In Dolores T’s archive of newspaper clippings, I found a Bethany Republican-Clipper dated July 14, 1993. In the Ridgeway column, then written by Mrs. Clayton Polley (Dorothy Polley), the children of Letha L surprised their mother with a party for her 85th birthday. Dayton P celebrated his 90th birthday with 23 relatives at Cattleman’s Café. Carrie Beth D, Tanya H and Minnie R attended a camp in Lawson. Gene and Sue B were thanked for their R-C renewal and Calvin B and Henry T worked to clear fallen trees from a recent storm. Pauline B hosted the Buckley Quilting with Betty T, Rev. Ann M, Vesta C, Dolores T, Dorothy R, Phyllis B, Ethel D, and Dorothy P attending.
The biggest news story in the R-C at that time was all about the great floods of 1993. Dolores collected many articles about the floods and Harrison County was hit hard. Many Bethany residents had to evacuate their homes and businesses; Pattonsburg was completely devastated by the flooding and thousands of acres of crops were underwater. The flood of 1993 was compared to the flooding of 1909. I didn’t find any pictures of flood waters around Ridgeway from 1993 but would be interested in seeing any if people still have them.
