1924– 100 Years Ago
Danger From Gasoline
Many housewives would be frightened into hysterics if they saw one of their children playing with a loaded shotgun. Yet some of the same women will thoughtlessly undertake dry-cleaning in the kitchen with gasoline. On an average of 800 women are burned to death each year while cleaning with gasoline in the home.
The Cross-Word Craze
No sooner do we emerge from the strife of a bitter national political campaign than we find ourselves confronted by another perplexing situation, namely, the cross-word puzzle craze. Never before, as a nation, have we been so universally puzzled, says an observer.
Falling Spring High School Notes
The cold nights cause our thoughts to turn to the sports of winter. Skating and sleighing, oh, the joy and mirth that is poured out in this barren world, when folks go coasting and skating. When the poet sang of June’s superb weather, and acclaimed to a gaping world that nothing was so rare as a day in June, he was showing a great lack of knowledge, or else he thought that such a phrase had so much beauty and grace, that the discerning world would never notice. Not even a glorious June day has the insisting appeal found in a clear winter day, when the ice is good, and the hills are smooth for coasting.
1949 – 75 Years Ago
Hogs Spend Night In River
Two truck loads of fat hogs being brought from near Fort Spring to the Greenbrier Valley Stock Yards for the sales Friday, spent Thursday night in the middle of the Greenbrier River about a mile above Fort Spring. W. C. Ellis started the hogs to market late Thursday evening; a trailer being pulled by a tractor and another by a jeep. Both vehicles bogged down in the river, and the drivers were obliged to wade to shore. With the coming darkness the vehicles were abandoned in the river until the following day.
O’Brien Leaves Greenbrier
George O’Brien, a veteran of 35 years on the staff of The Greenbrier, has resigned and returned to his old home at Cape Cod, Mass. His first job at The Greenbrier as a 20-year old was storekeeper and within a year he advanced to the front desk. From information clerk he moved to room clerk, to front office manager, and finally to resident manager.
New Installation
The Lewis Theatre of Lewisburg is pleased to announce two new installations of progress. A new custom made “Starke” Clcloramic screen with no perforations and giving 20% more light and much better vision from every seat. In addition to our new screen we have installed Bosh & Lomb’s new Super Cline-Phor lenses which is the last word in lenses. Our projection will be improved 50%
1974– 50 Years Ago
New Heck’s Store Site In Lewisburg
Heck’s, a West Virginia based discount chain, announced today plans to build a 43,500 square foot store in Lewisburg. Excavation at the proposed site, U. S. 219 South, will begin around December 1.
Americans Still In Recession
Americans got warnings Monday of higher food prices and more unemployment, and the chairman of Ford Motor Co. accused Washington of inaction in the middle of a recession. In the wake of a 400 per cent increase in sugar prices, the Ford administration was told 15,000 independent bakeries could go out of business unless sugar prices declined.
Thanksgiving Dinner
ONeil’s Restaurant in White Sulphur Springs offers a Thanksgiving buffet with all the trimmings for $3.85 for adults and $1.85 for children.
1999– 25 Years Ago
GVT In Rehearsal For A Tuna Christmas
Many exciting events are occurring at Greenbrier Valley Theatre. Construction has started on the renovation of the building at 113 East Washington Street. Last Sunday, actors Steve Zimmerman and Ed Baccari arrived in Lewisburg to begin rehearsal of GVT’s December production A Tuna Christmas.
Joint Celebration Planned To Welcome New Rector
St. James’ (Lewisburg) and All Saints’ (Union) Episcopal Churches will welcome their new rector, the Rev. James C. Conyers, with a joint celebration of the first Sunday of the Advent season at St. James’ Episcopal Church November 28.
Garden Clubs “Deck The Hall”
Each year Carnegie Hall relies on the help of area garden clubs to “Deck The Hall” with yuletide cheer. Members of the Lewisburg Garden Club put the finishing touches on the garland which graces the stairway in the main entrance foyer. Picture are (l to r) Mary Noel Morgan, Gen McCormick, Bill Martin, maintenance supervisor at Carnegie Hall, Norma Pope, Tess Barr, Joan Yarid and Mimsi deOlloqui.
