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Show 22-Year Record Heat Wave Fries Southern California doubled after lightning was 'reported 're-ported In many district. The official maximum yesterday In Los Angeles was 103 degrees. L-. H. Daingerfield, government forecaster, hastened to add that this maximum temperature was recorded In the shad on top of a building. Unofficial recordings on downtown down-town Los Angeles streets ranged from 110 to 115 degrees. Normal temperature for Sep-tember Sep-tember Is 80.4 degrees. LOS ANGELES, Sept 19 (UP) Southern California's worst heat wave In 22 years entered Its fifth day today with dawn temperatures ranging from 85 to 90 degrees. Authorities ordered schools closed, water curtailed and rushed corps of fir fighters Into tinder dry mountain areas. Four persons were dead from heat prostration In the Immediate vicinity of Los Angeles. Scores were treated in emergency hospitals hos-pitals for the effects of the heat Damage to vine crops, such as tomatoes and cantaloupes, was estimated es-timated to exceed $1,000,000. Film studios sent their stars and extras home because It was too hot to work on any but air-conditioned sound stages. Judges took off their black robes, neckties, and opened their shirt collars. In some Instances they postponed cases because "it's Just too hot in this courtroom for anyone any-one to think properly." No rain has fallen In southern California, except for cloudbursts a fortnight ago in Imperial valley, since last March. Mountains and foothills were tinder-boxes. CCC youths and public works employes were sent into these areas to be on guard in case of forest fires. Forestry lookouts were |