Looking Back

25 Years Ago - December 8, 1998

December 5 marked quite a day in the city of Butler as the city of Butler as the city officials, residents, police, emergency personnel and Gov. Paul Patton held a dedication and ribbon cutting for the new Butler Fire Department and Police Station.

The Falmouth Woman's Club is hosting White Christmas this year at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 13 at the Falmouth Wesleyan Church.

During his visit to Butler on Saturday, December 5, Gov. Paul Patton presented a check to Butler Mayor Delbert Reid for $1 million to improve the basic infrastructure. This is a Community Block Development Grant.

Falmouth City Council decided not to assess a one percent payroll tax nor a profit tax at their December 2 special meeting.

Unseasonably warm weather brought out a very large crowd of residents this past Saturday evening when the annual Christmas parade brought the streets of Falmouth to life.

Veterans family members and residents gathered Sunday afternoon to honor those veterans who served at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Pendleton County h as one living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, Bill Hutchison, of Butler, was stationed on the island in the U.S. Marine Corp. Mr. Hutchison was recognized and honored for his service.

50 Years Ago - December 7, 1973

Willliam Sloan and Wilmer Elvis Scott, charged with the murder of three men at Fisher's Motel on Oct. 2, have waived their hearing n Pendleton County Court before Judge Ambrose Fields.

The City of Falmouth received Sewage Treatment Plant expansion bids Tuesday afternoon at Falmouth City Hall with Mayor Max Goldberg presiding and Falmouth Council present.

White Christmas, sponsored by the Falmouth Woman's Club, will be held this year in the Falmouth Baptist Church on Sunday evening, December 16, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Gas stations were closed in Falmouth at 9 p.m. Saturday night and remained closed until Monday morning. Very few gas dealers were open Sunday. There is now a big gas shortage and President Nixon has asked for the cooperation of everyone.

75 Years Ago - December 10, 1948

The Kentucky Farm Bureau at Louisville last week voted to seek expanded tobacco markets, more funds for the University of Kentucky, better market services for poultry and eggs, and a wide variety of improvements in the rural areas of the State.

This Friday and Saturday,December 3 and 4, Midwest Bottle Gas Distributors, Inc., Falmouth, will observe their grant opening in their new brick building on U. S. 27 in West Falmouth.

Falmouth will be decorated with holiday lights and holly during the Christmas season, which will add much to the shoppers and visitors' delight.

F. T. Chipman, city clerk of Falmouth, reports that the State Department of Health at Louisville has advised that the city's water supply as of Nov. 24 is free from sewage or other pollution.

Twenty Pendleton County youths will leave Monday, Dec. 4, and 15 on Monday, Dec. 18, for Louisville where they will receive the physical examination for Army services.

100 Years Ago - December 7, 1923

Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Grimes of near Lenoxburg received a telegram from New Mexico conveying the sad news that their son, Otto Grimes, was killed in an automobile accident on Thanksgiving Day in New Mexico.

Dogs raided the flock belonging to C. M. Hardes and W. S. Porter who reside west of Morgan on the night of November 24. 

Wm. (Jonks) Miller and the foundation of his bungalow on Rigg Street completed and will begin work on the house this week.

Tax Commissioner E. C. Atkins has finished the assessment of Pendleton County and sent the report to Frankfort, KY Nov. 30. 

Kentucky members of the House are getting their local post office building measure ready for introduction as soon as the 68th Congress meets. Rep. John W. Langley, of the Tenth Kentucky District, chairman of the Public Building Committee, is optimistic of getting the appropriation.