Southern Textiles began operation in 1909 as a manufacturer of hosiery products. This photo is circa 1930-40 and is showing workers making products sold the world over.
During the 1937 flood, when the river was seven miles wide at Paducah, many folks had to flee for their lives, being evacuated by boat or train. One Paducah resident who stayed put was Bossie, a cow, who was led up through a two story house to the second floor porch balcony. Bossie balefully stared at all the flood activities from her lofty vantage point. The National Guard milked her twice a day by climbing a ladder tacked onto the front posts of the porch. She made the front page of the National Geographic magazine, looking her bovine best.
