1924– 100 Years Ago
Passenger Must Watch, Too
A passenger in an automobile must warn the driver that a train is approaching if he sees it, and the driver does not appear to, and failure to do so is contributory negligence, the Supreme Court held in a decision.
Frost
On the high points the corn crop has been hard hit by three frosts in the past week.
University Stadium
Over 18,000 seats of the new West Virginia University athletic stadium have been completed and plans are being rushed to complete the structure this fall. The University football team opens its 1924 season September 27 with West Virginia Wesleyan in Morgantown.
1949 – 75 Years Ago
Will Not Close Greenbrier
The Greenbrier Hotel at White Sulphur Springs will not be closed for the winter or sold or leased, Walter J. Tuohy, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, operating company announced. Tuohy said there had been persistent rumors that the railway-owned hotel would be closed temporarily or might change hands.
Re-Open Pool Room
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Powers of Lewisburg have leased the Top Hat Billiards room on South Court Street. The center opened last week for business.
Fat Men Better Mates
Fat men make the best husbands, and school teachers the best wives. That’s the word from the direction of the National Institute for Human Relations. The fat man is the least likely to want a divorce, he is a tender and faithful lover and he is more easily persuaded to wash the dishes and get up at night to look at the baby. School teachers love children, and they make good mothers. Teachers are well adjusted personalities as a rule and are less inclined to be neurotic than the average American woman.
1974– 50 Years Ago
Nixon Pardoned
The President chose Sunday to deliver his dramatic announcement that he had granted Nixon a “full, free and absolute” pardon. Ford said that his conscience and prayers had led him to conclude that “Richard Nixon and his loved ones have suffered enough…”
Coal Is The Answer
Coal is the ultimate solution to the nation’s energy shortage, and the federal government should give top priority to finding ways to reduce the sulphur content in the fuel, West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore told the Southern Governors Conference. “There’s a way to clean up coal if this nation seeks to move toward energy self-sufficiency.
Plane Crash Kills 69
An Eastern Air Lines DC-9 jet crashed and burned today while attempting a landing in fog at Charlotte’s Douglas Municipal Airport, killing 69 of the 82 persons aboard. The plane crashed in an open field two and one-half miles south of the airport.
1999– 25 Years Ago
Judge Lobban Sets Pretrail Hearing Schedule In Rainbow Murder Case
As the Rainbow Murder case begins to wind it way through the court system yet again, a senior status circuit judge set a hearing schedule for pretrial matters and granted several defense motions having to do with discovery issues. Jacob Wilson Beard, 53, of Florida, formerly of Pocahontas County, is charged with the double homicide known as the Rainbow Murders. The victims, Nancy Santomero, 19, and Vicki Durian, 26, were shot to death while they were apparently on their way to an annual gathering of the Rainbow Family, a loosely-knot counterculture group.
Schoonover Faces Federal Charges For Allegedly Accepting Bribes
State Senator Randy Schoonover has been charged by federal officials with accepting $2,725 in bribes. He allegedly took money from a prominent Summersville businessman in exchange for using his influence as a senator to nudge the state Parkways Authority to push the businessman’s wrecker service ahead of others in towing vehicles from the West Virginia Turnpike.
Bells To Renovate Historic Home
The Lewisburg Preservation and Enhancement Alliance, Inc. announced today that the historic house at 200 South Jefferson Street, once owned by nineteenth century luminary John Dunn, has been sold. The property belonged to the Walkup family heirs and has been sold to John and Ann Bell of Lewisburg. They plan a careful restoration of the house to its ca. 1820 appearance.
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