(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine)
Mr. Jenner.
I wish you would, on that.
Mrs. Paine.
We were visited at the home by a public health nurse in Irving----
Mr. Jenner.
When was that?
Mrs. Paine.
I don't recall. It doesn't appear, and I don't recall, though they might have records of it.
Mr. Jenner.
I am not trying to get the exact date. I am really----
Mrs. Paine.
It was after she had registered at Parkland, it was after the baby was born.
Mr. Jenner.
And was it in the month of October?
Mrs. Paine.
Probably.
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
Mrs. Paine.
And we were advised by this public health nurse that there was a well baby clinic in Irving, which she conducted, and that she had been given our name and address because of the care at Parkland, and she said that Marina could come and bring her children to the clinic in Irving.
Then I mentioned that they had contact already with the Vine Street Clinic, and I think after this visit from the nurse, Marina and I discussed where it would be best for her to have her----
Mr. Jenner.
Her clinic care?
Mrs. Paine.
Her association, her clinic, yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And during the course of that conversation, go on----
Mrs. Paine.
Marina expressed the opinion that it would continue in Dallas.
Mr. Jenner.
Because----
Mrs. Paine.
Because they would be again in Dallas.
Mr. Jenner.
And that squared with your impressions at that time?
Mrs. Paine.
Indeed it did.
Mr. Jenner.
Off the record.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. Jenner.
Return to the record.
Mrs. Paine.
There was another clinic visit that doesn't appear here. I don't know why. Obviously, a lot of things happened that I didn't write down but there was also a visit to, I will call it, a sick baby clinic where you go a child is ailing.
Mr. Jenner.
And who was ailing? Or possibly so?
Mrs. Paine.
My recollection was that no one was ailing, but we learned of it and wanted to make registration. It was in the adjacent building to the TB clinic.
Oh, no; I recall now why we went.
At the first Vine Street Clinic meeting, which is, I judge, the 29th of October, the physician recommended that June go to the Freeman Memorial Clinic.
Mr. Jenner.
F-r-e-e-m-a-n?
Mrs. Paine.
To the best of my recollection. I am not certain. June has---I don't know what it is called, but it is like a birthmark except that it is not at the time of birth but a little blood vessel that collects and makes a red spot. This was on her rummy.
Mr. Jenner.
It was on Maria's?
Mrs. Paine.
It was on June's tummy and the doctor at the well baby clinic suggested that she should have this looked at, and in this connection he referred us to this other children's clinic, and we went for an examination there at some time, and it doesn't appear on my calendar, and the doctors there concluded that it was not necessary for that to be taken off. At the same time, we filled out forms, more forms about Marina, so that she could be eligible, and she did then get a card so that she could come to this clinic at any time that her children were sick. And they no doubt would have a record of when that was done.
My own best recollection would be that it was the morning of the 18th of November, although there is no reference to it here. Then the final notation is December 4. I started to mention this, but I don't believe I finished, "Clinic 6 weeks check 1." One refers to the post partum check at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Jenner.
This was a part of the postnatal care?
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