January 21, 2025
25 Years Ago - January 25, 2000
A small, dedicated group of animal lovers joined together on Jan. 22 for the groundbreaking of a humane shelter for Pendleton County’s many unwanted pets.
The blowing snow and freezing wind could not curtail the excitement and gratitude felt by the group for the first step in constructing the long overdue facility on Bryant/Griffin Road, Butler.
The proposed 1,200 square foot building is the result of a cooperative effort between industry, the Humane Society of Pendleton County and local government.
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Daryl Mullins was sworn in as a school board member by Marvin Sullivan, circuit court clerk, at the regular school board meeting on Jan. 20.
Mullins is filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Butler representative Herman Schack.
Sullivan said that as a former teacher of Mullins’, it is “a pleasure to administer the oath to a person who will be an excellent board member.”
50 Years Ago - January 24, 1975
Falmouth City Councilman Howard Showalter Jr. acted as mayor pro tem at City Council’s first meeting of the new year since Mayor Max Goldberg was on vacation in Mexico.
Goldberg had written friends to say it was summertime in Mexico and that the weather was beautiful. However,gasoline was expensive there — 94 cents a gallon — so he was being very energy-conscious, who has three years of varsity experience.
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Mrs. Hildreth C. Kidd of Falmouth completed the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in earth science education at Eastern Kentucky University.
Mrs. Kidd graduated from Eastern in 1967 and completed her master’s in geography in 1969.
She is a social worker in the Department for Human Resources, Bureau for Social Insurance Office, in Falmouth.
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Karen Davis of the Pendleton County Extension office previewed trends for 1975: “The spring fabric and color story trends toward more color-keyed coordination, resulting in a tonal, monochromatic look. Even separates will blend or match rather than introduce strong contrasts. It’s a very flattering effect for most of us to wear...
“Knits retain their prominence but turn up more often in lighter weights. Single knits and wrap knits offer a new softness while continuing to give the comfort and easy care qualities we’ve learned to love in knits. These lighter weights are sometimes coordinated with heavier double knits in design or color, making them ideal for tops and blouses matched to skirts, jackets and pants of heavier weights.
75 Years Ago - January 27 1950
Charles H. Moore, 27, and Albert Lee Moore, 19, no relation, both of Cynthiana, are being held in the Pendleton County Jail, charged with armed robbery and attempted kidnapping of two Falmouth women.
The two rough-looking characters were apprehended within an hour from the time of the robbery due to the quick thinking of their victims and police officers.
The two intended to hold up the Pastime Theatre in Falmouth when they came behind Essie Chiles at the corner of Maple and Second streets. They snatched her pocketbook containing $205, jumped into a 1933 Plymouth and drove off.
After dividing the money, $10 for Albert and $195 for Charles, they returned to Falmouth and accosted Mary Jo Chipman on Shelby Street. She ran to the Falmouth Oil Co. station at Shelby and Montjoy, where Sheriff Jack Dickinson and police Chief Hilary Martin were parked.
Within a few minutes Dickinson had the bandits’ car curbed. Inside the car was a .32 automatic pistol. Charles had Chiles’ billfold and Albert had a silver dollar of hers.
Shortly after, Dickinson also had a signed confession from Albert Moore detailing the night’s events.
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A change has been announced by the Kentucky Experiment Station regarding the use of tobacco stalks. The institution is now recommending that tobacco stalks be used on pastures, corn land, etc., but not on land that is to be planted to tobacco. The change has been brought about by the spread of fusarium wilt, also known as “black shank.”
This fungus lives on tobacco stalks through the winter, and for that reason can be spread rapidly throughout the field where teh stalks are scattered.
100 Years Ago - January 23, 1925
A flock of sheep on the farm of William Rosenstiel, north of Falmouth by dogs Friday night, and 25 of the flock were killed.
Some of the ewes were about to drop lambs, and those that escaped are practically ruined, the whole flock being demoralized.
This is the most destructive raid that has occurred in this community for many months.
One of the dogs was killed and another one crippled by Mr. Rosenstiel, who ran to the field when he heard a disturbance among his sheep.
Hundreds of sheep were killed in Pendleton County last year, and since January, a number of sheep claims have been filed with the Fiscal Court. It looks like 1925 will outdo 1924 for sheep destroyed by worthless dogs.
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John G. Hardin, aged farmer for the Peach Grove neighborhood, was sent to jail by Judge Dedman for failure to pay back alimony to his wife in the sum of about $25, which he was ordered to pay at the October term of Circuit Court.
Hardin is the first man to be sent to the Pendleton County Jail in many years on a charge of this kind.
Hardin was taken to the "Hotel DeHart," and after partaking of the regulation ration furnished by Jailer Rollie, called for checkbook, wrote out a check to his wife for the back alimony and was released.
John Thornton of near DeMossville had fallen behind more than $100 in his alimony payments and he was hauled into court last Wednesday by his former wife. The court gave Thornton until noon Wednesday to pay the $100, and when the old town clock “throwed twelve,” Thornton couldn’t be found.