Show Rocky Mountain Area Escapes as Winter Tightens Grip Upon Nation Br Ob Pun Fus Concentrating its attack in the Missouri Mis MIs' I river valley area winter spread i subfreezing temperatures snow rain and sleet over the vast area between the and the Appalachians to to- day Normal weather conditions prevailed prevailed pre pre- on the Pacific coast south of Oregon the areas adjacent to the Gu Gull Gulf of Mexico and In the New England and middle Atlantic stat states s. s At least eight deaths were ascribed to the unexpected bitter weather four each in Iri Missouri and Illinois Five ive succumbed in train-motor train car collisions two in auto accidents and andone andone andone one drowned when a boat was upset by heavy waves Snow blanketed virtually virtually virtually vir vir- all of Missouri and Illinois reaching near blizzard proportion 1 in 41 some sections of ot the latter state ant and reaching a depth of nearly a loot foot in northern Missouri Travel both by air and land was wai hampered Snowplows were pressed Into service and unemployed had bad jobs clearing snow from streets and walks Pittsburg Kan reported a minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum of 7 degrees above zero Montana Mon Montana tana W was S warmer after subzero tern tem Gales were abating along the thc North Pacific coast but heavy rains continued in sections of Washingto Washington Wash Wash- ington and Oregon Texas reported the coldest weather of the the season In southwest Missouri agriculturists said the freeze would be worth wortha a fortune to farmers and fruit grow grow- ers They explained the sudden temperature temperature tem tern drop would kill insect pests pest Infesting orchards and fields |