1926– 100 Years Ago
Paroled
Edna Bond, Greenbrier-Pocahontas County character, who was serving what is believed to have been the heaviest sentence ever imposed for bootlegging – seven years and a $10,000 fine – has been paroled by the President and released from the Stark County (Ohio) workhouse. She has served two years and eight months.
Auto Beat Train Time
Lowering the fastest train time between the Pacific coast and Omaha, Neb., by approximately two hours, Mason Jurgenson of Los Angeles, Cal., drove a Chevrolet roadster 2,020 miles between the two cities in 56 hours and 47 minutes. He stopped only to eat, take on fuel and change one tire on the way. He picked up a nail on the New Mexico desert, that being the only mishap experience on the trip.
Rainelle Items
The I.O.O.F. band from the Odd Fellows’ Home in Elkins, will appear in the Pioneer Theatre Thursday evening, July 29
1951 – 75 Years Ago
Swimming Mentor At The Greenbrier
Jimmy Izzo, comes to The Greenbrier with references and reputation as the only swimming instructor who can teach a. beginner in two hours to swim. He has taught approximately 3,500 non swimmers to swim and dive in a period of 15 years at several of the finest hotels and country clubs in the country.
Local Boy Indian Dancer
Bob Harris, Jr., of Lewisburg, was in charge of the grand council at Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca on Saturday night. One of the dancers was his younger brother, Bill. Included in the program were a solo by Bill Harris, winner of the best Indian dancer award last season, a solo by Joe Wallace of Elkins, and a featured dance by Kaubine of the Kiowas, the camp’s own Indian.
To Open At Williamsburg
The IGA Central Grocery of East Rainelle is moving to Williamsburg within the next few weeks.
1976– 50 Years Ago
Plane Safely Down
The pilot had passed out and his wife couldn’t fly, but a Greenbrier County flight instructor talked them down to a safe landing. Don Hill, who runs a flight service here, was flying back to Ronceverte from Charleston when he heard a distress call on his radio, he said. “The lady happened to pick up the radio microphone and started hollering for help. She told me she didn’t know how to fly.” The airport tower got the two planes on radar, and after a 20-minute search in clouds, Hill saw the Cessna 172 single engine plane. “We got in formation and I was able to get her back. She was calm and doing a remarkable job. She was really learning to fly,” he said.
Drought Losses Up In Millions
Drought losses mounted to hundreds of millions of dollars in South Dakota, fire blackened hundreds of brushland acres in California, and tornadoes whirled over at least three states. Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., said he will hold hearings soon to explore the possibility of improved federal aid to farmers hit by the drought in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Carter Attacks Antibusing Plan
Jimmy Carter attacked President Ford’s antibusing plan and said the nation needs a president who will encourage school desegregation. The prospective Democratic presidential nominee told a fund-raising dinner in Boston that public school integration was “one of the best things that ever happened in the South.”
2001 – 25 Years Ago
Resort Applies For Gray Machines
Officials at The Greenbrier have confirmed the hotel will apply to the state for permission to operate “gray machines,” video gambling devices. This represents quite a turnabout for the luxurious White Sulphur Springs resort. When the state legislature was in the process of crafting the law that would allow a casino referendum for The Greenbrier, corporate officials protested against the inclusion of slot machines in the description of allowable gaming opportunities. Hotel representatives have always maintained that any gaming facility at The Greenbrier would resemble the plush casinos found in Monte Carlo more than the glitzy gambling palaces of Las Vegas or Atlantic City.
Newly Formed Foundation Receives First Charitable Fund
The board of directors of the Greater Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation, a newly formed charitable foundation, announced it has received and established its first charitable fund, a donor-advised scholarship fund created by the Greenbrier Community College Foundation. The fund was created to provide scholarships to students attending the college.
Bartos Recognized For Flying Solo In Cessna Aircraft
During the Greenbrier County Airport Authority meeting Cadet 2nd Lt. Mark Bartos (second from left) of Lewisburg was presented with his solo wings. He is pictured with (from left) his mother, Lila Bartos; Greenbrier County Commissioner President Joe Feamster, who pinned the wings on the youth’s uniform; and his father, Peter Bartos. Mark Bartos is the first cadet member of WV100, the Greenbrier Composite Squadrton of the Civil Air Patrol to solo in a Cessna 172 aircraft. (See attached photo)
