This Week in Citizen-Times History (January 23, 1964)

The January 23, 1964 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that bids were opened on the prior Tuesday on the construction of a proposed city-county building, which would be located on West Main Street across from the post office at the time.

It was reported that 11 total bids were received, ranging from $649,000 to $725,000, with a contract not having been awarded at the time, but with a joint meeting between the city council and fiscal court being held to address the funding.

Additionally, it was shared that five students from Allen County were honored at Western Kentucky State College, later renamed to Western Kentucky University, at an assembly before the student body.

Students from Allen County that were recognized James A. Patton, Delton Hinton Frost, Catherine Holder, Loretta Maxine Johnson, and Arnold Ray Rich.

It was also reported that Wayne Calvert was named as a top relief man for the Vanderbilt University Commodores basketball team, having a record of 6-3, and being a sophomore at the school at the time.

Vanderbilt had historically picked some “choice guards” from Kentucky, including Al Rochelle of South Christian, Babe Taylor Of Frankfort, Bobby Bland of Leitchfield, and Warren Fiser of Mayfield.

A sign-up period for farmers was soon approaching to be a part of the 1964 Feed Grain Program, which was set to open from February 10 through March 27.

The voluntary program involves farms growing one of three crops covered by the program, being corn, grain sorghum and barley, with the farmer needing to agree to take out an approved conservation use of at least 20 percent of the total feed base, where the farmer may divert the acreage of one or more of the feed grains, with his payment being figured according to the applicable rate.

The Citizen-Times, consolidated of The Citizen (1908) and Allen County Times (1890) on Oct. 10, 1918, has proudly served Scottsville and Allen County for 136 years.