, 1935-05-05
CRAZY QUILT


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inch rain during the last "A hours.
streams In the Denison area went
over their hnaks as lakes gushed over
spillways.
Concern was felt ' the condi-
ton of two dams az two recreation
81 lakes near DeniSon Is the water
buffeted them.
The brunt Of the downpour was
felt during the afternoon, when more
than an inch and a quarter fell
within As minutes.
Several hundred yards Of highway
six, north Of the city. was submerged
Is Iron Ore Greek went on q ram
page. A bus with 30 passengers was
stalled when water reached the mot
tor. 1t proceeded however, when the
waters began to recede.
Other strips Of read were sub
merged and garagemen were kept
busy reScuing motorists after water
drowned their cars engines.
The Red river bottom land was
converted into q sea, with heavy
crop injury inflicted ms water rush
ed over the lands from the hills.
Bridges Washed Out
At Sherman, three bridges were
washed out and a few families were
moved from homes as rains totaling
4.96 inches swelled streams.
A bridge waShout north Of Dor
chester and q rail washout north
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Louis and San Francisco railroad
traffic.
Traffic In Sherman was stopped at
several points as water flowed ever
bridges.
Water supply in parts Of the city
vas cut off when q Pinch water
main was broken.
Damages were expected to prove
heavy TO nursery farms along the
overlooking streams
Temple reported central Texas
streams were rising rapidly with the
Little river expected to be cut out Of
its banks in places Saturday night.
Big Rise Expected
The Leon river main tributary CT
the Little. as up six feet and ris-
ing steadily. The Lampasas also was
rising.
CowhouSe Greek was out OF its
banks after a two-inch fall, and the
Nolan Greek was nearly OVERLOOKING.
Since all these streams empty into
the Little, the biggest rise in nearly
two years vas expected for the river.
The flood was expected to endanger
huge acreage CT planted crops In
Bell and Milan counties.
Fort Worth reported the Trinity
river and Lake Worth were rising
after an all-day drenching. More
rain was expected Sunday.
At Gainesville, the rain which
started late Friday had continued
almost necessarily until Saturday
night, amounting to ATS inches.
Greeks were higher than they had
been In months.
Colder weather also swept into
most Of the north and east central
parts Of the state.
Panhandle wheat farmers grinned
for the first time in months as they
watched the snow fall SATURDAY..
AT Hereford. two inches, fell. fol-
lowed by a shower OF rain.
Berger felt a light snow, which
preceded Sleet during the afternoon.
Snow mt DaIhart
Moisture was one fourth of an
inch here but was reported higher
in other spots. It soaked into
drought-parched soil and there were
prospects Of saving some OF the
wheat crop.
At Dalhart a two-inch snow swirl
ed down in the middle OF the south
west dust bowl. where farmers.
desperate for moisture, had been
trying for days TO blast rain from
the heavens with high explosives.
Three inches OF snow coated the
Texline territory.
From Fort Worth TO Clarendon a
slow rain worked its way into scar
ed soil.
Heavier to the west, lighter to
the east the snow fell. Almost a
storm was reported at Santa Rosa,
N. M, where II inches fell. Albu-
querque, N. M, was telling OF a six
inch snow fall
Grain men said most Of the wheat
had been destroyed but added that
the moisture would be Of vast bene-
fit TO the remainder.
Rain. hail, snow and sleet fell on
tie south plains. Showers extended
from Lubbock south to Lamesa, east
to Spur and Vest to Levelland. "A
halt inch OF moisture was reported
at Tahoka. Brownfield. CroSbyton
and Plainview. Estelline, Hedley,
Clarendon and wellington reported
good rains.
Wind, Hail, Damage
Precipitation was general oVer the
state. OF towns reporting, only the
Gulf cities OF Brownsville, Houston
and Galveston had no rain during
the day, and a little fell at Hous-
ton during the hours before dawn.
Skies were cloudy owe the Gulf
cities. however. and Houston and
Galveston expected rain Saturday
night.
-Four persons were injured as
houses we're blown down by a high
wind which accompanied rain and
hail in Cas- county late Friday
night. They were Mrs. Richard Hall,
Commissions and bruises; Foot Walk
er. cuts on face, and walkers two
children, broken ribs.
-Four houses were blown down
and crops damaged in a path three
miles wide and Is long extending
from Linden TO Avinger. County
Judge Sam l. Henderson estimated
the loss ut $50, 600.
The Guadalupe river was 20 feet
above normal. II it should rise an
other foot, the waters would over
flow the streams banks, however,
the river was at q StandStil.
There was considerable hail and
rain damage az Cuero. which had q
four-inch precipitation.
Heavy rains were reported by