Category: Fifty Years Ago in The Pocahontas Times

Thursday, March 26, 1970 TV Program “Do the impossible,” must have been the command given.

Thursday, March 18, 1970 DAMS Last Thursday, Jerry Baumgardner, an engineer with the Army Corps.

Thursday, March 11, 1970 THINK CLEAN! If cans, bottles and trash are not thrown on.

Thursday, March 3, 1970 Tannery The situation doesn’t seem to improve at the Marlinton Tannery..

Thursday, February 25, 1970 Amazing Fact: The longest stretch of straight country highway in the.

Thursday, February 19, 1970 Thank You Last Thursday was a red letter day for the.

Thursday, February 12, 1970 Billy Lindsay, grandson of John “Bunk” Jordan, Sr., has informed us.

Thursday, February 5, 1970 The ice went out last Thursday in both the Greenbrier and.

Thursday, January 29, 1970 Fireman of the Year Reed Wilfong was named Fireman of the.

Thursday, January 22, 1970 Sixteen below zero Wednesday at the Howard Mullens home on Williams.

Thursday, January 15, 1970 HIS LAST TRIP The fate of Lieutenant E. H. Bobitt, Jr.,.

Thursday, January 8, 1970 Robert S. Gay, of Edray, was appointed Justice of the Peace.

For many years, The Pocahontas Times staff took a week’s vacation at the end of.

For many years, The Pocahontas Times staff took a week’s vacation at the end of.

Thursday, December 11, 1969 CHRISTMAS 1969 What Does It Mean to Us? Sherman Markley, Pastor.

Thursday, December 11, 1969 Boys and Girls in Service Rick Griffin is in Da Nang,.

Thursday, December 4, 1969 HURRY A Southern Airways DC-9 Jet is being chartered for a.

Thursday, November 27, 1969 EARTHQUAKE Many people experienced their first earthquake last Wednesday night a.

Thursday, November 20, 1969 Captain Marie Brown visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Goodwyn,.

Thursday, November 13, 1969 Carrying On Two former graduates of Marlinton High School have been.