Newstory:  Dr. John R. Harris, New Hospital Director Arrives

Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines
January 2011
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Bronte Enterprise, Coke County, TX - Month unknown, about 1950s
(clipping found in old bible)

DR. HARRIS ARRIVES

Dr. John R. Harris, new director of the Karen-Gayl Hospital in Bronte, 
which is expected to be opened this month, arrived in Bronte last Tuesday, 
and is already finding himself busy with patients.
    
A native of Oklahoma, Dr. Harris received his B. S. degree from Oklahoma 
Baptist University, and his M. D. from Baylor University. Hospital work has 
been performed at the Robert B. Green Hospital in San Antonio, as well as 
the Medical Arts and the St. Pauls Hospitals in Dallas, and Memorial 
Hospital in Houston.

Dr. Harris served as medical officer with the 348th Mobile Surgical team
during the war, where he saw service in the Pacific area.

Mrs. Harris is the former Mrs. Mary Lewis of Blackwell, and the couple have
two children, Rex, 19 months old, and Ann, two months of age.


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