Storm Strikes Coast as Rescue Efforts Continue
Brine and wreckage flood Corpus Christi area as officials seek marooned couples on Mustang Island. Brooks Field soldiers report advancing weather hampers rescue flights from Zimmerman's hill. Southern Pacific trestle and causeway damage disrupt rail and road links to Port Aransas and Harbor Island.
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Son
Aalma
Didrich
Mustang Island
Corpus Christi
Brooksfield
San Antonio
Thei
Zimmerman's Hill
Fort Aransas
Mastang Island
OG. B. Oldfield
Southern Pacific
Bay
Araness Pass
Harbor Island
Port Arsusas
Symptoms of Poor Vision and Eye Strain
The article lists signs of vision issues including styes from defective vision, holding reading material too close, poor distant vision, nervous irritability, crossed eyes, and squinting. It stresses urgent optometric examination by a competent optometrist and warns delay can cause permanent problems.
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Helter Wishun Bureau
Antonio
Sam Antonio
Corpus Christi Bayfront Hit By Severe Gale Wind
A northeast gale battered Corpus Christi and San Antonio area causing high water alerts and widespread damage. Homes floated off North Beach while water rose on streets and a Missouri Pacific train was stalled across a bay arm. Police guarded the waterfront as tides and debris disrupted the business district.
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Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Hanbor
McAuliffe
Missouri Pacific
San Antonio
Corpus
Christi
Gené Stewart
North Beach
Port Aransas
Mustang Island
Corepus Christi
Port
Aranses
Clinp
Urral Street
Tankersley
Jidur
Relief Party Heads to Brownsville in 60 Mile Gale
A relief party organized by ALCO set out from Rig Grove, city north of Drowsville, to aid Mig stricken Valley residents. The mission aims to reach Mountville within a gale expected to persist around 60 miles.
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Rinkgold Army
Ariel
Rig Grove
Drowsvile
ALCO
Mrountvillé
Weather and relief efforts near San Antonio and Padre Island
Cloudy, windy weather spreads along the Texas coast with light to moderate precipitation measured at 0.08 inches for today and 4.05 inches for the month. An army air mission from Fort Ringgold ferries water and provisions to marooned residents at Padre Island, with two more planes on standby to assist if successful.
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Richard Klebere
Brooksfield Army
Carying Pool and Water
Padre Island
J. W. Egan
E. W. Rawlings
Brooks
Army
Corpus Christi Weather Watch After Tropical Hurricane
Corpus Christi and Rockport observers report widespread damage from a tropical hurricane with estimated losses of 1,009,000 dollars. McAuliffe notes the storm has passed but barometer readings remain low and winds shift from northeast to southeast, with persistent rain and overcast skies.
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Corpus Christi
Lar J
Mcauliffe
Rockport
Here
Florida storm leaves millions in damage across state
A tropical storm ravaged Florida from the east to the Gulf coast, destroying homes, businesses, and citrus groves. Damage tops above a million dollars with widespread disruption to communications in the south, and one fatality reported when a Negro man was killed as his house collapsed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Storm floods streets in Corpus Christi during hurricane scare
Amid warnings of a Gulf storm, Corpus Christi residents spent the day fortifying homes and seeking safety. High winds up to 60 mph, bay waters over two feet deep, and waves five to six feet battered the bay front as civic blocks and highways clogged with traffic heading away from the coast.
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Chaparral Street
Corpus Christi
Pleasure Beach
Arthur Laro
Gulf of Mexico
Coroua Christ
Nielory
North Beach
South Texas
Korth Beach
City Pier
Simon
Gulf Coast City
Word Awaited on Brownsville Plane
Officials received no information by noon on whether an American Airways plane would depart Brownsville at 15 p m for tonight. A regular flight from Winburn Field was scheduled for 12 10 p m to Ourpa Cheint. Flying conditions have returned to normal after Monday night’s hurricane hit the Rio Grande valley. The Brownsville flight would aim for San Antonio by 5 45 p m with other lines serving Dallas Houston and North Texas. Henry W Darling 86 longtime GE treasurer died last night.
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American Airways
Brownsville
Winburn 'Flald
Rio Grande Valley
Offielaia
San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
Houston
Night of Chaos Strikes City Residents Endure Storm Outage
The city lay in darkness except the downtown district where hundreds gathered in hotels seeking storm updates. Power lines were toppled, trees uprooted, and thousands faced outages as relief centers opened at the courthouse and First Presbyterian church with officials ready to assist through the night.
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Atlont
First Presbyterian Church
Richard Kleberg
Southern Pacific
Corpus Christi
Beeville
Robstown
Trains Delayed and Storms Hit Border Towns
Reports from Laredo and Brownsville describe trains late and disrupted lines as a south Texas storm rages. A Rio Grande City operator abandoned her post during midnight gales, later returning as communications failed. High winds and heavy rain battered San Ignacio and Rome, with overcast skies signaling more downpours.
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Laredo
Brownsville
Alice
Rio Grande Quiy
Rome
San Ignacio
Akles
Bagpipes Enter Bulgarian Harvest Laborers Scene
Bagpipe music accompanies Bulgarian wheat harvesters as villagers work. A male musician earns fees for each clan party and harvest, using a bagpipe or two string fiddle when silent. Recreated armbands from Turkish rule appear as young men and women dance after dusk under moonlight.
Valley Train Service Suspender Impacts Regional Travel
Officials report Valley train service suspended as MoPac and SP lines blocked by stricken section. Tyee trains halted pending branch office disruptions. Trains expected to resume by Wednesday morning if feasibility returns. parameter delays extend at least 24 hours.
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Rio Grande
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Transon
Thrillseekers Warned to Stay Out of Rio Grande Valley
Austin police chief L. G Phares issued a warning urging thrillseekers and signseers to stay away from the Rio Grande valley The chief said they will not be allowed in unless they have important business and pledged to mobilize all available relief workers and bar roads to nonessential visitors.
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Austin
L. G Phares
Menway Patrol
Rio Grande Valley
Phares Sald
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