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In 1936, Bethune was invited to Memphis to give a lecture on “Advances in Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery” to a very conservative group, the Mid South Medical Assembly. After his talk on spinal anesthesia, Bethune presented, unannounced, his thoughts on socialized medicine. This newspaper clip from the “Commercial Appeal, Memphis” shows a radiant Bethune (on the left) alongside officers of the assembly averting their eyes from Bethune
