Fifty Years Ago in The Pocahontas Times

Thursday, February 12, 1976 1927 BEAR HUNT A big Allegheny Mountain sheep killing bear measured eight feet and more from...

Thursday, February 5, 1976 GROUNDHOG DAY Not a cloud in the sky on Monday, February 2, so there is no...

Thursday, January 29, 1975 IT’S FUN TO REMEMBER I remember when Howard McElwee was jailor at Marlinton. He let me...

Thursday, January 22, 1976 Monday was c-c-cold. The report is 27 degrees below on one thermometer and 30 below on...

Thursday, January 15, 1975 Last week’s reminiscing was centered on the smokestack and wasn’t intended to be a complete story...

Thursday, January 8, 1975 BLOW THE STACK It was learned last week that the Martin Explosive Corporation, of California, will...

Thursday, January 1, 1976 The ice in the Greenbrier and Knapps Creek went out Friday, December 26. SNOWSHOE Snowshoe opened...

Thursday, December 18, 1975 4-H OFFICERS MEET Four-H members, representing six 4-H clubs in Pocahontas County attended the officers’ training...

Thursday, December 11, 1975 Fred and Hazel Sherbs honored us with a Christmas greeting in the form of a cherry...

Thursday, December 4, 1975 END OF TRAGEDY A skeleton hanging high in a tree was found Thanksgiving afternoon and apparently...

Thursday, November 27, 1975 SENATOR BYRD U. S. Senator Robert Byrd and his famous fiddle paid a flying visit to...

Thursday, November 20, 1975 Dear Mrs. Sharp The articles concerning black strap brought many happy memories. Mrs. Hiner portrayed so...

Thursday, November 13, 1975 1854 RETAIL RULES The following set of employee rules set up by an American store in...

Thursday, November 6, 1975 Mrs. Libby Rexrode was showing us a small silver loving cup trophy for the 1928 Girls...

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Thursday, October 23, 1975 There was an accumulation of about a half an inch of snow on the ground at...

Thursday, October 16, 1975 CASS TRAIN Sunday was a record-breaking day for the Cass Scenic Railroad. A total of 1,900...

Thursday, October 9, 1975 Snow Snowshoe had snow last Thursday, as did some other sections. Temperature of 20 degrees on...

Thursday, October 2, 1975 PCHS Homecoming The Queen of the Sixth Annual Homecoming of Pocahontas County High School will be...

Thursday, September 25, 1975 The Monarch butterflies were migrating during the sunny weekend. A report or two on wooly worms....