Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-07 | Page 3 | Mississippi Flood Looms

Mississippi Flood Looms i A AP-A LITTLE flOCK nOCI Ark April 7 rushing race o of water was on in Arkansas tonight le- le Yeen tween the Mississippi's trIbutarIes and the h P ponderous old river Itself and plan Planters tors along the streams Were Yere hoping that the sma smaller er rivers could empty their surplus Int Into the l before It attained such mch heights that It would refuse the mUddy offerIng A A. f sc SCore re of or families famili-es have been driven from their homes and mOre more were prepared to leave i the Near e flood sta stages es Predicted on n Mississippi would block the mouths of the Arkansas and White r vermen said and force those rivers over lowlands In southeast Arl Arkansas to add to damage already done clone no in central Arkansas