In a Daily News article Dec. 4, 1918, the U.S. Public Health Service warned readers of a link between the Spanish influenza and tuberculosis. Read more
Roy White, 27, of Stroud, Okla., formerly of Bowling Green, died Nov. 29, 1921, of an unspecified illness. Read more
A man who lived at Nugent and Main Avenue made a very lucky discovery on Nov. 28, 1921, according to the Daily News. Read more
A Daily News article Nov. 26, 1927, explained that a special educational “moving picture” was coming to be shown at the Capitol theater. Read more
In a front-page story previewing the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the Nov. 16, 1941, edition of the Daily News, readers were told of a church service at 6:30 a.m. hosted by the Bowling Green Ministerial Association. Read more
A thousand barrels of oil and a drilling rig owned by Auburn Oil and Gas Co. were consumed by fire, according to an article in the Nov. 21, 1921, Daily News. Read more
On Nov. 5, 1921, the principal of Rockfield Consolidated School closed the school for a week after two children – 14-year-old Jimmie Dee Jones and 8-year-old Joseph Dotson – died of diphtheria, a serious respiratory bacterial infection. Read more
A mummy named “Fawn Hoof” was found in the Short Cave of the Mammoth Cave complex in 1813 and was displayed at the natural entrance of the cave known as the Rotunda. Read more
Community Tweets
During the week of Nov. 4-11, 1956, 25 patients were moved from the old Riverside Tuberculosis Sanitarium to the new Sunrise Tuberculosis Hospital. Read more
On Nov. 2, 1921, Thad Lotheridge was arrested after he stabbed Houston Hagan during an argument over proceeds from a soft drink stand they shared at the Warren County Fair. Read more
The Daily News reported Oct. 31, 1924, that a spokesperson for Rommel & Co., the contracting firm responsible for construction of the L&N Station, said there would be a delay in the completion of the station due to a lack of materials. Read more
The Daily News reported that on Oct. 30, 1926, two local fishermen happened upon an unusual floating object in the Barren River. Read more
An article 40 years ago in the Oct. 18, 1981, Daily News recounted a celebration of the 100th birthday of the city’s fountain in downtown Bowling Green. Read more
An ad on Page 2 of the Oct. 18, 1921, edition of the Daily News read in part: “COKE COKE COKE SPECIAL SALE 30 days only 11 (cents) per bushel delivered.” Read more
The Daily News published an article about miniature figurines of 1928 presidential candidates Herbert Hoover and Al Smith created by Miss Ruth Hines Temple from plaster of Paris. Read more
The Oct. 5, 1909, issue of the Daily News reported the elopement of John Ray (mistakenly named as James in the paper) Lowe and Rosa Lee Elrod. Read more
On Oct. 13, 1922, the Daily News ran an article about friends of J. Whit Potter trying to talk him into running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Kentucky. Read more
Nine days after terrorists attacked America by hijacking commercial airplanes and flying them into buildings in New York and Washington, D.C., and crashing one into the ground in Pennsylvania, then-President George W. Bush called for the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden. Read more
In October 1942, the Daily News joined other papers across the nation publicizing a scrap metal drive in support of the war effort. Read more
“Metal tropical barracks” were erected 75 years ago at Western Teachers College to accommodate the rising enrollment of students, according to a front-page article Sept. 20, 1946, in the Daily News. Read more
The Sept. 30, 1926, Daily News reported that a committee composed of members of the Board of Trade, Rotary club and Kiwanis club was approved to begin work on the armory and community building on the corner of 10th Avenue and Chestnut Street. Read more
On Oct. 2, 1924, the Daily News reported that 11-year-old Arthur Branson had been missing for two weeks. Read more
On Sept. 16, 1929, the Standard Oil Co. announced that it would paint the name “Bowling Green” on the roof of its building on the Portage railroad to help guide airplanes passing over the city. Read more
The Aug. 23, 1981, Daily News reported that an Atlanta consulting firm had been hired to study the feasibility of a proposed convention center in Bowling Green. Read more
On Sept. 14, 1933, the Daily News reported that 100 heads of families were in need of work. They were asking that anyone who had work to offer contact City Hall. Read more
Warren County’s peach crop was “much too big for any estimate,” according to a front-page story in the Aug. 24, 1931, Daily News. Read more
On Sept. 9, 1818, in Warren County, Susan K. Skiles “for love and natural affection” gave to her six adult children two-thirds of the “interest, rights, title and claim” of her inheritance from her father, James Rumsey. Read more
The increasing popularity of automobiles and travel led to a nationwide boom in city camping grounds for travelers with lighting and bathroom facilities. Read more
On Sept. 1, 1928, the Daily News reported that a local man, Melvin Griffith, had been apprehended in connection with the murder of Harold Ruby, a prominent Louisville businessman and former editor of the Courier-Journal. Read more
On Sept. 3, 1930, the Daily News reported that it would provide local juvenile readers with a special gift – free tickets to the Western Stampede and Rodeo, an attraction that would be part of that year’s state fair. Read more
The Aug. 16, 1948, Daily News reported that Mrs. L.L. Hudson, president of the American War Mothers, received a Merit of Honor certificate. Read more
The Aug. 16, 1921, Daily News reported that a 30-gallon still was found because of “local officers’ acute sense of smell.” Read more
In the Aug. 10, 1970, issue of the Daily News, Mrs. Susie Taylor’s tractor saved itself from the Simpson County barn where it was housed after the barn caught fire. Read more
On Aug. 12, 1921, the Daily News ran a front-page article about James Elwood Kuykendall, who had been elected by his peers to be the grand master of the “colored” Masonic Lodge in Bowling Green. Read more
On Aug. 7, 1923, the Daily News printed a beautiful and poignant tribute to a local reader’s dog. Read more
The Daily News reported Aug. 4, 1930, that excavation began on the site that would be home to the Kentucky Building. Read more
An article on the front page of the Daily News on July 28, 1971, reported that the federal budget deficit was between $20 billion and $25 billion, the second-largest deficit since World War II. Read more
Women’s Clubs of Bowling Green were asked to spread the word about an article in the Ladies Home Journal about the prevalence of jazz music, according to a front-page article in the July 29, 1921, Daily News. Read more
On July 20, 1925, the Daily News reported that the mayor and board of public works invited the public to Reservoir Hill to see progress on the new city-county hospital. Read more
The Daily News reported July 22, 1921, that the Warren County Rural Schools had such a large enrollment that they were going to have to order 200 desks. Read more
On July 16, 1961, bulldozers began razing a 79-year-old, three-story brick building on 11th Avenue between College and Center streets. Read more
The Daily News announced July 13, 1921, that the body of Sgt. Cleo “Bud” Davis would soon be arriving in Bowling Green. He was the first soldier from Warren County killed in action during World War I and died June 6, 1918, at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry at the age of 22. Read more
