Show California Feels Winters Winter's Icy Grip Sunshine Gives Way to Chilling Blasts Snowflakes lakes Hail of Coast Storm p Br 81 United Press Freu SAN FRANCISCO Dec Call Cali fornia a fornia-a a name generally considered synonymous with sunshine was sunshine was in inthe inthe inthe the throes of of ofa a re record breaking void sold spell today which Dr brought with it snow hail hall and Wand near freezing tem tem- The chilling blast extended into the Pacific northwest while l paradoxically paradox paradox- cally Alaska was enjoying comparatively lively mild weather Snowfall in m the San FrancL o area during the past 24 hours was the heaviest in the history of the weather bureau In the the- downtown area it melted as it fell but in the residential Ual sections and adjoining cities a athin athin athin thin white blanket covered the ground Excited youngsters getting their first glimpse of snowflakes ea eagerly erly scooped up snowballs The temperature temperature tempera- tempera ture ure was wa expected to drop to 32 degrees de- de jrees grees at at atthe the weather bureau station here this morning for forthe for the first time since 1922 Apartment house dwellers were confronted confronted con con- fronted with witha a heating problem Accustomed Accustomed Accustomed Ac Ac- to 10 a mild climate most apartments ar are equipped with only one small radiator to provide warmth for Cor or two or three rooms ROADS BLOCKED H tn the n c rb S Jerra Un ains w ds t lo ked by snow siaw and n near ai zero temperatures temperatures' were reported re re- ported Workers in Yosemite National Na Na- ional park were given a holiday to todon todon todon don skis and snowshoes snowshoes' to celebrate the arrival l of of of- the winter season seasons An unidentified d man man who ho had attempted at attempted tempted to commit suicide commit suicide was found dead from exposure in San Francisco's Golden Gate park park- Al Tacoma Wash H H. 54 froze to death in his motorboat motorboat- when the merc mercury ry fell ell to oi 16 degree Youngsters at P Portland Ore confidently con con- watched thickening ice on ponds londs and lakes as a as th the temperature fel fell ell to o 1 18 degrees Madras far Ore Ore- far inland reported 24 degrees degree e. e below zero Therm Thermometers at Sacramento Cal oi i- i Continued on r ee Two CALIFORNIA IN GRIP CRIP OF O STORM Continued t Prom From Pate Pare One registered 23 degrees yesterday breaking a December record that had hd stood since ince 1850 1850 Freezing temperatures temperature in fn in California were reported as Jar lar ar south sout as a Fres- Fres Fre no Snow and a chilling wind sent seat the mercury down to 20 degrees degree at San Jose Jos LOS ANGELES ESCAPES Los Angeles and San Diego in the southern part of f the state escaped the freakish weather although t the temperature was about 10 degrees deges lower than normal in that region region The Te weather bureau burau held no hope hops for relief from th low temperatures temperature in northern norther California Caloria Oregon and Washington before the first of next week |