Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-12
W|NTERKEEPS
COLD GRIP ON
MIDDLE WEST
Entire Area From Rockies TO
AtIa mic Seaboard Reports
Low Temperatures.
DEATH TOLL REACHES 80
Relief Rushed To Northwest
Where Flooded Rivers Make
Many Homeless.
BY United Press

While Alaska experienced an I'M
usual heat wave wintry blasts
swept over most of the remainder OF
the North American continent,
bringing snow, sleet and sub-zero
temperatures.
Temperatures ranged from % de-
grees above zero at Aklavik, in the
Arctic circle, the ice box of the con-
tinent, to "a degrees below zero at
Owls Head, N. Y. The blizzard was
general from the Rocky Mountains
to the eastern seaboard.
AT least 30 deaths were attributed
to the storm. Most of the deaths
were in Eastern STATES, which bore
the brunt of the cold wave. Penn
sylvania reported II deaths and
New York City three. Middlewestern
States reported 10 deaths.
Many towns in the western part
of the state of Washington were
swept by the highest flood waters
in years. Hundreds of families were
marooned or forced to leave their
| homes. Six persons Weer reported
drowned and one was missing.
| United States meteorologists pre-
dicted rising temperatures over Wes-
| tern states today but added that a
second frigid blast would send tenn
peratures tumbling again tonight o.
| tomorrow.
The coolest weather of the WIN
| ter was recorded in many places. In
Chicago and vicinity temperatures
! fell to zero and began to rise slow
| ly. Virginia, Mimi, reported % de-
grees below, Rice Lake, Wis, 16 be-
low, and Devils Lake. S. D., IA be-
| low
In New York the thermometer
had climbed to II degrees above
zero early today. A heavy snow COW
cred parts of New England. A blan-
] ket of snow covered most of Ohio.
High winds which drove blind
! ing snow over eastern states ham,
pered airplane travel.
! ALBANY, NJ Y, Dec. IL. --NeV
York state remained today in the
/ grip of a cold wave that kept tn
mercury we'll below zero in the nor
! thern regions. Near zero weather
was reported in other sections.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12.-Mexi-
co City's temperature broke records
Of many years standing today when
| it dropped to % degrees Fahren-
heit. Still colder weather was pre-
dicted, and all time records were
expected to fall.
! SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. IL. =
Melting SHOWS from the mountains
added today to flood dangers in
western Washington, where high
waters from almost. incesSant rain
fall caused at least $4,000,000 dam
age. No loss Of life was reported.
Highways, bridges and railroad
tracks were washed out as quie6
streams. became raging torrents
sweeping everything before them
and driving householders to high
er places in the affected COUNTIES.
Every railroad line between Ia
coma and Seattle was at a stand
still: 300 families were homeless
and - bridges were destroyed IN
the same district.
Earth slides started near Astoria,
Ore, endangered hillside homes.
Emergency relief workers were held
in readiness to strengthen and re-
build bikes.
Relief forces of the Red Cross
were mustered to aid homeless ia
miles, especially in Pierce county
where the greatest damage occur
red. An airplane survey of the coun-
/ " showed at least 500 residences
surrounded by water or submerged
! partially
A cold northwest wind added To
/ the general discomfort in the flood
/ ed regions. Storm warnings were
/ posted by the weather bureau, pro-
missing more rain to add to the ia
/ inches reported in some sections
since last week.