The Daily News reported on a new local record for tree-sitting endurance on July 31, 1930. James Sumpter and Tommie Ludwig, both from Eleventh Street, had broken the previous county record of 188 consecutive hours in a tree at 12:45 p.m. that day.

In another 4 hours, they would reach eight full days since climbing into the tree. At the time of publication, they were intending to stay in the tree and had not decided on a time to climb down.

– “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.