The following information is taken from the pages of The West Virginia Daily News, The West Virginia News, and The Greenbrier Independent in The West Virginia Daily News archives from 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago.
August 19-23, 1996
25 Years Ago…
Fifty West Virginia newspapers won awards for editorial excellence in the annual Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the West Virginia Press Association.
The West Virginia Daily News won a third place award for Best Feature Story in Division 3.
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Lewisburg pediatrician Dr. Greg Wallace recently returned from a medical mission trip to Africa. From June 15 to July 30, 1996, Wallace volunteered his time and services at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya.
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The Greenbrier County Commission voted on Tuesday to advertise for bids to renovate the former jail building in Lewisburg into a 911 communications center.
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Navy Airman Avery D. Lewis, son of Herman A. and Carol L. Lewis of Union, has returned to his homeport in Norfolk, VA, after completing a 6-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.
He is a 1983 graduate of Union High School.
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Janet Johnson of Rainelle was recognized as Greenbrier County’s Outstanding 4-H Volunteer Leader during a brunch at the recent 4-H Volunteer Leaders Weekend at Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Conference Center.
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Arthenia Heaster of Crawley was picked as the winner of a Magnavox 27-inch table model television in Buick’s “Go for the Green” event conducted by Bill Lewis Motors in Lewisburg.
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Charles Rehnborg, a 1977 graduate of Union High School, has been appointed to the Virginia Board of Nursing Home Administrators by Governor Allen.
He is married to the former Lynn Perry of White Sulphur Springs.
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Rudy Flora, a Greenbrier County native, has established a counseling service in Abington, VA.
He is the son of Genevee and Rudy Flora of Maxwelton.
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After attending the Lions International Convention in Montreal, District Governor Mike Gabbert of the Ronceverte Lions Club visited the Leader Dog for the Blind Center in Rochester, Michigan, on July 20 and 21.
August 19, 1971
50 Years Ago…
At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the White Sulphur Springs Company Inc., operators of The Greenbrier, E. Truman Wright was elected to the position of president and managing director of The Greenbrier.
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Radio station WSLW, 1310 on your dial, with 5,000 watts, White Sulphur Springs, went on the air at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
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David Harrah, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Harrah of Lewisburg, recently passed his certified public accountant examination in the state of North Carolina.
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At the annual Thurman’s Twirling Cheerleading Clinic, held on the campus of Concord College last month, Lewisburg Junior High School won “Golden Spirit Stick.”
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Edward R. Paulin, son of Mrs. Paulin of Renick, has been promoted to technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
He attended Frankford High School.
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Lloyd Deitz of Clintonville has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph, MO.
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“Yellow Pages” for the information center for the 1971 State Fair of West Virginia will be Jennifer Hatcher, Carnie Barbour, Frances Hatcher, and Nancy Legg, all of Lewisburg.
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Joseph A. Fry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Fry of Ronceverte, was commissioned an Army second lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps.
August 22, 1946
75 Years Ago…
Miss Gladys Jackson of Lewisburg will soon assume her duties as director of religious education at West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, N.C., of which the Rev. E.J. Agsten, formerly of Ronceverte, is pastor.
She is a graduate of Lewisburg High School.
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The U.S. Army Recruiting Office announces the acceptance of three more enlistments at the Ronceverte post office: Clarence Harvey Zimmerman of Lewisburg and David Riffe Gwinn Jr. and Robert Miller Burdette, both of Alderson.
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W.I. Holliday assumed his new office as general agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in Ronceverte on August 15. He succeeds W.C. Hank who has been retired after 43 years of service with the railroad.
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The Ronceverte Grill, after being delayed for several months awaiting the arrival of new equipment, opened its door for business on Main Street at noon on Monday — in time for the fair.
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It was reported that in the Pickaway section of Monroe County, there was frost on the top of the haystacks on Tuesday morning of last week, August 13.
August 20, 1921
100 Years Ago…
A facetious friend suggests to the West Virginia News that as certain days are proposed for the fair next week, such as Ronceverte Day, Lewisburg Day, etc., why not set aside Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as Moonshine Days in recognition of this rapidly growing industry.
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Prof. John T. Fitzgerald, principal of the Union District High School, Monroe County, reports that the contractor for the new building to take the place of the one destroyed by a storm recently, Mr. J.F. Fisher of Logan, this state, promises to have the new school building completed and ready for occupancy by December 1.
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When his plea to be excused from jury duty was not heeded, George C. Hoye of Wheeling, Indiana, asked Judge V.S. Reiter to accept his wife as his substitute as she was through with her fruit canning. The judge rejected the offer.
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