. Wright of Sundown
have two new riding horses. That
sounds interesting. If you call Lynn and
get no answer, call a little later. She is
probably down the road feeding the
horses and will be back soon. We of
District 10 are proud of what Dr. and
Mrs. Wright are doing in Sundown.
Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Parker are among
th€ fortunate ones who are expecting
company for Christmas. Mrs. Parker's
mother, Mrs. Jenness Apspach, from
South Bend, Indiana, is planning to
spend Christmas with them.
Dr. and Mrs. Nobles plan to go to
Dallas for Christmas. Going home for
Christmas, or having home folks come
are equally nice.
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DISTRICt ONE
The meeting of DistFict 1 was held
held at the Herring Hotel on Novemb12r
10, 1956. Mr. Cal Farley, founder and
President of "Boy's Ranch," spoke to
the ~roup on the work bein~ done at
Boy's Ranch. Dr. Lester Tavel, President-deGt of the 'fAOPS, spoke to the
group on "Tumors of the Rec;:tal Area."
Election was held and the new cgff,ic;:ers
of the di·strict are as follows:
President _____ ____ __ __ _E. H. Mann, D.O.
President-elect __ L. V. Cradit, D.O.
Vice-President E. R. Mayer, Jr., D.O.
Sec.-Treastrre.r __ ___ _R. E. Mann, D.O.
Delegates _____ __ ____ L. V. Cradit, D .O.
E. H. Mann, D.O.
J. P. Price, D.O.
G. L. Robinsoill, D.O.
Alternate Odegates:
E. R. Mayer, Jr., D.O.
J. F. Brown, D.O.
L. J. Vick, D.O.
E. W. Cain, D.O.
Dr. Robert Clayton and family have
moved to Follett, Texas. We hear that
he is very popular and is receiving enthusiastic support from the people of
that area. Dr. Clayton was previously
associated with Dr. Ed Rossman in Amarillo.
Drs. Raymond Beck, Maurice Mann,
John Kemplin and John Witt are attending the seminar at Austin on December
7-8.
Marjorie Ann Cloninger was killed
instantly in a car-truck collision north
of Amarillo November 27. Marjorie
was the daughter of Roy Cloninger of
Amarillo, a prominent insurance man
and member of the Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital Board of Trustees. Our sinPage 26
cere sympathy is extended to the Cloninger family and ft-iends.
The annua1 Christmas party of the
Amari11G Osteopathic Hospital staff will
be held at the Amarillo Country Club on
December 18.
Dr. Joe Suderman of McLean will be
host to the Groom Osteopathic Hospital
staff December 11. Gm~sts will be the
mayor, city councilmen, druggists and a
:representative newspaperman, all from
McLean.
Mr. J. L. Davis is doing a fine job as
our new hospital administrator here in
Amarillo. The new bookkeeping system
is going smoothly. Redecoration and remodeling of the hospital is progressing
steadily.
Dr. Cain has smffered a very sore
shemlder sit1e:e his return fr0m Utah. We
understamd his horse had something to
do wi·th it.
Dr. Dick Mayer visited his brother,
Dr. Ed Mayer, Jr., in Amarillo over the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharron French, parents
of Mrs. Don Eakin, were guests of the
Eakins over Thanksgiving.
We are sorry to hear that Dr. London
is hospitalized in Amarillo Osteopathic
Hospital. Hope he is up and around
soon.
Dr. Glen Robinson's sister is also hospitalized in Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital.
The R. E. Manns and E. H. Manns
thoroughly enjoyed the Detroit convention. Several days were spent in Kansas City on the way home.
Dr. Scott and the Manns saw Minnesota upset Michigan at Ann Arbor before attending the Surgeons and Anesthesiologist's Convention at Detroit.
R. E. Mann, D .O.
Secretary, District 1
December, 1956
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DISTRICT THREE
Your reporter herewith extrends his
sincere apologies to Dr. K. E. Ross, who
appeared on the panel on burns at the
last meeting of the East Texas Osteopathic Association held in Winnsboro.
It was erroneously reported that Dr. Jim
Calabria, of Dallas, participated on this
panel. Dr. Ross replaced Dr. Calabria
at a late date, and the news had already
been reported to the journal. Dr. Ross'
efforts contributed heavily to a highly
successful and extremely informative
program that so many members missed.
The Secretary had failed to send notices
of the meeting, but spent several hours
(and quite a few dollars of his personal
money) on the telephone Friday night
and Saturday morning before the meeting to be sure all regularly attending
members were informed of the meeting.
in
District 3 was well represented at the
post-graduate course in Austia early this
month. We all missed Dr. Coats, who
had to attend the Medical Board meeting in Fort Worth that week-end.
Dr. Tom Gilchrist, our regular paying
member from across the state line in
Shreveport? r~ports. that he spent
ThanksglVlng m Illmois enjoying the
snow and rabbit hunting. Dr. and Mrs.
Jones attended the Surgeons Convention in Detroit in October and on the
way home visited Niagra Falls, and
came down thru West Virginia, where
they visited friends. They rested up
from their vacation for a few weeks and
then left DecerBber 1 for Estherville
Iowa, where they visited Dr. Jones~
parents.
Dr. Alan Fisher reports that he is progressing steadily on his project of en-
dermatoses
eczema
pruritus
diaper rash
external ulcers
(traumatic, diabetic, varicose)
wounds
burns
Almost complete
healing with
Panthoderm Cream
applied twi ce
dally, covered with
sterile gauze, for
thr·ee weeks.
u.s. vitamin corporation
Casimir Funk Laboratories, Inc., (aff,iliate)
250 East 43rd Street, New York 17, N.Y.
D ecember, 1956
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couraging all D.O.'s to have a pnysical
examination onc@a year.
Dr. R. B. Bun.n reports that he has
not been. called! to active duty, bUtt has
merely been assigned to a reserve lHilit
He applied for " ready reserve" status,
which required a physical examination,
for' whicn the examinin.g M .D. in Kilgore, Texas, charged him $4.00 (Dr.
Fisher: please not@ that Dr. Bunn is the
first D.O. to follow your advice ancl
have a physical).
A special news iotem hom Mt. Pleasant ind·icates that the Mary Leigh Legg
School of Vocationai Nursing, which is
operated in conjunction with ~nd by the
Currey Clinic and Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, is enjoying much success. The second class of this school recently took
the State examinations, and one of the
students had an average of 95.6, and
was on.e of tme top ten 1n. the state. The
school itself ranked among the to·)p 1 ~
in the state. The third dass is fnlOW €nrolled, with eleven studmts. Mrs. Golda George, R.N., chief imtructor, has
just completed some additional training
ilil the school for instructors at the University of Texas in Austin. .
Dr. Palmore CuH€y, who forgot about
the last meeting of district 3, reGently
gave a talk on Men..tal Health tlo tlh.e
members of the " Fin.e Arts Club" C>f
Mt. Pleasant. Next time he will talk on
"How to ImpFove Your Memory. "
Dr. Henry Hensley, of Big Sandy,
was recently seen in Tyler trying to find
some good samaritan to tow his Modd
T home. It seems he "tore up a rod,"
, whatever that means. He and the family spent the Thanksgiving holidays in
Odessa, where he went blue <quail hunting with his bow and arrow, but didn't
kill any. (How do these fellows find
time to go deer and quail hunting?)
Dr. Rahm recently performed his first
total gastrectomy. Everything came out
nicely, including about half the pancreas. His excuse was that the light over
the autopsy table wasn 't bright enoLigh.
Dr. J. W. McCorkle, the working
member of the team McCorkle & Jones,
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of Mineola, and his fami~y spent
Thanksgiving with his parents in Saratoga, Arkansas. (How does he find time
to go anywhere with Jones always runfi~ng around the col.!lntry ?)
The Wayne S.tniths have a few additional gray hairs, m will have soon,
since th.ey have their littLe grand-daughter with them. S<On Jerry will be home
from Kirksville for Christmas and reclaim her.
Dr. Ross recently operated on one of
Dr. Rahm' s old patients, and it turned
out to be an exceedingly interesting case,
but he won't wri•te it up for the journal
because he says nobody will believe it.
Mrs. Rahm and Ml,'s. Ross attended the
last meeting o£ district 3 at Winnsboro
and repent a m<Ost interesting discussion
on burns.
Merry Christmas to all.
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DISTRICT SIX
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The district was pleased to mav.e Drs.
Phil Russell an.d John L. Witt visit at
our last meeting. Dr. Witt pres<mted an
inte!lesting address.
The annLial business meeting was held
and the followin.g officers and delegates
were elected:
Dr. Loren R. Rohr __
President
Dr. James E. Cary . --·- Presicl.ent-elect
Dr. Jgs~ph S. Carpenter __ ___ Vice-Pres .
Dr. Patty J. :Bricker ____ Sec.-Treasurer
Ddegates:
Dr. Joseph S. Carpenter . __ Chairman
Dr. James E. Cary
Dr. Warren V. DiSantis
Dr. G. W. Thompson
Dr. J. Ralph Cunningham
Dr. Jack P. Leach
Dr. Loren R. Rohr
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry 0. Carr of Fort
Worth, attended the TCU-Rice football
game and an after-the-game buffet supper, sponsored by the auxiliary.
Dr. and Mrs. LePere visited their son
in London, England, an M.D., who is
taking post-graduate work.
D ecember, 1956
tl'
N ow that hunting season is here, on e
of th e biggest items of news is that D r.
Joe Car penter is actually going to open
h is of.ice a fe w days durin g D ecembe r.
Cal Lyons bagged onl y on e dee r during his Colorado hunting trip, whil e
wi f e Johnn ie got two.
R OBE RT
P.
K ELLY,
D .O.
Reporter
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DISTRICT SEVEN
D r. Schook took hi s moth er home to
Brooksfield, Misso uri . She was down
here for eye surge ry.
So far o nly Dr. Gord en Bec kwith got
h is deer. M any have tri ed but no luck.
D r. Tamez atten ded the T exas, A&M
game and then went fis hing. H ad extremely good luck.
D r. Dullye had the Staff Solial last
n ight. T hose of us who were the re had
t r~ a most en]·oya bl e eventn
· g.
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Dr. Va rdaman is coming alo ng rea l
fast. N ever re fu ses a hou se ca ll and is
always smiling. W e are indeed gl ad to
have him as on e of us.
s: nce I was able to get a good new
off:ce gi rl I'll try and get the news in
every month .
The greatest loss to District Seven and
esp ec iall y we in San Antonio is the passing away of Dr. I. T. Stowell. We all
know what a fin e man and doctor he
was and loved him . But his absen ce
makes us all the more aware of the place
he held amongst us.
We are p lanning to attend the Publ ic
H ealth Conference in Austin tomorrow .
w ALD EMA R D.
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D.O.
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DISTRICT EIGHT
Distri ct 8 met at Little Bob's Cafe,
Aransas Pass November 16, 1956. Our
state as ociation pres id ent, Dr. John L.
Witt, Groom, T exas and the executive
secretary, Dr. Phil Russe ll both gave inte res ting talk s.
M embers prese nt were : Drs. J. M .
A uten and Gladys Auten, Ingleside;
SUNLAND PHARMICAL CO .. LTD.
P . 0 . Box 5 I 8 7
SAN ANTONIO
Dtrc:mlx ·r, 1956
I, TEXAS
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Drs. John E. Kaye and Dr. W. N. Tinnetman, Aransas Pass; an-d Drs. Jim
Shy, Earl Elsea, T. M. Bailey, R. E. Bennett, .B. A. Burton, Sam Calise, Jack
Vinson, W. A. Jones, Fr€d Logan, J.
J. Shultz, D. R. Rich of Corpus Christi.
The ii!Gcto•FS and their wives enjoy€d
a: @inner together. During the District
meeting, the wives had a social roour.
Followin£ dil€ meeting, all preselil!t proceeded to the home gf Dr. and Mrs.
John E. Kaye for coffee.
Drs. T. M. Rowlett, Sam Calise and
Jack Vinc€nt have recently opened offices in CGrpus Christi.
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DISTRICT NINE
The NGvember meeting of district 9
was held November 15, at tbe home of
Dr. P. E. Pinkston of Victoria. Members present were the host, Drs. T. D.
Crews, J. BGyd, C. Booher, R. MoGrebead, H. Tann€n, T. StrattGn and J.
Burt.
Visitors indltded J. l.. Witt, D.O.,
president of tbe T.A.O.P.S. and P. R.
Russell, D.O., €Xemtive secretary, Dr.
Otey of Victoria who is new and not in
activ€ practice was also a guest.
Dr. Stratton open€d the meeting with
a report on his request for n~districting
so that district 9 would include many gf
th€ doctors who have taken part in our
district organizatiomal aotivities, some
of them fo·r many years. Dr. Pbil
brought our attention to the fact that
reOFganization of district boundries
could be affected only at the discretion
of the Board of Trustees meeting December 8 and 9. Representation from
each district will probably remain in the
ratio 1-26.
Dr. Phil was then given the floor for
bringing some news of organizational
importance and some new views on proposed measures for the advancement and
progress of the profession. Dr. Phil's
previous experiences in many of these
endeavors were reviewed with great interest and was of benefit to the group's
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thinkil'lg and attitudes. His views were
aw~pted. Dr. Phil's interest, straight
forwardness, and experience are a trem€ndous asset to our profession and our
district wishes to publically express our
appreciation for his work.
Dr. Phil then introduced Dr. Witt
and with great interest we heard his report <Df state and national orgalilizational
policy, progress, and future program
planning. Dr. Witt brought attentiem
to facts that were more deserving of
greater individual and group attention;
facts which we were all more or less
knew but were not fully aware of what
th€ scope and application of these policies mightr mean to our profess·ion in
the futme.
We wish to thank Dr. Wittt for the
very fine job he is doing a1:1d for being
our president and leader in Texas. We
aw proud of men of his caliber in the
osteopathic profession-they are our
botilders.
BdGre trhe meeting, the group assemb1ed at the hGJme of Dr. and Mrs. Pinkstal'! for cocktails and a trip a~ound
Gussie's wcmderful table of app€tizers.
Following which we moved to the cow.ntry club as the Pinkston's guests for a
delicious baked chicken dinner.
After dinner we returned to the
Pinkston manor for our meeting and
had so much fun it was roearly midnight
before we arrived home to find how
many house calls were yet to be made.
Here's wishing everyone A Happy
Yuletide and Bright New Year!
C. L. BoEHER, D.O. Secretary
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DISTRICT TEN
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District 10 of the Texas Association
0f Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
met with Dr. and Mrs. W. Brown at the
club house in Idalou, Texas, on Tuesday
evening November 27, 1956. The doctors and their wives enjoyed coffee and
doughnuts and talking. Business meet- t1
ings of both groups followed.
Dr. and Mrs. Kennith Gregory from
Comanche spent the weekend with Dr.
December, 1956
and Mrs. Fannin. Dr. Gregory, who is
interning in Comanche, is lookin g over
Texas for a possibl€ locat ion following
his internship .
Drs. McCorkle, Nobles, Wright, and
Brown will be among the doctors attending the Seminar in Austi n Friday
and Saturday.
Lubbock's new coliseum with its basketball games is a likely p lace .to find
the doctors these evenings. Seen en joying the games with Kansas State and
T .C. U. were Drs. D avidson, Abell , Dr.
and Mrs. James Fannin and Dr. and
Mrs. Horace Emery.
Osteopathic Physicians
Take Texas Boards
Six O steo pathic Physicians took the
examinations for Texas licenses given
by the Texas State Board of M edi cal
Examiners at the Hilton Hotel, Fort
tn.• Worth, Texas on Decembe r 6, 7, 8,
1956.
The exam in ees were: Dr. Dale P .
Bondurant, Dr. Phillip P. Saperstein ,
and Dr. James R. Winslow, graduates
of the Kansas City Co ll ege of Osteopathy and Surgery, Kansas C ity, Missour i; and Dr. Salvatore ]. Ca li se, Dr.
John R. Ruffle, and Dr. Lewi s R. Guenther, graduates of the Kirksvi ll e Co ll ege
of O steopathy and Surgery, Kirksv ill e,
Missouri.
Someone Has Said:
Oh where can I find a Cap for my
knee, and a key for the lock in my
hair? Can my eyes be called an academy ,
because there are pupils there?
In the crown of my head, what jewels
shine forth ? Who travels the brid ge of
my nosel
What can I use for shingling the roof
of my mouth? The nai ls f rom th e end
of my toes?
Can the crook in my elbow be sent to
si(\ jail ? And if so, what did it do?
....../
And where can I sharpen my should er blades? I'll be damed if I know , do
you?
D ecemb er, 1956
Good Public Relations
UNITED
FUND
314 Danc iger Bldg., Fort Worth,Texas, Phone EDS -3~73
November 20, 1956
To AU M embers of the Tarrant
County Osteopathic Association:
The O steopathic Section of the United Fund this year, under the leadership
of Dr. Elbert P. Carlton, was the first
section in the United Fund to exceed its
quota.
On behalf of the ent ire United Fund
of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, I
wish to express my appreciation to the
members of the Tarrant County Osteopathic Association for the outstanding
example which they set thi s year for the
entire community.
Very truly yours,
0. C. Carlson, President
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DALLAS , TEXAS
DANIEL D. BEYER, D. 0.
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Physician and Surgeon
OBSTETRICS
GENERAL PRACTICE
Pathologist
1800 Vaughn Blvd.
Phone JE 5-3234
FORT WORTH 5, TEXAS
ROBERT L. HODSHIRE, B. S., D. 0.
Physician and Surgeon
1509 Northwest 25th Street
FORT WORTH 6, TEXAS
G. STUKEY, D. 0.
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HOUSTON 15, TEXAS
DALLAS OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL
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Surgery. Urology
James A. Fannin , D. 0 .
General Pract ice
Obstetrics
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AND
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Practice limited to Proctology
4921 San Jacinto
Houston 4, Texas
Dt:~em bt: r , 1 ')~{,
Officers of the District Associations of the
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS, Inc.
DISTR ICT l
.... ........... ... ....................
President
.......................... President-Elect
...... Vice-President
......... Secretary-Treasurer
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
E. W. Cain , Amarillo .................... .
M. F. Achor , Hereford ... .
Earle H. Mann , Amar illo .
J. Francis Brown , Amarillo ...
Dr .
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
DISTRICT 2
Wallace S. Will iams, Fort Worth .
Raymond D. Fisher, Fort Worth ..
Carl E. Everett, Fort Worth ..................... .
Elbert P . Carlton, Fort Worth .
............ ....... ..... President
.. President-Eie<Ot
............. ....... . Vice-President
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
DISTRICT 3
Ralph A. 0. Kull, ,Winnsboro....... .................. .
Palmore Currey , Mount Pleasant
Joseph G. Brown , Tyler ..................... .
Charles C. Rahm. Brownsboro .... .
...................... ..... ...... Pcesi<ient
. Presiden t-Elect
....... Vice-President
Secretary-Treasurer
. . .... Secretary-Treasurer
DISTRICT 4
.................. Presi<ient
Dr. V. M ae Leopold, Odessa ..
Dr. Wiley B. Rountree, San Angelo
Secretary-Treas urer
DISTRICT 5
Dr. C . D. Ogilv i e~ , Dallas ............... ..
Dr. Augustus V. Manskey, lrvong ...... .
Dr. Carl 0. Haymes, Dall as
...... ..
Dt . James A. Vaughan Jr. , D all as ...
Dr. Myron S. lvlagen , Dallas .
President
.. . President-Elect
.. ................. Vice-President
........... Secretary
DISTRICT 6
Warre n V. DiSanti s, Galena Pa rk
John R. Horan, Hou ston ....................... .
Loren Rohr , Houston
......................... ..
Pa tti Jane Bricker , Houston
.. ....................... . ... President
.. ......................... Presidnt-Elect
.. ............................... Vice-President
Dr.
Dr .
Dr.
Dr.
DISTRICT 7
Dr. William J. Mosheim , San Antonio ........................ .
Dr. B. C. Ri chards, Aus!in ... ..
................... ..
Dr. Waldemar D. Schaefer, San Antonio ...
..... .................. Treasurer
............................ Secretary-Treasurer
Pres ident
...... . ... . .. Vice-President
..... .. ......... Secretary-Treasurer
DISTRICT 8
Dr. John M. Auten, Ingl eside ......
Dr . Lyle Earl Elsea, Corpus Chr isti
Dr . John E . Kaye, Aransas Pass
Pres ident
Vice-President
Secre tary
DISTRICT 9
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Carl R. Stratton, Cuero .....
Harry L. T annen , Weiner ..
J acques C. Burt, Moulton
..
Cla rence L. Booher, Blooming ton
Pres ident
.. .. PPes idcnt-Elect
Vice-President
..... ..... Secretary-Treasurer
DISTRICT 10
Dr. J ames A. Fannin , Lubbock.
Dr . William H. Brown , Id alou
Dr . J. W. Axtell , Lubbock
President
..
Vice-President
Secretary-Treasurer
DISTRICT 11
Dr . Owen Vowell , El Paso
Dr. Rudolfo C. Valdivi a, El Paso
Dr . Leroy H. L yons Jr. , El Paso ...
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President
Vice-Pres iden t
Secre tary-Treasurer
DISTRICT 12
Dr. Kenneth R. Watkins, Groves
Dr . Wayn e M. Steve nson, Vidor
Jack K. Taylor , Port Arthur ...
Pres ident
..... Vice-President
Secretary-Treasurer
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The star that guided the Wise Men of the East on the first
of all Christmases is symbolized by the Christmas Candle.
The mellow rays of this Christmas symbo l help to dispel
the darkness of despair, the gloom of doubt, the murk of
uncertainty, and it becomes a beacon of joy and hope for
all within the circle of its cheerful radiance.
To all our Doctor friends , it is our heart-felt wish that the
radiance of your Christmas candle will glow merrily upon
a scene of Christmas happiness and that it will foretell for
you a new year of good health, contentment and prosperity.
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