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Stephen Holla Garner, Jr. Elsie Jeanette Gorman
Frederick Bernard Parker Rita Delina Plante Florence Amanda Proulx Charles Robert Rapoza Doris Trahan
GRADUATES LINCOLN SCHOOL-GRADE VIII
Robert Irwin Allard Albert Almeida Walter Anacko
Bertha Kubat Lucille Rita Labonte
Yvonne Yvette Labonte
Chalres Warren Balser
Isabel Ann Lackowicz
Clifford Morice Bergeron
Catherine Agnes Blythe
Gertrude Myrtle Boyer
Florence Marie Laliberte Alfred Edward Laperle Mary Irene Sarah Lapointe Emma Nettie Long Jean Lura Kent Lyon
Charles Robert Brogan John Kenneth Butterworth Anna Elizabeth Case Anna May Charron
Lucille Theresa McConville
Berkley Stanton Davis
John Robert Monse Virginia Rose Monse Richard Morris Emily Mary Narkiewicz
Burnett William Norton George David Norton Noella Amanda Ouellette
Marion Rose Rust
Eileen Sanna James Silva Josephine Alice Sokol
Morris Albert Vanasse
Ruth Marilyn Wade Francis Joseph Wims
Wanda Pauline Kozinska
Josephine Machowski Stanley Machowski
George Vernette Evans Betty Cameron Firth William Everett Frizzell Estelle Froment Annie Gavlick Josephine Gavlick Lucy Catherine Geraghty George Lawrence Green Veronica Madeline Habershaw John Halko Mary Frances Hanna Louis Thomas Hayes Norma Louise Hicks
John Thomas Head Raymond Patrick Head Doris Lois Holland
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
1
Dan O'Connell Sealer of Weights and Measuers February 1, 1940
To His Honor, the Mayor and Municipal Council, Attleboro, Mass.,
Gentlemen:
I herewith respectively submit the annual report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures Department for the year ending December 31, 1939.
Adjusted 3
Sealed 6
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.
10
68
2
Counter under 100 lbs.
2
32
Beam 100 lbs. or over.
7
1
Spring 100 lbs. or over
11
2
Spring under 100 lbs. .
29
134
4
Computing under 100 lbs.
32
97
1
Personal Weighing (Slot).
8
1
Prescription .
4
Jewelers'
9
Avoirdupois
14
375
Metric.
47
Troy
33
Vehicle Tanks.
1
4 Comp.
Liquid over 1 gal.
11
3
2
Liquid 1 gal. or less
55
1
Dry.
2
Meters I In. Inlet.
75
152
Meters over 1 In. Inlet.
1
21
Gasoline Pumps.
1
111
5
1
Oil Measuring Pumps
14
88
Yard Sticks
12
182
1278
50
3
$231.03
Sealing Fees.
Licenses
Special City-15 @ $25.00
375.00
City License-14 @ $5.00.
70.00
License Plates-14 @ $.50. 7.00
Reweighings of coal in transit, coal in bags, butter, potatoes, onions, sugar lard, grain, confectionery, fruit, vegetables, flour, kindling wood and other com- modities were made.
The Division of Standards heavy scale testing equipment as well as bulk station testing tank made annual test and inspections of various business firms in the city. Respectfully submitted, Dan O'Connell, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
21
Quan. Meas. on Pumps
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Norman J. Stone
John B. Stenberg Chairman
Paul H. Weiss
Report of Board of Public Welfare
Frederick J. Franz Almoner
January 30, 1940
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council, Attleboro, Massachusetts,
Gentlemen :
In compliance with the City Ordinance, the Annual Report of the Board of Fublic Welfare for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1939 is herewith submitted.
Salaries,
It is the opinion of the Board that with an average case load during the past year of 772, the present investigating force is inadequate to do a thorough job. We believe that a more frequent investigation of all Welfare Department cases would result in a substantial saving to the City. Therefore, we are recommending an appropriation to cover the salary of an additional visitor at $16.00 per week which shall be taken from Federal Funds.
Administration
It is the plan of the Board this year as in the previous year to pay all Ad- ministration costs from the Federal funds, except the Transportation cost, amount- ing to $2,000.00 for truck hire. We are of the opinion that the trucking work can be done more efficiently with our own truck and still have some time available in the use of the truck for rubbish collection and disposal, using in connection therewith Welfare Department labor, at little or no extra cost to the City.
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In December of last year this Department purchased a Willey's sedan at $561.18 for use of the investigators to replace a car rented at $30.00 per month. The Board believes that from the short time this car has been in use it will greatly help the investigation work and also decidedly cut the cost of that form of trans- portation.
City Infirmary
Several economies have been effected in the operation of the City Infirmary. With the large supply of hurricane wood available, wood is being burned this year instead of coal. A fire exit has been cut through from the men's sleeping quarters to the main building, eliminating in part, at least, a fire hazard which has existed there for years. In addition, several minor improvements such as new linoleum and paint in the interior of the building have been made. We feel that a further study should be made this year of the water supply as the well went dry during the drought of the past Fall.
Since September the cost of maintaining the inmates has been cut to seven dollars per week per inmate, a reduction of one dollar per person in the rate set by the Municipal Council at the beginning of the year. It is believed that the operation of the Infirmary can be satisfactorily conducted on the basis of further reduction of six dollars per week per head, if we carry out our present plan of having a garden as a work relief project and we provide a cow to reduce the milk cost. Material from the barn that was destroyed by the hurricane has been used to rebuild a shed and a small barn for the cow. if such purchase materializes. All of these accomplishments have been made within the per capita rate as specified by the Municipal Council and reduced by the Board in September 1939.
Aid to Dependent Children
For the first year since the inauguration of this phase of relief the gross cost for Aid to Dependent Children was decreased by $1,050.00. This saving was accomplished by a more thorough investigation of the history of each family previous to the death of the bread winner or provider. In no case is the amount of aid rendered greater than the income to the family before they became eligible for this form of relief. This decrease we consider very significant in view of the fact that this Department has steadily shown more than a twenty-five per cent increase yearly.
Old Age Assistance
It has been proved in other communities that the only way substantial savings in this constantly increasing form of relief can be effected-which with us averages about fifteen per cent annually-is by the most energetic and persistent investiga- tion, in order to detect promptly the varying outside sources of income. With this primarily in mind the Board has recommended an additional investigator. In order to obtain as accurate information as possible from those legally responsi- ble for the support of their parents, we have inaugurated this past year the use of an affidavit which we require signed under oath by a Notary.
In the opinion of the Board there should be no real estate tax abatements made by the Board of Assessors for persons aided by this Department without consultation with the Department of Public Welfare. It is our position that in most cases our budget figure includes a rent item which is sufficient to provide for tax requirements in lieu of rent. If the budget is not sufficient there is a definite saving to the General Funds of the City of Attleboro to have the Welfare budget increased rather than the tax abated. It is oui recommendation that this matter be thoroughly studied during the coming year before abatements are granted by the Board of Assessors.
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Outside Relief
It is the belief of the Board that the greatest single achievement has been accomplished in this form of relief by the granting of payments of cash instead of food vouchers, and the beginning of the Attleboro Work Relief Program. No able bodied person within the confines of the City of Attleboro should be allowed to suffer foi want of food, clothing and shelter. but it is equally true that no able bodied person should obtain aid from the City of Attleboro without working for it, if possible. Several projects have been started throughout the City and a considerable amount of work has been done by labor from the Soldiers Relief and this Department, which has been of benefit to the City and which would not have been accomplished without the inauguration of this program. It has even been of a greater value however to the morale of the individual The various Department heads of the City Government have spoken favorably of the im- proved attitude of mind and general efficiency of the workers from our rolls since this plan has been in force. It is interesting to note that out of a total of ap- proximately three thousand checks which have been issued under the category of Outside Relief there has been only one complaint made to this office as to the improper handling of funds on the part of the recipients.
The Department has eliminated all supplemental aid to W. P. A. workers, except in families of six and over, where we do pay rent. This same basis is now in force for all Outside Relief budget requirements, and has resulted in a sizable saving to the City. It might have worked a more serious hardship on recipients, however, if the voucher system had been continued. It has been determined that by careful use of cash, the recipient has been able to increase his purchasing power by ten per cent. The Board of Public Welfare is unanimously and strongly of the opinion that this policy should be maintained and extended in all possible instances.
The general health phase of this and other forms of relief have developed during the years into quite a serious problem. This past year a preliminary study of the problem with the hospital authorities and a committee of the doctors and the City Physician has resulted in a considerable saving of over $5,000.00 in Outside Relief alone. It is the judgment of the Board that the whole general problem needs much further study in order that welfare recipients may be assured of adequate medical care and the taxpayer may be assured of the greatest economy without injury to any one affected. As a result of our study of this problem we require the City Physician to be responsible for all forms of welfare care as pre- scribed in the City Ordinance and a large part of the prescriptions have been assumed by the City Physician.
Case load on Outside Relief month by month during the last two years:
1938
1939
January.
293
240
February
.326
272
March.
301
263
April
263
260
May
280
219
June.
291
167
July.
296
165
August
265
156
September
227
139
October.
214
138
November
203
131
December
218
142
It is to be noted that the total case load is smaller each month this year than last. But this year's figures do not include those from the Department on the Work Relief Project. The fact that the figures show a smaller number being aided is due, of course, in part to better business conditions, and it is also true
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that the welfare allowance was smaller and that work was required for aid re- cieved. It is the feeling of the Board that these facts contributed substantially to a greater desire in many cases on the part of recipients to seek private employ- ment and also are a contributing factor for the smaller case load.
W. P. A. Sewing Project
In this Department economy has been effected during the past year largely due to a decrease in the cost of material which was made possible through the efforts of His Honor the Mayor. The Board has requested a larger appropriation for the coming year in view of a request from W. P. A. for six additional women and the assumption that the project for the coming year will be that much larger.
The Board appreciates the whole-hearted cooperation given by His Honor, the Mayor, the City Council and all other City Departments throughout the entire year which has made it possible to provide sufficiently for the needs of every case during the entire year at substantially less cost to the City of Attleboro. A detailed statement of receipts and expenditures for the entire year for this Department is attached.
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Public Welfare. John B. Stenberg, Chairman Norman J. Stone Paul H. Weiss
FINANCIAL REPORT
Salaries-Almoner, 3 Clerks, 2 Visitors. $ 7,272.00
Administration-Other Expenses.
1,800.00
City Infirmary 6,404.71
Aid to Dependent Children
35,358.54
Outside Relief .
81,355.82
Old Age Assistance.
90,170.24
W. P. A. Sewing Project 4,480.00
New Equipment Account.
800.00
Total Appropriation 227,641.31
Total Expenditures
222,687.27
Unexpended Balance.
$ 4,954.04
Total Expenses for Administration-Salaries. 7,272.00
Total Expenses for Administration-Other Expenses .
5,013.16
Total Expenses for City Infirmary-Salaries .. . 1,400.00
Total Expenses for City Infirmary-Other Expenses 5,004.02
Total Expenses for Aid to Dependent Children. 40,271.24
Total Expenses for Outside Relief . 79,289.34
Total Expenses for Old Age Assistance. 160,834.39
Total Expenses for W. P. A. Sewing Project. 3,967.56
Total Expenses for New Equipment Account
561.18
Total Expenses for 1939
$303,612.89
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DETAIL OF APPROPRIATIONS
Administration-Salaries
Almoner
$ 1,800.00
Chief Clerk.
1,300.00
2nd Clerk
936.00
3rd Clerk .
900.00
Visitor-1st
1,400.00
Visitor-2nd.
926.00
Total Appropriation.
7,272.00
Total Expenditures
7,272.00
Balance
.00
Administration-Other Expenses
Appropriation
1,800.00
Expenditures .
1,794.40
Balance.
5.60
Federal Old Age Assistance Administration Account
Balance Jan. 1, 1939
210.85
Federal checks received in 1939.
2,513.66
Total
2,724.51
Expenditures .
2,582.18
Balance
142.33
Federal Aid to Dependent Children Administration
Appropriation.
725.94
Expenditures
636.58
Balance.
89.36
City Infirmary
Appropriation.
3,400.78
Additional Appropriation Aug. 1, 1939.
1,603.93
Total Appropriation
5,004.71
Total Expenditures.
5,004.02
Balance
.69
Aid to Dependent Children Account
Appropriation.
35,000.00
Refunds.
135.40
Total Appropriation
35,135.40
Total Expenditures
34,489.05
Balance
646.35
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Federal Aid to Dependent Children Grant
Balance Jan. 1, 1939
773.60
Federal checks received in 1939
7,809.26
Total.
8,582.86
Expenditures .
5,782.19-Cash
Balance 2,800.67
Outside Relief Account
Appropriation . 80,000.00
Transferred to Special Labor Account July 10, 1939. . 6,500.00
Refunds.
401.53
Total Appropriation.
73,901.53
Total Expenditures.
73,732.80
Balance
168.73
Outside Relief Account Chapter 58
Appropriation
Expenditures.
Balance
1,909.46
Outside Relief Account-1938 Bills
Appropriation Feb. 21, 1939 for 1938 bills.
583.57
Aug. 1, 1939 for 1938 bills $508.41 and $75.16
583.57
Expenditures
Balance .00
Old Age Assistance Account
Appropriation .
Transferred to New Equipment Account.
$0,000.00 800.00
Dec. 19, 1939
89,200.00
Paid to State
401.66
88,798.34
Refunds.
1,371.90
Total Appropriation
90,170.24
Total Expenditures.
88,881.78
Balance
1,288.46
7,466.00 5,556.54
73,500.00
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Federal Old Age Assistance Grant
Balance Jan. 1, 1939.
388.31
Federal checks received in 1939.
75,411.54
Total
75,799.85
Expenditures
71,952.61-Cash
Balance 3,847.24
W. P. A. Sewing Project
Appropriation.
4,480.00
Expenditures.
3,967.56
Balance
512.44
New Equipment Account
Appropriation.
800.00
Expenditures
561.18
Balance
238.82
DETAIL OF EXPENDITURES Administration-Other Expenses
Transportation, Outside Relief. 1,794.40
Federal Old Age Assistance Administration Account
Office Supplies.
926.94
Transportation
1,223.33
Rent. .
315.00
Telephone.
106.96
Light.
9.95
Total Expended 2,582.18
Federal Aid to Dependent Children Administration
Rent. .
225.00
Light.
8.91
Telephone.
56.81
Office Supplies.
345.86
Total Expended
636.58
City Infirmary-Other Expenses
Medical
97.48
Food Supplies.
3,596.91
Dry Goods and Clothing
278.14
Fuel.
234.93
Light
142.41
Phone
49.01
Other House Maint. and Oper.
456.95
Outbuildings Maint. and Oper.
145.19
Transportation.
3.00
Total Expended. 5,004.02
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Outside Relief Account
Weekly Cash
13,504.54
Clothing
2,745.71
Fuel.
4,239.98
Rent, Board, Care.
40,840.22
Medical.
6,353.63
Towns, Cities and Institutions.
5,248.72
Burials.
800.00
Total Expended.
73,732.80
Outside Relief Account Chapter 58
Weekly Cash .
491.50
Rent, Board and Care.
2,747.68
Clothing
254.29
Fuel.
489.76
Medical
680.35
Towns, Cities and Institutions.
492.96
Burials.
400.00
Total Expended
5,556.54
W. P. A. Sewing Project
Rent.
540.00
Rent, Electric Sewing Machines
120.00
Repairs on Sewing Machines.
41.00
Cost of Material .
3,086.50
Supplies and Equipment.
79.38
Light.
100.68
Total Expended
3,967.56
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Committed 1939
Cities and Towns.
$ 6,141.43
State
96,979.39
$103,120.82
Collected from
Cities and Towns
$ 4,363.86
State. .
93,273.24
$ 97,637.10
Additional Receipts from State and Cities and Towns for Bills Com- mitted in Previous Years $ 7,087.46
Total Number of Cases in 1939. 975 Individuals 2725
CAUSES OF DEPENDENCY
Unemployment. 195
Insufficient Income. 135
Chronic Illness.
63
Desertion, Non-Support.
29
Widows.
40
Old Age
513
975
Harold E. Sweet President
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
The Attleborough Hospital OPERATING THE
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
FOR THE CITY OF ATTLEBORO
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Superintendent-MISS G. G. RICE, R. N.
OFFICERS
HAROLD E. SWEET, President ALBERTA REMINGTON CARPENTER, Vice-President FRED L. WETHERELL, Treasurer JOHN E. TURNER, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer
TRUSTEES
H. Dean Baker Lloyd G. Balfour William H. Bannon
Fred E. Briggs
Alberta R. Carpenter
Joshua W. Clarke, M. D.
Blanche Daggett
Rosella Mason Joseph Finberg
Stephen H. Foley
Rev. James M. Quinn Edgar A. Remington Harold K. Richardson Gertrude F. Ryder Alice H. Stobbs Samuel M. Stone
Ernest D. Gilmore
Victor R. Glencross
Florence M. Sweet
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Harold E. Sweet
Raymond M. Horton
Edwin F. Thayer Beatrice W. Wilmarth
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS-1940
Joseph Finberg Edwin F. Thayer
Victor R. Glencross -
William J. Luther
Samuel M. Stone
Harold E. Sweet
These latter with the following ex-officio members, Mayor John W. McIntyre, Francis S. Manchester, representing the Municipal Council, and William Mar- shall, City Treasurer, constitute the administrative board of the hospital.
TRAINING SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR NURSES
Mrs. Esther Stone, Chairman
Mrs. Nettie Gilmore Mrs. Gertrude F. Ryder Miss Irene Battey
Thomas O. Mullaly Claude Smith Mrs. Lillian Briggs
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong
Walter M. Kendall
Etta F. Kent Annie G. King
William J. Luther
Geneva E. Murphy Frederick V. Murphy, M. D.
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CONSULTING STAFF
Surgeons
Harry H. Germain, M. D .. 479 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Wyman Whittemore, M. D. 199 Beacon St., Boston
Channing C. Simmons, M. D. 205 Beacon St., Boston
Leland S. McKittrick, M. D. 205 Beacon St., Boston
Arthur R. Kimpton, M. D. 23 Bay State Road, Boston
Gilbert Horrax, M. D. . 605 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Medical
Herman F. Vickery, M. D. 26 Chestnut St., Brookline
*Richard C. Cabot, M. D. 101 Brattle St., Cambridge
Charles H. Lawrence, M. D. 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Cadis Phipps, M. D .. .587 Beacon St., Boston
Wyman Richardson, M. D .. 264 Beacon St., Boston Garnet P. Smith, M. D., Bristol County Tuberculosis Hospital, Attleboro, Mass.
SPECIALISTS
Gynecologists
Frederick W. Johnson, M. D. 167 Newbury St., Boston Louis E. Phaneuf, M. D. 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Urologists
Ernest G. Crabtree, M. D. 99 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
James B. Hicks, M. D. 1101 Beacon St., Boston
Obstetrician
Frederick C. Irving, M. D. 221 Longwood Ave., Boston
Orthopedic Surgeons
Charles F. Painter, M. D. 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston John G. Kuhns, M. D. 372 Marlborough St., Boston
Nose, Throat and Ear
George Loring Tobey, M. D. 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Ophthalmologist
Edwin Blakeslee Dunphy, M. D. 101 Bay State Road, Boston Neurologist
Douglas A. Thom, M. D. 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Cardiologist
Sylvester McGinn, M. D. 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Pediatrician
Henry E. Utter, M. D. 122 Waterman St., Providence, R. I.
Consulting Radiologist
Arial W. George, M. D. 43 Bay State Road, Boston Consulting Pathologists
Timothy Leary, M. D .. .818 Harrison Ave., Boston John F. Kenney, M. D. 206 Broadway, Pawtucket, R. I.
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VISITING STAFF OF THE STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Staff Organization January, 1940
James H. Brewster, M. D .. President Vice-President
William O. Hewitt, M. D.
Herbert G. Vaughan, M. D .. Secretary-Treasurer
Surgical Staff
John A. Reese, M. D., F. A. C. S .. Chief of Staff
H. living Bixby, M. D., F. A. C. S. Associate Surgeon
James A. Bryer, M. D. Associate Surgeon
W. O. Hewitt, M. D. C. S. Ford, M. D. M. E. Johnson, M. D.
Assistant Surgeons
H. G. Vaughan, M. D. Leo Varden, M. D. C. J. DePrizio, M. D.
D. J. Kiley, M. D.
Medical Staff
Herbert Lowell Rich, M. D. . Chief of Staff J. H. Brewster, M. D. W. M. Stobbs, M. D. L. W. Hill, M. D. I. Altman, M. D. R. G. Ockert, M. D. H. F. Harrington, M. D. E. S. Ward, M. D.
Obstetrical Staff
J. W. Clarke, M. D. . Chief of Staff W. O. Hewitt, M. D. L. Varden, M. D. L. W. Hill, M. D. Associate Chief H. F. Harrington, M. D. R. G. Ockert, M. D.
Edith Kerkhoff, M. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Staff
Arthur C. Conro, M. D .. . Chief of Staff H. I. Bixby, M. D., F. A. C. S. James Holoff, M. D. R. P. Kent, M. D. H. G. Vaughan, M. D.
Anesthesia Staff
F. V. Murphy, M. D. Chief of Staff Dr. J. W. Battershall Leonard W. Hill, M. D.
X-Ray Department
Edward B. Perkins, M. D. Chief of Staff
Daniel J. Kiley, M. D. Assistant Radiologist
Physiotherapy Department
W. O. Hewitt, M. D.
Head of Department
Laboratory
James H. Brewster, M. D. Pathologist and Director
Dental Department
Walter E. Briggs, D. M. D .. Chief Dentist
Anderson S. Briggs, D. M. D. Assistant Dentist
Efficiency Committee
John A. Reese, M. D., F. A. C. S. Chairman
Ralph P. Kent, M. D .. Secretary
Herbert Lowell Rich, M. D.
Records Committee Leonard W. Hill, M. D. Raymond G. Ockert, M. D.
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Courtesy Staff
Elmer W. Clarke, M. D.
Fernand L. Girouard, M. D.
Michael E. Vance, M. D. Mitchell Wasserman, M. D.
Charles E. Roderick, M. D. Max Bennett, M. D. Benoni M. Latham, M. D. Joseph H. Colman, M. D.
Superintendent of Hospital and School of Nursing Gwendolyn G. Rice, R. N. Assistant Superintendent of Hospital and School of Nursing Katherine V. Lloyd, R. N. Night Supervisor Mabel A. Johnson, R. N.
Operating Rooms
Supervisor-Helen Webb, R. N. Assistant-Mabel Love, R. N.
Surgical Department Supervisor-Effie B. Brooks, R. N. Head Nurse-Brita E. Marsland, R. N.
Obstetrical Department Supervisor-Louise M. Carlin, R. N. Head Nurse-Gladys M. Anderson, R. N.
Pediatric Department Supervisor-Doris E. Rooney, R. N. Instructors
Iris A. Jette, R. N., B. S. Ruby J. Gordon, A. B., R. N.
Technicians Physiotherapy and X-Ray-Anna M. Moore, R. N. Laboratory-Marjorie F. Grant, B. S. Assistant-Marion M. Waldron, R. N.
Dietitian Emma Pillsbury Record Librarian Clara H. Rhodes, R. R. L.
Bookkeeper Pauline F. Johnson Assistant-Virginia M. Waldron
Housekeeper Mrs. Luella Lee Switchboard Operators Ruth M. Abbott Catherine Maguire
VISITING COMMITTEE 1939
January : Mis. Esther Stone and Claude C. Smith
February : Harold E. Sweet and Mis. Marion P. Carter
March : Edwin F. Leach and Mrs. Lillian Briggs
April: Raymond M. Horton and William J. Luther
May:
Ernest D. Gilmore and Mrs. Gertrude F. Ryder
June : Miss Blanche Dagget and Mrs. Alberta Carpenter
July : Edwin F. Thayer and John E. Turner
August : Victor R. Glencross and Thomas O. Mullaly
September: Harry Holbrook and Mrs. Beatrice W. Wilmarth
October: Joseph Finberg and Mrs. Tilda B. Stone
November: Fred E. Sturdy and Mrs. Maude F. Tweedy
December: Mrs. Gertrude H. Sweet and Mrs. Rosella Mason
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History of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital
By a generous clause in the will of Mrs. Ellen A. Winsor, the homestead estate of her father, the late James H. Sturdy, was bequeathed to the Town of Attleborough to be used for a general hospital, in memory of James H. and Adah S. Sturdy. In addition to this gracious act, Mrs. Winsor placed her residuary estate in a permanent fund, to be known as the Albert W. and Ellen A. Winsor Fund, to be held in trust, the income only thereof to be used to assist in the maintenance of said hospital. The original gift of real estate known as the Sturdy Foundation, is valued at $30,000 and the personal property left by Mr. and Mrs. Winsor, known as the Winsor Foundation, is valued at $93,000.00.
The location for such an institution was ideal, but to prepare the property for modern hospital work required the expenditure of a larger sum of money than the town officials felt warranted at this time in asking the citizens to ap- propriate. At this crisis the Attleborough Hospital, a corporation organized under the Massachusetts laws, came forward and offered to take the property in trust, reconstruct the home house, build new additions, erect in connection therewith a modern operating wing, equip the whole plant, and open the institu- tion as a general hospital to be known as the Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
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