Fifty Years Ago in The Pocahontas Times

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...

Thursday, August 22, 1974 VANREENEN REUNION Those attending the VanReenen Family Reunion at the Edray Community Center from a distance...

Thursday, August 15, 1974 Warrior Football The Pocahontas County High School Warriors will start to build around two veteran players...

Thursday, August 8, 1974 Foodland Store Worlledge Construction Company broke ground Monday for a building to house the Pocahontas Foodland,...

Thursday, August 1, 1974 County 4-H Camp “Do you remember the ‘20s, ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s?” This was...

Thursday, July 25, 1974 A two year old heifer, belonging to Paul Jeffries, fell 40 feet into the road off...

Thursday, July 18, 1974 Miss Pocahontas Susie Lynn Workman was crowned Miss Pocahontas in a lovely pageant last Thursday. Susie...

Thursday, July 11, 1974 The Mingo area had a washout last Saturday with damage on roads, homes and fields. -...