Blistering heat continued to grip the states of Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas to-day, and weather forecasts ave scant hope of relief from the temperatures of 100 degrees F. and higher which have prevailed here for more than'a week.
Even warmer weather was forecast to-day for Michigan, Wisconsin, Mlinols and Indiana, bui inasmuch as these states have mot suffered from the record heat of the other areas, was indicated that the coming rise in temperature will not be excessive, 'Predictions of cooler weather, on the other hand, to-day cheered' the residents of North and. South Dakota, where at the present time nearly 7 er cent, of the farm population re~ quires government' Fellef grants, Normal temperatures were forecast for the remainder of the nation by the United States Weather Bureau to-lay.
Forest fires which have raged in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota spread to now areas to-day, as weary Fri fire fighters, most of whom "were Volunteers, busied themselves digging ditches and setting counter-fires. to halt the ravages of the blazes which have denuded vast areas of prime Torest land, In sharp contrast with most of the Arought-stricken area, the city of Livingston, Mont, was' visited by torential rains and hall. Crops were badly damaged by' the hati-stones, and county agricultural. agents. were unable even to estimate the losses, The streets of Livingston were flooded—United Press,
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