In the flood of 1937. throughout the Ohio Valley. the inhabitants received warnings of the impending disaster. the Weather Bureau forecasts were most helpful. wholesale loss of life was prevented. but it was impossible to reduce materially the property losses. The newspaper was aided by the movies. The public was advised of the losses of life. the staggering havoc wrought. especially in the larger cities of Wheeling. Cincinnati. and Louisville. We recall the vivid stories of swirling waters as they reached into the cecond stories of homes and stores. as they submerged waterworks. as they crippled light and sanitary systems. We recall the deaths by drowning and the greater number of deaths resulting from exposure and undernourishment. We remember the refugee camps. The relief forces of the Nation were mobilized.