Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-21 | Page 5 | Floods Render 3000 Homeless

FLOODS RENDER I HOMELESS By International News Service Breaking levees along Arkansas rivers river today sent more than persons scurrying from their lowI low- low I homes to higher ground while flood threats in other sections of the nation abated Clearing skies kles and crisp cold weather lessened the flood threats in m most districts but the cold added to the misery of the flood refugees refugee in Arkansas More than acres of in 20 counties were inundated in that state Crews patrolling Arkansas river levees looked to the Mississippi river chief offender in the past to alleviate the floods if no new rains fall The comparatively low stage of the Mississippi was drawing off the waters of tributaries rapidly The flood situation in Texas was easing with refugees straggling back to their once-inundated once homes The Red Cross reported many persons persons persons per per- sons there in dire need Deed Temperatures Temperatures Temperatures Tempera Tempera- tures there were slightly above freezing and more rain was fore fore- cat cast for north Texas Unceasing rains also sent the Ohio river up but its crest at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh was expected to stay three feet below flood level At Louisville the Ohio was feet