ONLY THE SKATERS ENJOY SUNDAY'S ICE - Skaters were about the only ones who found satisfaction in the condition of Ames' streets and sidewalks Sunday as traffic was reduced to a minimum by the heavy coating  of ice that made both foot and vehicular travel hazardous.  The group of skaters shown in the above picture, taken in the Ridgewood neighborhood, was just one of many that defied the rain and water puddles to take advantage of the ice and reasonably comfortable temperature.  Otherwise, traffic was about at standstill except for the trains, which were the least handicapped of the various modes of transportation.  City buses were able to continue operation, but time schedules were impossible to follow.  Interstate buses, however, canceled operations.

The county superintendent of schools' office reported this morning that the condition of the roads made it foolhardy to send out buses to pick up students living in rural areas.  As a result, most of the smaller schools were closed, while some of the others were attended only by boys and girls living in urban areas.  In the hope that road conditions will improve, no plans had been made today for calling off the boys' basketball tournament scheduled to start Tuesday night in the fieldhouse at Nevada.

There were a number of minor motor accidents in Ames Sunday, but none in which anyone was injured or any car badly damaged.  Highways Nos. 30 and 69 into Ames were open, but "very dangerous."  Cinders and sand used by both the city of Ames and the Iowa State Highway commission relieved what otherwise would have been an impossible situation.  The fire department was called out only once, to answer a false alarm turned in when a passerby noted steam escaping from a greenhouse on the Iowa State college campus Sunday morning.

I remember being able to skate in the streets one day. Linda Nordyke's Dad was with the Ames Trib, so I'm guessing he set up the photo with a bunch of neighborhood "kids".  In this photo, I can name the following L to Right: Marna Adams, Nancy Clauson, Ann Gulden (in plaid), Linda Nordyke, ?, ?, ?, Boyd Clauson (in cap), and Frank Vance.  In front of Boyd Clauson is Linda's brother, Jack Nordyke.  In the back, to the left of Boyd Clauson (in hood), is Frank Judisch. The other boys in the back, I do not recognize. This is on Ridgewood, (photographer facing north).

My niece asked if I was carrying a dog. I hadn't noticed that, but I am.  Tom Johnson was another neighborhood boy's name that came up, but none of us could recognize him.  The photographer is facing houses on Brookridge.  Nancy Clauson lived in the house on the right.  She said the Bacons must have lived next door then (white house) because they always had a toboggan propped up against their house.  We went sliding/sledding on a hill that started between those two houses and went clear down into the "gully" (ravine).