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INTER-OFFICE
CORRESPONDENCE
Et hyl Gaso l ine Cor por at ion
Ch r y sl e r Buil ding
405Lexingt on Avenue
Ne w Yo r k October 23, 1935.
Dr R. A. Kehoe,
Dear Dr. Kehoe, Attached hereto are copies of letters from
TomEonan on an alleged case of lead poisoning, which Mr. Eonan has apparently answered satisfactorily, but we are forwarding to you in case you wish to do any thing further about it.
Very tiuly yours, J. C. Taylor
By
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October 21, 1935 Mr. J. C. Taylor,
Attention! Mr. E. M. Walter,
Dear Eds
I am quoting belowa letter froa Mr. F. T. Patterson, feisistant
Sales Manager for Pock Island Refining Company, regarding fa^ assumed
case of lead poisoning mich appears from the info-s&ationjg|Lveo to
be merely gasoline poisoning!
"We would like to have your advic^ie^firdir^ Vhat appears\to be
lead poisoning on the hands of a Wepterh Dnion ajalsenger boy\d-re in
Duncan. About two months ago the Boys^was draining gasoline frdm the
family car and spilled the gasoline\n\his h^sdps He states that it
was Bronze gasoline and he was of the\jf>ir&b'n^ih8t it case froa a
certain service station
K'ow^vir, this station does not
carry our gasoline.
inter'sptad i\/doing hst we can to get
adviTcehifsobroythehabsobys.eri!/u/nder
Dr.
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W ee^nfs
ca\r'\se>, until
recently.
He
has given up going toV6r. Weedn and/ife nowapplying some kind of
salve.
the is entirely eaten off of soma
of the^psdickles and
aster and are spreading. We are
not certain that it is 1etid^psTSaning but with these facts before
you,i/p>lease give usfIyfpur recommendations.
lo^r prompt attention will be greatly appreciated."
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and you
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Tours "very truly, ^~
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October 21, 1955
Mr. F. T. Patterson, Rock Island Refining Company, Duncan, Oklahoma.
Dear Mr. Pattersons
I
have
for
acknowledgmentSyp^Sr
letterj
g
,
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jOctober
19th.in
which you request recommendstiox^Nregaj^^ngtreatment- for the
hands of a Western un1qa--ass3engy\p-yJd i Dunean to overcome
sores which appare^ty-^Tigiiated Hftor he spilled gasoline
on them.
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From the infbfmation given your'letter I amquite sure that 330 lead poiWning is involved inasmuch as it is not at all ppahaijle tha^ ^ single coniffct with gasoline could result ii3/f^e---fthQ5^tiorfoSsle&d.^Furthermore our experience with gasoline has indicabe^toS^C^rtein types of gasoline may have /a/burning effep^ to the skin similar to that which you
e contact was of sufficient length.
irse, rot permissible for me to suggest airy knowthat Dr. R. A, Xehoe, College of Medicine, 03ai^rgity>ef Cincinnati, Cinninnati, Ohio,,, our Medical Director, would be pleased to give any assistance possible to Dr. Weed should that gentleman care to get in touch with him.
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the event he receives a letter from your local physician.
Tours ve ry truly,
TccERlEMCr. E. M. Walter,,^' .
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