Etched in Stone: When doctors made house calls

By Mon Valley Independent

By Ralph Stone

It was on a cold December morning in 1933 when Yours Truly made my earthly debut. I was delivered by Dr. Slotterback in a home-style hospital located on McKee Avenue near the corner of Sixth Street in Monessen. The good doctor informed my mother that I was fine and that my head was shaped like a lemon!

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