Anyway, seventy years ago about this time in November, a major winter storm struck the Midwest. As the front page article above noted, "A vicious wintry storm piled up to nine inches of snow in the Midwest today, caused at least two deaths and cut off long distance communications to 37 communities.
"Snow and sleet fell on parts of North and South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Up to nine inches of snow was reported in parts of Nebraska and the storm knocked out communications to at least 21 towns in Minnesota and at least 16 in South Dakota."
That wasn't the case in the Lorain area, though. A small article below the headline story noted, "Ohio's Indian summer weather is expected to go on the warpath late today, bringing an end to the pleasant temperatures and sunny days that unseasonably have been hanging around the state.
"The weather man said today that the advent of cooler air from the west, where snowfalls are predominant, will take temperatures considerably below Friday night's readings.
"Friday night's low was 62 at midnight; high was 72 at 4 p. m."
Also on the front page, we have a nice photo of a hunter, Warren "Socks" Mowery, chief timekeeper at the Lake Terminal Railroad. The accompanying article explains that the start of the hunting season depended on getting some rain or snow to reduce fire danger. (As we know from the Nov. 23, 1953 front page I posted a few days ago, the weather did cooperate and hunting season opened on time.)
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It's somewhat depressing looking at this front page, and realizing that Americans will never again get the majority of their news from daily newspapers.
This page has unbiased reporting about happenings in other states, including the storm; international stories; news from around Ohio; specific stories from Washington. D. C.; local coverage of happenings in Lorain and Elyria. Buy a Morning Journal nowadays, and you might get a couple articles on the front page, mainly of the 'soft' or feel-good variety, such as the opening of some new store or a story about volunteers, plus a huge photo.
What's sad is that the general public has little awareness of what is going on in other states, or the world. They rely on social media to fill them in.
For decades in the Brady household, my parents always read the paper after dinner. Mom read her portion of the paper at the kitchen table. Dad read his sitting in his chair in the living room. It was a nightly ritual and like others who read a daily newspaper, they were both pretty informed as to what was going on.