Story: Bachelor Judge

One of several humorous stories told by Bert Combs speaking at an annual O'Tucks banquet in Hamilton, Ohio during the early 1970s A native of Clay County, Kentucky, as were many in his audience, he served as Governor from 1959 to 1963 He also served as a federal judge and at the time of this event he was in private law practice in Louisville, Kentucky

"O'Tucks" is a contraction of "Ohioans from Kentucky" The organization was started by Stanley Dezarn in 1959 to be a means for Kentuckians moved to the Hamilton, Ohio area to preserve and celebrate their native culture in a new setting Dezarn, a teacher and school principal, was a native of Clay County, Kentucky as were many others who had moved to the Ohio community to work for the Champion Paper Company

1970-1979

Sound Narration

Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College

SD-OR-030-001

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2012