Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-01 | Page 4 | Lightning Hits Tree, Kills 2 Children, Injures 1

Hits Tree Kills Lightning 2 Children l ildr nl Injures 1 EMERSON Mo July 1 lUD 1 Two U-Two Two Two children were killed and a third was was' al' al Injured when lightning struck a tree tree tree-in in which they were vere playing near their farm home here Monday as their mother looked on The lifeless body of Olen Lee Meyers 10 dropped from the tre tree into the arms arms of his stricken horror-stricken mother Mrs Virgil Meyers when she r tal ran to their assistance His I sister Norma Gene 9 waS was found dead wedged In the trunk of the tree The third child J JImmie 11 H escape escaped with wih burns urns I