Dr. John D. Thrap

1955 - June 1 - Dr. John D. Tharp Is New Culver Physician

Takes Over Dr. Reese's Practice Recently Sold To Three Knox Doctors Dr. John Daniel Tharp of Chi-cago has purchased the medical practice formerly owned by Dr. Lawrence W. Reese, who left April 6 to report for active duty as a Captain in the Medical Corps of the U. S. Army at Fort Sam Houston. San Antonio. Texas.

Dr. Reese first sold his practice to Doctors Howard J. Henry, Clark McClure, and Thomas H. Nichols of Knox who maintained the office on Lake Shore Drive for the past several weeks. Apparently the Knox doctors found the distance too great for convenience.

Dr. Tharp received his doctor of medicine degree at Indiana University in 1952. He interned at Norfolk, Va. and for the past two years has been in U. S. Public Health Service stationed at the Marine Hospital in Chicago where he received further training in surgery and internal medicine.

Dr. Tharp is married and has a son. Stephen, who is two and one half years old.

Both Dr. and Mrs. Tharp are Hoosiers he was reared at Trafalgar and Mrs. Tharp's former home is Columbia City. They have been attending the Presbyterian Church.

Dr. and Mrs. Tharp and son plan to move to Culver as soon as a home is available. He will start practicing here July 1.

1955 Jul - Dr. John D. Thrap came from Chicago in July, 1955, to practice medicine at 114 Lakeshore Dr.

1956 - Jul 25 - Leaving Culver

Dr. John D. Thrap who came to Culver from Chicago in July, 1955, to practice medicine at 114 Lakeshore Dr. is closing his office here on August 1 in order to join a group of five physicians and surgeons at Kenia, Ohio. Xenia has a population of nearly 13,000.

Culver is saying farewell to Dr. and Mrs. Tharp with genuine regret and wishes this fine couple and their young son Stephn the best of everything in the new Ohio home. Both Dr. and Mrs. Tharp are Hoosiers - he was reared at Trafalgar and Mrs. Tharp's former home is Columbia City.

Dr. Tharp recieved his doctor of medicine degree at Indiana University in 1952. He interened at Norfolk, Va. and during 1953 and 1954 he was affiliated with the U.S. Public Health Service at the Marine Hospital in Chicago where he recieved further training in surgery and internal medicine.

Dr. Tharp's medical records and charts are being transferred to Dr. Ernest B. Norris who on August 15 will establish an office here at 2805 East Shore Drive. Dr. Norris comes to Culver from Middlebury, Ind.