The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-12
REAL WIN TER IS
MAKING A FORMAL
CALL ON OKLAHOMA
With Low Gas Pressure
Capital City Shivers as
Blizzard Sweeps Over
Entire State
BUT THEN IT'S TEN
BELOW IN WYOMING
TEAiPERAT WHILE BITING
BLASTS NIP NOSES
AND TOES

Oklahoma City. Okla, Nov. 12.-Real
! winter weather held oklahoma in its
grip today.
! Reports from over the state indi-
Gated the mercury tumbled to betwee
20 and 80 degrees in various sections,
the cold snap being accompanied by a
raw, biting wind from the northwest.
Gas pressure was reported low in
some sections.
| Cloudy and unsettled weather over
the state today. with temperatures
! tomorrow morning between 1S' and "a.
was the forecast Of the weather
bureau here. But warmer weather
Is in store, the forecaster promised.
| Already. he said. it is warming up
west of the Rockies and it is raining
| on the Pacific coast. Somewhat
warmer" Saturday was the predic
! ton.
The cold wave is general east Of
the Rockies, according to the wealth.
er bureau. Sheridan. Wyo., reported
10 degrees below zero this morning.
the coolest spot in the country.
a minimum OF 90 degrees here this
morning. has resulted In low gas
pressure. All industries have been
shut off from the gas supply. j. +.
owens, general manager of the Okla
homa Gas and Electric Company, an
nounced that only 100000 cubic feet
] Of nfpar hA a n
from the Cement field, compared with
normal service OF about 16,O00.0O0
cubic feet. The line from the north
field also is failing, he said, and 1t
is supplying about the same amount
| of gas, with It's normal capacity
nearly l2,OOO,O00 cubic feet
Mr.. Owens expressed doubt that
there would be sufficient gas to cook
the evening meal.
Sapulpa, Okla. Nov. 12.-Continu-
ing necessarily. the cold wave which
hit this district last Saturday eve
ming continues slowly, but continues
steadily TO keep the mercury on n
downward trend. Ths thermometer
reached the lowest mark of the sea-
son early this morning when 1t is re
ported to have registered 2s degrees.
'roday's report on the fuel situation
tends to show that enough gas is
available to meet the requirements OF
I'll consumers.
Enid. Okla, Nov. i9.-Winter made
It's first real effort to help the sellers
OF overcoats. flannels and furs here
last night when tho temperature
dropped to % degrees, WHICH. added
TO raw. biting wind caused many TO
rejoice that the gas supply was hold
ing up well.
Bartlesvlle. Okla, Nov. ia tenn
perature Of 90 degrees--coldest of tho
season--caused distress among stock
men and oil field workers in this field
this morning. Big gas mains from
here To Kansas and Missouri started
today carrying peak loads" OF win
ter.
okmulgee. Okla, Nov. is.--Thc first
freezing weather OF the winter vas
experienced In Okmulgee county last
night. the mercury dropping 10 IS de-
grees. Farmers In the county. accord
ing to the county agent. will suffer
no loss on account OF the freeze. II
has halted cotton picking 10 some ex-
tent but the cold and stiff wind has
dried out the cotton fields. and II
good weather follows for the next Few
, days IL will speed up the gathering
Of the crop, 1t has been reported by
the farmers.
blackwell, Okla. Nov .12.--Thc low
est temperature OF the season was
recorded hero last night when the
temperature went to % degrees at
o'clock this morning. II remained be.
low freezing until after'9 o'clock to-
day. Furs and heavy overcoats made
their first appearance. Hundreds OF
complaints were made about low gas
pressure.