The lights come on in rural farmhouses.
Street cars reach the end of the line.
Local radio signs on the air. The Ohio River sees its worst flood ever. And the nation's last public execution fills the streets of Owensboro. There are 22,765 of us in Owensboro and 43,779 in Daviess County as the 1930s begin. But hard times haven't come knocking on Owensboro's door yet.