Heavy damages and loss of life from flood - heaviest rain in 104 years. Cumberland River reached a crest of 53.8 feet, is beginning to subside. Reports from the Upper Cumberland valley for the preceding week showed many deaths and property damage in the thousands of dollars. The rains began falling on Jan 6; Burnside KY had 5 inches for the night; Nashville, 10 inches in 48 hours; in T'ville, 7.5 in. Six persons were killed on Jennings Creek in Jackson County including Leo WHITAKER and his wife and their 4 yr old daughter. Their 14-yr old daughter Blanche was rescued by neighbors; she had caught on some drift and held on in the water 5 hrs. Mr. WHITAKER was a brother of Mrs Wade WEST of T'ville. Mrs Lex STAFFORD and 2 children drowned when they tried to leave their home. Joseph JUSTICE, 73 of Hillsdale drowned trying to leave his home; father of Mitchell JUSTICE who once lived in T'ville. In Burkesville, all homes on the Upper and Lower River street and about 1/2 the homes on N and S Main were flooded; water flowed thru 3 churches. Newspaper there listed all the damages. Extensive damage in Carthage; over 100 people forced to leave their homes. No deaths reported in Clay Co. Bob BROWNING's home in Hermitage Springs washed off its foundation; dmages along Brimstone and Proctors creek. The "Old Town" in Celina practically destroyed. Mrs. Katharine Turner CLARKSON died at Jeffrey, age 80. Services held at the Bethelehem church 15 Jan; Rev. P O Brown in charge. She the widow of William J, died Sunday, 13 Jan. Two sons survive - Frank of Jeffrey and Westerfield of Mud Lick. One grandson - Huston CLARKSON and 3 great-grandchildren. She was a member of that church. Typhoid fever threat warned by Monroe Health officials. People urged to be immunized; especially those living along the flood area. Dr H T CARTER who was just appt Health Officer, will be in his office. Sugar Stamps, Ration book IV is also available at his office. Parents may get sugar stamps there thus avoiding a trip to Glasgow. Schools and individuals who have Christmas seals or money from the sale of them to send in the money or seals to Mrs. Ree HAGAN, chairman. Mrs. Sarah Bray TAYLOR dies in Gamaliel 7 Jan 1846. She the wife of Homer E TAYLOR. Three children ande six brothers and sisters survive. She was 51, member of the Church of Christ; Elder Norman L VAUGHAN in charge. Services 9 Jan and burial at Gamaliel. One son is Paul, in the U S Army on his way home from Okinawa. Another son is Myrl and a daughter is Lorene TAYLOR, both of Gamaliel. Four brothers are Ottie J and Homer BRAY of Gamaliel, Dewey BRAY of Hammond IN and Earl BRAY of Decatur IL. Sisters are Miss Mae BRAY and Mrs Ralph BEASLEY, both of Gamaliel. Servicemen news: Dr E R BRYANT back home and will resume his dental services soon. He will occupy the office now held by Dr J C BATES. He had advanced to the rank of Major before discharge; made 6 round trips in the Pacific traveling 70,000 miles; discharged at Fort Knox. Monroe Co inductees to the US Army on 7 Jan include Osmond STEEN, Nuland MOORE, Sam Dewey STRODE, Carl Hugh EATON, Floyd Elmore DAVIS, Bennie Eugene BOWMAN, Roy Marrs JOHNSON, Fred DYER and Clarence Calvin ARMS. Cpl Billie C THOMPSON & Cpl Cedric D THOMPSON, sons of M/M J W, formerly of T'ville but now of Celena TN, received their honorable discharges after 4 yrs of service. 3 day pass in Kyoto, Japan for Cpl. Ernest LYHONS, soldier; he met Pfc Scott HUME who was the first Monroe Countian he had met. Ex-servicemen who have registered their discharges with the local draft board included: John Frank MOORE, Frank PAGE, Charlie PAGE, Eldon Hardin HAMMER, James P ARNETT, William L EMBERTON, James F ARTERBURN, Edwin F "Beefy" WEBB, Omer GENTRY, Elisha Otis MONDAY, WIlliam C ISENBERG, Herbert W W CLEARY, Tom R WILLETT Jr, Wheeler B KERR, B RHOTON, J B MAXEY, Elmer K WARREN, Roy Leon DAVIS, William C DECKRD, Travis S HAYS, Ledford M CARTER, James A GENTRY, William H DEWEESE nd William D STEWART. Tech 5 Hughie J BARNES, 25 from T'ville was a gliderman with the Eighth Armyh's Airborne Div stationed in Sendai Japan. Next week 25 Sept 1947. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/