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Kenny polio treatment demonstration to be held in Burt high school
A public meeting at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 in the Burt Iowa high school auditorium will showcase the Kenny treatment for polio. Mary Pierce, 17, who received the therapy at Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital in Des Moines, will be the patient, with Kenny therapist staff and Mrs. Kenneth Esse presenting two documentary films. The event, sponsored by Kenny volunteer workers, also aims to outline Iowa fundraising for 1951.
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