The Ridgeway Journal’s big story from this week in 1939 was a huge snow storm and high winds, causing drifts several feet deep in some places. The wind blew away the snow in some places, causing bare spots on Main Street in front of the Journal Office, but there were drifts 3 and 4 feet deep in front of the Ragan undertaking parlors. Ridgeway residents and business owners spent Tuesday digging themselves out. “The weather was comparatively mild after the storm passed, the thermometer registering 34 degrees at 6 a,m. Tuesday and bright sunshine began the task of melting the drifts before the noon hour.”
The snow disrupted the train service and caused mail delivery to halt, “though an effort was made to do so on foot, which complies with government regulations. If roads are impassable, carriers make the effort to navigate them and then return to the post office and report ‘nothing doing.’”
Despite the necessity of having to clear away the snow and wait a couple of days for the mail and train services, Ridgeway was glad for the snow: “Moisture is badly needed in north Missouri and this storm will help to relieve the situation as the water should all go into the ground as the snow melts.” (Ridgeway Journal, March 3, 1939)
CLOSING: Don’t forget to “spring ahead” Saturday night and set your clocks ahead an hour for Daylight Savings Time! If you know of any events or plans around town that you would like to see shared with others, please send me the details by Sunday evening! Thank you for reading! Wave to your neighbors!
