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Force Of Wind Picks Up AsStorm Crosses Yucatan AndTakes A Westerly CourseNEW ORLEANS. (AP) A death-dealing tropical hurricane with 13Q~mile-an~hour winds swirled in the Gulf of Mexico Monday night toward the lower Mexican mainland.The hurricane was located about 300 miles due east of Tuxpan in the New Orleans Weather Bureau’s 10 p. m.advisorv.The weather bureau said the storm was moving in a westward direction at about 16 miles an hour and probably will reach the coast of Mexico between Nautla and i Tuxpan Tu esday afternoon or night with hurricane winds as far north as Tampico.Tampico, with a population of nearly 90,000. is the largest city on the eastern Mexican coast. Tux-☆☆☆Disaster GroupShowers and thundershowers are predicted for the Valley Tuesday.Thfe V. S. Weather Bureau in Brownsville forecast mostly broken clouds and continued warm temperatures with maximums from 88 along the coast to near 96 in the Mission-Edinburg area. Winds will be gentle to moderate from the east, the bureau said. Low Tuesday night will he ffom 75 to 78 degrees.Showers spilled Valley temperatures Monday as Harlingen recorded a high of 95, several degrees lower than maxi mums of the past few days. Low Monday was 74.Only two stations recorded maximum readings above 109. II was 105 at Presidio and 100 at Cofufla. El Paso, Waco* Texarkana, Laredo and Tyler had 99’s.Has 'Refresher'As PrecautionReview Of DutiesTo Each ChairmanIn Emergencies Givenpan and Nautla are small towns.The weather bureau said squalls and heavv seas may extend to thelower Texas coast near Brownsville Tuesday.Winds of hurricane force extended out about 75 miles in a northern semicircle and gales extend out about 250 miles north of the hurricane’s center.Yucatan Slowed WindsIn smashing across the Yucatan peninsula early Monday the hurricane dropped to 75-mile-an-hour-winds. barely hurricane force.The hurricane after moving into the gulf regained its punch and the weather bureau now terms it “very dangerous.The storm struck the Yucatan peninsula with 100-mile-an-hour force. But no deaths were reported on the peninsula from the storm that four days ago killed 109 persons in blasting Jamaica.The same storm, named “Charlie” by the weather bureau, was less destructive in its march across the Yucatan peninsula, than when(RELATED STORY PAGE 9)Disaster preparedness and relief committees of the American Red Cross met in the Harlingen city hall at 5 p, m, Monday to co-ordinate and plan their activities in view of the Gulf hurricane.It was a **refresher” meeting to review respective duties in event the hurricane moved toward the Valley area, said the Rev. Harry V. Hamblen, disaster chairman of the West Cameron County chapter.The group would meet again If weather bureau advisories indicated the hurricane would move in, he added.Nearly All PresentA roll-call of sub-committees co-chairmen showed nearly all present. They reported they were ready to proceed with previously planned activities according to training exercises.Mayor Gene McCullough told the committeemen that city police,fire, street and other city departments would be at the disposal of the Red Cross along with all city facilities.Headquarters for the disaster organization was namecLas Central fire station, after first naming the city hall.Mr. Hamblen pointed out that the law enforcement agency would be more rigid during any emergency. He asked that every committee chairman have all the “bugs out” of their respective committees by nightfall.Alerts To Be GivenTroy McDaniel, public information chairman, said the area would have 24-hour and six-hourit hit Jamaica with 130-mile an arose.notice before any emergencyhour winds- Jamaican damage was reported at Sn6.000.000. No estimate of damage was made of its strike on Yucatan.Many lightly-built palm-thatched [muses on Cozumel, an island off the east shore of the peninsula, and Isla Mu j ere? to the south of ozumel. were blown down- Mer-Food and shelter centers would be established under the direction of Walter Bowman, shelter chairman, and Miss Annie Rooney Hill and Mrs. A. E. McClendon, food co-chairmen. Bowman said churches and schools and some public buildings would be designated in advance. Two or more foodIda, on the northwestern tip of the j centers would be established, withpeninsula, the capital of Yucatan, reported high winds and heavy rains but no great damage.Hits Westerly CourseAfter curving slightly northward mossing the peninsula to emerge n the gulf at Progresso, northeast f Merida, the storm took a more westerly course.Tnmoico, in the Possible path, and Veracruz to the south took arecautions.There was no report from Pro-*resso» the port for Merida. The dorm apparently passed slightly lorth of Merida, sparing the racial the full bn nit of its force. Tine storm packs its heaviest wallop m its north, or right hand side.The Yucatan peninsula is a 180-rule wide thumb of land that ticks 200 mileup into the Gulf »f Mexico on the Central Armenian gooseneck connecting North ind South America. It is about 50 mHes south of New Orleans.the high school and Jefferson school buildings named.Mrs. Helen Foehner* chapter executive secretary, said people going to shelter centers would be asked to take along canned and other foods for a 12-hour period.(Continued on Page 2)VFW Post ElectsAs the storm moved through the lulf. a Const Guard PBY amnhi-)fous plane flew ahead dropning nessages to small vessels warning hem that they were in the path ►f a hurricane and should seekOfficers At PharrPHARR — Charles Grissom of Pharr has been elected commander of the new Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 857S.Other officers elected are George Garrity of San Juan, senior vice-president; Fred Schafroth of Sah Juan, junior vice-commander; Jimmie Westbrook of San Juan. quartermaster; Robert Coate of Pharr, adjutant, and Earl W. Hayes of San Juan. Albert Carter of Pharr and Del Ewing of Alamo, trustees.Districts SignAfir
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Valley Morning Star
Harlingen, Texas, US
Tue, Aug 21, 1951
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