Show Ogden City and Vicinity Drenched By Downpour Some Good Some Damage Sugar Beet Crop Principal One Oneto to Receive Benefit May Cause Some Tomatoes to Crack Hail Falls in in Plain City Hay Down m in Some Areas Area experienced the heaviest rainstorm m in two and a OGDEN U half months this morning Accompanied by b thunder and anc lightning the water came canie down n in in torrents for for fora a short time lime Weber W county has had h little rain since since the storm on ott June 14 H. Coming at this date the storm probably pro a ly marks the end of hot weather The benefits from the shower will Just about offset the damage It Ita was va reported by farmers in the various parts of or the district HAIL IN IV PLAIN CITY John Maw of Plain City reported that rain and hall hail fell ell there with great Teat force The moisture will aid the beet crop but will be of little value to the potatoes he h said be because be- be because because cause the potatoes es are about matured Th The third crop of hay will be bene- bene fit fitted The storm fell feli with wit unabated In Intensity In- In Intensity intensity at North Ogden It was re reported re- re reported reported ported by the store proprietor The Smith Canning company in Clearfield telephoned that Davis Da coun coun- county county county ty had only a brief shower on both Sunday bunday ana anti today This will not be beof beof beof of any particular benefit it was said because the rain will ill cause the ripen ripen- ripening ripenIng ing lag tomatoes to crack crac op open n n. n The moisture will do the b beets ets good OGDEN VALLEY Huntsville had not received any rain at 10 1030 30 o o'clock clock but storm could be seen at Liberty Sylvester Grow reported Mr Grow said that rain would not be of any great value at this time except on the ranges as grain was being cut and there was some hay down In the valley alley In the space of one hour a total of 12 72 of an Inch of water waler fell the official weather bureau Instruments recorded mu mu This mark Is above the average August reports Arle Arie Van de Graaff weather observer The normal amount for this month Is Li 61 M and numerous small showers previous to today s storm brings the mark thus far ar to 98 of an Inch of precipitation On May 28 8 a storm brought 76 and on June 14 there was 50 50 DAMAGE D PREVENTED PRE E TED Ogden merchants were much con con- concerned concerned over the rainfall fearing that the torn torn up up condition of or Washington street avenue and of Twenty fifth would result in basements being flood flood- flooded ed Cd However rush work was done by crews from rom both the Wheelwright Construction company and the Ogden City street department with t the result that nearly all water from the bench areas anas was held Into the reg reg- regular regular regular ular westward courses A slight aught amount of water f backed Into the basement of the First Na Na- National lIonal bank building through a flooded flood flood- flooded ed manhole Harold Tripp street supervisor su said there was no other damage In the business district He visited a number of o the buildings where conditions were reported as likely to cause trouble Only at the First National building he said was as any water seepage found |