Echoes of the Past: Carnegie Hall “Critters” Come To Life

1924– 100 Years Ago

Among The Moonshiners

Oscar Rider, known as the “fox of the hills” around Neola, the stamping grounds of the clans of Thackers and Scotts, was arrested the other night by a raiding party consisting of Corp. W. W. Creasey and Private Coy E. Hawks, of the state police detail at Lewisburg. The raiders were in the hills for three days, during which time they broke up four big stills, destroyed all the paraphernalia that went with them and four people are held for state and federal counts.

Rainelle News

The Rainelle Theatre Corporation have started to break ground for their new building which will be a wonderful benefit to the people of this vicinity, as they will show all the latest releases with a few added attractions every month.

Died At 102

Mrs. Rebecca Bean, granddaughter of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States, died at Petersburg, Colorado on June 10. Mrs. Bean was 102 years of age. The daughter of an engineer and inventor, Rebecca Shinn was born in 1822 at Shinnston, in which was then old Virginia and now in West Virginia. While still a young girl she made four trips across the Atlantic with her father, who is said to have designed the first locomotive to ever run on a track in the United States.

1949 – 75 Years Ago

No. 2 Coal Worry

John L. Lewis for perhaps the first time, isn’t the chief worry of the coal mine operators. What really gives them the shakes this summer are the creeping pipelines pushing more natural gas out of Texas into the industrial Midwest and on to the Eastern Seaboard. Coal is still king in the fuel field, but its throne is getting mighty slippery.

At Camp McClintic

Jimmie Begaye, a Navajo Indian, from the Fort Sill Indian School, Lawton, Okla., has been employed by the Buckskin Council to serve on the camp staff this summer to teach handicraft Indian lore, and assist in camp-fire program and ceremonies. He has a vast knowledge of the Navajo, Comanche and Kiowa customs, songs, languages and ceremonies. He is a Star Scout. Begaye states that he plans to bring his Indian costumes and handicraft work to show the boys.

Calf Has Calf

Of much interest to stockmen is the birth of a bull calf to a Jersey heifer owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. L Goddard, of East Rainelle, and who had her blessed event when only 11 months and one day old. The young cow known as Connie was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, and her calf has been named Tiny.  The mother weights 340 pounds and her calf 40 pounds. The breeding of the calf was unintentional on part of the owners.

1974– 50 Years Ago

UAR Threatens Aid

Egypt threatened today to use it air force to defend Lebanon against Israeli air strikes and Israel warned it stood ready to declare a new Middle East war if necessary to protect itself. The warnings came in separate interviews as scores of Palestinian refugees fled their camps in Lebanon in fear of Israeli reprisal attacks for an Arab guerrilla raid that killed seven persons at the resort town of Nahariyya.

OK For Med., Energy, Housing

President Nixon reached an agreement with the Kremlin leadership today on the first concrete results of his summit meeting – joint U.S.-Soviet ventures aimed at fighting heart disease, finding new energy sources and developing safter housing. Nixon smiled as he signed the documents and Communist party leader Lenoid I. Brezhnev stood behind contentedly puffing a cigarette in an atmosphere of friendship that has prevailed since the President’s arrival for his weeklong summit.

Now What

A Los Angeles City Council committee has agreed to set up a legal nudity zone. The council was debating an ordinance to ban public nudity, aimed primarily at parks and beaches – particularly Venice Beach, where nude sunbathing has begun on recent weekends. After spirted testimony from nudity advocates, the police, fire and civil defense committee agreed to write into the ban a provision for setting up “clothing optional zones” and to suspend enforcement of the law until there is at least one such area for legal nudity.

1999– 25 Years Ago

Gaylor Sentenced To Life In Prison

Gene Willard Gaylor was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1976 bombing death of Billy Ray Abshire. A Greenbrier County jury found Gaylor guilty of first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of explosives with criminal intent in connection with the death of the 37-year old Rupert man.

Lewisburg Council Members Discuss Need For Manager

During a special working session, the Lewisburg City Council discussed the reasons a city manager position needs to be created, and debated what duties and responsibilities should be assigned to that person. The council previously voted to hire a city manager, also referred to as chief operations officer, but is still working to hash out the details of the job description.

Carnegie Hall “Critters” Come To Life

In a unique public art program coordinated by Carnegie Hall and Lewisburg Elementary School, Carnegie Hall will be crawling with critters. Students of Meg Hewit’s art class at Lewisburg Elementary designed and created colorful “critters that will permanently be displayed at Carnegie Hall. Proudly displaying their critters are (front, L to R) Michael Leech and Lester Huffman; (middle row) Jessica Lemons, Amanda Nichols and Cheylane Bennett; and (back row) Christy Clemons-Rodgers, education director at Carnegie Hall and Meg Hewitt, art instructor at Lewisburg Elementary.

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