My wife was going through some old boxes of photos and things, trying to clean up our basement, when she found, among many other things, this newspaper clipping. I don't know the date, or the writer, but I am quite sure the paper was The Glasgow Daily Times. I remember this winter very well. Article... "FILE THIS AWAY FOR DEBATE THAT IS CERTAIN TO DEVELOPE WITH THE PASSAGE OF YEARS _________________________________ The results of the great sleet and snow storm that began Sunday, January 28, 1951, will be of interest to later generations. "The big snow of 1951" had six inches of ice covered with four to seven inches of snow. File this for future arguments as to what did happen here and when: All city and county schools were closed, leaky roofs and damp walls inside the house were common all over the county; roofs caved in, no trains were in operation, and outside telegraph and telephone services were cut off; there was no mail, no traffic on the highways, electric lights and power were off; water pipes froze, there were no newspapers, birds starved by the thousands, the thermometer registered 21 below, and limbs and trees crashed because of a heavy weight of snow and ice; highways and sidewalks were damaged, stores were closed, both city and rural mail deliveries were restricted for several days; motors of autos would not start, radiators were frozen, and business, the courts and public schools were closed down; ill-tempered folks with frost-bitten ears and noses were common, and danger from falling icicles four feet in length, and from crashing trees and slick sidewalks was the rule. Several broken arms, legs and hips were reported, and stock perished in the fields and the barns because of the intense cold; hunger from food shortage Threatened in some areas, and there was widespread suffering on the part of the underprivileged; no buses were in operation for four days, motors burned out when the electric current became weak, no garbage was collected, and all light and power went off when the lines broke; there was no social; activity, gas and oil furnaces and refrigerators were dead, church attendance was low and all sports programs were cancelled, and many basements were knee deep in water, the town clock froze, parking meters were useless, and candles were in great demand for lighting all over town. The storm began Sunday, January 28. The worst period was the following Wednesday through Monday, February 5, when it became a bit warmer. At present the going is still rough, with no sign of melting ice and snow. The weatherman reports colder weather is due." As I said...I remember this winter very well, and it was bad! But I do think the reporter was engaging in a bit of hyperbole. M. Dean Hunt Louisville, KY

Dean, I remember this storm well, too! I was pregnant with our second baby, and I fell on the ice, scaring everyone to death, but no harm done to either of us. I was well padded with warm clothes. It was in the back yard at the Lees' home on Grinstead Mill Road. Iola and Carl were out in the country with no oil for heat, so Dan and I chipped the ice off the doors of our 1937 Willys coupe and made it out there to bring them in to Cave City. We have photos of all this. Oh for the "good old days." <grin> Alice Lee On 1/2/2012 11:19 AM, dean hunt wrote: > My wife was going through some old boxes of photos and things, trying to > clean up our basement, when she found, among many other things, this > newspaper clipping. I don't know the date, or the writer, but I am quite > sure the paper was The Glasgow Daily Times. I remember this winter very > well. > > > > Article... > > "FILE THIS AWAY FOR DEBATE THAT IS CERTAIN TO DEVELOPE WITH THE PASSAGE OF > YEARS > > _________________________________ > > The results of the great sleet and snow storm that began Sunday, > January 28, 1951, will be of interest to later generations. "The big snow > of 1951" had six inches of ice covered with four to seven inches of snow. > File this for future arguments as to what did happen here and when: > > All city and county schools were closed, leaky roofs and damp > walls inside the house were common all over the county; roofs caved in, no > trains were in operation, and outside telegraph and telephone services were > cut off; there was no mail, no traffic on the highways, electric lights and > power were off; water pipes froze, there were no newspapers, birds starved > by the thousands, the thermometer registered 21 below, and limbs and trees > crashed because of a heavy weight of snow and ice; highways and sidewalks > were damaged, stores were closed, both city and rural mail deliveries were > restricted for several days; motors of autos would not start, radiators were > frozen, and business, the courts and public schools were closed down; > ill-tempered folks with frost-bitten ears and noses were common, and danger > from falling icicles four feet in length, and from crashing trees and slick > sidewalks was the rule. > > Several broken arms, legs and hips were reported, and stock > perished in the fields and the barns because of the intense cold; hunger > from food shortage > > Threatened in some areas, and there was widespread suffering on the part of > the underprivileged; no buses were in operation for four days, motors burned > out when the electric current became weak, no garbage was collected, and all > light and power went off when the lines broke; there was no social; > activity, gas and oil furnaces and refrigerators were dead, church > attendance was low and all sports programs were cancelled, and many > basements were knee deep in water, the town clock froze, parking meters were > useless, and candles were in great demand for lighting all over town. > > The storm began Sunday, January 28. The worst period was the > following Wednesday through Monday, February 5, when it became a bit warmer. > At present the going is still rough, with no sign of melting ice and snow. > The weatherman reports colder weather is due." > > > > As I said...I remember this winter very well, and it was bad! But I do > think the reporter was engaging in a bit of hyperbole. > > > > M. Dean Hunt > > Louisville, KY > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

The blizzard of 1951 was a disaster too in Tennessee: http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/disasters/blizzard.htm Doug Moore ps: The blizzard was not the only show premiering on Jan 28, 1951. This was also the date of the start of the Jack Benny TV series. Probably no connection. On 1/2/2012 10:19 AM, dean hunt wrote: > My wife was going through some old boxes of photos and things, trying to > clean up our basement, when she found, among many other things, this > newspaper clipping. I don't know the date, or the writer, but I am quite > sure the paper was The Glasgow Daily Times. I remember this winter very > well. > > > > Article... > > "FILE THIS AWAY FOR DEBATE THAT IS CERTAIN TO DEVELOPE WITH THE PASSAGE OF > YEARS > > _________________________________ > > The results of the great sleet and snow storm that began Sunday, > January 28, 1951, will be of interest to later generations. "The big snow > of 1951" had six inches of ice covered with four to seven inches of snow. > File this for future arguments as to what did happen here and when: > > All city and county schools were closed, leaky roofs and damp > walls inside the house were common all over the county; roofs caved in, no > trains were in operation, and outside telegraph and telephone services were > cut off; there was no mail, no traffic on the highways, electric lights and > power were off; water pipes froze, there were no newspapers, birds starved > by the thousands, the thermometer registered 21 below, and limbs and trees > crashed because of a heavy weight of snow and ice; highways and sidewalks > were damaged, stores were closed, both city and rural mail deliveries were > restricted for several days; motors of autos would not start, radiators were > frozen, and business, the courts and public schools were closed down; > ill-tempered folks with frost-bitten ears and noses were common, and danger > from falling icicles four feet in length, and from crashing trees and slick > sidewalks was the rule. > > Several broken arms, legs and hips were reported, and stock > perished in the fields and the barns because of the intense cold; hunger > from food shortage > > Threatened in some areas, and there was widespread suffering on the part of > the underprivileged; no buses were in operation for four days, motors burned > out when the electric current became weak, no garbage was collected, and all > light and power went off when the lines broke; there was no social; > activity, gas and oil furnaces and refrigerators were dead, church > attendance was low and all sports programs were cancelled, and many > basements were knee deep in water, the town clock froze, parking meters were > useless, and candles were in great demand for lighting all over town. > > The storm began Sunday, January 28. The worst period was the > following Wednesday through Monday, February 5, when it became a bit warmer. > At present the going is still rough, with no sign of melting ice and snow. > The weatherman reports colder weather is due." > > > > As I said...I remember this winter very well, and it was bad! But I do > think the reporter was engaging in a bit of hyperbole. > > > > M. Dean Hunt > > Louisville, KY > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- |=========================================================| | J.Douglas Moore [email protected] | |=========================================================| | Professor Emeritus | | School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SoMSS) | |=========================================================| | Math Office (SoMSS): HOME: | | PO Box 1804, Az.St.U. 5223 E Tamblo Dr | | Tempe,AZ 85287 Phoenix,AZ 85044 | | (480)965-3951 (480)893-1144 | |=========================================================| | Genealogy.... http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore | |=========================================================| | Tempe Orchestra.. http://www.tempe.gov/arts/events/TSO/ | |=========================================================| | "An empty vessel makes the most noise." (Shakespeare) | |=========================================================|