Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-08
TWENTY-E|GHT
LOSE LIVES IN
EXTREME COLD
Continued Low Temperatures
And Storms Cause Much Suf-
fering In Middle West.
CROP LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Arctic Weather Reported On
Way East Due To Reach At
lantic Area Tonight.

lantlc Area tonight.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8. U.P)-Death
suffering and privation rode the
gales of a blizzard that whipped
across the upper North American
continent today.
Exposure, heart disease induced
by cold, and automobile accidents
caused by slippery streets claimed
28 lives, a United Press survey of
the affected area disclosed. The
deaths were distributed as follows:
Illinois, Il; Missouri, 8; Okla
homa, 3: Indiana, 2; Wisconsin, 2;
Iowa, 2; Canada, 2; Pennsylvania,
/, and Montana, l.
Greatest loss of life was reported
In the Chicago area where the
storm toll was seven.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8. U.P) - The
coldest blasts of the winter whip
ped over snow buried cities and
villages today from the Canadian
Rockies to the Ohio valley, taxing
a heavy toll in death and suffer-
ing.
Temperatures shot to sub-zero
levels through the entire midwest.
Traffic in nearly a score of states
was virtually at a standstill.
Weather forecasters said the fri
gid wave would not abate until to-
morrow, and probably would be fol-
lowed by another steep decline in
temperatures.
Coming from the Canadian
northwest, the cold followed bliz-
zard that blanketed dozens of
states. 1t moved eastward on a ma
tion-wide front. The Atlantic sea-
board was to feel its effect by to-
night.
Numerous deaths from exposure
and privation were reported. Suf-
fering was intense as thousands of
homeless sought shelter in already
overcrowded relief stations. Live
stock and crops in thearea east of
the Rocky Mountains suffered hea-
Willy.
All schools in Chicago were Of
ficially closed, giving 100000 child
rem mid-winter vacation. They
may be reopened tomorrow if snow
drifts that piled several feet high
are cleared.
Hundreds of jobless found tenn
porary employment clearing side
walks and streets.
Air traffic was completely halt
ed westward from Chicago, and
hampered on eastward plane lines
Roads were impossible in the
northern section of the country.
Commercial transport lines kept
snowplows operating constantly to
maintain service.
Six deaths in the Chicago area
were attributed to the cold. The
toll in far western states was ex-
pected to be large.
The coolest weather of the sea-
son was reported in Colorado, Wy
oming, Utah, New Mexico, Idaho
and Montana. At Moran, Wyo., the
mercury fell to 55 degrees below
zero and continued it's decline.
Prices Go Up
Farmers, at first jubilant over
snow which promised to save win
ter crops and assure storage wa
ter, despaired as the Arctic weather
killed livestock and damaged win
ter wheat crops.
One bright spot in the disastrous
cold wave was reflected in farm
markets. Grain, egg, butter and
livestock quotations bounded up
ward. Hogs led the advance, mount
ing from so to 60 cents. Prospects
of further restriction in transpor-
tation to the larger markets was
expected to result in new increases
today.
Churches, schools, police stations
and other public buildings were
opened to homeless in Chicago. Of
ficials estimated relief was given
more than 10000 persons.
Chicago theatres, night clubs and
hotels reported the greatest rush
of business in months. Hundreds
of Loop workers chose to remain
downtown overnight rather than
face the gale that blew in off Lake
Michigan on their homeward jour-
ney. Hotels and entertainment
houses were taxed nearly to capa-
city.
Simon Bender, 92-year- broom
maker, was frozen to death as he
fed his chickens at Guthrie, Okla.
Bodies of two farmers frozen to
death were found by Canadian
northwest mounted police.