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Black Sunday Dust Bowl in 1935...
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April 15, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1935
* Black Sunday (1st report)
* Dust Bowl
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 38 (back page): "DUST VICTIMS PRAY FOR OKLAHOMA RAIN" "Farmers, Business Men, Women and Children Crowd Church to Ask Relief" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the 'Black Sunday' dust storm.
wikipedia notes: Black Sunday refers to a particularly severe dust storm that took place on April 14, 1935. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history and it caused immense damage, economically and agriculturally. It is estimated to have removed 300 million tons of topsoil from the Prairie area in the US.
On the afternoon of April 14 the residents of the Dust Bowl were forced to take cover as a dust storm, or black blizzard, blew through the region. The storm hit the eastern Oklahoma panhandle and northwestern Oklahoma first, and moved south for the remainder of the day. It hit Beaver around 4 PM, Boise City around 5:15 PM, and Amarillo at 7:20 PM.[5] The conditions were the most severe in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, but the storm’s effects were felt in other surrounding areas.
The storm was harsh because of the high winds that hit the area that day. Along with the drought, erosion, and the unanchored soil, the winds caused the dust to fly freely and at high speeds.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good.
* Black Sunday (1st report)
* Dust Bowl
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 38 (back page): "DUST VICTIMS PRAY FOR OKLAHOMA RAIN" "Farmers, Business Men, Women and Children Crowd Church to Ask Relief" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the 'Black Sunday' dust storm.
wikipedia notes: Black Sunday refers to a particularly severe dust storm that took place on April 14, 1935. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history and it caused immense damage, economically and agriculturally. It is estimated to have removed 300 million tons of topsoil from the Prairie area in the US.
On the afternoon of April 14 the residents of the Dust Bowl were forced to take cover as a dust storm, or black blizzard, blew through the region. The storm hit the eastern Oklahoma panhandle and northwestern Oklahoma first, and moved south for the remainder of the day. It hit Beaver around 4 PM, Boise City around 5:15 PM, and Amarillo at 7:20 PM.[5] The conditions were the most severe in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, but the storm’s effects were felt in other surrounding areas.
The storm was harsh because of the high winds that hit the area that day. Along with the drought, erosion, and the unanchored soil, the winds caused the dust to fly freely and at high speeds.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
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