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Show I Hunter Sustains Painful Injuries to Face Robert Stratton of Cedar City, principal of the Kanarraville Ele-jmentary Ele-jmentary School, is recovering at the Iron County Hospital from wounds suffered in a shot gun accident Saturday, Nov. 5. Accident occurred south of Hurricane shortly after the opening open-ing of the pheasant hunt. Mr. Stratton's shotgun exploded explod-ed upon firing after it was believed be-lieved that the end of the barrel had been plugged when it was stuck in the mud prior to discharging. dis-charging. I Hunting companions brought Mr. Stratton to Cedar City for treatment Metal fragments from the gun had exploded into his I face with the largest object apparently ap-parently striking him just be-low be-low the eye. He was wearing: 'glasses and they were shattered i by the metal fragments and doctors doc-tors worked for a considerable I length of time to dislodge the-glass the-glass fragments from his face. However, he Is reported recovering recov-ering satisfactorily and no apparent ap-parent permanent injuries to his .eyes were sustained, the doctors reported. |