Fifty Years Ago in The Pocahontas Times

Thursday, January 16, 1975 John Matheny, of Denmar, was 92 years old on Monday, January 13, 1975. On Tuesday, he...

Thursday, January 9, 1975 FIRE TRAGEDY Eugene Pifer and Charles “Buck” Bell died Friday evening in a fire at the...

Thursday, January 2, 1975 THE YEAR THAT WAS IN POCAHONTAS 1974 Flood on Knapps Creek and Greenbrier December 26 closed...

Thursday, December 19, 1974 We are getting more snow on Back Mountain this week. We just had 18 inches of...

Thursday, December 12, 1974 A group of Pocahontas County farmers attended the annual bull sale at Still House Farms near...

Thursday, December 8, 1974 The number of deer killed in Pocahontas last week was about 1,069, which is about the...

Thursday, November 28, 1974 Deer Season A wet snowstorm with temperatures dropping made it uncomfortable for the deer hunters Monday....

David Sheibly Thursday, November 21, 1974 More than 200 cars, which probably meant close to a thousand people, visited Snowshoe...

Thursday, November 14, 1974 After the beautiful fall weather, a cold rain and snow came Tuesday night. Snowshoe has a...

Thursday, November 7, 1974 Miss Margaret Gay has donated some books, photographs and clothes in styles of bygone years to...

Thursday, October 31, 1974 HOMECOMING Miss Cheryl Wade was crowned Queen of the Fifth Annual Homecoming of Pocahontas County High...

Thursday, October 24, 1974 Richard Reigel, Bill McCloud and Elvin McQuain are among Forest Service personnel going to Alleghe-ny National...

Thursday, October 17, 1974 Lewisburg – The Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc, a non-profit and non-stock corporation, formerly Greenbrier...

Thursday, October 10, 1974 1964 MHS Class Reunion The Marlinton High School Class of 1964 held its 10-year class reunion...

Thursday, October 3, 1974 Municipal Building A cakewalk will be held this Friday night to raise money to help complete...

Thursday, September 26, 1974 SNOWSHOE Saltyfork - There is a call for neighborly assistance going out from here these days....

Thursday, September 19, 1974 Pocahontas County High School Varsity Football Squad – ‘74 Front row, l to r: Coach Elmer...

Thursday, September 12, 1974 The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Woods, of Marlinton: Dear Mr. and...

Thursday, September 5, 1974 SHAVERS FORK “Shavers Fork must be declared off-limits to all strip mining,” congressman Ken Hechler declared...

Thursday, August 29, 1974 MHS Class of ‘54 Marlinton High School Class of 1954 recently held its 20-year reunion. Those...