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Mail Tribune 100, Sept. 2, 1922 By Alissa Corman Sep 02, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Sept. 2, 1922 NEW HOSPITAL OPENS MONDAY Medford’s new Community Hospital, located at 843 East Main street in one of the most popular and beautiful residence sections of this city, will formally open for public use September 5th. The building has been completely remodeled and every possible modern hospital facility has been installed with the exception of an X-Ray which will soon be moved there. The new hospital will be run under competent business management and conducted along modern standards of hospital management in regard to keeping complete and comprehensive case records and histories of all laboratory tests, X-Rays, etc. Miss Elsie Davidson, R.N., a graduate of Lawrence College in Wisconsin and the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, will act as superintendent of the new hospital. She will be assisted by Miss Gayle Pond of Illinois Wesleyan College, also a graduate of the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, and Miss Mary Versick and Miss Dorothy Krecker, both from the Greater Community hospital of Creston, Iowa. The Community Hospital will be open to the public and professional in general and its promoters declare it will be a welcome acquisition in the local medical field. 3 BANDS TO PLAY AT COUNTY FAIR The Ashland band, the Medford Elks’ band and the Medford D. O. K. K. band have closed contracts with the board of directors of the Jackson County Fair to provide music during the fair. Negotiations are also under way with the Grants Pass band. Each of these organizations is highly developed and under capable leadership. It is the intention of the fair directors to have a well balanced entertainment program for each day and good band music will be a feature of the program. The board of directors of the Jackson County Fair have before them for consideration a tentative program for the four days of the fair, September 13-14-15-16. The program, as outlined will give fair visitors very little time to rest if they wish to enjoy each feature of the entertainment. LOCAL AND PERSONAL No Labor Day closing proclamation in accordance with his usual custom will be issued by Mayor Gates for Medford, as he does not think it necessary because it is a national holiday and is always observed as such everywhere. If anything special were going on in this city the mayor would issue a closing proclamation. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]