San Francisco, Dee, 12.
Numerous persons werd missing today. atter the rains and which following the gales In northern "The flood waters rushed toward the gen const through the Sacramento and San Joaquin agricultural valleys threatened f0 lod the by: passes, where levees were being strengthened.
"Two women wore repa.ted" drown ed at Centerville, California, when their car overturned. Five' others were reported missing at Centervile anda similar number could net be Seeounted for at Chico. Many volun-tears were aiding rescue parties, Railway and alr Wines resisted operations and most highways wore re-opened to trafic again, Principal danger points were Princeton, seventy miles north of Sacramento; Hanford, Kingsburg and Visalia In the San Joaquin lowlands.
Aeroplane observers along the Sneramento "River reported many persons atop barns and homes, Boatmen rescued an unidentified man on a tree-top in the 'Trimmer Lake area at Fresno after he had refused to be rescued last night un-{ess his dog, which was with him, would also' be removed. Com: /munleations were resumed at Downie ville—United Press.
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