Long Kansas Drought Is Broken
Western Kansas endured a record blizzard with 18 foot drifts and 70 mph winds. Four Ottawan Bell workers Ralph Brinkmeyer Jim Hogue Gene McAdoo and Frank Simmons assisted in Salina to restore phone service while National Guard planes prepared to aid Garden City rescues. Rescue crews battles blizzard conditions as trains and lines remain down across the region.
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Southwestern Bell
Kansas
Ralph Brinkmeyer
Foreman
Jim Hogue
Gene McAdoo
Frank Simmons
Salina
Weather forecast and Balboa note
Weather forecast calls for slow clearing and warmer conditions in the west with diminishing snow and blowing snow in the central region. Central snow remains light, with additional accumulations generally under 2 inches east and snow ending in the east. Tonight, west and central parts stay colder. Tuesday brings partly cloudy and warmer skies. Low temperatures 15-20 west to 30 east, highs in the 40s. Explorer Balboa never saw Balboa Hill in Panama, crossing the Isthmus 120 miles east of this spot.
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Balboa
Balboa Hill
Panama
Blizzard Rages In Midwest Paralyzing Transport and Communication
The worst spring blizzard in 30 years raged across eight states, stranding 400 on the Union Pacific City of St. Louis and 92 on the Golden State Limited, with four deaths. Snowdrifts up to 18 feet near Winona Kansas hampered trains while millions faced outages. Weather officials warned of more heavy snow as farmers welcomed the moisture amid drought fears. Damage to Southwestern Bell lines and poles exceeded a million dollars, cutting phone service across large parts of Kansas and Nebraska.
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Ottawa
Santa Fe
Emporia
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
Hoisington
Horace
Kansas City
Civil Air Patrol
Dodge City
Great Bend
Greyhound
Syracuse
Colorado
Joplin
Denver
National Guardsmen
Garden City
Dale Gillen
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Meade
Dalhart
Tex
Oakley
Union Pacific
St. Louis
KGNO
Carl Miller
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Fowler
Plains
Lakin
Ashland
Huron
Sawyer
Protection
Coldwater
Englewood
Greensburg
Haviland
Isabel
Jetmore
Coolidge
KVGB
Colorado Interstate Gas Co
Minneola
Grinnell
U.S. 56
U. S. 281
Midwest
Los Angeles
Winona
Kas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Oklahoma
Nebraska
New Mexico
Texas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hays
Snowed-In Kansans Survive On Dog Food In Elevator
Five Kansans marooned in an elevator near Sublette survived on canned dog food and steamed wheat kernels after a doctor advised the supplies were safe for humans. The group included two Dodge City repairmen Orville Taylor and Norman Schaffer a Cimarron man Dale Koehn his wife and a Hutchinson piano dealer Phil Wyatt. Rescuers planned by sled as another storm hampered road access while injuries and cold weather persisted across the region.
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Dodge City
Kas
Sublette
Orville Taylor
Norman Schaffer
Dale Koehn
Cimarron
Phil Wyatt
Hutchinson
Taylor
Schaffer
Here
Kansas
Rescue Parties Seek Marooned in Texas Blizzard
Rescue efforts continue in the Texas Panhandle after a severe blizzard halted travel. Over 1,000 motorists were rescued and sheltered in towns as drifts up to 10 feet paralyze highways. A bus with 14 passengers from Canyon to Umbarger was stranded, later moved to Canyon by a railroad engine. all adults and none ill.
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Amarillo
Texa
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Panhandle
State Highway Department
Canyon
New Mexico Transportation Co
Umbarger
National Guard
Amerillo
Clovis
N.M
Four Found Dead Near Hooker on U S 54 Snowdrift
An Oklahoma farm boy discovered his father and three highway department workers dead in a car stuck in a snowbank on U S 54 two miles north of Hooker. Don Remling found the scene while driving a tractor.
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Hooker
Okla
Oklahoma
Highway Department
U. S. 54
Don Remling
All Of State Gets Needed Moisture In Kansas Blizzard
A weekend blizzard across Kansas delivered up to 3.5 inches of moisture, easing the drought and aiding the wheat crop. rainfall and snow covered the state with 1 2 inches typical, while western Kansas saw heavier drifts. Liberal marked its wettest March in 50 years, and experts cautioned that subsoil moisture still falls short of securing a crop.
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Topeka
Kansas
Liberal
Wheat Belt
Richard Garrett
John L. Wilson
Topeka Agriculture Estimate Office
Wilson
Water supply revived by weekend rain in Ottawa area
Ottawa and surrounding counties received sustained rainfall and snowfall over the weekend boosting river flow and opening water pools. Rain totals ranged from 1.45 to 3.80 inches with ponds refilling, fields soaking, and preparations for spring planting accelerated.
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Pittsburgh
Goodland
Ottawa
Richmond
O. A. Sigler
Richmond Bank
Princeton
Middle Creek
Rantoul
Osawatomie
Lyndon
Salt Creek
Burlingame
Dragoon Creek
Marais Des Cygnes
Garnett
Williamsburg
Rock Island Train Stuck In Snowdrifts With 200 Passengers
A Rock Island passenger train carrying 200 people, 25 ill, remained marooned near Meade Kansas with no immediate rescue. An emergency line confirmed 200 passengers, a doctor and medical supplies reached the train, and a Liberal pilot planned to air in food supplies. National Guard tanks aided stranded travelers, while other trains and the port of entry near Liberal faced delays due to 14 to 15 inches of snow and 70 mph winds.
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Liberal
Rock Island
Meade
Kast
National Guard
George Githens
Imperial
Pratt
Golden State Lim
Golden State
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Care Everywhere
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Ottam
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