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In 1918, school board sought higher tax levy
From the May 7, 1918, edition of The Courier Journal in Louisville: The Warren County Board of Education…
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In 1934, federal reemployment office opens in Bowling Green
During the first week in May 1934, it was announced that the Third District Re-Employment offices would open…
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In 1918, alleged spies found in Bowling Green
On May 2, 1918, the Crittenden Record-Press reported that two men, believed to be spies, were being held…
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Leander McCutcheon escapes lynching
On April 23, 1898, 18-year-old Leander McCutcheon, an African American accused of assaulting two white girls near Elkton,…
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Young Groom gets 99 year life sentence
In Warren County in 1919, 20-year-old Bernice Larmon eloped with 17-year-old Margaret Warden. While on their honeymoon in…
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In 1911, Bowling Green rooster saves chicken from hawk
The April 19, 1911, edition of the Courier Journal printed a small blurb about a Bowling Green chicken…
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In 1902, an unusual wedding at the Warren County jail
The April 18, 1902, edition of The Courier Journal printed an unusual wedding announcement. Before committing a murder…
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Harpes considered among earliest documented U.S. serial killers
A coroner’s inquest jury in Warren County decided April 12, 1799, that Frederick Stump Jr. was murdered by…
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Farmer lists assets at auction in 1920
According to an ad in the Franklin Favorite dated April 8, 1920, a man was offering his farm…
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In 1915, ‘Possum hunter’ group draws outrage
An article in the April 3, 1915, Twice-A-Week Messenger of Owensboro stated that the “possum hunter” cases would…
