The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11
ST, CLAIRSV|LlE
st, GAINESVILLE
CLINIC To OPEN
FIRST DAY OF CHEST CLINIC OPEN
THIS MORNING IN HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING.
Clinic viii Be Hold Tomorrow AZ
Barresville-Other News From
Tho County Scat

Tho DiarnostIc Chest Clinic for Bel
mont County will be opened today.
Tuesday. July II. in tho High School
Building In 81. Cla!rsville. $40 A. NJ.
Wednesday IT will be held in the High
School Building IN BarnesTil!e.
This Is the twenty-s!Xth clinic held
in Ohio since a legislation appropria-
tion was made last year to prosecute
the work. Nearly all OF those eXamin-
ell at the previous clinics and found TO
be positive or suspicious cases Of tuber-
culos!s are under some kind OF treat
ment. either at home or IN the sanator-
ium This Is really the object OF the
clinic--to awaken the people 10 the I'M
portancc Of combating the disease In
rational manner
W" cannot train all adults 10 under
stand the technique of curing tuhcrcu-
lOsiS but We can educate them TO see
expert advice. The family physician IL
the logical person To diagnose and trent
every ,uhcrCulous person I'm belmont
County. but lie must he consulted In
tho carly stage Of tho disease If a cure
Is 30 he accomplished. 1t Is tho duty
OF every person and child who has h"cn
undulv exposed to tuberculosis at any
time during his Ne or II they arc in a
run down condition from an unknown
cause. to make an appointment with
their physician for n complete physical
examination II IS true that great
many tuhcrcu!ous persons today 60 10
our institutions TO die which docs lessen
the period which formerly they would
have hcon infected entire families. hut
We wish to cducatc ou- pcorI" L. so 10
the sanator'um In time n live
The puhli" health nurs" makes I pos
Sihle In MANY "aS"S for the patient TO
remain in tho home while taking tho
cure and vet he no menace 20 the family
Or community. She acts az the inter
prefer for the physician and assists In
carrying out his instructions. The ply
sicians Of Belmont county. tho health
commissioner Dr. F. r. Dew. and tho
public health nurses. Misses kathrync
Fulton and Besse F'elter. have asked the
persons to attend tho clinic whom they
consider TO be most In need Of the ser
vice.
Dr. !. 4. Frank. chief Of the Bureau
Of Tuberculosis. announces that Dr.
Louis Mark. OF Columbus, formerly med
zeal superintendent Of Rocky Glen Sana-
torlum. and DR.. Emmet Fayen the
present medical superintendent OF Rocky
Glen Sanatorium. will act az diagnostI-
clans for the two days clinic. Miss
Gertrude Armstrong. tuberculosis clinic
nurse from the state department, will
assist the local authorities In the con.
duction OF the clinic.
Al the regular meeting OF the Belmont
County Medical Society meeting Tues
day. July II. ut the office OF the dis r.ct
health commissioner in the court house
Following the dinner. nr. MARX and Dr..
Fayen will conduct Il foundation uIscus-
sion upon the early diagnosis and treat
ment OF tuberculosis. DR.. Frank will
give n brief outline Of the state clint.
program
Sentenced to Refornatory.
John Armes. indicted for larceny IN
connection with the stealing OF s37 from
+. T.. White. OF Holloway. on April II,
1922. and found guilty OF the charge IN
common pleas court on May Is. 1922 was
sentenced to Ohio rcformatory at Mans
field yesterday by Judge W. W Cowen
70 serve from one 10 scIcu vrars
Armcs was arrested in Renwoud ~ -. Il
q. officials following the discovery ~
the loss Of tho money ny white
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