Week of July 17-21, 2023
1923 – 100 Years Ago
New Bake Shop Open Today
Ronceverte’s newest industry, “the Electrik Maid Bake Shop,” will open for business. Tomorrow. A first-class and cleanly product is guaranteed by the new bakery, and bread, rolls, buns, pies, cakes, etc. will be sold by leading merchants of the city. Ask for this bread and give it a try. Made fresh in your city every day.
New Store For Ronceverte
Mr. Andrew Broaddus of York, PA, was here some days the past week closing contracts for a location in Ronceverte for a 5-10-25 cent store, which he will open the latter part of August. After it has been remodeled, Mr. Broaddus will take the room now occupied by the Judy restaurant, and Mrs. Judy will move to one of the new Felix buildings east on Railroad Avenue.
Meadow River Lumber Company Stockholders Meet
Among the stockholders attending the annual meeting of the Meadow River Lumber Company this week were Messrs. P. C. and C. E. Andrews of New Bethlehem, PA; Cecil Gross and Henry Martin of Elkins; Dr. L. E. Davis of Toledo, Ohio, and L. F. R. Preysz of Elkins. In the election of officers for the ensuing year, Mr. John Raine was reelected president of the company.
1948 – 75 Years Ago
1100 Dead Returned to WV Since War’s End
Since the inception of the program for the return of World War II dead to the United States for reburial, in October 1947, approximately 1,100 remains have been returned to the State of West Virginia to date. As soon as the remains arrive in the United States port from either the Pacific or European area, the next of kin will be notified by telegram. When this telegram is received, the next of kin should begin at once to make arrangements for funeral services and military honors.
Ask Draft Act Repeal
Delegates to the Wisconsin Methodist Conference at Madison, Wis., have gone on record favoring repeal of the peacetime draft. The conference, made up of 276 Methodist Church congregations, held that the draft act became law “in defiance of the warnings and protests of the nation’s most thoughtful leadership in educational, labor and religious circles.”
4 ¾ Lb. Bass
W. Mayr of White Sulphur Springs caught a largemouth black bass weighing 4 ¾ lbs. at the mouth of Howard’s Creek on the Greenbrier River near Caldwell. It is the largest bass catch of the season so far.
1973 – 50 Years Ago
President Nixon Ends Price Freeze On Food
President Nixon ended the price freeze on food – except for beef – effective today. He admitted that there would be a substantial increase in food prices. The President also again clamped stiff, mandatory controls on wages and removed the price freeze on health services in the latest phase of his efforts to combat price and wage inflation.
Nixon Orders Officials To Defy Senate Subpoena
President Nixon has given the Senate Watergate Committee a strong indication he will refuse to surrender the White House tapes of his conversations – even if refusing raises new doubts about his own role in Watergate. From his hospital room, Nixon ordered three past or present Secret Service officials to defy a committee subpoena and refuse to answer the panel’s questions.
Bill Nash Wins Alderson Bicycle Race
Bill Nash of Alderson was winner in the Bicycle Race which was held at Alta. Nash, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Nash, is a student at Alderson Junior High. He was the youngest to enter the race. The second-place winner was Steve Campbell of Lewisburg. In third place was David Sott of Maxwelton. (Winners of the Bicycle Race were from left, Bill Nash, first; Steve Campbell, second; and David Scott, third).
1998 – 25 Years Ago
Music Festival Raises Funds For Watershed Association
The third annual Greenbrier River Music Festival took place at Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca on the Greenbrier River near Caldwell. The festival sponsored by the Greenbrier River Watershed Association is staged each year in July. Headliners Steel Pterodactyl drew the largest crowd with their psychedelic dance rhythms. Blue virtuoso Charlie Donelan fascinated his audience with searing guitar solos. According to GRWA Coordinator, Leslee McCarty, most of the money raised from the festival will be used for educational initiatives.
Board Approves Bid Packages For New Junior High School
During a special meeting, the Greenbrier County Board of Education approved several bid packages totaling $6,172,454 for the construction of the new Western Greenbrier Junior High School. More than a year and a half after the initial bond issue was approved, county residents will soon see construction begin.
Appalachian Electronics Receives Exporting Award
Recipients of the 1998 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Exporting include Appalachian Electronic Instruments, Inc. in Ronceverte. This electronics manufacturer has been strengthened financially through increased export activities to markets including Denmark, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Taiwan, Korea and China.