March 28, 2023
25 Years Ago - March 31, 1998
Questions concerning the jail issue brought some heat to the fiscal court meeting of March 25 when Judy Prewitt asked Judge/Executive Don Mays about how well the public was informed concerning decisions being made on the building of a new jail. Judge Mays assured all Mrs. Prewitt all meetings were open to the public by law and nothing was being done behind anybody’s back.
Falmouth Animal Clinic, located at 204 Park Street, is open for business under the capable hands of veterinarian Dr. Candie M. Baker and her assistant and veterinarian tech Lisa Beeman.
The Falmouth Police Department has returned for the most part to downtown Falmouth.
Kincaid Regional Theater holds auditions for its comeback season after last year’s planned presentations were swept away in the Falmouth flood, the weekend of April 17.
Falmouth Flood Disaster Relief fund was organized as a non-profit entity to oversee the disbursement of private donations to assist Pendleton County in the recovery efforts after the flood. At present, all funds have been disbursed and this entity has been dissolved.
50 Years Ago - March 30, 1973
To Pendleton County Citizens: We, the Pendleton Hospital Board, have learned that three local doctors are taking an indefinite leave of absence from the staff of Pendleton County Hospital as of March 31, 1973. There are also rumors the hospital will close. We wish to state that the hospital will remain open, adequately staffed with administrator, nurses, and competent medical personnel. The hospital is open to the general public, regardless of race, color, or creed, and operating under a State license and State and Federal rules and regulations.
We, the undersigned, wish to convey to the people of Pendleton County the following information: After much consideration, we have decided to begin as indefinite leave of absence from the Staff of the Pendleton County Hospital. These leave is to begin on March 31, 1972.--Robert L. McKinney, Costulo Gonzalez, and William M. Townsend, M.D.s.
This is the due notice to anyone interested in starting a church league softball league in Falmouth and Pendleton County. There are 46 churches in the county, and it may be that some of these may want to sponsor a softball team.
75 Years Ago - March 26, 1948
High winds of tornado nature swept through Pendleton County and reached its climax in Bracken last Friday afternoon, causing thousands of dollars in damage and the loss of two lives.
The ladies of the Mt. Moriah Church as planning to send eggs to the Orphans’ home at Louisville. Anyone who would like to send any eggs, please bring them to the church Sunday morning March 28 or leave at Mrs. William Fogle’s near the church.
Eggs will be sent to the Widows’ and Orphans’ Home next Sunday, March 26, by the members of the Flour Creek Christian.
The government has ordered the discontinuance of two passenger trains here at Falmouth during the present coal emergency. Station Agent Kenneth Yelton informs us that train No. 21, which arrives in Falmouth at 7:08 fast time and goes on to Corbin at night, and No. 24, which leaves Falmouth at 10:27 in the morning for Cincinnati, have been cut off.
The State Highway Department has let the contract or the flooring in the bridge over the Licking River of Boston Station near Butler. The contract, for $74,526.15 went to the low bidder, Tye and Wolfe, Carrolton. Part of the material for the bridge has already arrived at the depot in Butler.
The Cooperative Pure Milk Association of Cincinnati at the 26th annual meeting at the Hotel Netherland Plaza last week said, “We want it distinctly understood that we are not opposed to the sale of oleomargarine as long as it is not colored yellow in imitation of butter.
Morgan telephone users voted last Tuesday night at the Morgan School building to switch to the Bell Telephone company for service. It was reported that the vote was 18 to 4 in favor of making the change.
100 Years Ago - March 30, 1923
A case which has attracted the attention of a large number of people in the Peach Grove neighborhood was settled in Judge John B. Colvin’s court Monday. H J. Barnard was suing A. M. Ellis for three-eights interest in $12. Mr. Barnard and Mr. Ellis owned a blacksmith shop in partnership at Peach Grove. Barnard owned three-eights interest and Ellis owned five-eights interest in the business. Kelly Lightner occupied this shop at one time, but withdrew and built a new shop at that place. Some time later, a set of dies was sold, which belonged to the Barnard-Ellis shop, to Sid Jones of Demossville. According to Jones’ statement, he paid Kelly Lightner $12 for the dies. Lightner claimed that he did not receive the money. H. J. Barnard then brought suit against Ellis for three-eighths of the sum involved--$12--claiming that Ellis got the money.
Jasper Cummins, owner of the Falmouth Fair Grounds, has sold a two-thirds interest in the property to Attorney A. H. Barker and H. W. Bishop for $17,000. This property consists of 40 acres of splendid land and is well equipped with an amphitheater, stables, floral hall, cottages, and a large residence. The new owners have incorporated under the name of the Falmouth Fair Company.
The local warehouse of the Burley Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association has received 3 million pounds of tobacco this season. The weed is about all in, and the manager, H.E. Aulick, will close the warehouse Friday of this week.
Gulick Bros. have moved their meat market and provision store to their new headquarters just erected on the Government lot, opposite the Pendleton Bank.
During the electrical storm on Thursday night, March 15th, a barn on the H. R. Coleman farm near Milford was struck by lightning and completely destroyed.
W. T. Gosney of near Peach Grove has purchased of his neighbor, R. F. Moore, a fine blue Jersey milk cow.