D. J. Bowen's later years, from Arbon bishop to ward teacher at 92
From a 1912 marriage to Maggie Young of Perry to a 1954 photograph at 92, the papers follow D. J. Bowen of Arbon through his later years as bishop, widower and ward teacher.
February 1954
News, observations, announcements, and remembrances from the original Arbon Valley community blog.
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Frozen fog on the Arbon Valley power lines, February 1954
In February 1954, after about two weeks of freezing fog, frost and ice weighed down the power lines around Arbon until 12,500-volt wires sagged nearly to the ground and poles broke.