There was a bank robbery in Auburn that made the headlines of the April 26, 1921, Daily News.

Two armed robbers stole $80,000 in Liberty Bonds and $9,000 in cash from the G.W. Davidson’s Company Bank. One guarded the door while the other forced bookkeeper W. D. Herndon to open the vault.

The $89,000 stolen would be worth over $1.5 million in today’s currency. Fortunately, the bank was covered by burglary insurance so none of the bank’s customers lost a penny.

— “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.