CONTINUED COLD.
MANY DEATHS IN AMERICA. BOYS’ NIGHT ON ICE. United Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Intense cold still grips the middle west, with the weather bureau promising no relief for several days. lev winds blowing across the central states have added to the suffering. The death roll from the cold during the last, three weeks is now estimated to exceed 200. Three fishermen who were marooned on floating ice on Lake Michigan have been given up as lost. From the small towns throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, and Ohio came reports of exhausted or dwindling supplies of fuel and food, with snow drifts blocking the highways and halting some railways. When reports of profiteering in coal were discussed the authorities at Washington indicated that they were considering fixing emergency prices if it became necessary. The seven Civilian Conservation Corps boys who were' feared lost yesterday were rescued after a night on the bay ice. An aeroplane discovered them on Cape Cod Bay, and a coastguard cutter removed them with the aid of small boats. I
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 103, 12 February 1936, Page 5
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181CONTINUED COLD. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 103, 12 February 1936, Page 5
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