The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1953 Page: 3 of 16
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FLEMING HOSPITAL AS IT IS TODAY
Congratulations
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to Elgin and Community, and to
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2. AUTOMATIC ELICTRIC DRYER: Drys your clothes
with heated air sweet as sunshine... then shuts
of automatically. Saves trips to the a
backyard clothes line... Saves wear
and tear on you and clothes, too! 4
1. AUTOMATIC ELUCTRIC WASHER: Just put in the
clothes and soap, set the controls. Your clothes
will be washed thoroughly, gently... then the
washer will shut off automatically.
The face tile was furnished by us
15 years ago, and we are proud of
of our part in the hospital.
May success be with you and the hospital for the years to come.
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The electric home laundry is fast becoming stand-
ard equipment in the modern home. It’s economical
... automatic... and never has to wait for sunny
weather!
3. ELECTRIC IRONER: Lets you
iron sitting down. So much
faster and easier than old
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maid and a yardman. Of this or-
iginal staff only one, Mrs. 'White-
head, is still with the hospital.
During World War II, with the
establishment of I Camp Swift
near Elgin, our population mush-
roomed overnight. Soldiers and
their families made temporary
homes here and as a result our
local hospital was overtaxed.
Dr. Fleming ever alert to serv-
ing this area hastily made and
completed plans for more accom-
odations for the sick. , A large
airy ward was built on the west;
the little nursery was utilized
otherwise and a larger one in
eluded in the new addition.
Singlehanded Dr. Joe cared for
his added duties during the war
years always looking toward a
broader and brighter future for
his hospital; progressively ex-
panding in size, equipment and
personnel, ’keeping abreast of the
rapid advances being made in the
science of medicine and surgery.
His modern laboratory was one
of the first 20 out of over 3000
in the state to be approved by
Texas State Health Dept.
Dr. Fleming was mechanically
inclined and ihis hobby was de-
veloping his ideas along those
lines. He built a home shop at the
hospital, planned, engineered and
built his laundry system, air con-
ditioning and heating unit, ice
plant and oxygen systems. From
the waste fats in the kitchen soap
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By Mrs. Carl L. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Gari L. Johnson’s
Sunday guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Long and son, Louis, of
Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Swan-
berg and Darlene, Mary Lou
Johnson, all of Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. August Swenson
spent Monday visiting relatives
in Austin.
Mrs. J. F. Karling is still a
patient in iSt. David’s Hospital in
Austin.
Those who attended conference
at Decker Sunday night from
Manda were Mr. and Mrs. George
Johnson and children, Mr. and
Mrs. K. H. Eklund, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl L. Jonnson, Mr. and Mrs.
August Swenson, Mrs. Walfred
Morell. Mary Lou Johnson and
Mary Ann Karling were elected
as delegates from Manda and
Decker. The conference will be
held in San Antonio at the end of
the month.
WSCS Officers Named
It was in 1950 that an entire
new front was added to the hos-
pital including foyer, patients’
waiting room, family lounge,
pharmacy and other features.
Dec. 20, 1950 Dr. Joe passed on
to his final reward at St. David’s |
Hospital in Austin.
Dr. Andy Raitsch of Bracken-
ridge Hospital and other well-
known Austin physicians took
turns here to carry on his wgrk
so unexpectedly disrupted. Dr.
Moore was given an emergency
leave home for a short time to
assist with business details but
was not released from military
duty until January.
Dr. Roy H. Morris who had
'been with M. D. Anderson Can-
cer Clinic in Houston some 9
months, was added to the staff
on January 1, 19'51. A 1944 gra-
duate of U of T Medical School
in Galveston he did his interne
work of 3 years at Hermann Hos-
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ed their own horese and saddles,
working free of charge to enforce
law and order to keep the Indians
run back.
Arbuckle recalls old timers say-
ing the founding of Elgin was an
accident. The Railroad Company
had surveyed its right- of-way
along the River valley near Web-
berville, but the Colorado River
flood of 1868 changed their plans,
when water flowed 30-feet over
the originally proposed right-of-
way. ।
Both, of the above men have
seen numerous changes in Elgin.
They many times saw wagons and
teams bogged down in Main Street
which for a long while was mostly
lined with residences.
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The gas-fired furnace automatic-
ally controlled heat during winter
and humidity control and air con-
ditioner for summer.
To the north, and reached by
crossing the covered ambulance en-
trance is the annex for negro and
mexican patients. Four rooms and
2 baths, and furnished the same
as the main building rooms.
Dr. Fleming’s favorite color—
green, in various tones was used
in the interior decoration of the
hospital.
A two-day open house was held
to introduce Elgin folk to this
beautiful hospital, by now the
pride of the area. Hostesses were
from the various clubs and church
organizations and hundreds called
each day to look and marvel.
The hospital opened with a
staff of six; Dr. Fleming, physic-
ian and surgeon; Marguerite Nu-
enschwander, R. N., supervisor,
(familiarly called “Miss Nuen”);
Fay Whitehead, who had been
with Dr. Fleming 1% years, lab-
oratory technician; Mrs. Eva (IE.
H.) Danklefs, anethetist; Mrs.
Eli Aronson (nee Laverne John-
son), R. N., night nurse; Mrs.
Ira Mae (Roy) Thomas, book-
keeper and office attendant. In
HOSPITAL IS UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
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contractor. This marvelous gift
to Elgin’s sick and maimed stands
today as a monument to “Dr.
Joe” and the great service he
rendered to humanity in his brief
medical career.
Formed around a “U” hall lead-
ing off the lounge were the doc-
tor’s private office, two examin-
ation rooms, one for emergency,
fully equipped, on the north. The
large many-windowed operating
room occupies the northwest cor-
ner. Laboratory, physiotheraphy
room, kitchen on the right side of
the back hall, the little nursery
and storage spaces on the left.
Along the east hall section were
the five private rooms for pat-
ients, each furnished by indivi-
duals or some organization, each
having an appropriately inscribed
metal tablet on the door. Along
this hall were also the night
nurse’s room, linen press and
bath room. The large basement
contained 3 commodious utility
rooms, maid’s sleeping quarters
and the laundry. In the laundry
was located the heating system
C. W. Webb, right, Bastrop
County Special District Judge for
one term and City Attorney for
some thirty years, is now in his
fifty-fourth year of the continu-
ous practice of law in Elgin.
O. E. Arbuckle, left, former
Mayor of Elgin, is serving his
fifty-first year in business in
Elgin, Arbuckle’s mother’s people
came to Texas with Austin’s col-
ony in 1828 and settled on a
grant of land which is now south
of Elgin. His grandfather, Wm.
B. Standifer, and two great uncles
fought in the Battle of San Ja-
cinto. His maternal uncle, the late
Henry Standifer, served as a Tex-
as Ranger for a number of years
in the days when rangers furnish-
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Dr. Walter Moore came to the
hospital in 1947 as a medical stu-
dent for externe work; going
then to 'Philadelphia, Pa. where
he interned for two years; re-
turning to Fleming Hospital &
Clinic in October 1949 when a
new office wing was added to the
hospital for his occupancy. His
excellent ability as a physician
was recognized and his pleasing
personality made friends of his
patients.
Dr. Moore was a member of the
V12 program however, and as an
Active Reserve was called up for
service—leaving in Nov. 1950
for Camp La Jeune, N. C. for ser-
vice in the U.S. Navy, attached to
hall and included: President,
Mary Lou Johnson; Vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Wesley Morell; Treas-
urer, Mrs. Joseph Burke; Sec’y.,
Mrs. Carl L. Johnson; Youth
Sec’y., Hildegarde Morell; Spirit-
ual Life, Mrs. Carl Swenson; Mis-
sionary of Education, Mrs. J. F.
Karling; Supply Work, Mrs. Wal-
fred Morell; Status of Women,
Mrs. Floyd Swanberg; Flower
Committee, Mrs. Wesley Morell
and Mrs. Carl Swenson; Child-
ren’s Work, Naomi Ruth Karling;
Christian Social Relation, Mrs.
Joseph Burke; Literature and
Publication, Mrs. Carl L. Johnson.
Mr .and Mrs. W. R. Crawford’s
week-end guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Crawford and Larry,
from San Antonio, and Mr. Billy
Crawford, of ’San Marcos.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swenson
and Mrs. Lewis Johnson made a
business trip t® Kenedy Texas
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Johnson
visited Monday night with Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Morell.
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Bronaugh, Edwin. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1953, newspaper, May 28, 1953; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1580217/m1/3/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.