Keith-Albee

The two Fairmont daily newspapers moved toward one paper with two editions

Goldenseal magazine was founded

Patrick Gainer published Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills

Patrick Gainer published Witches, Ghosts and Signs

Excavation conducted on Grave Creek Mound by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey identified a moat surrounding the mound

The C&O requested authority to abandon the Greenbrier Division line

Elizabeth Hallanan became member of the board of directors of Columbia Gas System and Charleston National Bank

A preservation conference in Wheeling launched plans for a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting and promoting historic preservation

Joseph Hodges was recognized for distinguished service in the ecumenical cause by the West Virginia Council of Churches

William Hoffman wrote A Death of Dreams

Kanawha textbooks protest continued, fueled by the involvement of extremist groups such as the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan

Robert F. Baronner became president of Kanawha Valley Bank

Jim Muscia sold the Logan Banner to the Smith Newspapers

The Red Clay Ramblers' first successful musical, Diamond Studs, opened in Chapel Hill and moved to New York

Huntington's Keith-Albee Theatre hosted the world premiere of the film _We Are Marshall"