April 29, 2024
Preparing for 1999 Outback Bowl, 1998
In preparation for the 1999 Outback Bowl, University of Kentucky football players Craig Yeast, left, and Tim Couch posed for a bowl preview photo in UK’s locker room. Kentucky played Penn State and came up short with a score of 26-14. It was announced Monday that Tim Couch has been named to the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame. Photo by David Stephenson | Staff
Transylvania preparing for basketball season, 1961
Pictured for a story about the start of the 1961 basketball season at Transylvania College were, from left, Assistant Coach Lee Rose, team captain Jackie Lucas and Coach C.M. Newton. Newton, the former University of Kentucky basketball and baseball player, was in his fifth year as Transy’s head coach in 1961. He left that position to become the University of Alabama’s head basketball coach in 1968. He went on to be the coach at Vanderbilt and in 1989 came back to UK as Athletic Director. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Newton died Monday at age 88. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Planning Camp Shalom, 1971
Making final preparations for the 1971 Camp Shalom, a day camp sponsored by the Lexington Jewish Community Association, are, from left, Mrs. J. D. Wirtschafter, camp director; Larry Godhelff, staff member and Mrs. Robert S. Miller, staff member. The camp was open to all children from kindergarten through fifth grade and ran from June 21 to July 9. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Kentucky Central sign taken down, 1980
The “Kentucky Central” letters were taken down in July 1980 in recognition of the building’s new owners, the Ashland Oil Company. Ashland Oil bought the 12-story , 300 room downtown office building for $3.5 million from Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company. The building was originally the Lafayette Hotel and had its grand opening on Dec. 2, 1920. The hotel, built to rival the Phoenix Hotel, farther west on Main Street, closed in 1963. At that time, Garvice Kincaid, CEO of Kentucky Central Insurance Co., moved his company into the building. Kentucky Central moved into Kincaid Towers on Vine Street prior to selling the building. In 1982, the Urban County Government bought the building and moved from the old city hall offices on what was then Walnut Street. Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff
Kitten stranded in storm sewer, 1966
A kitten entered a sewer through a manhole on Newtown Pike, couldn’t get out and retreated to the most inaccessible spot when, alerted by local residents, city police, maintenance men and neighbors spent the morning of May 22, 1966 trying to coax the young feline from it’s hiding place. Whether the kitten was eventually rescued was not included in the photo caption. Herald-Leader Archive
400 mile U.S. 68 Yard Sale, 2005
Mable Helton, of Florence, sat out dolls and other items, in June 2005, for the 400 mile U.S. 68 Yard Sale near Wilmore. The sale runs through this weekend and is often referred to as the U.S. 68 Yard Sale, an outdoor second-hand sale held annually for four days, beginning in the first weekend of June. It takes place along U.S. Route 68 in Kentucky. It is held in almost all areas along the US 68 corridor from the east side of Paducah through central Kentucky, and ending at Maysville. Janet Worne | Staff
Bryan Station High graduate, 1987
Monica Cunningham, 18, a senior at Bryan Station High School, waited in Rupp Arena for the rest of her class before graduation ceremonies in June 1987. Cunningham, then a patient at Cardinal Hill Hospital, was recovering from a stroke and had received a day pass in order to graduate with her class. She graduated with honors and was planning on attending the University of Kentucky. Fayette County public schools held two graduations yesterday, Tates Creek and Paul Laurence Dunbar, and will hold four more today, including Bryan Station at 12:30pm. Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff
McCrory’s variety store closes, 1981
Alan Combs, a McCrory’s employee, stacked fountain stools at the recently closed store prior to shipping them to a buyer in Columbus, Ohio, in January 1981. The variety store at 110 E. Main Street had closed. “It’s just another case of high rent, low sales,” said Bob Donahue, manager. Donahue said McCrory’s had no plans to open another store in Lexington. McCrory Corp. also owned H.L. Green’s, a store at 236 W. Main Street and there were no plans to close that store at the time. Photo by David Perry | Staff
Comedian Bob Hope performed in Lexington, 1954
Comedian Bob Hope performed on April 29, 1954 for the Blue Grass Festival Show at Memorial Coliseum. It was the festival’s final pre-Derby program and also included Jerry Gray and his orchestra; Johnson and Madill, a dance and comedy team; the Gaylords, recording artists, and Talara Lee, who had recently starred in Warner Brothers’ “Daughter of Rosie O’Grady.” Today is Hope’s birthday. He was born May 29, 1903 and died July 27, 2003. Photo by E. Martin Jessee | Staff
Veterans plaque dedicated, 1946
In exercises at University High School on April 10, 1946, tribute was paid to the 200 former University High and training school students who participated in World War II and a plaque bearing their names was dedicated. Shown here, left to right, are James Glenn, U-Hi student, who had charge of arrangements, Dr. Ellis F. Hartford, University professor of education, who made the presentation, and Prof. Lyman V. Ginger, school director, who accepted the plaque. Today we observe Memorial Day, a federal holiday for remembering the people who died while serving in our country’s armed forces. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
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