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Great Storm With Winds ofOver 100 M P H Nearing Miami;People Fleeing For SafetyMiami, Fla., Sept. 15.—(UP)-—A tropical hurricane will wing 125 mile per hour winds to the Florida keys this afternoon, sut apparently Miami will feel winds of not more than 75 milesm hour, the weather bureau said today.A 10:20'a. m. (BWT) advisory predicted the storm center would pass between Key Largo and Key West by mid-afternoon, tt was located 150 miles east of Key West, maintaining the wesfc-northwest course it set four days ago.A swing to the northward, which might bring the storm Over Florida in full force, still was considered possible but a pressure area in the gulf of Mexico area might stop any deflection from the present coarse Forecaster Warren O. Johnson said.“Winds will continue to increase,! sufficient land bulk to break itattaining.- hurricane force from UP* .. .xr . - „ . r j j i ' m 1 While squalls hammered, theNaples and Fort Lauderdale somh-( batteued down southeastem coastward by this afternoon,” the ad- j residents -made final prepara-visory said, “with winds over 125itions to fight the elements, Key M.P.H. over a portion of the keys.! West reported the sun. was shin-The center of the hurricane should j mattered clouds andn , __ ! the people apparently were unpass over the keys between Key j concernecL Key Westers are hur-Iiargo and Key West by - mid-*. ^cane wise.afternoon/* I The 'weather bureau early to-Johnson said the Miami area should receive only “near hurricane winds. Hurricane strengthday placed all the tip of the state on a hurricane basis. Vessels sought port, windows were boarded and emergency stocks laid in.is rated at 75 m.p-h, He said that 5 The 700 to 1,000 persons livingif the center passes- over the keys and continues into the 'Gulf ofon the keys between the mainland and Key West were being evac-Mexico, it would remain a pow- uated slowly,, and many said they erfui storm. ' The keys have not; would “ride it out:’ at home. _By RICHARD Cl GLASS j '-Miami, Fla.* Sept. lo.—(UPj-s-High winds struck the.| southeast coast of. Florida today iu advance of a roaring hum-■ cane whipping across the Caribbean from the Bahamas.I '.The weather bureau reported the storm center was 170 miles I south-southeast of Miami. It was due in the keys early in the afternoon, and. might then take a northward swing that would bring its more than 100-mile per hour winds to the mainland.Frequent squalls were reported in the keys area'and along the lower coast.. The area oil hurricane winds was expected to embrace all Florida south of Fort,Lauderdale and Naples, but it might be.extended later in the day if the northward swiug develops. It was racing west-north west ward at 16 to IS miles.and hour. ,The weather bureau ordered hurricane warnings hoisted from Ft Lauderdale south through the’keys. Storm warning? were up as far north as Melbourne on the east coast and Tampa on the west coast.The storm, which swept oyer the Bahamas yesterday, will, strike the Florida keys this afternoon, a weather bureau advisory sai d. The east Florid a coast was warned that the center.| may swervenovtkwarcl to cut across the mainland.S ' With ‘ no change in its present*' . .. T ' ~ ~! course, the storm center will hit . Others deemed to wait until t the kevs. -A slow turn to the; daylight when it waS announced ! northward was probable, the that the storm may not hit wna i weather bureau said, . ■ force untu late in tae day.1 All Battened Down i Stores Unload SuppliesEven on its present course the - Stores reported heavy runs onand coastal towns were battened and health departments prep, down lor the blow. for emergency work.The hurricane ‘caused tremen- All vessels were ordered mm dous property damage as it swept; port at early noon yesterday. Tne over Turks island in the southern, coast guard ordered them to stand Bahamas. Observers said it ap- by to evacuate island ana beach pearect to pick up force , as it left; residents. A procession of small the islands for the sweep across boats moved imanci up the Miami the open water to Florida. ; river where they were trugsed forWinds 150 Miles an Hourthe blow.Army ami navy filers reported; • hum ATC fiCthat winds in the center reached; FUR ME R INMAP t Ur11as high as 13U miles an hour. They BOyS; HQM£ BECOMESwere keeping u close watcn_ on o[|pcD[|UTCMnENT QF IT the hurricane’s relentless race to- .aurtmn I CflUCm ! ur iiward the mainland. • : Buftalo- Sept, 15_lt;UP)~ TheCenter winds were believed tO|Key Frank p. Welkner. who as be as strong as tnose m die hep- ( 0 b Vi-as a re3ident of St. John’stember 1935 storm wnich j IuRier:m orphan home, today willat leas: 125 persons m the Juori-j^ installed as its superintendent.I, da keys. He succeeds the Rev. Clarence•! The incLeasing winds along the ^ Braun, who has become super* coast today whipped the . suil ; ^rjtenlt;lent of Degraff memorialfc] whitecaps off the sandy beaches hosp:ta] xorth Tonawanda, N. Y -r and coral rock keys. : Rev. Braun formerly was pastorIt Flimsy army and navy struc-j of* ZLon Lutheran church, Clar-2. tures in the probable path of ^ie:er.Ce. N. Y. i hurricane were torn down. Hun-; -I dreds of planes were flown 0UL OSHEl OF BUFFALOI to safe areas yesterday. Ferson-! nel were evacuated.URGES CONCERNS TOAll disaster- units of the Heel; INCREASE EXPORTSCress, army and navy were alerted for l’ull emergency duty. Pub- Buffalo. Sept. 15-—(UP)'-—Willie buildings were prepared lor. Ham K, Oshei, English mdustriai-pei'«oii« evacuating iheir homes. lt;1st, tori ay urged Buffalo manu-To Hialeah Race Track : ^lurers to increase exports to. . England.Military personnel housed m Qshei whp operales English former luxury hotels were con- of Tnco Pl.oducts Corp.,Lined to buildings. Personnel kom. is visiti hig brotheri John R.nearby bases were taken to Hialeah mice track last night for pro-Oshei, president’ of the Automobile Accessory ManufacturingLection in the track’s heavy con-1. concern and Bernard F. Oshei, crete stands. . j president Qf the B. F. OsheiHomeowners boarded up their; Mamu-acf.uring Co., Inc., produ-houses and beachfront, residents. cers 0£ precision plastics and in-prepared to move into public1 strurnents. buildings today. Many of themm'O,'t?'Auf last, marit. I —Ad readers find bargains.
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Dunkirk Evening Observer
Dunkirk, New York, US
Sat, Sep 15, 1945
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