On May 22, 1902, the Daily News reported that Miss Mary Ellen Davis was recovering nicely after being bitten by a rattlesnake on her right forefinger last Monday. Read more
On May 21, 1902, the Daily News printed a threatening letter that had been received by Mrs. Bettie Belk of Plano. Read more
On May 14, 1915, the Daily News reported the College Street bridge (now referred to as the Riverwalk Bridge) would soon be opening for vehicle traffic. Read more
On May 14, 1923, Sank Bradley, the 31-year-old son of a former sheriff, was brought to Bowling Green to be housed in the Warren County Jail. Read more
More than 500 people gathered at a rally May 6, 1970, at Western Kentucky University to hear students and faculty members speak out against the killing of four students at Ohio’s Kent State University, according to a front-page article in the Daily News. Read more
A front-page article in the May 2, 1934, Daily News reported that a motorist appearing in city police court on a charge of parking too close to a fireplug told the judge that he didn’t know what a fireplug was. Read more
“The World Series of Kentucky high school music is being held at Western State College today and tomorrow,” Dave Whitaker said in his April 28, 1950, article in the Daily News. Read more
The secretary of agriculture, Charles R. Wickard, called for American farmers to increase production of crops to help feed the armies fighting the Axis in Europe during World War II. Read more
Community Tweets
On April 19, 1937, Viscount and Lady Tarbat (nee Dorothy Downing) of Castle Leod (pronounced “loud”) visited Bowling Green to spend some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant B. Downing. Read more
On April 18, 1925, at 4 on a Friday afternoon, Arch Isbell led police on a 10-block car chase through downtown Bowling Green, stopped two feet from the bluff at the end of State Street and flung a quart jar into the river before being arrested. Read more
On April 15, 1925, the Daily News reported that four local children were afflicted with serious illness after ingesting a poisonous plant while playing outside. Read more
On April 13, 1921, the Daily News reported that Bowling Green’s unique sewer system would be featured the following month in Popular Mechanics, a science and technology magazine that is still published today. Read more
Western Kentucky University made it all the way to the finals of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament 30 years ago before falling to Stanford 78-62. Read more
The city of Bowling Green’s budget committee projected a fiscal year 1923 budget of $64,500, according to a front-page article in the April 4, 1922, Daily News. Read more
Due to the large number of women attending Western State Teachers’ College, there was a need for a new girls’ dormitory. The picture above is from the March 31, 1928, Daily News. Read more
The collapse of the American Tobacco Co. on March 30, 1922, could be heard several blocks away. Read more
On March 23, 1934, Nancy Chastain encountered a chicken thief when she locked up the poultry house for the evening. Read more
Richards the Wizard performed in the Bowling Green Opera House on March 22-23, 1921, as advertised in the Daily News. Read more
The Daily News reported March 12, 1925, that placards had been placed throughout the lobby of the post office explaining that dogs were no longer allowed to enter the building. Read more
On March 7, 1922, the Daily News reported that a talented violinist, Erika Morini, had chosen Bowling Green as one of the stops for her first world tour. Her forthcoming performance caused quite a stir in the community, creating “enthusiasm to a degree never known before in Bowling Green.” Read more
The American Red Cross apologized for asking Red Cross Elementary School in Barren County to change its name, according to a front-page article in the March 13, 1992, edition of the Daily News. Read more
A 17-year-old boy was being held in the Warren County Jail on a charge of seduction of a female under 21 with the promise of marriage, according to a story in the March 7, 1962, edition of the Daily News. The teenager was arrested after a 16-year-old girl swore out a warrant, the story reported. Read more
On March 2, 1922, the city police chief, Paul W. Pemberton, declared war on vagrants. Read more
“Salvation Army finds abundance of work to do in Bowling Green” was the title of an article in the March 1, 1921, Daily News. Read more
Bowling Green’s first cafeteria-style restaurant opened Feb. 19, 1921, according to the Daily News of the following Monday. Read more
On Feb. 23, 1956, the Daily News reported that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in connection with the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycotts protesting segregation on city buses. Read more
In an article Feb. 19, 1921, the Daily News reported that a local 17-year-old was lodged in the Warren County Jail following an unusual robbery. Read more
In an article that seems eerily familiar, the Feb. 16, 1931, issue of the Daily News reported that area grade schools and high schools were ordered to close for a period of two weeks. An epidemic of scarlet fever had impacted about 500 students across the city. Read more
Six Edmonson County schools were to reopen after being closed five days due to an outbreak of influenza, according to the Feb. 13, 1962, edition of the Daily News. Read more
A front-page article in the Feb. 9, 1932, edition of the Daily News reported that a Clark County legislator was to put a bill before the General Assembly that would abolish the Murray and Morehead State Teachers Colleges and turn them into asylums. Read more
In the Jan. 1, 1929, Daily News, a full-page ad was run by the College Heights Foundation requesting donations to build the Kentucky Building that Western Kentucky State Teachers College President Dr. H.H. Cherry proposed in October 1928. Read more
On Jan. 1, 1956, Marjoe Gortner opened an 11-day series at the Quonset at First and State Street. Read more
On Jan. 31, 1922, the Daily News reported that City Judge John Barrett Rodes fined Hery Brewington Jr. $90.01 for speeding. Read more
On Jan. 27, 1921, the Daily News reported that Classie Mae Wheat eloped with Forby Smith to Mitchellville, Tenn., late in the evening of the 25th. Read more
A Jan. 19, 1929, article in the Daily News reported that a student at Bowling Green Business University set a state record for typing accuracy. Read more
An article in the Daily News on Jan. 18, 1921, reported that a local man’s hen laid an egg that was referred to as a “whopper.” Read more
Nearly 80 business and civic leaders from more than 50 Kentucky counties met in Bowling Green and formed the group Kentucky I-66 South, according to an article 20 years ago in the Jan. 13, 1991, edition of the Daily News. Read more
In an ad in the Jan. 10, 1971, Daily News, Western Kentucky University announced its spring evening course offerings. Read more
“Houses rocked, windows shattered” was part of the Daily News headline Jan. 8, 1923. Read more
The Daily News reported Jan. 7, 1928, that two robbers broke into Harry Topmiller’s grocery and attempted to break into S.H. Brown’s grocery. Read more
A popcorn wagon in front of Malos “confectionary” at 428 E. Main St. on the square was destroyed by fire Dec. 30, 1920, at 10:45. Read more
Local farmer Phillip Graham left his mule team and wagon parked in a Kentucky Street lot and returned to find one mule missing on Dec. 27, 1934. Read more
