November 5, 2024
25 Years Ago - November 9, 1999
Residents in the McKenneysburg area spoke out Thursday at a public meeting, saying they want a new bridge put back where the old bridge was.
More than 56 residents crowded into the community room at the Pendleton County Courthouse to voice their opinion on the new bridge placement.
The two middle sections of the old bridge were washed out during the March 1, 1997, flood. The state installed a Bailey bridge, which is temporary.
Pendleton County Judge Executive Henry Bertram suggested residents might want to the new bridge placed at a new location with a two-lane road going through to open up the southern end of the county. The road at the current site is one lane, and while the bridge will be two lanes, the road cannot be widened.
Families attending the meeting responded that they were only farmers and they didn’t need any four-lane roads.
The project will cost between $2 million and $3 million.
* * *
The tire amnesty program held by the Pendleton County 109 Board Nov. 4 to 6 resulted in farmers, residents and businesses bringing in an estimated 70,000 tires over the three days.
50 Years Ago - November 8, 1974
Pendleton County favored Wendell H. Ford for U.S. senator, John B. Breckinridge, U.S. congressman, 6th District, and Robert O. Lukowsky for judge of the Court of Appeals, 6th District.
All Democrats were victorious in Tuesday’s general election.
In Pendleton County School Board races, Ralph Wyatt was re-elected without opposition to the Division II seat, and William L. Simon took Division V, besting Ronald D. Manuel 176 to 120.
* * *
Mrs. Nell B. Woolery, Pendleton County Circuit Court clerk, announced Thursday morning that she was about to retire from her office.
She confirmed the fact on Tuesday that she had written Circuit Judge John P. Lair at Cynthiana a letter of resignation, effective Dec. 1. She had one more year to serve in her term.
Woolery gave no reason why she was retiring from her office, which she had capably held for many years. However, it is known that the procedures in the office have been changed quite extensively in recent months, and in addition, starting in January, pictures of each applicant for automobile driver’s licenses must be taken, which will be an additional burden on the many duties of her office.
* * *
David Napier, owner of David’s Foxey Lady Beauty Salon, announced a grand opening Nov. 11 at his salon, 205 E. Shelby St., Falmouth.
75 Years Ago - November 11, 1949
Falmouth’s new mayor is Max Goldberg, who won in Tuesday’s election by 46 votes. Goldberg will take office Jan. 1 with two of the candidates on his Payroll ticket on the city council and four from the Peoples Ticket.
The mayor’s vote was Goldberg, 531, and D. Barnett Casey, 486.
The honor leading the entire field of candidate for council goes to Carl Stith, who received 560 votes. The other men who will compose Falmouth’s Council for the next two years and their votes are Harry R. Miller, 537; Joseph W. Woodhead, 518; Clark Houchen, 512; William Cordray, 469; and D.M Daugherty, 466.
Police Judge Fred H. Fisher received a total of 468 votes. There were write-in ballots for the office for O.D. McKenney, 11, and Albert T. Crawford, 1.
* * *
The Red Devils of Falmouth open their basketball season Nov. 15 with Mason here in the local gymnasium. Game time as been set at 7:30 p.m.
Coach Cecil Hellard reports that his team will start this season with eight lettermen. Among those lost to graduation are Jimmy Fossett, Kenneth Gillespie, John Wright and James Butcher.
The lettermen returning are Billy Johnson, Howard Brann, Victor Marquette, Edwin Browning, Hord Kimble, David Parker, Bob Kellum and Billy Fossett.
Other members of the squad are Guy Browning, Frank Hamilton, Jimmy Allender, Billy Galloway, John Parker, Bill Miller, Bob Chapman, Donnie Lovelace, Donnie Woods, Jerry Perrin, Eddie Reynolds and Billy Wyatt.
Billy Reed is team manager.
Cheerleaders are John Delaney, Barbara Woods, Martha Jo Mori, Carolyn Watson and Janice Colvin.
100 Years Ago - November 7, 1924
The Goforth school has the honor of being the first school in Pendleton County, and probably the first rural school in the state, to install a hot lunch program.
The lunch is prepared by two larger girls under the direction of the teachers at the recess intermission, there being no loss of time from their studies.
At noon, each pupil with dish in hand passes the table is waited upon by the teachers. Each pupil spreads a clean sheet of paper on his desk and when the command is given, proceeds to eat his lunch.
Every pupil laughs and talks while eating, but no one is allowed to get up from his desk table until everyone has finished. Table manners are taught as well as how to cook.
* * *
Calvin Coolidge, from the latest returns, has swept the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and his popular vote will equal, and possibly exceed, that of his lamented predecessor, Warren G. Harding.
Coolidge carried Pendleton County by 127 votes, which is the first time the old girl ever stepped out of the straight and narrow path in a presidential election.
The total vote in Pendleton County was 4,262, which is considered a very small vote, and is 431 votes short of the 1920 election.
There were at least 1,500 legal voters who did not come to the polls.
Also at the polls, Kentucky voters turned down a $75 million bond issue for roads by 3,557 votes.