1924– 100 Years Ago
Enterprising And Industrious
William Fukery for 22 years employed as janitor of the public schools of St. Albans is of an industrious disposition, and finding that his duties as janitor did not occupy all of his time, devoted his spare moments to the operation of a distillery in the basement of the school building, with a branch establishment at his home, all of which officially developed by an inspection of the premises recently. Unofficially, the enterprise is said to have been well known to residents of St. Albans for many moons.
For The Library
On Saturday afternoon, March 15, a tea will be held in the sample room of the Greenbrier Hotel under the auspices of the Mutual Improvement Club of White Sulphur Springs for benefit of the library. Anyone having a book they would like to contribute to the library, it will be very much appreciated if they bring it along. A silver offering will be taken.
Rainelle High School News
“Good English” week closed last Friday, We are much gratified to report a very much improved sentiment toward our Mother Tongue. “ Bad English” still lurks in and about our school, but we dealt him a severe blow. We have at least made him an unwelcome prowler. The week closed with the trial of “Bad English” last Friday night, Witnesses were called to prove that “Bad English” was exerting an evil influence upon the students of Rainelle High School. “Bad English” was found guilty and sentence to banishment from the premises of the school, forever.
1949 – 75 Years Ago
Truman Reinstates USO
President Truman restablished the United Service Organizations (USO) which entertained millions of service men in 42 countries during and after the war. The USO, he said, lets our servicemen and women know that the people of the United States are behind them. It is evidence of our unwavering intention to keep this an army of democracy, with peace as its goal.
Cashes Old Scholarship
West Virginia University officials were non-plussed temporarily when Mrs. Turia Rinehart King offered a 37-year-old document in payment of her tuition fee. It was a $100 scholarship awarded Mrs. King, then a Miss, in 1921 for an exhibit at the Charleston State Fair. Mrs. King was too busy studying at Glenville College, West Virginia Wesleyan, and being a housewife to use the scholarship. But now she wants to attend an extension summer session to obtain a bachelor’s degree in education. The university accepted the old award.
Robot Able To Dance
Patrick S. Rizzo believe he has constructed the world’s most perfect mechanical man. Value at $100,000, Robin, as the robot is called, can walk or dance without wires or cables trailing behind. According to Rizzo, the robot operated on electricity transmitted through the air from a control box connected to ordinary house current. With help of his family, Rizzo assembled the 95-pound robot using 833 wires and 53 switches. All of them are concealed within Robin’s 95 pounds. The five-foot Robin wears a size 47 suit, a 15 ½ shirt and size 8 ½ shoe.
1974– 50 Years Ago
Line Drawn On Impeachment Inquiry
The White House appears to have drawn a battle line with the House Judiciary Committee on what the panel will be given for its impeachment inquiry, moving the two forces closer to a possible confrontation. Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler, said, “The fact of an impeachment inquiry does not give Congress the right to back up a truck and haul off White House files.”
Ford Says Arabs Will Lift Oil Stop
Vice President Gerald R. Ford said today he had been told that the Arab oil producing companies had agreed to lift their embargo against the United States.
Joliffe Is Named Outstanding Legislator
First-time delegate, Frank E. Joliffe, a Democrat from the Fourth District (Greenbrier-Pocahontas), had been named as the most outstanding first-time legislator in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Joliffe serves on the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on State-Federal Affairs, and is Vice Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Revision. He is a graduate of West Virginia University with an A. B. degree in Political Science and a J. D. degree from the College of Law.
1999– 25 Years Ago
House Of Delegates Passes Greenbrier Gambling Bill
With both Greenbrier County delegates voting with the majority, the WV House of Delegates approved an amended bill to allow a referendum on the issue of a proposed casino at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs. Under the terms of the bill, the voters of Greenbrier County would make the ultimate decision on whether the resort would be permitted to open such a facility. Opponents of the bill cite studies showing that gambling leads to social ills. Many oppose the expansion of gambling on religious grounds.
Gwen’s Kitchen Feature In Goldenseal Magazine
In 1945, Garland and Gwen Clingman bought an old butcher shop on Washington Street and started a small grocery, offering limited war rations to local customers. A half-century later, Clingman’s Market is the oldest continuing business in Lewisburg. Over the years, it has evolved into a popular restaurant where 86-year old Gwen Clingman still serves up two home-cooked meals a day, seven days a week.
Sinks Grove Woman To Compete In Cooking Contest
Mary Ann Bostic of Sinks Grove will represent West Virginia in the 43rd National Chicken Cooking Contest in Dallas, Texas. Bostic’s chicken dish, Cajun Chicken Sandwich with Creamy Cucumber Slaw, was selected from thousands of recipes and will compete for the first place prize of $25,000 at the National Cook-Off.
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