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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1947

Page

5

Doctors Arouse Against Use Of Drugs In Polio Epidemic

A Poliomyelitis discussion urges no drug prevents polio infection and warns against nose drops or gargles. It advocates immediate bed rest for any feverish illness and isolation of diagnosed patients for twenty days in North Carolina with fourteen days quarantine for under sixteen contacts.

North Carolina Philip Stimson Knickerbocker Hospital Rex Hospital St. Agnes Hostal Raleigh

Polio Prevention and Hospitalization Guidance

Public health guidance outlines preventing polio exposure through sanitation, pasteurization, fly control, and avoidance of crowded areas. It emphasizes early hospitalization at Rex Hospital or St Agnes in Raleigh for cases, with Halifax County Health Department coordinating transfers.

Halifax County Health Department Halifax County Rex Hospital

Former Pastor Returns After Long Absence

Dr. Oscar L. Powers, former Scot and Neck First Baptist Church pastor, will resume duties on the first Sunday in November in Scotland Neck serving until a permanent successor to Rev. D. M. Branch is found. Powers recently retired from Texas ministry and will live in the parsonage during his stay, with plans to return to Texas later. The revival he led here about a year ago is recalled by locals. Rev. Branch recently resigned to take a church in Kannapolis. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boseman Jr announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday October 1 at Park View Hospital in Rocky Mount.

Scotand Neck First Baptist Church Oscar L. Powers D. M. Branch Powers Texas Scotland Neck Parsonage Dr. Powers Branch Kannapolis W. J. Boseman, Jr Park View Hospital Rocky Mount

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