1926– 100 Years Ago
Elected President
Nick Kramer, of Ronceverte, was elected president of the student body of West Virginia University at the annual election in Morgantown The vote was the heaviest in the history of the university. Kramer defeated Clay V. Miller, Jr., of Grafton, 1,080 to 669.
Jerusalem Americanized
Foreign sales of Delco-Light plants on April 15 equaled the entire foreign sales of the company’s light and power plants for 1925. One-seventh of the company’s entire output is now going abroad. Recent installations include the Firestone rubber developments in Liberia, a shrine in a Buddhist temple in Mongolia and some Norwegian trading points beyond the northernmost white settlements at Hammerfest. Water from a 6,000-year old well in Jerusalem is now drawn by a Delco-Light pump and plant.
Church Athletics
The Church Athletic Union of Ronceverte opened the baseball season last Monday afternoon at the Island Park. During the opening week, the Baptist Giants defeated the Methodist Senators 1-0 and the Presbyterian Orioles beat the Christian Pirate 4-1.
1951 – 75 Years Ago
Kee Dead
Representative John Kee, age 76, of this fifth district collapsed during a routine session of the foreign relations committee, of which he was chairman, on May 8, dying in a few minutes. He had been ill for some time and only recently returned from a Bethesda hospital.
Manages Hotel
Mrs. Clarence A. Jackson of Lewisburg has taken over the management of the Fort Union Hotel on Main Street in Lewisburg. Mrs. Jackson with several years of hotel experience has renovated the hotel and is now operating the dining room on a full week schedule. She specializes in home-style southern meals that are cooked by local colored women.
Mrs. Barkley Visits
Mrs. Alban W. Barkley, wife of the Vice President of the United States, paid a distinguished though quiet visit in Lewisburg last week where she spent a great deal of her childhood in the homes of her grandfather, the lates James T. Rucker.
1976– 50 Years Ago
Abolitionists Claim They’ve Lost An Ally
Die-hard abolitionists shouted ‘we’ve lost an ally’ and hinted that former Secretary of State John Rockefeller’s soften stand on surface mining would injure his political future in West Virginia. Rockefeller, now president of W. Va. Wesleyan College, lost to Republican Gov. Arch Moore in the 1972 election, in which strip mining was a crucial issue.
College Will Be Deeded To State
In an “no-nonsense” statement made at his offices yesterday afternoon, Governor Arch A. Moore, Junior, directed that the Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine be deeded to the State of West Virginia. The Governor issued his statement at a meeting with Senators Hamilton, Williams and Gilligan, and Delegate Sara Lee Neal.
Ford Says U. S. Should Turn Away
President Ford says the United States should turn away from the “why” of Vietnam and toward solving what remains: the pain in the families of those killed and wounded, the refugees who used to be American allies, the new challenges to foreign policy. “ The war in Vietnam is over,” the President said.
2001 – 25 Years Ago
Carnegie Hall Retires Debt 18 Years Ahead Of Schedule Carnegie Hall reached a major milestone recently with a celebration marking the end of the first phase of the Renaissance Campaign, a capital campaign launched in 1995 to fund a $2.9 million renovation project. Thanks to the generosity of individuals, corporation, foundations, and the State of West Virginia, Carnegie Hall has paid off a $1 million debt that the organization incurred in 1996 to allow the renovation project to move forward.
Chamber Of Commerce Moves Office To New Location
The Greater Greenbrier Chamber of Commerce board of directors recently held its first meeting at the organization’s new location, 111 N. Jefferson Street in Lewisburg. In continued cooperation with the Greenbrier County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the chamber now occupies the renovated bus depot in the center of Lewisburg’s historic district. The chamber’s 21-member board is elected by the organization’s 380+ members.
Awarded Degree
William Lemley, D.O., F.A.A.O., recently earned the fellowship degree from the American Academy of Osteopathy’s Board of Governors during the organization’s annual conference in Colorado Springs, CL. Dr. Lemley is one of 90 osteopathic physicians nationwide who currently hold this status. The F.A.A.O. designation honors osteopathic physicians who demonstrate special skill in the utilization of osteopathic principles and practice.
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