Looking Back

25 Years Ago -November 10, 1998

Falmouth will have a new city leader on Jan. 1 as voters in the city of Falmouth elected Jim Hammond to be their new mayor in last week's election. Hammond led the ticket with 390 votes over his opponents Jeff Carson with 151 and L.T. Varner with 140 votes.

The staff of The Falmouth Outlook received a national award recently when they won a first place award for a  special issue. The issue that received the award was the flood magazine that the newspaper staff created in the basement of the editor's home shortly after flood waters devastated Falmouth, Butler, and Pendleton County on March 1, 1997. 

Clay Clifford has officially withdrawn as a newly-elected Falmouth Council member.

50 Years Ago - November 9, 1973

City of Falmouth and Kentucky State Police conducted a bootleg raid in Falmouth Thursday night at 10 p.m. They arrested Judy Owens, 105 Rigg Street, Falmouth.

The Democratic Party swept practically all races in Pendleton County Tuesday in the general election. David Pribble was elected the new county judge and will take office January 7th.

The new Fiscal Court: Cecil Sullivan, Charles Beckett, Russell Moore, John N. Fields, Jr., Delbert Cox, W.T. Kelly, Wreford McNay, and Dewey R. Campbell. 

Alma's Beauty Shop, 507 Maple Street, will be open five days a week now, Tuesday through Saturday.

75 Years Ago - November 12, 1948

Harry S. Truman, Democrat, will be the President of the United States during the next four years. His victory over Thomas E. Dewey, Republican, has been described as astonishing, fantastic, and incredible. At the same time, Kentucky is honored by having its native son, Alben W. Barkley, as the new Vice President of the United States.

All three candidates for the Pendleton County Board of Education were re-elected in Tuesday's election without opposition. W. H. Bentle, Alfred Moore, and Louis Balley were all re-elected. 

A will has been probated in Pendleton County Court bearing the signature of J. J. Barton of Pendleton County.

As in past years, the Pendleton County Board of Education is publishing, according to law, its annual financial statement which we call to the attention of the taxpayers. The statement shows the schools with assets of $510,500 and among its requirements to run a school today is the $45,000 invested in school buses alone.

100 Years Ago -November 9, 1923

George M. Tescher and Freland Mansfield, civil engineers representing the Mansfield Engineering Company, of Indianapolis, Ind., registered at the Phoenix Hotel in Falmouth on November 2nd, and are engaged in surveying the hydro-electric site on the Licking three miles above the city.

The most enjoyable Hallowe'en party was given at the old school building on the East End on Wednesday night of last week. Games were played and the guests were entertained in an elegant manner.

J. Marion Boyers, of this city, has been elected cashier of the Famers Bank in Morgan. He will succeed D. B. Casey, who resigned on account of his health, and will leave November 10th for the west.