Show KILLING FROSTS REPORTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY Arkansas City Kan April 17 liA A light snow fell in southern Kansas early earl to day changing to rain later Norfolk Va April 17 The formation of or ice throughout the vast Norfolk coun try trucking section last night did great damage Greenville S C April 17 A killing frost trost visited this section this morning fruit and early earl vegetables being badly damaged Cairo Ills April 17 A severe frost in I this section has greatly damaged fruit and vegetable crops It is estimated that fully rully 60 50 0 per cent of the tho fruit crop is ruined Springfield 0 O April 17 Farmers in Clark and adjoining counties report that the freezing weather has damaged the fruit truit crop thousands of dollars They Th declare that the pear plum and cherry crops are badly b damaged damu ed if lC not ruined The cold Continues today Louisville Lou t Ky K April 17 Abnormally low temperatures prevail generally gen to day da with heavy hea and killing frosts as far south as southern Tennessee and north northern northern northera ern era Georgia and east through Virginia while light frosts are reported from southern Alabama and northern Snow flurries occurred In the Ohio val ley by le Lafayette Lafa ette Ind md April 17 Reports re receIved received by the Purdue university tural experiment station today state the damage damalo done dono to fruit by frost was se so severe severe vere ere In some localities the cherry and plum trees have been stripped of blos bIos blossoms corns Apples and peaches have also suf severely The loss to fruit grow growers growers ers ens will be heavy Huntington W Va Ya April 17 Snow to the depth of or two inches was on the ground hero here today having fallen at in yesterday and last night and ice formed on all small streams during the night The weather was Tas the coldest known here for the season in many man years and all aU fruit is believed to have been killed In the mountains six Inches of snow mow were reported I |