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November 6, 1950
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
12-year-old Joann Wold from Fairbanks, Alaska, crippled by polio, recuperates at Seattle's Children's Orthopedic Hospital after a 1,640-mile flight from Alaska, aided by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Young Polio Victim Recuperating In Seattle
SEATTLE. (AP) -- Little Joann Wold, 12, Fairbanks polio victim, was recuperating Saturday at Children's hospital after a 1,640 mile flight by Pan American Airways from Alaska.
Left crippled by the dread disease, little Joann was still smiling when the Pan American clipper landed her here at Boeing Field.
Her hardest battle was ended. She spent 21 days in an iron lung in a Fairbanks hospital fighting for her life.
Accompanying Joann on her long airplane trip south were her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Johnson and her physician, Dr. John Weston of Fairbanks.
At Children's Orthopedic hospital, aided by the resources of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, it is hoped Joann will overcome the crippling after-effects of the disease.
SEATTLE. (AP) -- Little Joann Wold, 12, Fairbanks polio victim, was recuperating Saturday at Children's hospital after a 1,640 mile flight by Pan American Airways from Alaska.
Left crippled by the dread disease, little Joann was still smiling when the Pan American clipper landed her here at Boeing Field.
Her hardest battle was ended. She spent 21 days in an iron lung in a Fairbanks hospital fighting for her life.
Accompanying Joann on her long airplane trip south were her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Johnson and her physician, Dr. John Weston of Fairbanks.
At Children's Orthopedic hospital, aided by the resources of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, it is hoped Joann will overcome the crippling after-effects of the disease.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Polio Victim
Recovery
Iron Lung
Airplane Flight
Children's Hospital
What entities or persons were involved?
Joann Wold
Eleanor Johnson
John Weston
Where did it happen?
Seattle, Fairbanks, Alaska
Story Details
Key Persons
Joann Wold
Eleanor Johnson
John Weston
Location
Seattle, Fairbanks, Alaska
Story Details
Little Joann Wold, 12, a polio victim from Fairbanks, spent 21 days in an iron lung fighting for her life before being flown 1,640 miles by Pan American Airways to Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle for treatment, accompanied by her mother Mrs. Eleanor Johnson and Dr. John Weston.