Looking Back

25 Years Ago - Nov. 3, 1998

The 1998-99 budget for the city of Falmouth and the reclamation and leasing of buyout properties within the city were the main topics of discussion at the city council's work session held on Oct. 27. City Administrative Officer Steve Hasson advised the council that their decision to forgive many debts following the flood of '97, although an honorable one, has caught up with them. He advised they need anything they can to rebound by coming up with ways to match budget monies. Hasson has requested council include in this budget monies to provide all city employees with retirement and city police officers with hazardous duty retirement..."We have to be competitive with Northern Kentucky," said Hasson, "or we will lose our police officers."

An executive order was signed by Falmouth Mayor Max Goldberg on October 30 resulting in a 30-day suspension of Falmouth's Assistant Police Chief Jimmie Hamilton. This is in connection with the recent charges of racism made against him by a local citizen.

The Pastime Theatre on Shelby Street in Falmouth will once again reopen its doors on Friday, Nov. 6. Kelly Company Productions, of Cynthiana, owned and operated by Earl and Tonya Kelly, have leased the theatre.

50 Years Ago - Nov. 2, 1973

Pendleton County voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 6th, and cast their ballots for a new county administration to take office the first Monday in January 1974.

The Pendleton County Fiscal Court met Thursday, Oct. 25th for their semi-monthly meeting and awarded the bid for the new courthouse addition to Tri-State Commercial Structures and its Mr. Geo. Shepperd, President, at their low bid of $172,000.

Falmouth Firemen were called out Wednesday morning, Oct. 31, at 3:10 a.m. to the farm of Katharina Antrobus where presumably Halloween pranksters had purposely set fire to an old antique wagon in a crib near her home. 

75 Years Ago - Nov. 5, 1948

President Harry Truman, Democrat, swept Pendleton County in Tuesday's election by an unofficial majority of 585 votes over his Republican opponent, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Mr. Truman carried 19 of the county's 23 precincts. The vote was 1,958 to 1,373.

Last week, Chester Richie and Raymond Sharp, Covington, were arraigned in Judge Early Cummins' court for the armed robbery of Lawrence Colvin, Falmouth Theater manager, and clerk in the Falmouth Post Office. Mr. Colvin identified the two men as those who held him up the night of Oct. 24, took his picture show receipts, and forced him to ride to Covington. Judge Cummins dealt severely with the two men, placing their bonds each at $10,000.

The intensive course of the young farmer class will start at the Morgan High School on Wednesday night, Nov. 10, at 8 o'clock. ...It is hoped that young men out of high school between the ages of about 15 and 28 will take advantage of the classes.

Hardin-Browning Post No. 109 American Legion...Commander Thornberry announces that there will be a parade Thursday, Nov. 11, observing Armistice Day. 

Ray Danner of Louisville has arrived to manage the new Falmouth Bowling Alleys on Main St., opposite the courthouse in Falmouth. 

100 Years Ago -Nov. 2, 1923

The Pendleton County grand jury adjourned Saturday after being in session for two weeks. Seventeen indictments were returned, but they were not given out for publication.

The Falmouth High School football team went to Fort Thomas Friday afternoon last and was defeated by the Highland High School team by a score of 18 to 6. This is the third defeat for the local team, and all of the games have been played away from home.

When a private stationed at Fort Benning was engaged in cleaning a rifle which he had just drawn, his pushed out a small roll of paper which contained the following message: This rifle was used by Pvt. Franklin Webster, 2010213, I Co., 126th Inft. I fired this point-blank at seven Germans October 7, 1918, in an attack on the Kriemhilde Stellung during the Mease-Argonon offensive. On Oct. 11, 1918, I fired with this rifle 115 rounds while in the third batallion, 125th Inft. Gassed in the Death Valley near Geanes, France. Whoever draws this rifle can know it has done its bit.

About 300 enthusiastic football fans witnessed the second defeat of the local team by the St. Bernard Raven Athletic Club at Fair Grounds Park, Sunday afternoon, Score 12-0.