Kenneth on Having a Tooth Pulled at a "Speed Dentist"

Kenneth on Having a Tooth Pulled at a "Speed Dentist"

Dentistry

In October, 1941, Kenneth had a tooth pulled at a "speed dentist's." The man had six chairs and was working them all at the same time, pulling out teeth. It was like a barber shop. The procedure cost $2. Kenneth recalls the dentists he used in Thailand, the Japanese spy dentists, and then a Danish dentist up in Bangkok whose idea of filling a tooth was first to kill the nerve. That's how Kenneth lost so many of his teeth. Ultimately, the Landons went up to Pinang for their dental work.

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993) Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

October 1, 1941

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth and Margaret Landon

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Margaret and Kenneth P. Landon Papers, 1824-2000

Hour 65, clip 4

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical