16–153-212

lornajarrettblanchard January 7, 1962

-153-212 Blanchard tally based on reporting noted below.

We can attest to at least 153 fatalities based on specific deaths noted below, thus we use 153 as the low-end of the death-toll range we show. A tally of the highest number of deaths reported for each of the 29 States noted below comes to 219, which is seven more deaths than the highest number we have seen in news reporting at the time — the 212 reported on Jan 14 by the CA Modesto Bee citing Associated Press and United Press International reporting. We are reluctant to report more than was reported at the time, thus we choose to use 212 as the high-end of the death-toll range we show.

–212 AP/UPI reports. “Freeze Nicks South’s Crops for Millions.” Modesto Bee, CA. 1-14-1962, 1.
–207 UPI. “New Onslaught of Cold Forecast for Midwest.” Appeal Democrat, Marysville, CA. 1-13-1962, p. 1.
–202 UPI. “Citrus Crop Frozen by Texas Cold.” Independent, Long Beach, CA. 1-13-1962, p.1.
–191 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts. 1-12-1962, 1.
–183 UPI. “Observers Dubbing It ‘Fantastic’.” The News, Sarasota, FL, 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–150 The News, Sarasota, FL. “Cold Deals South Big Loss.” 1-14-1962, p. 1.
–146 Aiken Standard and Review, SC. “Yankee-Style Deepfreeze Slowly Begins To Relax.” 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 1 Alabama — 6 Iowa — 3 New Hampshire –12 Texas
— 4 Arkansas — 2 Kansas — 1 New Mexico — 2 Virginia
— 3 California — 3 Louisiana — 2 New York — 5 West Virginia
–10 Colorado — 3 Massachusetts — 2 North Carolina –17 Wisconsin
— 1 Florida –17 Michigan — 3 Ohio
— 5 Georgia — 1 Mississippi — 3 Oklahoma
–25 Illinois — 6 Missouri — 2 South Carolina
— 2 Indiana — 3 Montana — 1 Tennessee
–137 UPI. “Snow, Record Cold For Dixie.” Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
–130 AP. “Dixie Can Look For Cold Relief.” News-Tribune, Fort Pierce, FL. 1-12-1962, 1.
–116 Associated Press. “Over 100 Dead From Weather.” Decatur Daily, AL. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
–17 Exposure.
–66 Heart attacks while shoveling snow or shoving snow-stuck vehicles.
–33 Vehicular accidents on snowy or icy roads.
–114 UPI. “Savage, Death-Dealing Cold Extends From Arctic to Mexico.” Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA. 1-11-1962, 1.
–104 Associated Press. “Winter Holds Grip on Nation.” Camden News, AR. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
–14 Exposure.
–59 Overexertion shoveling snow or pushing cars.
–31 Vehicular accidents.
–100 AP. “100 Die as Most of U.S. Covered by Freezing Cold.” Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA. 1-11-1962, 1.
–>95 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, 1.
— 88 UPI. “Polar Blasts Blamed for 88 Deaths.” Bakersfield Californian. 1-10-1962, p. 1.
— 66 UPI. “No Relief in Sight; 66 Dead.” Traverse City Record-Eagle, MI. 1-9-1962, p. 1.
— 50 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, 1.
–15 Illinois — 9 Michigan — 1 North Carolina
— 6 Iowa — 1 Missouri –15 Wisconsin
— 3 Massachusetts
Summary of Winter Weather Fatalities from State Breakouts Below

Alabama ( 9-11)
Arkansas ( 0 – 4)
California ( 0 – 3)
Colorado ( 8-10)
Florida ( 0 – 1)
Georgia ( 4 – 6)
Illinois (17-26)
Indiana ( 6)
Iowa ( 5 – 7)
Kansas ( 0 – 2)
Louisiana ( 0 – 6)
Massachusetts ( 3)
Michigan (12-17)
Minnesota ( 1)
Mississippi (11-15)
Missouri ( 2 – 6)
Montana ( 4)
New Hampshire ( 0 – 3)
New Mexico ( 1)
New York ( 0 – 2)
North Carolina ( 5)
Ohio ( 5)
Oklahoma ( 5)
South Carolina ( 0 – 2)
Tennessee ( 1- 3)
Texas (30-38)
Virginia ( 3)
West Virginia ( 5)
Wisconsin (16-20)
Total 153-219

Breakout of Winter-Weather-Related Deaths by State and Locality (where noted):

Alabama (9-11)
–11 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 9 Daily Times-Democrat, Cullman, AL. “Weather Kills Nine in Alabama.” 1-12-1962, p. 5.
— 9 Blanchard tally from locality breakout below (not including fire which killed 2 children).
— 4 Weather Bureau, Storm Data, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan 1962, p. 113. Jan 9-13 snow, sleet, cold.
Breakout of Alabama weather-related deaths by locality, where noted:
— 1 Birmingham, Jan 10. “Essie Beavers, 61, was killed at a snow-slick intersection…” Hit by car.
— 2 Birmingham. Home fire; two children. Not explained why the fire was weather related.
— 1 Creola area. “Jimmy Lane, 52…was found frozen near Creola in north Mobile county.
— 1 Decatur. Drowning; fell through thin pond ice, Richard Ben Johnson.
— 1 Greene County. Apparently froze to death; Matthew Thomas, 34.
— 1 Mobile. Man “found frozen to death…” Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA. 1-11-1962, 4.
— 1 Montgomery, Jan 11. Exposure in rear of home, elderly man, Will Smith.
— 1 Sylacauga. “…Tom Meritt, 80…froze to death…”
— 1 Tuscaloosa area. Car skids out of control on patch of ice and wrecks; Maggie Madison, 70.
— 1 West Blocton. Exposure; boy, 4, in alley about 100 yards from his home.

Arkansas ( 0-4)
–4 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–0 Blanchard. Could not locate information on any specific Arkansas deaths.

California ( 0-3)
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–0 Blanchard. Perhaps there were 3 though we could find no specific reports of CA deaths.

Colorado (8-10)
–10 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 8 AP. “Letup in State’s Cold Snap Seen.” Greeley Daily Tribune, CO. 1-10-1962, p. 6.
— 8 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below. Could have been 8, but we find 8 reports.
— 7 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
Breakout of Colorado winter weather related deaths by locality, where noted.
–2 Denver. Heart attacks, one shoveling snow and one pushing his snow-stalled car.
–1 Monte Vista area, Hwy. 15. Epefanio Gallegos, 50, struck by automobile during snowstorm.
–1 Morrison. Exposure, woman. Weather Bureau, Storm Data, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan 1962, p. 122.
–4 Locales not noted (not Denver). Heart attacks shoveling snow or pushing stalled vehicles.

Florida (0-1)
–1 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–0 Blanchard. Perhaps there was a death; however, our FL newspaper search did not locate one.

Georgia (4-6)
–6 UPI. “Snow, Record Cold For Dixie.” Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
–5 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–4 Decatur area. “…flames from…open fireplace destroyed…one bedroom house…” Dad, 3 children.

Illinois (17-26)
— 26 UPI. “Citrus Crop Frozen by Texas Cold.” Independent, Long Beach, CA. 1-13-1962, p.1.
— 25 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 24 UPI. “Sub-Zero Temperatures Reported in State, 9 Below Here…” Illonian-Star, Beardstown. 1-11-1962, 1.
— 21 UPI. “Savage, Death-Dealing Cold Extends From Arctic to Mexico.” Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA. 1-11-1962, 1.
— 19 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
— 17 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
— 15 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, 1.
–~14 Blanchard estimate base on reporting of 9 on Jan 9, and our notes on 5 more afterwards.
— 9 AP. “Below Zero in State and Colder Tonight.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 1-9-1962, 1.
Breakout of Illinois winter weather and related deaths by locality, where noted:
–1 Addison. Heart attack while shoveling snow; Alexander Novakowsky, 48.
–3 Chicago’s South Side. Asphyxiation, father and two sons, fumes from gas heater.
–8 Greenup, Jan 6. “The storm…saw eight persons killed in one accident near Greenup, Ill.”
–1 Ottawa. Apparent heart attack; collapsed trying to free school bus from snow drift.
–1 Mackinaw River bridge, Route 121. Vehicular; driver loses control “on frosty pavement.”
–1 Mattoon. Exposure; Mrs. Mable Cohoon, 48 found on a sidewalk.
–1 Mount Prospect. Vehicular; Dr. Everett H. Hanssen, 60, lost control “on the ice” and was hit.
–1 Rock Island. Exposure; male, 43. Found dead in boxcar; William E. Sanders, 43.

Indiana ( 6)
–6 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–4 AP. “Wind Whipping Snow Back Onto Cleared Roads.” Logansport Press, IN, 1-10-1962, 1.
–3 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–2 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
Breakout of Indiana winter weather and related fatalities by locality, where noted:
–1 Angola, Jan 9. Exposure; body of Ivan Andrew Myers, 53, found frozen in yard.
–1 Evansville. “A woman froze to death…”
–1 Indianapolis. Exposure; Bessie Cover, 72, “in her poorly heated home.”
–1 Lafayette. Exposure. Reuben Wilson, 70, “stumbled” to door of mortician’s home; died.
–1 Logansport. Heart attack shoveling snow. Church custodian Allen Hoover, 69.
–1 West Newton area. Exposure after apparent heart attack; Walter Scott Haley, 65.

Iowa (5-7)
–7 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–6 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–6 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–6 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, p. 1.
–5 Blanchard. Blanchard tally of specific deaths we have found noted.
–1 Aurelia area. Intense cold contributed to rail crack, leading to train derailment; John Nelson.
–1 Cedar Rapids area. Heart attack pushing pickup out of snowbank; Norman B. Anderson, 50.
–3 Lemars area. “…accident Sunday morning [Jan 7] near Lemars…that was blamed on icy roads.”

Kansas (0-2)
–2 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–2 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–0 Blanchard. Could not locate specifics on any weather-related Kansas deaths.

Louisiana (1-6)
–11 Modesto Bee, CA. “Freeze Nicks South’s Crops for Millions.” AP/UPI, 1 -14-1962, 1.
— 6 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 5 UPI. “Observers Dubbing It ‘Fantastic’.” The News, Sarasota, FL, 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 2 AP. “Cold Misery Relief Seen For South.” The News, Sarasota, FL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 1 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
— 1 Shreveport, Jan 9. Jeep crushes man against ice-stalled car on an incline; James E. Carmack, 24.

Massachusetts ( 3)
–3 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–3 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, p. 1.
–3 “At least three persons were dead in…wake of what Boston police called the worst freezing rain and sleet storm in years.”

Michigan (12-17)
–17 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–15 UPI. “Snow, Record Cold For Dixie.” Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
–12 Blanchard tally of winter weather and related fatalities by locality or cause noted below.
— 9 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
— 9 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962,
–6 Fires, indirectly related to weather; four in single blaze at Livonia.
–1 Heart attack shoveling snow.
–3 Traffic accidents “indirectly caused by icy roads. Trager, Bugal, and Austin.
— 1 Breedsville, Jan 12. Heart attack while shoveling snow; William Fris, 75.
— 1 Flint, Jan 10. Exposure; apparently fell on way home from store and froze; Henry Christman, 47.
— 1 Holland, Jan 10. Heart attack shoveling snow; Ralph Roossien, 53.

Minnesota ( 1)
–1 Amherst. Exposure; Olaf Lysgaard, 76; found unconscious, died from exposure.

Mississippi (11-15)
–15 Assoc. Press. “15 dead as state begins recovery.” Hattiesburg American, MS. 1-13-1962, 1.
–13 AP. “Mississippi Lists 13 Dead in Cold Weather.” Lake Charles American Press, LA. 1-13-1962, 12.
–13 AP. “State passes critical stage of Arctic blast.” Hattiesburg American, MS. 1-12-1962, p.1.
–11 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
— 9 AP. “Cold Misery Relief Seen For South.” The News, Sarasota, FL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–2 Fire deaths.
–7 “…traffic fatalities on snow or ice covered roads…”
— 1 Jan 9-11. Weather Bureau, Storm Data, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan 1962, p. 122 (Severe freeze.)
Breakout of Mississippi winter weather and related fatalities by locality, where noted.
–1 Aberdeen. Exposure; Annie Belle Nichols, 37, “found frozen to death at her home…”
–1 Bolton. Exposure? Infant, Naoma Watson, “found dead in bed at her home.”
–2 Canton area, 5M north of. Vehicular; Grover Cleveland George, 58, Amos Anderson, Jr.
–2 Clem area, Jan 11. Drownings; Holloway brothers break through ice on pond.
–1 Coahoma County hospital. Vuenia Spain, 6, died of burns; clothes caught on fire heater.
–1 Crystal Springs, Exposure; Luther Rhymes, 68, “froze to death…near his home.”
–1 Meridian, Jan 12. Apparent exposure. Frozen body of Leroy Davis Jr., 26, found outside.
–1 Walls, Hwy. 61. Thomas Harris, 68, hit by car as he was walking near home.
–1 Locale not noted. Traffic accident; Don Terrell Wheatly, 17, of Tuscaloosa, LA.

Missouri (2-6)
–6 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–4 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–2 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–1 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, p. 1.
–1 St. Louis, Jan 9. Slipped and fell in icy sidewalk in front of home; Benjamin Lawrence, 71.
–1 St. Louis, Jan 9. Henry Popp, 43 “found lying dead on the sidewalk by a passerby.”

Montana ( 4)
–4 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–4 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–3 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
Breakout of Montana winter weather related fatalities by locality, when noted:
–1 Bozeman, Jan 9. Daniel B. Cannice, 68; trying to push auto out of snow-clogged driveway.
–1 Butte, Jan 9. Exposure; Ernest Keskinen, 74, found dead about 20 yards from home.
–1 Greycliff area. Strong wind blows tractor-trailer into gasoline truck on icy road; George Bjorndal, 21.
–1 Red Lodge, Jan 8. Stroke while shoveling snow; Mrs. Tyyne Lahti, 60.

New Hampshire (0-3)
–3 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–0 We could not find information on any specific deaths.

New Mexico ( 1)
–1 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–1 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–1 Albuquerque, man “found frozen to death…”

New York (0-2)
–2 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–2 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.

North Carolina ( 5)
–5 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–4 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–2 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–1 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–1 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, p. 1.
Breakout of North Carolina winter weather and related fatalities by locality, when noted:
–1 Asheville, Jan 12. Body of unidentified man found frozen in a creek.
–1 Henderson County. Exposure; Mrs. Mary Corn Fowler, elderly; about 100 yards from cabin.
–2 Lexington area, Hwy. 29-70. Car skids on “icy” and “slick road into path of truck.
–1 Thomasville. Apparent exposure; body of James Early McCanley, 30, found on father’s porch.

Ohio ( 5)
–5 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–2 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–4 Toledo. “…four-members of a deaf-mute bowling team died on an icy expressway…”
–1 Cincinnati. Exposure, male.

Oklahoma ( 5)
–5 Weather Bureau, Storm Data, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan 1962, p. 124
–2 Entire State except Southwestern Counties, Jan 8-9. Glaze and snow.
–3 Statewide, Jan 10-13, cold spell
–5 Blanchard tally from locality and cause of death breakouts below.
–3 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
Breakout of Oklahoma winter weather and related fatalities by locality and cause, when noted:
–1 Altus, Jan 13. Exposure “after being injured from a fall on the ice.” Storm Data, p. 125.
–1 Bristow, Jan 11. Exposure after slipping on ice; woman. Mrs. Erma Belt, 67; vacant house.
–1 McAlester, Jan 11. Exposure. “…man who froze to death after his stove fire burned out.
–1 Oklahoma City, Jan 9. Man slipped on ice sidewalk; died from injuries. C.F. Randolph, 66.
–1 Watonga, Jan 9. Exposure; elderly woman. Storm Data, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan 1962, p. 124.

South Carolina (0-2)
–2 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–2 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–0 Blanchard: Could find no information on two SC deaths attributed to weather by UPI.

Tennessee ( 1 – 3)
–3 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–1 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–1 Sevierville area. Heart attack pushing auto stalled in snow and ice; Conley Chambers, 59.

Texas (30-38)
— 38 Jan 9-12. Weather Bureau, Storm Data, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan 1962, p. 125. Cold wave.
— 2 Exposure
–36 Indirect weather-related deaths. Icy roads, falls on ice, falling through water ice.
— 36 AP. “Three Abilene Boys Drowned As Ice Breaks.” Corsicana Daily Sun, TX. 1-13-1962, 1.
–>35 AP. “Devastating Cold Spell Claimed Over 35 Lives.” Mexia Daily News, TX. 1-14-1962, 1.
— 34 UPI. “New Onslaught of Cold Forecast for Midwest.” Appeal Democrat, Marysville, CA. 1-13-1962, p. 1.
— 32 UPI. “Citrus Crop Frozen by Texas Cold.” Independent, Long Beach, CA. 1-13-1962, p.1.
— 30 Blanchard tally based on locality and/or cause of death breakouts below.
— 29 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’…” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 16 AP. “Cold Snap Continues; Weather Fatal to 16.” Big Spring Daily Herald, TX. 1-11-1962, 1.
— 15 UPI. “Bitter Cold Holds on in Texas.” Bonham Daily Favorite, TX. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
— 13 AP. “Texas Gets New Mass of Cold Air.” Victoria Advocate, TX. 1-11-1962, p. 1.
— 12 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
— 9 AP. “Cold Grips Texas Down to Mexico.” Bryan Daily Eagle, TX. 1-10-1962, p. 1.
— 8 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
Breakout of Texas winter weather-related fatalities by locality, where noted.
–3 Abilene, Jan 11. Drownings; boys fall through ice on creek.
–1 Brownsville. Apparent severe exposure. Fred Glover, 68, found at home “almost frozen.”
–1 Dallas. Fall on icy sidewalk; Jovaster Royall, 60.
–5 Fort Hood. Army tank and truck “collided in the paralyzing cold.”
–1 Gainesville area. Three-truck pileup; D. R. Kittrell.
–3 Gilmer. Home fire, children; parents not at home.
–1 Houston. Boy, 2, “who died of frostbite.” Noted that mother could not afford heat.
–5 Houston. Children “succumbed to bronchial pneumonia contracted in inadequately heated homes.”
–1 Houston. “The death of a seventh Houston baby was attributed to the cold.”
–1 Houston. Exposure. “…man was found frozen to death in Houston.”
–3 Iola. Drownings; two children fall through ice on a pond; would-be rescuer drowns.
–2 Johnson County. Home fires; Mrs. Amma Doggett, 81, and Mrs. Betty Ledbetter, 79.
–1 Sebastian. Asphyxiation; Reynaldo Loya Garcia, 56, took “tub of live coals into his home to keep warm.”
–1 Temple. Drowning; “car skidded off an icy bridge into…water…” Mrs. Ruth Sagebiel, 52.
–1 Victoria area. Frozen oil well cap blows off killing oil field worker Bill Williamson, 35.

Virginia ( 3)
–3 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–2 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–1 Harrisonburg, Jan 10. Heart attack shoveling snow; Dr. John W. Wayland.
–1 Exposure. Woman in “mountains as she went for aid for her husband, stricken with a heart attack.”
–1 Exposure. “Another [VA] woman froze to death when she walked through the woods near home.”

West Virginia ( 5)
–5 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–5 Howesville. Fire; overheated coal stove, -10 temperature; mother and four children.

Wisconsin (16-20)
–20 Modesto Bee, CA. “Freeze Nicks South’s Crops for Millions.” AP/UPI, 1-14-1962, p.1.
–19 UPI. “Nation’s cold wave brings disaster to Texas’ citrus crop.” Redlands Daily Facts, CA. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–17 UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, p.1.
–17 UPI. “Cold Wave Slowly Relaxing.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-12-1962, p. 1.
–16 Blanchard tally based on locality and cause of death breakouts below.
–15 AP. “Racine, Kenosha Hardest Hit; 12 Shovelers Die.” La Crosse Tribune. 1-8-1962, p. 1.
–12 Overexertion
— 3 “…auto crashes on icy roads.”
–15 UPI. “Heavy Snow Buries Region…Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962,
–11 “Eleven deaths were reported from snow shoveling.”
— 8 “Eight persons died of heart attacks while shoveling drifted snow.”
Breakout of Wisconsin winter weather and related fatalities by locality, when noted:
— 1 Appleton. Gov. lockmaster drowned in Fox River as he helped clear ice from lock gate.
— 1 Beloit. Heart attack after shoveling snow; William Wright, 48.
— 1 Milwaukee, Jan 7. Heart attack after shoveling snow; Bernard Brady, 58, visiting from Chicago.
— 1 Milwaukee area, Jan 7. “Snow shoveling” fatality; Frances Herwig, about 88.
— 1 Milwaukee, Jan 7. Collapsed at home after shoveling snow; Stephen J. Jelinek, 44.
— 1 Milwaukee area, Jan 7. “Snow shoveling” fatality; Herman Kreutzfeldt, 77.
— 1 Milwaukee. School principal Herbert Muller, 69, collapsed in home after shoveling snow.
— 1 Milwaukee area, Jan 7. “Snow shoveling” fatality; Joseph Springsteen, 52.
— 2 Reedsville area, Hwy. 32. Cars collide head-on, on slippery road.
— 1 Stevens Point area. “…two-car crash at an icy county intersection…” Mrs. Leona Hickey, 58.
— 5 Locales not noted. “Overexertion” deaths (noted were 12; we show names of seven).

Narrative Information

Jan 8, UPI: “A bitter new storm piled into the west today with snows up to two feet deep, blizzard conditions, and numbing cold. The blast followed on the heels of a weekend storm which still had parts of the middle west paralyzed. Schools remained closed, traffic crawled through frozen slush, and transportation was still crippled throughout a vast midlands area.

“The weekend storm was blamed for at least 50 deaths across the nation’s eastern half. There were 15 weather deaths in both Illinois and Wisconsin. 9 in Michigan, 6 in Iowa, 3 in Massachusetts, and 1 each in Missouri and North Carolina.

“A killer storm which lashed Michigan for three days loosened its icy grip briefly today as weather officials warned of another impending assault. In its wake, the storm left clogged roads, snapped power lines, closed schools, at least four dead and scores injured….” (United Press Int.. “Heavy Snow Buries Region as Storm Batters Midwest.” Traverse City Record Eagle, MI. 1-8-1962, 1.)

Jan 9, UPI: “A massive blast of Arctic air surged through the midlands today, stirred up a near-blizzard in New York State, and froze parts of he southland. Schools in and near hundreds of communities were closed. Thousands of miles of roads were clogged by snow. Millions of persons were chilled by below zero temperatures. Forecasters said no relief was in sight.

“The Arctic blast penetrated through the entire central United States and brought freezing temperatures as far south as the central Gulf Area. The center of the high pressure area still was in Canada, leaving but one forecast for all the Midwest: More bitter cold.

“The storm in the Buffalo vicinity closed more than a dozen schools. There was as much as 14 inches of snow on the ground in western New York State, which followed two days of sleet and freezing rain, leaving roads a nightmare. The wind-blown snow reduced visibility to near zero in the Buffalo region. Local blizzard conditions for forecast for parts of Minnesota.

“There was nearly two inches of snow at Shreveport, La., and it was still falling. The temperature was 24. A hard freeze was predicted for all of Louisiana. Sleet and freezing rain were forecast for the northern half of Georgia, with lows ranging to 15.

“At Dallas, there was up to four inches of snow on the ground. Streets and highways were jammed by stalled cars, with 1,500 abandoned on one stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Five deaths were attributed to the Texas storm. Since the weekend, the United Press International has counted 71 weather-caused fatalities in 15 states. At least two died of exposure.

“Thermometers plunged below zero from Montana to Colorado and from the Dakotas into Illinois. In some mountain sections it was 30 below and it was 41 below at Butte, Mont. Snow fell from the Rockies into Oklahoma and Texas and eastward through the Mississippi Valley into northern reaches of the Gulf states. Where it was warmer there was freezing rain.

“Thousands of automobiles were stranded and completely covered by snow on Chicago streets. Public transportation facilities were jammed with commuters who left their cars behind. The temperature in Chicago during the morning rush hour was 5 below.

“Schools throughout Arkansas were closed.

“Meanwhile, San Francisco had a high of 79 degrees Monday, breaking a record for the date.” (UPI. “Massive Arctic storm strikes midlands.” Redlands Daily Facts. 1-9-1962, p. 1.)

Jan 10, UPI: “Most of the nation froze today in one of the bitterest cold waves of he century. Cold records were set in at least 12 cities ranging from Michigan to the top of Texas. The week’s toll of weather-blamed deaths climbed to 88. No real relief was in sight.

“A United Press International count of weather-related deaths since the start of the polar blast last weekend showed 19 in Illinois, 17 in Wisconsin, 9 in Michigan, 8 in Texas, 6 in both Colorado and Iowa, 3 each in Missouri, Montana, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 2 each on New York, Ohio and Kansas, and 1 each in Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma.

“The cold wave covered 40 of the nation’s 50 states and its toll in terms of misery and property loss was incalculable.

“The coldest weather in 15 years knifed into the Texas Rio Grande Valley and threatened to destroy the area’s multi-million dollar citrus crop. Northern Florida agricultural areas were in for a hard freeze. To the north, vast pocket blizzards afflicted New York state and 10 to 18 inches of fresh snow walloped communities along the Lake Michigan shore in Michigan….” (United Press International. “Polar Blasts Blamed for 88 Deaths.” Bakersfield Californian. 1-10-1962, p. 1.)

Jan 11, AP: “Harsh cold covered almost the entire nation today. It blanketed all the country, except the peninsula of Florida and a strip along the Pacific Coast, with freezing temperatures. The mercury shrank below the zero level I at least 17 states. Snow fell in Pensacola in north-western Florida. Mobile, Ala., close to the Gulf of Mexico, felt the pinch of 8 above zero – the lowest for January there in records that cover 90 years. But the worst was over in sections that had been hit hardest. A rising trend began in the West and Midwest and little snow was reported.

“Cold and snow that began to spread across the country last week was a factor in more than 100 deaths. A late tally showed a total of 116. Included were 17 attributed to exposure, 66 in heart attacks suffered while shoveling snow or shoving automobiles and 33 in motor vehicle accidents on snowy or icy roads….” (Associated Press. “Over 100 Dead From Weather.” Decatur Daily, AL. 1-11-1962, p. 1.)

Jan 11, UPI: “A brutal winter storm and one of the bitterest cold waves of the century tortured two-thirds of the nation Wednesday. The great Arctic blast took a rising toll of lives, penetrated to the bones of millions of Americans and slowed the processes of everyday life from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Snowdrifts piled 14 feet high in Alabama. The mercury plunged to a killing 50 below in the western mountains. A snowstorm swept up the Atlantic seaboard. Great Lakes-spawned baby blizzards lashed upstate New York.

“Hundreds of thousands of school children were on cold wave vacations in at least 10 states from the northern Rockies to Georgia. Heating emergencies affected entire communities in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Alabama. Business shut down wholesale, particularly in hard hit Dixie.

“The bitter cold set records in smaller communities. It pushed the toll of weather-blamed fatalities since the vicious onslaught began last weekend to at least 95. A United Press International count showed 19 weather deaths in Illinois, 17 in Wisconsin, 9 in Michigan, 8 in Texas, 7 in Colorado, 6 in Iowa, 4 in Missouri, 3 each in Massachusetts, Montana and New Hampshire, 2 each in Alabama, Kansas, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, and 1 each in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and North Carolina.

“Weathermen said the Arctic blast would intensify before it let up in the Southland from Arizona to Florida, and in the East. Some moderations was promised for sections of West Texas, Arizona and New Mexico….

“The mercury slumped to 53 below zero at Fraser, Colo., and 52 below at Leadville, Colo….” (UPI. “Brutal Storm Grips Two-Thirds of Nation.” Times Democrat, Cullman, AL. 1-11-1962, 1.)

Jan 12, UPI: “Bitter cold that gripped practically all the nation hung on today with record low temperatures and deep snow dipping into Dixie. But forecasters said relief was on the way for the Midwest, which has staggered under one of the longest cold spells in years. The forecast was for a gradual warming.

“The mercury stood at 12 degrees at Pensacola, Fla., lowest since Weather Bureau instruments were installed at the present location 21 years ago….At Mobile, Ala., it was 8 above zero, the lowest for any January day there on record. It was 7 below in western Virginia, with as much as nine inches of snow on the ground. Residents of Richmond, Va., trudged to work in temperatures only 4 degrees above zero.

“There have been 137 weather-attributed deaths since last weekend, Illinois leading the list with 25….” (Appeal-Democrat, Marysville-Yuba City, CA. “Snow, Record Cold For Dixie.” 1-11-1962, p. 1.)

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Associated Press, “Mattoon Woman Freezes to Death.” Register News, Mt. Vernon, IL. 1-11-1962, p. 2. Accessed 10-9-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/mount-vernon-register-news-jan-11-1962-p-2/

Associated Press. “Mississippi Lists 13 Dead in Cold Weather.” Lake Charles American Press, LA. 1-13-1962, p.12. Accessed 10-9-2022: https://newspaperarchive.com/lake-charles-american-press-jan-13-1962-p-12/

Associated Press. “Monte Vista Man Dies of Injuries.” Greeley Daily Tribune, CO. 1-9-1962, p. 1. Accessed 1-8-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greeley-daily-tribune-jan-09-1962-p-1/

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Associated Press. “Racine, Kenosha Hardest Hit; 12 Shovelers Die.” La Crosse Tribune. 1-8-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-13-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/la-crosse-tribune-jan-08-1962-p-1/

Associated Press. “Skies Clear; Frigid Cold Will Continue.” Greeley Daily Tribune, CO. 1-9-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-8-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greeley-daily-tribune-jan-09-1962-p-1/

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Associated Press. “State Won’t Get Chance To Thaw Out.” Ada Evening News, OK. 1-10-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-12-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/ada-evening-news-jan-10-1962-p-1/

Associated Press. “Texas Cold (continued from page 1).” Corsicana Daily Sun, TX. 1-13-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-12-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/corsicana-daily-sun-jan-13-1962-p-4/

Associated Press. “Texas Gets New Mass of Cold Air.” Victoria Advocate, TX. 1-11-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-12-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/victoria-advocate-jan-11-1962-p-1/

Associated Press. “Three Abilene Boys Drowned As Ice Breaks.” Corsicana Daily Sun, TX. 1-13-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-12-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/corsicana-daily-sun-jan-13-1962-p-1/

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Associated Press. “Winter Holds Grip on Nation.” Camden News, AR. 1-11-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-7-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/camden-news-jan-11-1962-p-1/

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Associated Press. “Young Man Freezes on Porch.” Gastonia Gazette, NC. 1-13-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-11-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/gastonia-gazette-jan-13-1962-p-1/

Brownsville Herald, TX. “New Cold Front Eyes Valley…Use Caution and Care…” 1-14-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-12-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/brownsville-herald-jan-14-1962-p-1/

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Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA. “Dr. John W. Wayland Dies Shoveling Snow at Home.” 1-11-1962, p1. Accessed 10-13-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-jan-11-1962-p-1/

Daily Times-Democrat, Cullman, AL. “Weather Kills Nine in Alabama.” 1-12-1962, p. 5. Accessed 10-7-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/cullman-times-democrat-jan-12-1962-p-5/

Henry News Republican, IL. “Highway Accident Takes Life of Carl G. Dircks, 44, of Washington.” 1-10-1962, p. 7. Accessed 10-9-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/henry-news-republican-jan-10-1962-p-15/

High Point Enterprise, NC. “Two Killed On Icy Highway.” 1-11-1962, B7. Accessed 10-11-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/high-point-enterprise-jan-11-1962-p-17/

Kingsport News, TN. “No Relief From Cold.” 1-11-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-12-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kingsport-news-jan-11-1962-p-1/

Marshall Chronicle, MI. “State Recorded 6 Traffic Deaths Over Week-end.” 1-9-1962, p. 3. Accessed 10-10-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/marshall-evening-chronicle-jan-08-1962-p-3/

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Modesto Bee, CA. “Freeze Nicks South’s Crops for Millions.” AP/UPI reports, 1 -14-1962, p.1. Accessed 10-8-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/modesto-bee-and-news-herald-jan-14-1962-p-1/

Moline Daily Dispatch, IL. “Extreme Cold to Continue.” 1-9-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-9-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/moline-daily-dispatch-jan-09-1962-p-1/

South Haven Daily Tribune, MI. “Breedsville Man Fatally Stricken Shoveling Snow.” 1-13-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-10-2022 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/south-haven-daily-tribune-jan-13-1962-p-1/

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United Press International. “Truck Driver Killed Near Big Timber.” Montana Standard, Butte. 1-12-1962, p. 1. Accessed 10-11-2022: https://newspaperarchive.com/butte-montana-standard-jan-12-1962-p-1/

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