Evening star., 1938-04-07
WIDE j. s. AREAS
COVEREDBYSN SNOW
Many April Records Are Set
Between Rockies and
Eastern Seaboard.
By the Assc ciated Press.

By the Assc ciated Press.
CHICAGO, April Fresh snow
blanketed wide eXpanse of territory
between the Rockies and the Eastern
seaboard today in the wake of storm
that turned the calendar back to mid
winter
Rain, sleet, dust hail and tornado
winds lashed at sections of the Nation
which escaped the snowstorm.
Heavy, wet snoWdrifts and feet
deep challenged highway crews in the
Middle West. Snow plows, hastily re-
trieved from summer storage. opened
most principal highways but many
rural lanes we're still choked.
The snowfall broke April records in
many cities and was the deepest of
the winter at some spots. Counties
in Southwest Michigan reported 80 to
36 inches of snow.
Nebraskan Missing.
One death was reported in South
Dakota and fears were felt for man
missing in the vicinity Of Scottsbluff,
Nebr., where snow ranged up to a
foot in depth. washington Springs, S.
OAK. reported II inches OF snow.
Hundreds of telephone and tele-
graph poles snapped under the weight
of snow and ice in Nebraska and Iowa.
Many rural schools were closed in
Iowa and South Dakota because Of
snow-choked highways. The storm
disrupted bus service in Southern Wis
consin.
Large crews labored to keep city
traffic moving.
About l,40O city workers and scores
of street cars and bus company en-
ployes tackled Chicago's 9.1-inch
snowfall, which exceeded by almost 3
inches the record for April SHOWS in
the history of the Weather Bureau.
A gravel boat bound up the Chicago
River crashed into the Lake Street
Bridge when it failed to lift because
of an ice coating. Virtually all roads
so miles north and south OF the city
were almost lmpassable. In Southern
Illinois and Indiana freezing rains
coated highways with ice.
heCOTuS broken IN OnlO.
New York City called out 1900 extra
workers to augment the regular night
crew OF 300 engaged in ciearlng away
more than inches of snow. A fresh
fall during the early morning hours
added to the inches recorded in some
suburbs but traffic was moving
throughout the metropolitan area.
Cleveland was threatened with more
snow after 7.3-inch fall which broke
the an-time April record. Toledo's 6
inches OF snow was the heaviest in half
century. Ohio orchard owners feared
possible heavy damage to early fruit
crops. Horticulturists in Illinois said
the snowfall would serve as a protec-
ton for vegetation.
A strike vote by transportation work.
ers threatened to deprive Detroit resi-
dents Of street car and bus service
during the kind Of weather it is most
needed. Three inches of snow covered
the city and freezing temperatures pre-
vailed.
Ihe Pennsylvania Highway Depart
ment reported inches Of snow in
the Meadville district. 100 miles north
west of Pittsburgh. Heavy rain hit
the Pittsburgh area and snow was in
prospect.
Live Stock ENDANGERED.
some Wyoming sheepmen, now in
The midst of the lambing season, ex-
pected to suffer losses because If the
unreasonable weather. Live stock On
the sandhill ranges of Nebraska ais,
was endangered.
Freezing temperatures prevailed
over most of the Northern States.
Cripple Creek, Central Colorado min
ing community, reported zero
weather It Was II above at Chey-
enre, Wyo., and below freezing at such
widely scattered points as Cleveland.
Milwaukee. Des Moines Duluth A.
bany, New York, Chicago and Omana
Hallstorms caused minor damage
TO sections of Dallas and Fort Worth
Tex, Hail and rain damaged garden
and fruit orchards in Oklahoma where
the temperatures dropped into the
tortles. A 30-mile wind carried the
seasons worst duststorm into the
Texas Panhandle.
Flood waters coursed over 1000
acres and affected more than 200
families near CardweIl, Mo.
WINDS RIP SOUTH.