August 22, 2023
25 Years Ago -August 26, 1998
Fred Dupree, the Pendleton County School Board’s fiscal agent, appeared before the board at the August 20 meeting to give an update on the school’s bonding capacity….The school is looking at starting the wheels in motion for the planning process for Phase Two of the new Phillip A. Sharp Middle School. Phase Two deals with the construction of a gymnasium and additional classrooms.
Emergency Management Services, formerly DES, came one step closer Wednesday to being able to have computer-fed information on the Main Licking and South Licking Rivers. Kentucky Utilities brought their boom truck to the bridge in Shoemakertown to set a pole for a precipitation and stream gauge to be installed.
The new garbage truck for the city of Falmouth arrived in town August 19. The Kenworth Diesel chassis was purchased from World Wide Equipment out of Lexington and the Leach packer came from Municipal Equipment, Inc., out of Louisville.
50 Years Ago - August 24, 1973
Rev. Thomas A. Cooper, pastor of Allen Chapel United Methodist Church, Falmouth, Ky., announces a Homecoming and Rally on Sunday, September 2, at 3 p.m. Featured speaker will be John Merritt, head football coach at Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tenn.
Eddie “Tex” Rogers and Dude Hatton are opening a new spot in Falmouth to be known as “Nite Lite” at 1305 W. Shelby. This was formerly the Outpost.
Dr. W. Thomas McElhinney, Surgeon, Covington, performed an operation by Caesarian section last week at Pendleton County Hospital, Falmouth, that was a complete success. …Dr. McElhinney was assisted by his surgical team from Covington, Dr. Castulo Gonzalez, Falmouth, Mrs. Florence Dalga, registered nurse, and Sylvia Graves, Surgical Technician.
A hay barn belonging to Earl Ramsey, R. 4, Falmouth, Browning’s Corner, burned to the ground Tuesday night, August 14th. Falmouth firemen rushed to the scene at 9 p.m., arriving at 9:20 p.m., and departed three hours later at 12:30 a.m….While the firemen were fighting the fire, some persons, unknown (perhaps out of the neighborhood) were seen attempting to take (siphoning) gas from their cars. Also, one fireman found a tape player ripped out from the dash board and left on the seat of the car, as if almost caught or seen. One tape was missing. The guilty parties were not apprehended.
75 Years Ago - August 27, 1948
Falmouth and Pendleton County officials made a raid Monday night here in the city, arrested three men on a sworn warrant, and confiscated a quantity of tablets, some bottled liquid, and some rubbing alcohol. …As we go to press, officials are awaiting the arrival of an FBI agent in Falmouth to determine whether the “medicine” is some unlawful drug.
Attending a meeting of draft board clerks in Covington Tuesday was Mrs. Ethyle Ewing of Falmouth, who has been appointed as clerk of the Pendleton County Draft Board, according to reports.
The Falmouth Christian Church was the setting Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for a beautiful wedding of the last summer season when Miss Nancy Jo Stevens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Huff of Monticello, became the bride of Carol Foley Houchen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Houchen of this city.
The Butler Lions Club will hold a street carnival in Butler on September 16, 17, and 18. Free music and prizes will highlight each night. The members of the club will handle all concessions. The proceeds will go to improvements for the city of Butler.
H. B. Moore, who resides on Highway No. 10, two miles north of Caddo, upon returning to his home Sunday evening, discovered that thieves had entered his residence and stolen a .410 shotgun, a .22 rifle, and a Zenith radio, all valued at $70.
100 Years Ago - August 24, 1923
The farmers of Pendleton County held the largest and most enthusiastic rally at the fair grounds last Saturday in the history of the county. It was attended by more than 4,000 people representing every section of Pendleton County, besides representatives from all the surrounding counties.
Federal Prohibition Officer W. C. Huddleston, Sheriff C. B. Peoples and two deputies, Charles Ravenscraft and Charles Ashcraft, went to the home of W. L. Wigglesworth near Hightower in the southern part of the county last Thursday armed with a search warrant. A quantity of white and red whiskey was found and also some sour mash. A copper coil was found but the still had disappeared.
The body of Pearl Ginn was taken from the grave in Riverside Cemetery early Thursday morning of last week under the supervision of Coroner J. G. Galloway. Drs. F. L. Peddicord and O. W. Brown removed the stomach and liver, and W. Simonson, expert chemist of Cincinnati, took the organs to Cincinnati for examination. Since the death of Ginn about three weeks ago, it has been rumored that he died from the effects of poison. Drs. Peddicord and Brown say that Ginn apparently was in a bad physical condition. His liver weighed six pounds, whereas the normal liver weighs only two and one-half pounds. His heart was also enlarged and his stomach was affected with what is commonly called “hour-glass stomach.”
The farmers of the Blue Grass section of our State are cutting a lot of tobacco before it is fully matured. This is being done to prevent the rust damaging the plants from excessive rains. Experts say the farmers are making a mistake this year in cutting the plants too green, as there is too much sap in the stalk and houseburn will follow.
Bradley Milner, tenant on the J. J. Sutton farm four miles east of town, is cutting and housing his fine crop of tobacco. This tobacco was set out the 12th of June and is matured in 69 days. It had been topped 30 days. It usually takes 90 days to mature tobacco.