Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-27 | Page 2 | Girl Student Coughs up Pin from Lung; Halts Operation

Girl Student Coughs Up Pin From Lung Halts Operation Joan Smith Has Sore Throat as Lone Eviden Evidence Evi Evi Evidence den dence e of Her Experience Just a plain ordinary pin Saturday was a. a the priceless keepsake o of pretty Joan Smith 16 whose timely cough saved her from surgeons surgeon's Instruments In at the L. L D. D S. S hospital late lat Friday afternoon Miss Smith Is a a. daughter of Elias Ellas A. A Smith Jr state Insurance commissioner and Mrs S Smith th of ot 1261 East Stratford avenue While Joan Jom was preparing to Undergo undergo undergo un un- dergo an operation for a pin lodged lodge deeply In her right lung she he had bad n a sudden coughing spell whIch brought the pin pm to her throat and prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented a serious rious operation It was a dramatic climax to a weird occur occur- rence The story of t the pin started during the South high pep rally Just before noon In the school auditorium Miss Smith a student there was paling In a stunt During the performance per per- oJan was WM to pin a poster to toa toa toa a wall as part of the act lCt But in hanging hang hang- Ing ng the poster she swallowed the pin Joan said nothing She went on with the act V Afterward Joan told one of her girl sirl friends friend I swallowed a pin The girl friend summoned a teacher teach teach- er and Miss Smith was rushed to the hospital An Xray ray picture was Immediately ly taken But when the attendant prepared to give the girl the anaesthetic Joan stirred a bit She coughed Into he her he sh reached with her fingers and surprisingly out came the pInIt pinIt pin pint It t was wa-s bent slightly Saturday Joan had a slight sore throat as the lone evidence of at her experience