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July 1935

 
IRONWOOD DAILY GLOBE
IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN

July 13, 1935  page 1


Five Scarlatina Cases in Matanuska Colony

Palmer, Alaska, July 13--(AP)--With five cases of scarlatina prevalent among Matanuska colonists, Palmer Community hall today was an isolation hospital attended by four doctors and three nurses.  S.K. Fuller, New York, assistant administrator for Harry Hopkins, federal relief administrator, was assisting in steps to prevent spread of the disease.