1925– 100 Years Ago
Bootleggers
Then And Now
Ex-Governor W. A. MacCorkle in a letter to the state prohibition commissioner, called attention to the great amount of bootlegging carried on in license days, saying: “Now people have forgotten this thing. They do not know that in the old days of practically free whiskey in this state, West Virginia at one time furnished one-third of the moonshine and one-third of the illicit whiskey selling in the United States.”
Death Of The
Great Commoner
William Jennings Bryan, three times a candidate for the Presidency and for thirty years, a dominant figure in Democratic national politics, died suddenly at Dayton, Tenn. He had stayed on in Dayton after the Scopes evolution case had ended in order to deliver his address, “What Will You Do With Jesus?”
Religion And Science Fight National Issue
The conflict between religion and science set afoot by the Scopes trial in Tennessee, became a national issue when the Federal courts in Washington were asked to settle the question of whether the theory of evolution as taught in Washington public schools is “disrespect of the Bible.”
1950 – 75 Years Ago
Bank Sets Aug. 15
Moving Day
Aug. 15 has been set as the tentative date for moving the Bank of Quinwood from Quinwood to East Rainelle. Bank officials said that a new brick building being erected in East Rainelle’s business district would be ready for occupancy at that time. No change in the bank’s name is contemplated at present, Dr. J. G. Leech, president, announced.
$504.46 Worth Of Bull
One bull, consigned by Curtis Young of Pickaway and sold for beef at Friday’s sales at the Greenbrier Valley Stock Yards here brought $504.46, at $25.60 per hundred. Cross Brothers of Philadelphia packers were purchasers. The bull weighed 1,970 lbs. The sale is considered a record for bulls.
Greenbrier Coal
Directors
Mine directors were elected at the annual dinner meeting of the Greenbrier Coal Operators Assn. at the Big Clear Creek Lodge and Dude Ranch at Kessler. They are: W. E. Sellards, C. E. Hough, W. C. Miller, W. H. Fleming, J. W. Raine, C. E. Quenon, John W. Bell, Claude Jarrett, and John Allif. W.G. Crichton of Charleston, the speaker, was re-elected a director of the Southern Coal Producers Assn.
1975– 50 Years Ago
Ford’s Vetoes
Are Overriden
President Ford was away when it happened, but the first of his 11 vetoes this year was overridden in a house of Congress. The Senate voted 67 to 15 to override the veto he announced earlier in the day of a $2 billion health care bill he said was too costly. Republican senators joined Democrats in denouncing the veto and calling for the override. The bulk of the bill would have provided $1.4 billion for health services and health revenue sharing programs which give grants to states for projects such as community mental health centers, migrant health and other programs.
Recording Proves Guards Fired First Shots At University
Ohio National Guard M1 rifles fired the first three shots of the May 4, 1970, Kent State University shootings when four students were killed and nine others wounded, an audio expect testified Thursday. Scott Robinson of Bolt, Baranek & Newman, Inc., testified for the plaintiffs in the $48 million civil suit arising from the shootings.
Mansion To Be Closed
This is the day of the new “lean and trim look” of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy empire – and it’s goodbye to the posh, 74-room Chicago Playboy mansion and the sleek black “big bunny” jet. The mansion is the latest victim of a general belt tightening in the Hefner magazine empire.
2000 – 25 Years Ago
Citing Health, Personal Reasons Greenbrier County Clerk
Steps Down
After more than three decades, Greenbrier County Clerk Sandra Morgan is stepping down. Morgan has been working in the county clerk’s office off and on for 38 years. She was appointed as county clerk in 1995 after the death of County Clerk Eugene Spence.
Triad Promises
Improvements At Greenbrier Valley
Medical Center
When Triad Hospitals, Inc., takes over ownership of Greenbrier Valley Medical Center this fall, people can expect to see changes. Triad, which is headquartered in Dallas, TX, intends to finalize the purchase of GVMC from NetCare Health Systems on or about October 1.
Greenbrier
Superintendent Pledges No More Consolidation
The Greenbrier County Board of Education held a special session to discuss the state School Building Authority’s (SBA) plan for the 2000-01 academic year. Superintendent Stephen Baldwin emphasized the county is not planning any further consolidation of schools. The consolidated Western Greenbrier Junior High School opened earlier this year.
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