Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-06 | Page 1 | Flood in South Fatal to Score

FLOOD IN SOUTH FATAL ATAL FAT AL JO TO SCORE Property Lo Loss Los in O Oklahoma lahoma Te Teas a B Believed lie ed Over Million I- I ELK CITY Okla Okia April 6 p- p More than 20 people are dead anc and the property damage is estimated a amore at atmore atmore more than o in the flood flood- swept areas f of Oklahoma and Texas Twelve bodies were were recovered from Crom the treacherous Washita r river rive cr in Uie inthe the Hammon area are of of western Oklahoma Okla OkIa homa as another rise rie threatened Five others were missing sing today an and were believed drowned Officials feared for the safety o oan of an undetermined number number- of riverbank river rive bank squatters Four lost their lIves lives in floods near Menard and Llano Texas Oklahoma co count counted nt d an additional death at T na Tom Farris 28 of Lawton fell from a bridge and drowned in flood flooded d Buffalo creek At At Hammon federal emergency relief relief re re- lief lid h headquarters headquarters' s- s fed and housed between between between be be- tween and men women and children many in need of clothing