Mrs. Guy Weems, keeping vigil at her daughter's bedside.

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20147496

Description

Mrs. Guy Weems of Stephenville keeping vigil at the bedside of her fourteen-year-old daughter Peggy Joyce, who had been in a semi-coma for 10 weeks at the City County Hospital. Both Mrs. Guy and her husband lost their jobs at Christmas, and still held hope for their daughter's recovery, though her doctors said that there appeared to be no chance of recovery from her illness, caused by meningitis. Published in the evening edition, April 14, 1950.

Archival Date

1950-04-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2435

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Meningitis; Hospitals