Document 2NQv7kdZLED0ywGkdmj61231a

/ A *' Si y?^Azi< / d / Aprii ? 1938 Mr* 0 B* lwis, i: \ Bear Oseari ^s I do noi blt^r/sth atiabfee lattar roprosaata aaythins geriou bui l-ba fbrwarisg li oa to you as a astiar of rdulao.//'' - . \ -f desire rasaIrdfint!gaa-A2,3b-iSs'-laaBttyaNrX\irptiil3ass. miafiosaisamaetiokaaowyouand 'm shali be rary glad to gi, it* ' ' i1 ,</ f*itte Ii W/\ !\ \o to Dr# H, ICehoa \\ ' // ./ 00110.14 Grand. Rapids, Mich April 5, 1938 Mr. J. S. Boudreau: Dear Jim, Ran. across an. alleged case of lead poisoning in Lansing the other day -- although it is an old situation, and y o u have probably heard of it before, I am sending along what I learned just in case it has not been discovered previously. The story goes that one Matt French, a workman in the Oldsmobile factory, was assigned to the job of washing parts, and in some way or other, managed to get hold of a lot of Ethyl gasoline with which to do the job -- -- and washed parts in it for considerable time before it was discovered. As a result of the job, he became very ill; was sent home and to bed; the doctors on the case diagnosed it as lead poisoning; and it was six months before he could get up and around again. I also understand that this nan sued the Olds Motor Works for damages, and that the courts awarded him a settle ment of his claim -- though for how much, I could not learn. As I mentioned above, this is all ancient history -- the m a n ,s original illness having appeared about a year and a half ago -- still, if our company has not heard of the case before, they might wish to have Julian Frey ask a few discreet questions on one of his trips to Olds, - it is for this reason that I am reporting what I was able to learn from the office of the Lansing Hi-Speed Company, which was ny source of information. Very truly yours, M* Am K i n le y ( s ign e d ) 0011015