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The Day the Children Vanished
Modified by: Laura Parsons
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Nine children from the town of Clayton travel by bus to
school in Lakeview everyday.
Went to school in busNine children
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Since there were only nine children, their bus was a
station wagon painted as a school bus.
station wagon paintedThe bus
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Jerry Mahoney, a man from Clayton, was hired to be
their bus driver.
Bus driverJerry Mahoney
Jerry
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Everyone in Clayton and Lakeview liked and
respected Jerry Mahoney.
Liked Jerry MahoneyEveryone
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Jerry was a mechanic who could fix any engine.
Was a mechanicJerry Mahoney
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He was engaged to marry Elizabeth Deering.
Elizabeth DeeringPeter was engaged
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Elizabeth worked at Clayton bank.
Worked at bankElizabeth
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The road the bus traveled included a two mile “dugway”.
Two mile “dugway"The bus route
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It was called the “dugway” because it had been dug out of the side of the mountain.
Dug from mountainThe road
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The road also wound around the side of the lake with a
heavy wire guardrail protecting it from the lake.
Protects from lakeHeavy guardrail
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After school one day, Jerry headed into the dugway to take the nine kids home in
his bus.
To take kids homeDrove into dugway”
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At about four thirty in the afternoon, Joe Gorman realized that the bus was three quarters
of an hour late.
The bus was lateAt four thirty
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He called the school principal to find out what
had happened.
Called the schoolJoe Gorman
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Mrs. Bromfield, the principal, received seven
phone calls about the bus.
Mrs. BromfieldHe spoke to principal
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Nobody knew where the bus with the nine kids was.
Where the kids wereNobody knew
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It seemed to have vanished.
Had vanishedThe bus
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Jake Nugent said that Jerry had stopped by before driving
into the dugway.
He had seen JerryJake Nugent said
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Joe Nugent drove his jeep into the dugway to look for
the bus.
Drove jeep to look for kids
Joe Nugent
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He didn’t find the bus. There was no break in the wire
guardrail and no bent post.
Were not bentGuardrail and wire
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There were no signs of the bus going into the lake.
Didn’t go into lakeThe bus
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Joe called the trooper barracks in Lakeview to report it.
…called state troopers
Joe Nugent
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Trooper Teliski and Karl Dickler showed up to figure it out.
Karl DicklerTrooper Teliski
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Karl Dickler said he passed the bus going into the
dugway…but it never came out the other end.
Had passed the busKarl Dickler
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Hundreds of people began searching the area.
Searched the areaHundreds of people
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The bus couldn’t be in the lake because the guardrail was intact
and the lake was frozen over.
…was frozen overThe lake…
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People began saying mean things about Jerry Mahoney.
About Jerry MahoneySaying mean things
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They started saying that he kidnapped the kids.
…Jerry kidnapped the kids
People said that…
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At nine-thirty at night, people went to Jerry Mahoney’s
house to question his father and girlfriend.
Jerry Mahoney’s house
People visited
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Jerry’s father, Pat, and girlfriend, Elizabeth, didn’t
know anything.
Jerry’s dadPat Mahoney
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They were very worried about Jerry.
Elizabeth was worriedPat was worried
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Pat was a old man who kept talking about the old
days…not the missing bus.
…the old daysPat talked about…
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He liked to talk about “The Great Thurston” who had the
greatest magic act ever.
Greatest magic act ever
“The Great Thurston”
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At daylight, helicopters were searching and a five-state
alarm was issued.
Helicopters searched for missing kids
At daylight
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A man named Clyde Haviland was in charge of the search.
In charge of searchClyde Haviland
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He went to Jerry’s house to ask Pat some more questions.
Asked Pat Mahoney questions
Clyde Haviland
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Pat still did not know where his son, Jerry, and the nine
kids were.
He didn’t know where the kids were
Pat told him
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Pat continued to talk about “The Great Thurston” and his magic
act.
“The Great Thurston”Pat talked about
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He also talked about the act he and his wife used to do…
Mahoney and Faye Boffo Buffalo
He and his wifePat talked about
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News came that some clothes and books had been found by
the quarry…but no kids.
Were foundClothes and books
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By this time, the town of Clayton was dead and
most stores were closed.
Were closedMost stores in town
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There were only two girls, Gertrude and Millie, working
in the telephone office…
In telephone officeTwo girls working
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… and one man, Mr. Granger, working at the bank
At the bankOne man working
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Everyone else was out at the quarry helping search for the missing kids, bus, and
bus driver.
Searching for the kidsEveryone else
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Pat Mahoney, Jerry’s father, decided to get dressed in his old cowboy costume.
Dressed in cowboy suit
Pat Mahoney
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Pat walked out of his house and towards the bank.
In the streetPat, in cowboy suit
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The girls at the telephone office saw him in the street.
Saw Pat in streetTwo women
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Pat walked into the bank and asked for his bank account statement of
the past three months.
Went into bankPat Mahoney
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Mr. Granger walked into the vault to get Pat’s bank statement.
Walked into the vaultMr. Granger
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Pat told him to close the vault, stay inside, and set
off the bank alarms
Set off alarmsClose the vault
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Gertrude and Millie saw a car drive up in front of the
bank and four men get out.
In front of bankCar drove up
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Two of the men had suitcases and two of the men had guns.
Two men had gunsTwo men had suitcases
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The bank doors opened and Pat came out shooting his guns.
Pat shooting his gunsBank doors opened
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The bank robbers ran for cover.
Ran for coverBank robbers
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Pat told them to give up and throw their guns down.
Throw guns downGive up
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One of the robbers threw his gun down.
Threw down his gunsOne robber
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One of the robbers shot Pat in the shoulder.
Shot Pat in shoulderOne robber
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Next, two of the robbers got shot
Were shotTwo of the robbers
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Mr. Haviland shot the two men and the other two men gave up
Shot two robbersMr. Haviland
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Elizabeth ran into the street to see if Pat was OK.
…to see if Pat was OKElizabeth ran…
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Trooper Teliski came to tell everyone that Jerry and the
kids had been found and were safe.
Kids had been foundTrooper Teliski
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Jerry said that the bank robbers had kidnapped them…
Kidnapped themBank robbers
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…and put their bus in the back of a truck to hide them.
…in back of truckPut bus…
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Haviland explained that Pat Mahoney figured out what had
happened and…
Figured outPat Mahoney
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…was the person to thank for saving the bank from being
robbed.
Pat MahoneyThank
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Pat Mahoney told Jerry, “It was a boffo”.
It was a BoffoPat Mahoney
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The End