The Archive · 1938

Continued Cold Predicted

The United States weather bureau predicted continued cold for the entire area Between Canáda and the Gulf of Mexico and the Rockies and the Atlantic seabóard. Florida, one Gf the nation's winter- playgrounds, saw snow at Brookesville while the Florida citrus belt expected frost tonight, "The 33 boys marooned yesterday in a high school five miles outside Ironwood, Mich, to-day enjoyed their winter holidays pkiying basketball in the school mide their escape impos. sible. Telephone communication with tha school established that all the school boys were safe and enjoying themselves while relief workers planned to dig their way into the build Rail motor car and air traffic throughout Michigan and Wisconsin was disrupted by the raging blizzard and several towns were forced to fight fired in sub-zero weather to Save large areas from destruction. High winds and low temperatures made fire fighting difficult, but no serious damage was reported.

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