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1922 – 100 Years Ago
Largest In the World
The immense factual smokestack for the caller powerfulness works portion of the Virginia-Western Power Company, Ronceverte, was topped disconnected past week. The stack conscionable completed is the largest smokestack of factual successful the world, reaching a tallness of 327 feet. The ceramic lining is yet to beryllium installed and volition necessitate 60,000 bricks.
War Mobilization
Seventy-five cardinal men were mobilized passim the satellite during the precocious war, according to authoritative statistic published successful Berlin. Thirty cardinal were nether arms astatine the adjacent of hostilities.
Game Tied
The much-advertised shot crippled played astatine Charleston past Saturday betwixt the Washington and Lee University and West Virginia University resulted successful a necktie of 12 to 12. It is reported arsenic being a spirited crippled from commencement to finish.
Shooting On Cold Knob
A precise tragic mishap occurred connected the Greenbrier and Nicholas Road connected Monday of past week erstwhile the car of Robert Spencer was changeable into by an assailant who was concealed successful the woods adjacent the Cold Knob watering trough. The victims had stopped to enactment caller h2o successful the radiator and conscionable arsenic the car was astir to commencement the shooting began. Nine shots being fired successful each and resulting successful superior but not fatal injuries. No hint of the offenders has been recovered yet.
1947 – 75 Years Ago
Some Egg
Mrs. E. B. Freeman of Fairlea brought to our bureau Tuesday an ovum that measured 8 ½ inches 1 mode and 6 ½ inches the different and weighed 4 ½ ounces. It was laid by a Hampshire Red Hen who lays 1 each day.
Quillen To Rebuild
The Quillen Lumber and Supply Co. that has had the misfortune to suffer their sawmill successful Alderson successful 2 disastrous fires during the past 3 months is preparing to rebuild the mills. Orders for instrumentality person been placed.
First Greenbrier War Dead Arrived Here Sunday
The assemblage of Capt. Robert Earl Gee, Jr., of Trout Valley adjacent Williamsburg, arrived present Sunday greeting by C&O train, and was taken successful complaint by Wallace & Wallace, Lewisburg undertakers. Capt. Gee served successful the Pacific theatre and was changeable down implicit China Aug. 6, 1944.
1972 – 50 Years Ago
Medical College
The Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine, which volition beryllium housed successful the Greenbrier Military School analyzable successful Lewisburg, has applied to the Appalachian Regional Commission for a assistance of $409,233 towards establishing and operating the college.
Favors Tax Break
According to Democratic gubernatorial candidate, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Republican mismanagement of the system has aggravated the taxation burden. Rockefeller said meaningful taxation betterment has been postponed for 4 agelong years. Governor Moore asked for much caller taxes successful his archetypal 18 months than immoderate different politician requested successful an full four-year term. Rockefeller said helium volition combat for a user taxation recognition strategy that volition refund portions of the income taxation to debased income and middle-income families.
Muskie Here
Over 400 came to perceive U. S. Senator Edmund Muskie talk astatine a Democratic rally astatine the Frankford School gymnasium. Also astatine the rally were Congressman Harley O. Staggers and Mrs. Jay Rockefeller.
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