Show CITRUS CROP SUFFERS fROM INTENSE COlD Nevada Nevada and Utah Rivals for Lowest Drop of Mercury Mercury Mercury Mer Mer- cury Chicago Christmas Coldest in 52 Years CHICAGO Dec 26 PartIal Partial re relief relief re- re lief lIet from zero sub-zero temperatures that brought the coldest Christmas in itt years was promised today to the while lowered tem- tem were forecast for the east and tho the far west gripped b by cold that necessitated the use of or smudges to protect the citrus crop already seriously damaged Eleven deaths four tour of or them in Chicago three In Ohio two In Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon son and bno ne each In Texas and California were the result of the cold Three of or the Chicagoans were frozen and tha the fourth a a. policeman policeman police police- man was fatally injured In a fallon fall fallon fallon on the ice HITS CITRUS CROP Christmas frost Crost resulted In the estimated destruction of ten per percent percent percent cent of the citrus crop in the Los Angeles district Ice Ico In the Columbia Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia river interrupted navigation Nevada and Utah had a close race Elko t for Nay r e Christmas Christmas' thermometers nl lowest t tr registered mercury d 48 and Huntsville near Ogden den Utah 49 below zero Elsewhere Inthe in inthe inthe the temperatures ranged upwards to 30 above at Phoenix Ariz Moderating weather was vas predicted predict predict- ed today for the plains states and the northwest which saw a a. below zero Yuletide but cloudiness and snow flurries were werl expected to continue continue continue con con- for several days west of 01 the Mississippi COLDEST IN 52 2 YEARS Chicago's Christmas waa witha tha cp cp eat est In 52 62 ar po It upset r l. record cords i Back to Ro Island Ill III had the coldest Christinas Christmas Christ ChrIs mas inas since 1914 and the Mississippi 1 there thereas was as reported frozen to a depth of or nine Inches enabling persons to walk wan across Winds from the west wat today bringing a chilling breath to the I cast today toda with forecasts Indicating lowered temperatures for the At Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At- At lantic coast the Appalachian re region region region re- re gion and the east ast gulf states |