Echoes of the Past is a collection of historical articles curated from The West Virginia News, The Greenbrier Independent, White Sulphur Star, and other publications archived since 1852. You may be exposed to content that you find offensive or objectionable. For historical accuracy, articles are reprinted in their original form, and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the publisher.
1922 – 100 years ago
ABOUT WOMEN
More than 200 women are candidates for elective offices in Connecticut this year. Twenty-six women are holding elective offices in New Mexico and seventy in Ohio. Mrs. Lee Rathan, of Houston, is conceded to be the best pistol shot in Texas.
ANOTHER OF US GONE BAD
Our old friend, R. C. Neece perhaps for stringent financial reasons-having varied his occupation of selling Bibles, Testaments, etc., and permitted the lure of “filthy lucre” to cause him to side-step to corn juice, a prohibition sleuth interfered with his business and a Lewisburg justice ascertained his offense to be worth a fine of $100 and a thirty day rest from his labor in the county jail. -White Sulphur Sentinel.
NARROW ESCAPE
Rosie McNeel, of Flattop, near Alderson, on Wednesday morning playfully pointed a gun at her sister, Beulah, aged about 13. She did not know the gun was loaded, but it went off. Beulah had her face and chest burned by the powder, but the charge of shot missed her, altho it cut her bonnet strings and made a big hole in the sidewall of the room.
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| A 1922 RIPCO ad |
1947- 75 years ago
Houses Being Insulated
The Taylor Insulating Co. of Covington, Va., insulated the residence of Mrs. Florence Payne on North Monroe street last week. While Mrs. Payne’s is the first house in town to be insulated, the company has contracts for residences of H. L. Smith, Marshall Pitzer, Mrs. Blanche Lobban, J. N. Alderson, C. K. Miller, R. A. Nash and Mrs. Luda Gibson.
WEST VIRGINIAN MAKES 610 M.P.H. IN JET PLANE
A young West Virginian from Hamlin, piloting a P-84 Thunderjet, one of the Army’s newest jet-propelled planes, sped from New York’s Empire State building to Philadelphia’s Northeast airport in seven minutes and 10 seconds Saturday in one of the feature events of an air show in progress at the port.
The plane, piloted by Capt. Charles E. Yeager, Hamlin W. Va., averaged 588 miles an hour, and at one point reached a speed of 610 miles per hour when Yeager said vibration forced him to slow the craft. Last Thursday Yeager, piloted a P-80 Shooting Star from the Empire State building to Philadelphia city hall in seven minutes and 11 seconds.
1972 – 50 years ago
Twirling Clinic Set
Diane Martin, Fairlea, Luellen Cobb, Scherrie McCormick, Valerie Morgan and Charlotte Yaeger, all of Ronceverte have pre-registered for the 13th Annual Cheerleading and Twirling Clinic which will be held on the Concord College campus in Athens, June 26 to June 30. The clinic is conducted by Mary Evelyn Thurman, Internationally known clinic director, teacher & judge. In February 1969 she was selected by the National Baton Twirling Association as the “Teacher of the Year.” Mrs. Gary Ambler is their Cheerleading sponsor at Greenbrier Junior High School.
Chamber Members Elected
Lewisburg Chamber of Commerce members Monday night voted to elect new officers and one-year directors for the period beginning this July. Named as vice-president to fill the unexpired term of Edward Yarid was J.E. Williams, Lewisburg retailer.
Yarid resigned his position after winning election to the Greenbrier County Board of Education.
Greenbrier Valley Air Traffic Up
Air traffic at the Greenbrier Valley Airport during May exceeded all previous months and surpassed May of 1971 by 100 per cent. There were 1,719 passengers departed on Piedmont Airlines and 1,697 arrived for a total of 3,416 during May, 1972.
Piedmont Airlines has served the Greenbrier area for 21 months. The largest number of passengers during any previous month was in October 1971 when 2,646 used the service.
1997 – 25 years ago
King Elected To Theatre’s Board of Directors
On March 24 at their monthly meeting the Greenbrier Valley Theatre board of directors elected Stephen King to their membership. King is a district agent for Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant. He is a native of Greenbrier County and resides in White Sulphur Springs.
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| The Theatre board includes (front, 1-r): Treasurer Ann Benedict, President Linda Thompson, Vice President William Burns; (back): Secretary Nan Morgan and Stephen King. Photo by board member Rick McMahan. |
“Since this tower was of significant importance to the local community, I am particularly pleased to announce its reopening,” said Damron. “I regret very much that due to the result of vandalism the community had to do without this special place for some time.”
Meadows Graduates Summa Cum Laude
Michael Julian Meadows of Lewisburg is among the 181 members of the 1997 graduating class at Emory & Henry College and was recognized during May 17 commencement exercises at the college. He will graduate summa cum laude, having maintained an overall grade point average of 3.9.
Meadows has completed a B.S. degree in biology. Following graduation, he plans to attend West Virginia School of Dentistry. On campus, he has been a member of the Pre-Health Association, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honorary Society, the Blue & Gold Society, Sigma Mu Scholarship Society, Blue Key Honor Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity and Beta Lambda Zeta social fraternity.
During the college’s recent Honors Banquet, he was named Outstanding Senior in the Biology Department. A graduate of Greenbrier East High School and member of First Baptist Church of Fairlea, Meadows is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Julian Meadows, JR.
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| Michael Meadows |
Mayor says Remark about Dogs, Cats Was Joke
Alderson Mayor Tom Housby has clarified remarks he made in the newspaper. In a candidate profile, Housby said if he was elected he would enact an ordinance requiring townspeople to have no dogs and no cats.
He says meant those remarks as a joke.
Housby said, “Dogs and cats running loose are becoming an increasing problem.”
He also said it would be practically impossible to enact an ordinance restricting the number of pets people can own.
Any ordinance would have to be to advertised, read at two separate public hearings and voted on by the entire town council. Housby is running unopposed for mayor of Alderson. The election is next Tuesday.
