Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-24
THREE INCHES
OF RAIN help
TO new CROPS
Ranches Throughout Lower
Coast Country Benefit;
Some Hail Falls Here

Three inches WI rain. fhr h-arirst
"nr nights or nn~ DAYS fan in manFr
than fifteen months. and mere prvagi-
taiiun than ha- fallen Im auF luuutA
~in.r last September. frm h+tuw~m N 'af
"'ciovk last night amI a'rlssrk tAi.
morning wv HruWu-YiIlr
Reports frnm I..iintr nn rhr rua.f and
from points a. far &C. Mi-.inn insl.s at~
that ail parts iFum kiuE.v.Ils ausI Alg~
sunlt received nai-fHr~ darinE f~-t~F-
day and last night. aiih ih~ heaFi~sf
precipitation. apparently briux rs,ur.l-
80 iu EruWu-siiIr. Ihr Hm.uuuf. rAmEu.l
from three in,hs- dnWm.
The rainfall i- Uv.rvultd ht farmer.
In hulh thr irrigated uud LHg farm M-r-
items. There i- nrR rruuEh lnaisfur~
~ Ihv ground W" iu~urv E,s-I srvuinx
conditions. arrurdin- tu tArm#r~. fHr
both 'uti"n uuh r"rn. aHd in fhe Ar
farm SECTION in WIli,y ,uaufs. th-F-
~ believed nuA tu Ir TtrHty uf uis.la-
iurr tn rar1 thr rnru anal rmffun rramn
through Nv fhr harvest
N Telephone nlr~-aEr iEHm HnVmuHsl-
VILE NiliatA rnuntf. ta4nE sall fhaf
thc rainfall Thursday aftrrunan AaI as
night amounting tu ahttnr tHu IHl Aru
Will double thr ErrmiHia nhiun rFt#Al--
fi"n ~ thar di-tri,t. aud all also hsin
corn ana ruttr.n. AIH,ui haif tts TARA
rrs. it Wa stated. have planted t.srh
corn and cotton. Asuul hall the TARA
"rS. ~ was stated have planted htth
corn ami ruttun- and iuifA aEr lI. rurH
4 about four iEchrs hiEh. nih~r faFm-
ers arrp laHting rapisIly ~TA- Fa.u wv
a blessing amt uiran- iHf rraur,i pFt.sira..
iion and sifiendid EroRinE runhlfiora
said County Tax Assessor Chari-.
johnson
Exceptionally h~avy rlonsis late grs-
trrsiay ~ tl- south ~ Matamarus iatA
cArrd thar heavy rains trA in thaf ui
rrrtinn. where fnr munths th~ rnurhna
have been soreiy In ured ~ ulas4far~
Grass had virtually hurits-l utl auI tArrr
Was little grass for cattle.
The rain Ia kruNnstili@ was rrrrrA-
Ell hy surh N Spectacular display uf 4-At
ulnE A. har nuf h~rn observed m
brownsville in maus manfhs Iilank~F
lightning was routinnuus fur Htssag 4H
hour. and there Wa. agrn-innal fla=Aru
~ lightning wiih r~ais ~ thnnsieF. 1aa
yIcctrir light. we're put out twlr~ hv
A+NNMA W~NNNNAAAM mNHAMtNA NMF MHHNM mAHAH#
Where and throwing ont fh~ sNiirh~s af
thr light plant. There AS NV dau.aEv.
however
Some hail frii With the first damn-
p"uF " rain. abaut : 7..su o'gl.sk hut tls
little irr IrNrts acre nut i4rKr su..u Eh
IN cause aay damage.
Fr-akisl armo-rh~rir run.Iitious ar
cnHI anirl thr first m1mutH. uf tA4
storm. arrnrdinE tn Mr.. a. M Hrntf.
voluntary weather observer hrre Ih~
government ha- rrtrutb installed ag
che weather -taiinu hrrr wrHthrr
yan~ tn determine abr dirretlnn nf tf@
Wind AhuuI U..an u'riaft Hhiia thr
vHnr. aS N happens, wa- hrinE deserved
n rirci-i rumritfrla. che wind haElnk
changed nv ryrrt dirr,tiuu W. thr tulH-
pass within lr-s FhaH trn minuFr. flHar
The wind and nrsi rain ramr ffnm th~
northeast. then trvFy-l NV th~ ease. th~a
NV tfe southeast. tu Ihr HnHfh. tA#m WV
the southwest. fhrn fn chs M~.f fh~
n"rrhrast auI thr uustk. Ihs grratssE
yrlurity uf rhr uinl. huwrgvr. Af Hnr
time during fhr -fnrm mas e2hfrrn
miles au hour
Weather forecasts tFAt~rtlaE tsr e.
daT we're fnr fair Wralhrr. and rall@r
However. thr rain from tk~ uerth Aasr
night brought uuls Hild uarth~F. HHl
tuhat fhr weather wm- also Hihi mi-
though there wrrr fwrrra~fs II fre~Eiux
NV thc raa-f