Blizzard of 1949
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Maxine Applegarth:
During
the course of her children's Christmas Program, snow began to lightly fall.
After the program, everyone helped to move the desks back to their places. Soon
after, Maxine and her daughter Kay,a first grader left for home. They had christmas
dinner at the ranch. All around, the clouds were heavy and gray.
January 1 it continued snowing and blowing. Joe, her husband, was moving cattle
on horseback at the time. As the storm worsened, he and others were forced to
return to their homes. The blizzard itself lasted three days. On their home,
built under a hill, there were mounds of snow and the windows were entirely
blocked.
Mabell Cox:
Mabell Cox, a life-long Mullen resident, had gone to town that day to get supplies. The clouds were heavy, dark and gray. She had heard on the radio that there was to be a storm. They had arrived at home just in time, as it started snowing and kept snowing through the night. In the night the wind started to howl. The next morning, she couldn't even see outside. It was hard to get outside because the drifts were as high as the door. Even the next day after it quit snowing, it was still difficult to get around.
Lois Folk:
Lois received a letter written to her from her uncle, W. Gall. It tells of his experience in the 1949 blizzard going from Colorado to Wyoming.
Letter