Temperatures tumbled to a chilly 5 degrees above zero Jan. 30, 1949, and a two-inch snowfall surprised many Girardeans. This photo was made in the 300 block of Broadway looking west. (G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive)
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