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Teen polio survivor recalls battle and hitchhiking escape
Wally Fanton of 1433 B avenue NE recounts contracting polio on Labor Day, 1948, his hospitalization at St Luke's and University Hospital Iowa City, and his swift return home after a perilous cross country hitchhike to California. He describes fear of crippling, therapy, letters from friends, and plans for future adventures while details of school clubs and teen organizations run alongside.
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Joan Liffring
Wally Fanton
B-avenue
Franklin Junior
St. Luke's
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wally
Jim Shank
Iowa City High School
Shank
California
Fanton
Des Moines
Bakersfield
Calif
Los Angeles
Sunshine State
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cedar Rapids
Fantons
Iowa