44 WAVE OF HEAT GRIPS COUNTRY CHICAGO CHICAGO July 14 UP Across UP-Across Across the ration today the summers summer's first heat wave held its grip West to the and east to the I Atlantic coast 90 degree temperatures sent people scurrying sc to lakeside resorts resorts resorts re re- re- re sorts and city beaches Temporary relief was given the Great Lakes area by a shift shUt of winds Weather forecasters forecasters forecasters fore fore- casters said the respite would be brief Deaths from prostration and drowning drowning drown drown- ing were frequent In some districts Intense heat damaged crops The burning sun brought danger of rust infection t to the llie northwest wheat ter ter- Scattered thunder showers were predicted today in the west The U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S weather bureau predicted the heat hent would continue until the weekend week Kansas reported temperatures of at Phillipsburg at Dresden at Garden City and 99 89 at Hayes Hoyes The official figure for Chicago was 05 degrees decrees