On Feb. 22, 1921, the Daily News reported Circuit Court Judge John McKenzie Moss strongly charged the grand jury to examine “the disregard for the law” in the community, specifically gaming, carrying concealed deadly weapons, fraud, reckless driving, bootlegging, disturbing public assemblies… Read more
On Feb. 18, 1921, the Daily News featured a report on the unusual state of crops in Warren County. Read more
On Feb. 16, 1920, the Daily News reported that excavation for what would become the Pushin Brothers’ Department Store began. Read more
A smallpox epidemic in Bowling Green continued to spread, according to an article on the front page of the Feb. 11, 1921, edition of the Daily News. Read more
An article from The Associated Press that was printed on the front page of the Feb. 9, 1921, edition of the Daily News reported that Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were formally declared president and vice president of the United States, beginning March 4. Read more
On Feb. 4, 1927, the Daily News reported that “the ‘Apollo Seven’ colored glee club, one of the best aggregations of jubilee singers ever heard in Bowling Green” performed at the high school auditorium on Center Street. Read more
On Feb. 3, 1921, Mrs. Phoenix Donald was exposed as a fraud by Mr. R.C.P. Thomas for impersonating the daughter of former Bowling Green Mayor George T. Wilson. Read more
On Jan. 27, 1965, the Daily News reported that Hugh Smith of Brownsville was able to return to work as a ferryman at Houchin Ferry on the Green River after recovering from a rabid fox bite four weeks earlier while on night duty. Read more
Community Tweets
In an article published Jan. 25, 1939, it was reported that after 20 prisoners had been taken from the Warren County Jail for transport to the state penitentiary in Eddyville, a front window brace was found sawn halfway from one end, then halfway from the other. Read more
On Jan. 20, 1928, the Daily News published a story about seasonally unusual animal sightings in Bowling Green and Warren County. Read more
The Jan. 19, 1937, Daily News reported that unusually warm temperatures and torrential rain caused the Barren River to swell at a very rapid rate. Read more
Under the banner headline “Choice of Cave For Park Prospects Brighter” in the Jan. 12, 1925, edition of the Park City Daily News, a story listed details about a delegation of Kentuckians representing the Mammoth Cave National Park Association. Read more
On Jan. 5, 1940, the Park City Daily News reported that the Bowling Green Industrial Foundation’s factory fund had reached $42,000 of the $65,000 goal, which would be almost $1.2 million today. Read more
On Jan. 4, 1921, the Park City Daily News’ front page had an article about the reduction of the tobacco crop for 1920. The article said 467,500,000 pounds were grown in 1920, 30,500,000 pounds less than in 1919. Read more
A front-page article in the Park City Daily News on Jan. 16, 1922, said Warren County produced 97,205 barrels of oil the previous November, garnering a total of $207,070, or about $2.13 a barrel. Read more
Recalling a story told to him by his father, Wade Campbell told the Daily News of Dec. 28, 1941, about a toll gate house on Nashville Road near Lansdale Avenue, in the late 1800s, run by two sisters, Lucy and Dorothea Tankersley. Read more
The Dec. 28, 1920, issue of the Daily News included a brief recipe for Chocolate Crumb Pudding. Read more
In the 1936 Christmas Eve issue of the Daily News, there is mention of a program spearheaded by the Bowling Green Elks Lodge to provide underprivileged children with gifts for Christmas. Read more
A Dec. 21, 1920, article in the Daily News tells the story of a special gift of appreciation given to a well-loved janitor at Ogden College. During chapel, Professor Horace Huddle told Tom (whose full name is not mentioned), the janitor, that the students had intended to make a “home brew” f… Read more
Under the “miscellaneous” heading in the classified ads published Dec. 17, 1920, in the Park City Daily News, P.F. Noel offered a $500 reward “For the living coward who poisoned my bird dogs, Jack and Ted.” Another listing offered the “Best home cooked meals in city. $8 per week. Call home p… Read more
Ed Biggs of Bowling Green was arrested in Russellville and charged with forgery, according to an article on the front page of the Dec. 16, 1890, Courier-Journal in Louisville. Read more
On Dec. 9, 1941, the Daily News reported a sighting of the “sea monster of the Green River” near Warren County by J.J. Potter of Parrish Mill. Read more
On Dec. 7, 1900, the Park City Daily News published this picture of the new Bowling Green Business College where students would start attending classes in 1901. Read more
The Park City Daily News reported Dec. 3, 1920, that Dr. O.D. Porter’s case against the Powell Auto Co. to stop it from closing the alley below the garage was denied in the Warren County court of appeals, citing that he had no right to bring the injunction proceedings. Read more
On Dec. 6, 1797, Warren County Court magistrates ordered John Hall to keep John Dickerson “who is described as disordered” at Hall’s home “until said Dickerson shall get well of his Disorder.” Read more
An article in the Nov. 28, 1916, Interior Journal titled “Here’s the Hog” shows this image of a hog that had been cured of cholera! Read more
A Daily News article dated Nov. 26, 1921, tells the tragic story of two men who lost their lives trying to save others. Read more
An ad in the Nov. 21, 1923, Park City Daily News for the H.A. McElroy Co. 5, 10, and 25 cent store offered gingham fabric for 10 cents a yard; corsets, regularly $1, for 35 cents; ladies’, misses’ and children’s “silken bloomers” for 50 cents; and ladies handkerchiefs in assorted colors, 12 … Read more
A Warren County grand jury returned 20 indictments alleging corruption in the most recent election, according to an article in the Franklin Favorite on Nov. 20, 1913. Read more
On Nov. 15, 1970, the Park City Daily News ran a story about young environmentalists from Bowling Green and Warren County who picked up trash and debris. Read more
Terry Alan Herzog was arrested for setting off a dynamite stick near the Moose Lodge on Louisville Road. Read more
Known as Warren County’s oldest man, James Willis Wood died at 99 years of age on Nov. 7, 1940, the Park City Daily News reported the day after his death. Read more
On Nov. 2, 1921, Gilbert Miller, a 20-year-old Woodburn man employed by Mt. Olivet farmer Charles Howard, was kicked by a mule on the left side of his face, breaking his cheekbone and leaving a gash under his left eye. Read more
The Courier-Journal reported that in the early morning hours Oct. 29, 1918, two men were involved in a dispute described as “trivial.” Read more
An article in the Oct. 19, 1918, Louisville Courier Journal reported four additional deaths from pneumonia developed from influenza in Bowling Green, bringing the total since the epidemic began to more than 100. Read more
A blurb in the Oct. 31, 1934, Courier-Journal referenced an important event in the history of this area of the state. Read more
On Oct. 14, 1892, the Owensboro Messenger newspaper printed a story about a feud between two Warren County families. The article’s subtitle said: “Two Families Fall Out and Now the Members Go Gunning For Each Other Every Opportunity.” Read more
On Oct. 15, 1944, the Park City Daily News ran an article about Ken-Rad, a maker of tubes for radios, which was running monthly attendance contests for its employees. Read more
On Oct. 8, 1921, the Princess Theatre showed “Wolves of the North” featuring Eva Novak and directed by Norman Dawn in a “story of the great white wilderness.” Read more
Edgar Cayce, a famous clairvoyant and author of the early to mid-1900s, was a photographer living and working in Bowling Green in 1905 when he won first prize for his picture of Miss Laura Jones at the Photographers State Convention in McMinnville, Tenn. Read more
On Oct. 1, 1949, the Courier-Journal reported that the individuals responsible for the now-fabled Fairview “Murder Mansion” appeared in court. Read more
An article in the Courier-Journal dated Sept. 28, 1898, details the very unusual end-of-life wishes of three Bowling Green sisters – Sarah Ann, Martha and Mary Ellen Lucas. Read more
