01-04-2014, 07:42 PM
Would Philben be likely to not have explained to Marguerite what his alternative non-surgical method was? And would Marguerite then refer to it by the surgical name afterwards?
If he was in Dallas in 1945, he may have. If he was elsewhere, such as finishing his residency in Philadelphia and didn't return to Dallas until 47, we have a problem. Both facts are cited from the Find-A-Grave site earlier in this thread. Information provided by family.
Would such a "traditional" osteopath later become cheif of staff of a surgical hospital? The pharmacist you are ignoring said tonsillectomies would be a regular part of Dr Philben's routine.
Please cite the "surgical hospital" where he later became chief of staff. If he held that position at Dallas Memorial, there seems to be no evidence of it, other than the citation from the Find-A-Grave site, details of which were supplied by a family member. In fact, much of this should have appeared in an official newspaper obituary. Can you find one?
The pharmacist is being ignored because no name has been given, if one indeed does exist. It's also highly unlikely that a pharmacist still dispensing in 2014 would be in a position to know what Dr. Philben did in the mid-1940s. It is 70 years ago, after all, and the proof of this is that he said "would have" mot "did". Sounds like a guess to me.
Incriminating FBI disinterest is right where it should be with this as well.
Yet it was FBI who obtained and reported on the tonsillectomy and who performed it. Just as they did with the mastoidectomy. For an organization that's trying to cover up details of an espionage project, they rather screwed the pooch, didn't they?
If he was in Dallas in 1945, he may have. If he was elsewhere, such as finishing his residency in Philadelphia and didn't return to Dallas until 47, we have a problem. Both facts are cited from the Find-A-Grave site earlier in this thread. Information provided by family.
Would such a "traditional" osteopath later become cheif of staff of a surgical hospital? The pharmacist you are ignoring said tonsillectomies would be a regular part of Dr Philben's routine.
Please cite the "surgical hospital" where he later became chief of staff. If he held that position at Dallas Memorial, there seems to be no evidence of it, other than the citation from the Find-A-Grave site, details of which were supplied by a family member. In fact, much of this should have appeared in an official newspaper obituary. Can you find one?
The pharmacist is being ignored because no name has been given, if one indeed does exist. It's also highly unlikely that a pharmacist still dispensing in 2014 would be in a position to know what Dr. Philben did in the mid-1940s. It is 70 years ago, after all, and the proof of this is that he said "would have" mot "did". Sounds like a guess to me.
Incriminating FBI disinterest is right where it should be with this as well.
Yet it was FBI who obtained and reported on the tonsillectomy and who performed it. Just as they did with the mastoidectomy. For an organization that's trying to cover up details of an espionage project, they rather screwed the pooch, didn't they?