Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-18 | Page 4 | Baby Narrowly Misses Death as Popgun Fires Real Bullet

Baby Narrowly Misses Death As Popgun Fires Real Bullet Its funny now but it wasn't then Mrs Herbert A. A Towers East sixth Forty South street said Wednesday She re related related related re- re how she tried to destroy a popgun loaded with a a. caliber bullet by her year old son which exploded Tuesday y at 5 p. p m m. when the charge narrowly missed her year-old year daughter The boy Robert John found the bullet which his father had brought in from the street to destroy put it in his toy popgun and then aimed aimed the weapon at a doll dropped Cropped beside h his sister Marilyn who was sitting on n a bed When he pulled the trigger the shell exploded sending the bullet into the wall less than three feet from where Marilyn was sitting while the was blown into small pieces one of which grazed Roberts Robert's nose Marilyn Marllyn was unconcerned about the whole affair but Robert was screaming when Mrs Towers rushed into the room Robert cried Burn it Momma burn It when Mrs Towers attempted to to break I I the popgun