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1923 – 100 Years Ago
Lewisburg High School News
After almost five months vacation we are again at work with the largest enrollment in the history of the school. There are seventy-six students in the high school. This increase is to our new building and larger faculty. Out of our enrollment, we have eleven dignified seniors, who are the pride of our school.
Special Train From Lewisburg To Charleston
The Greenbrier Military School football team plays Charleston High School at Laidley Field, Charleston, on Thanksgiving day. G.M.S. has chartered a special train for the trip, leaving Ronceverte at 7:15 a.m. and Charleston on the return trip at 11 p.m. The round-trip fare will be $4.72.
Wade Bell, Jr.
John Wade Bell, Jr. of Quinwood is probably the youngest hunter in the state to kill a deer this season. He was a member of a hunting party in camp at the head of Gauley River and shot a 200-pound buck. He is the son of J. Wade Bell, general manager of the Imperial Smokeless Fuel Co. of Quinwood.
1948 – 75 Years Ago
Thanksgiving Football
The Rainelle Rangers of Rainelle High School will meet the Senators of Lewisburg High School on the Lewisburg field on Thanksgiving afternoon. The entire proceeds are to go towards the purchase of uniforms for the Greenbrier County Band.
Has Book Published
A book written by Mrs. Edgar Dickson of Second Creek will be published by the Bruce Humphries, Inc., book company of Boston before the Christmas season. The publication, “Doctor for the Zoo’ is intended for juvenile readers and grew out of Mrs. Dickson’s experience on the Spring Valley Farm with her children, Betsy, Clarence, Bill and Edgar.
Houston Moore Wins
At the Eastern National Shows, Timonium, Md., in the livestock judging contest on November 13 by teams representing nine universities and agricultural colleges West Virginia took second place with Penn State having the winning team. Houston Moore, a Greenbrier boy, tied for high man on cattle judging and was awarded the gold watch given by the Angus association.
1973 – 50 Years Ago
Israel, Egypt Begin Daily Talks
Israel and Egypt began daily truce talks today in a move to break a deadlock over the crucial issue of troop withdrawals. Both sides indicated some progress in the negotiations and a top U. N. official called the meetings “useful.”
Nixon Hasn’t Answered Sirica
President Nixon is spending the Thanksgiving weekend at Camp David, Md., so far giving no clue how he will answer a judge’s request for immediate surrender of his Watergate tapes.
Truman Didn’t Care For Nixon
The late President Harry S. Truman once said Richard Nixon was a “shifty-eyed, Goddamn liar,” whom he detested, according to a new book. Writer Merle Miller’s latest book, “Plain Speaking,” included a series of interviews with Truman at Independence, Mo. Truman, who was 77 years old at the time of the interviews said Nixon and Gov. Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri were the “only two men in the whole history of the country that I can’t stand.”
1998 – 25 Years Ago
GVT Holiday Home Tour Offers Showcase For Local Designers
The diverse talents of several local decorators will be showcased during Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s sixth annual Holiday Home Tour this weekend. The tour will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday at Homeland, the residence of Robert and Debra Sams. (See photo: Area decorators include (from left) Linda Rogers, Paula Greer, Kim Parker, Diva Wagner, Laurel Atkiss, Cindy Rowlands-Boswell, Tytti Burns and Tina Boone)
Westvaco, Environmental Organization Join Forces
Governor Cecil Underwood addressed a gathering of environmental and business leaders at the state capitol Thursday. The occasion was the signing of an historic agreement between Westvaco Corporation and The Nature Conservancy of West Virginia. Under the agreement, The Nature Conservancy and Westvaco will jointly conduct a thorough review of the 35,000 acres the company owns in West Virginia. Study will focus on identifying significant ecological features and developing plans to protect identified sites.
The Greenbrier, Lynch Construction Receive Award
The Greenbrier, Lynch Construction, Wadsworth Construction, TerraSod, Inc., and Robert E. Cupp Designs were presented with the first-place award of Conservation Contractors of the Year. The construction site located at The Greenbrier consists of the expansion of the Lakeside Course on an abandoned airport site.
