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Show 31 Injured In Idaho Explosion Turner Seven persons were killed, and possibly thirty were injured, Wednesday Wed-nesday by an explosion of gas in the L. D. S. ward chapel and amusement hall, while a basketball game was in progress between teams from Turner ' and Central, about eight miles from here. About a dozen were given first aid in the school house at Turner. Others of the Injured were taken direct di-rect to their homes. A crowd variously various-ly estimated at 60 to 200 persons had assembled to witness the game between be-tween teams from the two communities. commu-nities. The play was staged in i frame building of one story and base ment, which is used by the L. D. S congregation as a church and alst as an amusement hall. The seats hac been moved out for the basketball game. |