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Edith Dunlap
Edith Wood Dunlap, 93, died Saturday, March 23, at Saint Joseph Hospice Care. A native of Ohio, she was born March 12, 1920, to the late George and Marie Epps Wood. She was a nutritionist for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and a U.S. Army veteran serving...Tags: U.S. Army
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Obituary: Franklin C. Lawson
Franklin C. Lawson 1927-2013 HARRODSBURG — Franklin C. Lawson, 85, formerly of Harrodsburg, widower of Pauline Robinson Lawson, died Monday. Born April 13, 1927, in Harrodsburg, he was a son of the late Luther and Mary Farney Lawson. He was a...Tags: U.S. Army
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High Aspirations: Danville man among first to take flight
Contributing WriterA Danville man who became a businessman when he was a 14-year-old took an interest in balloons and airplanes and established a reputation as a stunt-flier and aerialist in the days of aviation barnstormers. Thomas Longo built his own bi-plane in a...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Air and Space Accidents, World War I (1914-1918), Italy, Coca-Cola Co.
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Obituary: Helga Ridgeway
Helga Ridgeway 1929-2013 STANFORD — Helga Maria Ridgeway, 83, of Waynesburg, Ky., died March 19, 2013, at home. Born Dec. 24, 1929, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Dostal Huttary. She was a... -
John F. Cox Jr
John F. Cox Jr., 98, husband of Elexene Mastin Cox, died at their home March 14 surrounded by loved ones. He was born Aug. 1, 1914, in Fayette County to John F. and Nannie Mitchell Cox. He is also survived by daughters Judith Lynn Cox and Patti Cox... -
Charles Crouse Sr.
Charles Edwin Crouse Sr., 95, widower of Sarah Winfrey Crouse, Lowry Lane, died Friday, March 15, at his home. He served his country during World War II in the Army in Italy, was wounded and received a purple heart. He was a member of the Wilmore United... -
Goldie E. Martin, 98, Winchester
Goldie E. Martin, 98, of Winchester, wife of the late Woodford Martin, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013. She was born on September 20, 1914, to the late Allie and Pora Fitzpatrick Estes. She was a homemaker and retired from Curlee Clothing Co.... -
Obituary: A. D. East
A. D. East 1920-2013 LANCASTER — Archie “A.D” East, 92, of Lancaster, died Monday Born May 19, 1920, in Garrard County, he was the son of the late Rono and Lora Parsons East. He was a farmer, Christian and an Army Ranger in World... -
25 Years Ago: March 12, 2013
March 12, 1988 The Clark Historical Society hosted a “show and tell” session of interesting items from the past. One item was a medal displayed by Dr. Edward O. Guerrant that he received from Pope Pius XII during a his visit to Saint Peter&...
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Federal budget is "March Madness"
Contributing ColumnistCongressional leaders have not passed a federal budget in four years and have continued to kick the can down the road with continuing resolutions rather than solve America’s spending and debt problems. If major corporations operated in that manner,...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Rand Paul, Elections, U.S. Military, Defense
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Back at school: Former teacher recalls her time at Black Lick School
Contributing WriterVirginia Holtzclaw Cruse of Somerset was a teacher at the old one-room Black Lick School on Little South Fork Road in rural Casey County. An article about the school that appeared recently in The Advocate-Messenger brought back memories of her first...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Community Calendar: March 1, 2013
TODAY — Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon, Winchester Country Club. Jeff Hohman will speak on honor flights for World War II veterans. — St. Joseph Church fish fry sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, 5 to 8 p.m. at 248 S. Main Street....
Tags: Christianity, Baptist, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Internal Revenue Service
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