Show DITCH DROWNS SECOND INFANT This SPRINGVILLE This city saw Its U second infant dro droning i In two months here Wednesday afternoon with the death of James K Curtis old month son of Mr and Mrs Elmo Emo Curtis drowned when he fell into nto an irrigation ditch which runs through the family yard at Fifth South and Second Ea Eat t streets Last such death was on June 19 when when the old month daughter of f Mr and Mrs Joseph was vas drowned dro in an irrigation ditch in n front of the family residence Mother l Attempts Attempt Rescue The baby fell into the swift- swift moving stream in full sight of its mother Mrs Curtis who was watering watering wa- wa ering the lawn and who was unable unable unable un un- able to catch up with the infant due to the stream running under fences and other obstructions slowing slow slow- in ing ng up her pursuit Her efforts to attract attention of other persons to the childs child's plight light also failed and nd it was carried carried- arri ct two wo blocks before becoming lod lodged cd against an iron screen in the ditch at Center and Fifth South streets The ditch which is approximately approximate- approximate ly y three feet wide and of the same depth carries water from Hobble Creek canyon to farmlands on the west side of f the tre cit cit city Resuscitation Fails The Provo fire department resuscitator resuscitator resuscitator re- re was summoned and with Clarence Duke of the Provo department department department de de- de- de manipulating the machine machine machine ma ma- chine efforts were made to revive the baby without avail The child was born March 2 1939 at Springville the only child of Elmo and LaVera Graves Cur Cur- Surviving Surviving- besides the parents are the grandparents Mr and Mrs James Graves of Springville Spring and Mr and Mrs James James- Curtis of Mapleton |