25 Years Ago - November 4, 1997
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Nov. 1 for the new Butler Municipal Building on Taylor street. The fire department and police will be located in the building.
Pendleton County Board of Health receives $219,500 toward building of a new health center to be named in honor of Dr. Robert McKenney.
A 15-year-old student who attends Pendleton County High School was injured when the bus he was riding on was fired into with a BB gun, causing him injury. The student was transported to the hospital by his mother where he was treated and released.
Dr. Verax announces the re-opening of his Falmouth Dental office Nov. 3.
Wes Forsythe of Cynthiana, a 1982 graduate of Pendleton County High School, has received an invitation to compete in the fifth annual National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) World Championships in Augusta, GA, Nov. 3-8. Wes, riding High Society Cowboy, qualified first place in his division to enter the Open 3-Division barrel racing event.
Wyatt’s SuperValu advertises: Butternut Bread-$0.99, Idaho potatoes-$1.59, Pepsi products-$4.99, Smucker’s grape jelly-$0.89, Zesta Crackers-$1.19, Gold Medal Flour-$0.89.
50 Years Ago - November 3, 1972
The Presidential General Election will be held next Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1972, in Pendleton County as well as in Kentucky and throughout the nation. The Democratic Party: George McGovern for President and B. Sargent Shriver for Vice-President; Republican Party: Richard M. Nixon for President and Spiro T. Agnew for Vice-President.
Southern Elementary welcomes 1,500 to its open house.
The McKenneysburg Parents and Teachers presented a display case to the Southern Elementary School on behalf of Mrs. Mary Zempter’s outstanding teaching services for 25 years to the children of McKenneysburng School.
Weather summary for month of October, 1972, ABBE Observatory, Cincinnati, Ohio: Temperatures--average high was 61.4; average low was 44.8; average monthly was 44.8; departure from normal minus 4.8; highest was 77...lowest was 28...
Mrs. Rhonda LaFallette announces the opening of her beauty salon, Rhonda’s Beauty Salon, on Thursday, November 15. The shop is at the corner of 4th and Broad Streets in Falmouth and will be open by appointment only.
Pendleton Youth Fair, Inc., Falmouth, KY, which wants to build a new Pendleton County Fairgrounds and youth complex including new amphitheater, floral hall, swimming pool, and ballpark, met in the basement of the Falmouth Post Office last Wednesday evening.
75 Years Ago - October 31, 1947
A funeral cortège en route to the Mt. Moriah Christian Church was disrupted only a few minutes last Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 28 just outside of Falmouth despite the fact that one of the funeral directors, John A. Woodhead, was painfully injured and his Cadillac damaged.
The body of Pfc Melvin “Pete” Clayton, Falmouth, soldier killed in World War II near Aachen in Germany, is now en route by rail from New York to Columbus, Ohio, and will arrive in this city within a few days, probably this week.
All Hallowe’en pranksters are urged to not disturb the roads in Pendleton County during Hallowe’en week or not to start any fires as it is too dry. Enjoy yourself and have all of the pleasure you like, but do not damage any property. All violators caught and brought before me will be dealt with to the full extent of the law.--Judge Early Cummins, Pendleton County Court
Ben Kilgore, Democratic campaign chairman in the primary for Harry Lee Waterfield, spoke at the Pendleton County Courthouse Tuesday night of this week on behalf of the Democratic ticket for the Nov. 4 elections.
100 Years Ago - November 3, 1922
Bloodhounds brought from Lexington to find the thieves who robbed the store of T.C. Odgen at Milford followed a trial that led to a house where a dance was in progress. The dogs went across the floor and leaped upon Jeff Teegarden, 19 years old, while he was escorting a girl through the mazes of a fox trot. He was arrested, denied knowledge of the affair, but waived examining trial and was held to the November grand jury.
Secretary Harry Dougherty has received word from headquarters of Burley Tobacco Grower’s Co-operative Association at Lexington to get 300 hogshead of the green tobacco ready for shipment. The tobacco was prized by Mr. Dougherty here in Falmouth and is in fine condition. The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, who purchased this tobacco, will accept this consignment without re-sampling. This will leave about 300 hogsheads still in storage in Falmouth.
Dear Editor: I would like to express my opinion and what known is the opinion of many of the voters who live on county mud roads, concerning the road bond. If we knew that the money would be used equally on ALL the county roads and not just on the main pikes we would be in favor of it. But as it is just to improve roads that are in very good condition now, I do not see that it would benefit any one only on the pikes that are to be improved. So let the landowners on those pikes be assessed accordingly and improve them. Do not make the people who have to drive through mud hub-deep and cross creeks that are almost impassible in Winter, pay for something that will not benefit them any. If the county would benefit all her people so they could get to and from their farms at all times, let them improve her county mud roads and make them passable. You know every one cannot live on the main pikes. Yours to improve all roads--A WOMAN VOTER.