The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-24
SIx-DAY HEAT
WAVE BROKEN
BY HEAVY RAIN
State Crops Are Helped by
Downpour: Dry Weather
Had Hurt Corn.
LII INCHES FALL HERE
Temperature IS at Noon,
and Cooler Forecast
for Tonight.

Central Indianas terrific heat
wave of six days was broken today
by the first heavy rain in three
weeks, which brought relief to resi-
dents and saved thousands of dol
lars worth OF crops.
Before the break, however. ten
lives were lost in Indiana Sunday.
Nine OF the persons drowned were
swimmers who sought relief from
the scorching temperatures and the
other was a farmer who fell dead
from heart attack, induced by the
heat.
First indication of the weather
change came late Sunday, when
clouds banked in the north. and
breezes brought the mercury down
from the 81 high mark of the after
noon First rains were reported m
the north section OF the state.
LII Inches of Rain Here
In the two hours from 7 TO 9 to-
day. Ill inches of rain fell. Other
recent rains were on July and a
small amount july ID
]. II. Arlington, weather bureau
chief. said that with the tempera-
ture at IS at noon and with cloudy
weather predicted, there was no
danger of the mercury rising to
boiling heights today. Cooler
weather also is forecast for tonight.
Farmers in the scared areas of
central and southern Indiana have
been watching the skies for the last
week. hoping for rain. The corn
crop has been damaged badly and
cattle were suffering from effects
of the burning sun which scorched
pasture lands.
Heat Damages Corn Crop
Heat and dry weather already
have damaged the corn crop 40 per
cent. according to NJ. D. Guild OF
the Farmers National Grain Cor
poration. who predicted the rain
would benefit soy beans and re-
mainder Of the corn crop. Soy
bean raising is a remEnerative &C
cupation with Marion county
farmers. and continued drought
would have hit the farmers hard.
With practically all the wheat
and oats crops harvested Guild
said soy beans will receive the
greatest benefit from the rain.
Street Surfaces Explode
Soon after the rain started, police
received calls of exploding street
surfaces. This occurred at Pine and
Market streets and at Virginia ave-
nue. and Alabama street.
indianapolis heat record was es-
tahhshad Saturday afternoon. when
the mercury hit 80. Hottest in the
state Sunday was at Cambridge
CITY. where il was 10l Tempera-
lures of 100 were reported at Angola
and Marion. but dropped rapidly
with advent of thundershowers sun
day night
Two Illinois brothers. Joseph
Koubek Jr.. 81. and Oldrich Kou-
bek. 10. drowned in Fish lake. near
La Porte. Oldrich was drowned
when he attempted to save his
brothers life.
Several Are Drowned
Staging a heroic but futile at
tempt 10 save her brother from
drowning. Miss Stella Hatfield lost
her life in the Tippecanoe river
near Winamac Sunday Body of her
brother. Willard. 80. later was re-
covered. The girls body had not
been found early today.
Others drowned.
John Dean. Z. of Brazil, in a
Terre Haute mill pond; Herschel
Rhodes. -. Gary, in Cedar lake
Burl Dudjeon. 40. near Button:
Claudius Priest. Is. of Cromwell
in Papakeechie lake. and Clayton
Hough. TO- in Wabash river near
Merom.
John Short, 70. Bedford. farmer
died Of heart attack caused by the
heat.