The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
Hot Weather Resumes With
Rise of Mercury; No
Drop Forecast.
CROPS NOT BENEFITED
BIistering Drought Still
Threatens Indiana's
Agriculture.

Relieved only slightly by rair
which fell in this vicinity over the
weekend, Indianapolis today ex.
perienced resumption of the ho
weather which Saturday set an all
time new heat record for June o.
99.9 degrees.
The rainfall was sporadic, affect.
ing only parts of the state. Only
3 inch was recorded at the weather
bureau downtown, although the
east side received slightly more.
Crops received little material re.
lief from the blistering drought
which threatens destruction through.
out most of the state.
Heat to Continue
Forecast for today and tomorrow
is for unsettled and continued warm
weather.
Heaviest precipitation in the state
was SO inches at Marion.
City officials reported that work
on swimming pools is being rushed
and that tests on water of White
river at the beaches were being
made today in hopes Of opening
the beaches and pools before June
Is, the scheduled date.
Swimmers Crowd Water
The river and various creeks were
crowded over the weekend by
swimmers, who disregarded the
danger of swimming in unguarded
places. Several private swimming
pools, open for business, reported
a rushing business.
The rain yesterday and Saturday
was accompanied by thunder and
lightning.
Lightning struck three houses yes
terday, causing slight damage. The
homes of E. c. Brown, 5248 Ken
wood avenue, and w. D. Crooks,
STA Broadway terrace. both were
struck at 2:29 p. m. A vacant house
at 1929 North Chester avenue was
struck a few minutes earlier.
Mrs. Lillian Mcgee, go, of 936
Udell street, was overcome by the
heat as she was returning to her
home on bus today. She was as
sisted from the bus and treated
at a drug store near her home
Later she was sent to city hos
pital.
State Not Relieved
Drastice reduction by the soaring
drought of hay and other forage
crops has caused Indiana Farm Blu
reau executives to ask the agricul-
tural adjustment administration If
Washington for permission fol
farmers to use for raising forage
crops land now idle because o.
agreement between the farmers anc
the administration.
This was announced today as rep
resentatives of the bureaus ten dis
trictS throughout the state met here
with William H. Settle, bureau pres
ident.
The ten brought word that the
rains which cooled Indianapolis
temporarily over the weekend and
brought some relief to city flower
and neighboring truck gardens had
not extended over the state to any
app"eciable degree.
Some Direct Relief Sought
The bureau also revealed that a
few cases of farmers so hard hit
by the drought as to need direct
relief had been called to its atten-
ton, but said that these were not
numerous as yet
Indiana's oats crop virtually has
been destroyed. Wheat, now in its
crucial filling stage, is being dam
aged badly. The hay crop will not
be one-half of normal. Corn is
least affected.
Many county residents found
themselves forced to become water
boys in their own homes due to the
drought and the drying up of their
wells and cisterns. The downpour
of Saturday was Insufficient in
many suburban homes to feed the
residential drinking supply.