Mrs. Charles F. Roehl Senior, left, is a nurses aide at St. Joseph's Hospital. She is shown standing next to the hospital bed of her patient, Miss Etholene Hoskins. Mrs. Roehl is a widow with grown children. She is realizing her childhood dream of becoming a nurse. She has put in 500 hours since July and works with anesthetic patients. Mrs. Roehl is dressed in her nurses uniform.
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