The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-13
The Rain Of Last Monday Afternoon
Though Light in Most Sections
Covered a Very Large Territory

while the South Plains received show
era Of various quantities during the
afternoon and light snow reported ~
some places. The rains ranged from
one-half 10 two and a half inches east
Of Amarillo from 0ne-oighth to one
inch In other sections Of the Panhan-
die
The Panhandle generally enjoyed
rains ranging from one-fourth TO an
inch and a half, according TO he re-
ports received by the railroad com
panicn serving this section OF the
State. Light SHOWS we're reported
by the Santa Fe on its line from Way
noka, Okla, 10 Amarillo.
Official reports received by lhe
Santa Fo show that from throc-fourth
10 an inch and a half fell from Way
noka TO Canadian, including the
spearman branch Of the Santa Feil
one half TO one inch from Canadian
10 Amarillo; one inch TO one.fourth
Of nm inch from Canyon 70
Sweetwater. Onefourth inch OF
snow was reported on the Pccos d.
yisioA Of the Santa Fc, but no rain
~ reported In the Pecos Valley.
The Rock Island reports from
three.fourths 90 one inch Of rain on
It's lines west Of Amarillo 10 Tucum-
carl. and east Of Amarillo 20 Jcri-
cho. Onc.half % two and a half M
ches was reported on The Rock T.
land east from Jericho 10 Snyre, Ok
lahoma Considerable snow foll be-
tween Vega and Boise, west on he
Rock Island
Rain from Childrcss 10 fcyllne Is
reported ~ the Fort WCfh q Dem
yer railroad. The rain wng heaviest
NJ Clarendon and immediate vicinity
II Nv estimated that more than an
inch Of rain foll ~ Clarendon. Olher
points report from one-fourth 60 one
Ealf ~ on inch-Amarillo Tribune.
Kansas City, Mo. Jan i0--Good
showers measuring in ni0s' places
ven over hall Gn inch fell last night
ard today thrOug iuut q strip " ter
ritory extending ~ far north ~
Wichita and DOdrc City IN Kansas
and south through the cotton belt 90
Galveston, New Orleans and Corpus
Christi, according 90 reports rcach-
Ing the local weather bureau this
moTning.
San Angelo Jan. l0--'rhe frs,
rain u consequence since juno IN the
district lying between the Texas y
Pacific railroad and the Rio frande
fell last night, ranging from light
showers 10 one inch In Pecos, Ster.
ling, Tom Green, Coke. Nolan, Run
nels, Coleman, Concho and schleich-
er Counties
Oklahoma City, Jan. iO.-Gencral
rains which fell over the wheat belt
In Oklahoma last night and early to-
day were declared by John A. White
hurst, president u the State Board
~ Agriculture, % have been the
salvation ~ the crop" He added
that the wheat outlook IN Oklahoma
today h more optimistic than for
two months.
Wichita Falls, Jan. ia quarter
I ~ an inch ~ rain Zen here last night
and reports indicate that the fall was
general over this section. The prccip.
/ itafion was not sufficient 10 afford
the needed water supply for drilling
IN the oil fields but will benefit the
wheat aown
Canadian, Jan. TO- The entire
/ Northeast Panhandle received n fine
rain last night; eighty two hundredihs
was recorded here. This rain will
I save Thousands ~ acres o. wheat
Folleit, Jan. iO.-About two inch-
g 81 rain has fallen since : o'clock
last night In this region. Wheat has
stood the drought IN good shape and
with favorable conditions now we viii
have average wheat crop.
Abilene. Jan. Rainfall amount
ing to sixty one-hNndretha " an inch
was recorded in Abilene last night. II
was the first rain Of consequence for
three months or more, and will serve
70 put out stock water TO some ex-
/ Tent.
Stamford, Jan. i0.--Half an inch
Of rain fell here last night and re-
ports Indicate heavier precipitation
| In the surrounding country. Weather
continued unsettled today.
brentwood, Texas, Jan. i0.--Good
rains here and in the surrounding dis
trict last night will be Of great bene-
III 20 oats and other crops, according
10 local farmers II was the first
moisture here since June.
Dalhart, Jan. l0--A drizzling rain
which fell for twelve hours turned TO
snow during the night with q fall Of
several inches, bringing much need
ed moisture 10 the wheat crops. The