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
Community Tweets
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
Dr. Arthur T. McCormack of Bowling Green, serving as secretary of the Kentucky State Medical Association, addressed the group’s ninth annual meeting Sept. 26, 1919, in Louisville. Read more
A Scottsville man was killed instantly in a car crash Sept. 22, 1920, and the car’s driver charged with manslaughter and unlawfully bringing liquor into prohibition territory. Read more
William Waller of Morganfield was treated in Bowling Green on Sept. 18, 1918, for hydrophobia with the Pasteur Treatment. Read more
On Sept. 10, 1921, the Daily News reported that through the earnest efforts of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce some local businessmen acquired 14 acres southwest of the city intending to create “a charming pleasure garden.” Read more
Fourteen children of the Bethel community were thrown from a two-horse wagon coming home from church near Porter Pike, 10 miles east of Bowling Green, the Daily News reported Sept. 6, 1928. Read more
On Sept. 17, 1968, Park City Daily News staff writer Margaret Gentry wrote an article about the new Kentucky Air Mail Taxi Service’s inaugural flight. Read more
The Sept. 3, 1930, Daily News reported that the Mothers’ Club of Bowling Green took on the task of caring for a large family in need by publishing a plea for help in the newspaper. Read more
The Aug. 31, 1929, Daily News reported that Mr. James Barclay of Bowling Green received a letter from Mrs. Thomas Heck. Read more
A man accused of stealing a hog from a Woodburn man apparently dressed the hog up as a woman, including a big bonnet, and put the swine on the seat of the buggy he was driving, trying to pass the pig off as his wife. Read more
The Paducah Sun-Democrat newspaper reported Aug. 20, 1913, that canning clubs would not be possible that year because of a severe drought. Read more
In an attempt to procure two additional postal carriers, Bowling Green’s postmaster conducted a census in the city’s delivery district, according to the Aug. 26, 1925, edition of the Daily News. Read more
On Aug. 15, 1914, a monument was erected at Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green in honor of Lester Bryant. Read more
On Aug. 15, 1907, the Daily News reported that Louis Pushin from Cincinnati was opening a furniture business in downtown Bowling Green next to the successful Red Lion dry goods store, sometime during the first two weeks of September 1907. Read more
Reuben “Tennessee” Wooten was a “safe blowing” outlaw in the early and mid-1900s from Barren County. Read more
The Daily News reported that on Aug. 8, 1922, police received an unusual phone call. Read more
An article in the Daily News published Aug. 5, 1921, tells of how a wealthy Bowling Green businessman gave the children at Potter Children’s Home a special treat. Read more
According to the July 30, 1921, Park City Daily News, a Republican candidate for the state legislature from Bowling Green – and a part-owner of a mail boat that ran from Bowling Green to Morgantown – was charged with transporting liquor and held to the September grand jury. Read more
Under a front-page headline “15,000 see Klan revue, hear speech” in the July 30, 1925, Park City Daily News, an article described the “royal welcome” from members of “Chapter K.K.K. No. 5” to Klansmen “assembled for the big state meeting” at the fairgrounds. Read more
The city council of Bowling Green put an end to the muleless streetcar that had recently started being used, according to a July 23, 1890, article in The Owensboro Messenger. Read more
The Daily News reported July 20, 1943, that Bowling Green would become off limits to military personnel, including air students at Western Teachers College, if the pollution levels in the water were not fixed immediately. Read more
On Sunday morning, July 15, 1968, the Mount Hebrew Presbyterian Church in Bristow was bombed with dynamite. No one in the predominantly Black congregation was present at the time, but the back of the building was ripped apart, wrecking the auditorium. Read more
On July 15, 1921, the Daily News reported that A.Q. Raines of Arkansas had bought a house in Bowling Green from Mrs. Bryant Carter, and afterward revealed that he planned to dig for several thousands of dollars that had long been buried there. He erected a tall fence and dug every evening fo… Read more
The Crittenden Record-Press reported July 10, 1913, that the son of a local doctor was the victim of a strange attack at a carnival. Read more
On July 10, 1912, the Twice-A-Week Messenger reported that there was a “daring” attempt made at committing a highway robbery. A gentleman was returning home in his “buggy” when a young man approached him, asking for assistance with his friend who was “sick by the side of the road.” Read more
Fourteen dairy cows were killed on Western Kentucky University’s farm due to a lightning strike. Read more
