Medicine: Night Call

The telephone woke Surgeon Marvin Hall in Vice President Curtis' hometown, Topeka, Kan. one night last week. Grantville six miles away was calling. Would Dr. Hall please come out right away? A baby was very sick. Dr. Hall advised the caller to get hold of Dr. Belknap, a baby specialist. It was 2:00 a. m.

Dr. Paul Edward Belknap, dashing out on the urgent night call, ran his motor car over a railroad embankment. He was thrown onto the tracks, lay unconscious. Along came a passenger train, ran over his legs, shocked him back...

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