The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 16, 1963 Page: 2 of 8
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THE fClOWA VALLEY INDEPENDENT
JULY 16, 1963
Published every Tuesday
by The Circle Register
Publishing Company
*****
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID
AT THE POST OFFICE
DARROUZETT, TEXAS
PRINTED IN LIPSCOMB COUNTY
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SUBSCRIPTION RATESi
LIPSCOMB COUNTY $2.80
ELSEWHERE $3.00*
•THIS INCLUDES THE STATE TAX
ADVERTISING RATES - • ■ •
.00* PER COLUMN INCH
THE KIOWA VALLEY
INDEPENDENT STAFF
Publisher, Gene Ehrlich
Editor, Dorothy Ehrlich
Subscription Agent and
Reporter, Mona Hennigh
and Mareta Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis
and Darrel Duke drove to
Enid, Oklahoma, Saturday
to return the Davis’s neph-
ew, Max, home and to visit
relatives and friends.
TOLLE FAMILY
REUNION IS ENJOYED
A reunion for the John
Tolle family was held dur-
ing the Independence Day
Holidays. Mrs. Tolle’s two
daughters and six grand
children were together July
4th and 5th in her home.
Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Don Liebhart,
Roger and Mar gie of Aurora,
Nebraska; Mrs. .Jo Ann
Castor, Dougie, Troy Lynn,
Joey and Jeannie Smith of
Woodward.
They also spent some
time at Woodward.
* * * * * *
IN
DARROUZETT
DARROUZETT
HOTEL
WHEATLEY STORY cont.
Cyclones - - - Hurricanes - ■ -
Initial Flight on New Airline - - -
All Part of Life
In Texas, no home was
complete without a dugout
or storm cellar. Of course
many did not have them and
in most cases got along but
in the stormy season all
felt safer if there was a
cellar near by in which to
go in until the storm passed.
This is especially the case
in the Panhandle. When a
funnel shaped cloud appear-
ed it was time to hunt shel-
ter. Fortunately I never
figured in one, but I saw
one twirling high up in the
sky and watched until it
disappeared. They come and
go so swiftiy that most
people are cyclone-, con-
scious and watch the clouds.
In 47 I passed through
three towns that had been
in a cyclone's path. Not so
many deaths but OH the
destruction of property is
beyond description. These
towns - - Glazier, and Hig-
gins in Texas and Woodward
Oklahoma were possibly
within a distance of 150
miles - - all railroad towns.
This happened April 9,1947.
All have been rebuilt and
business goes on. In South
Texas the hurricanes from
the Ocean and gulf are pre-
valent in summer and fall.
Warning is given when
they appear far out and a
close watch tells at inter-
vals which direction and
how fast it is moving. In
September of ’33, one visit-
ed the Rio Grande Valley
and raged for 26 hours. All
fruit, oranges and grape-
fruit were blown from the
trees, buildings unroofed
and in case they were weak
to start with, blown down.
It is a constant dread during
warm weather but not many
stop off here, as did the one
in September '33. They
differ from a cyclone in
that they are straight, ex-
ceedingly strong winds
accompanied by torrential
rain. The crops are des-
troyed, fields flooded.
This is National Farm
Safety Week - July 21 - 27
Lucky their visits are few
and far between.
The winter of '48 and
'49 was unusual and in
January and February,
especially cold.
The groves suffered al-
most beyond repair, espec-
ially in Cameron Co. which
borders the Gulf. I haven’t
the statistics but many hun-
dreds of acres have been
uprooted and are being
prepared for crops, mine
among the rest. In 1929 it
was planted, in 1949 up-
rooted, The trees were in
different stages - - some
dead, others showed some
signs that they might re-
cover in a few years and a
few not hurt too badly. It
would have taken a young
fortune to have them pruned,
so much dead and dying
wood that I took the cheap-
est way out, uprooted and
piled for $200.00 or 16
hours work at $12.50 an
hour. It wasn’t easy to
make the decision,
June 1, 1949:
Time again for the trip
up country and this time
by plane.
From some cause the
fear I had always had for
heights, left me, so plans
were made. Jonelle made
the trip with me and made
a fine traveling companion.
We left Brownsville around
2 P.M. and arrived in Ama-
rillo at 9 P.M., crosat^
almost all of Texas in 7
hours. Ruth had wired Alex
to meet us. Quite a crowd
was waiting within the
gates. As we made our way
toward them, Jonelle's keen
eyes picked out Alex and
Nawasa at the front nea%
the gate. Needless to sa^F
we were very glad to see
them. In about 3 hours we
finished the trip, tired and
sleepy.
The next day "The
Amarillo News", a daily
paper, told of the first flight
of a four engine airliner,
D. C. 4, Braniff Airways to
operate through Dallas,
Amarillo and Denver. It was
in honor of this the crowd
of 500 or more were gathered
there. We just happened to
get passage among the 48
passengers.
A flight report was ser*
out by the Captain and
First Officer to each passen-
ger. I then understood why
all the questioning by the
Hostess. I shall keep the
Report in my Book.
TO BE CONT.
VISIT OUR FOUNTAIN ,
FOR A REFRESHING
BREAK
* Frosty Drinks
* Delicious Ice Cream
WE HAVE GIFTS FOR EVERYONE
WE EVEN HAVE GIFTS FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE EVERYTHING!
CORNER DRUG
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Ehrlich, Dorothy. The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 16, 1963, newspaper, July 16, 1963; Darrouzett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth835526/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Higgins Public Library.