Show RAIN REVIVES COHN BELT heavy downpour la southwest avert in tire crop failure generous Gene rons rains fell wednesday alter noon over the greater part of the corn belt of the southwest they in the nick of time the good that will result ti late corn and past ures cannot be estimated but it will undoubtedly prove immense scatter ing showers fell over the southwest tuesday niga t and wednesday morn ing but in most places up to noon continued accounts of intense heat were reported the rains began in western kansas about I 1 0 clock and traveling east had reached the missouri line by 4 clock from many counties assert tl at the rain following what little had fallen with n the past forty e hours will insure at least half a crop of corn and make pasturage sure the storm in kansas city began shortly before 5 clock the fall con linued for over half an hour and caused a decided drop in the tempera ture the weather bureau recording 84 at 5 as against at 3 clock |