Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-16 | Page 21 | Two Salt Lake Children Hurt in Home Mishaps

Two Salt Children Hurt in Home Mishaps Two Io Salt Lake youths both boys living in southeast Salt Lake Lale with only a difference of four months in n age were cre resting at home Thursday after being victims of early morning accidents at home La LaVell Veil 20 months son of Mrs Ilean 2534 t East was the first o of the two boys to be victimized At am a.m. his foot was Severely severely se Se- se-I se verely burned binned when he turned on he the hot water in a bathtub where he was having his morning bath According to Mrs she turned her back bacI for tor just a moment to geVa a towel to dry the youth when 1 he twisted the faucet letting lettinga a stream of ot scalding wat water r fall upon his legs and feet Mrs Mis called the police and they dispatched d an al ambulance to the scene The boy was taken to th the tho Salt Lake General hospital for treatment then released to his home Other victim of a mishap was Teddy Proctor year old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Proctor 1405 i Parkway ave who swallowed s some me kerosene at about 1050 a am a.m. m. m Thursday morning According to reports he was playing in the back yard ard of oC his grandparents Mr and Mrs H H. T. T Page 1938 lOth East when the youth reportedly e ly raised a root beer bottle containing to his lips Mr Page had been using the liquid while painting a. a wicker chair His mother who was standing near grabbed the boy and rushed him to the police substation in Sugarhouse where Lt Charles l officer fife Ln in ln charge hC g of f. f the st station took him to Salt L Lake He Gc General eral hospital for or r treatment