Tunnel Collapse Traps Two Staten Island Boys
New York. A tunnel dug by 11-year-olds Dan Myers and John Percoou in a Staten Island hillside collapsed yesterday. The boys were dug out within minutes but efforts to revive them failed.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1955
Page
11
New York. A tunnel dug by 11-year-olds Dan Myers and John Percoou in a Staten Island hillside collapsed yesterday. The boys were dug out within minutes but efforts to revive them failed.
In O'Fallon Missouri two men robbed the Bank of O'Fallon yesterday taking about $11,500. They forced four employees and a customer to lie on the floor while the cash was taken. Bank officials described the money as unsecured by time lock and noted precautionary measures following the incident.
Nearly 1 000 famine struck hillmen arrive in Katmandu the capital of the Himalayan kingdom in search of food. The report notes they view honey as a topping and spread peanut butter on breakfast toast.
Authorities report a mob hanged two men accused of witchcraft in Juarez Queretaro. The second item notes Memphis Tennessee as a leading inland producer of hardwood flooring.
ALICIA HART warns that dangerous household substances tempt curious toddlers and cause poisoning deaths. The Children’s Bureau notes about 400 infant deaths yearly from home poisoning and pushes for poison control centers to aid doctors in treatment.
Dorothy Roe offers a practical guide for mothers to sew choir robes for children using a simple standard pattern. The piece covers skirt and cotta construction, collar stiffening with crinoline, adjustable side closures, and options in lawn or nylon fabrics with care tips for synthetic materials.
Fish loaf and lobster pie recipes from Cecily Brownstone outline ingredients and methods. The fish loaf uses haddock or halibut with mayonnaise and milk in a loaf bake. The lobster pie combines mushrooms peppers and lobster with cheese biscuits baked atop the filling.
A Russell H. Brown aged 58 who had heart trouble endured four holdups in six months at the filling station where he worked. He died yesterday of a heart attack in the station washroom.
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