75 Years Ago

Thursday, January 11, 1951 Christmas week, the world around heard the radio announce the stealing of the Stone of Destiny...

Thursday, January 4, 1951 At the first of the year, there are many things in mind to write about. At...

Thursday, December 28, 1950 CHRISTMAS Seems like we all got through Christmas better than usual. War clouds brought soberness to...

Thursday, December 21, 1950 OUR ARMY AND NAVY BOYS Alvin Gene Shinaberry, personnel man, third class, USN, son of Mr....

Thursday, December 14, 1950 OUR ARMY AND NAVY BOYS The following registrants reported to the Induction Station in Charleston December...

Thursday, December 7, 1950          FIELD NOTES The other snowy night with the moon a shining, Harry Lynn Sheets observed...

Thursday, November 30, 1950 BIG NOVEMBER STORM Friday afternoon, November 25, it came on to snow. It kept up steadily...

Thursday, November 16, 1950 Mrs. Warwick Sharp, of the Jerico Road, had all of us scientists at a loss to...

Thursday, November 9, 1950 A BOY (Sent in by Floyd Viers, for dedication to the boys of Pocahontas County) After...

Thursday, November 1950 FARMING FOR BETTER LIVING The fifth annual awards banquet, Farming for Better Living, was held Friday night...

Thursday, October 26, 1950 MARTHA DAVIS McNEEL’S BIBLE Bridgewater, VA. October 11, 1950 Dear Mr. Price: Since I have received...

Thursday, October 19, 1950 Although an unattended elephant recently trudged along U. S. 50 from the foot of the Alleghanies...

Thursday, October 11, 1950 Samuel Gibson has broken ground for a nice two-story house on his lots in Hamilton Field....

Thursday, October 5, 1950 AIRPLANE WRECK On Saturday afternoon about 4 o’clock, Russell Eitzwiler and Dwight Blu-baugh, of Mt. Vernon,...

Thursday, September 28, 1950 My fellow countrymen, it is an American of the lower order who does not go out...

Thursday, September 21, 1950 BIRTHDAY Mrs. Maggie J. Hannah, of Bucks Mountain, celebrated her 90th birthday at her home on...

Thursday, September 14, 1950 Of late weeks, by reason of the Hill relationship reunion, my attention has been somewhat centered...

Thursday, September 7, 1950 And they murmured against Moses and Aaron. Nagging, snapping, sniping, bickering politics in high places, dupes...

Thursday, August 31, 1950 Not all trouble is found in town; the farm still has its tribulations and trials. My...

Thursday, August 24, 1950 FIRE AT FAIR One of the horse stables at the Pocahontas County Fair was destroyed by...