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Sep 03, 1866
Hugh Isaac "Ike" Shott, Sr. was born in Staunton, Virginia
1922
The Shott brothers made initial efforts at radio Other events that happened on or around 1922 A black man, Leroy Williams, was hung for the rape of a woman when evidence showed otherwise. Four of Mary Atkeson's plays were published First Morgantown airport built R. D. Bailey moved to Pineville Field of 64 high school basketball teams was broken into "A" and "B" divisions based on team strength West Virginia was 35% forested John Peale Bishop married Izetta Brown was first woman south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for U.S. Senate Cut-over land at present Calvin W. Price State Forest was sold by Maryland Lumber Company Camp Caesar began Brandon Hass purchased the old forest at present Cathedral State Park A second series of treason trials of West Virginia Mine Wars was held in Charles Town William E. "Ned" Chilton Jr. became president of the Daily Gazette Co. Charleston Ordnance Center closed Almost 80% of miners lived in company towns John W. Davis became president of the American Bar association Julia Davis received B.A. from Barnard College Clarence Shirley Donnelly accepted the pastorate at Oak Hill Baptist Church Capt. Annis Boggs was commissioned Ward Engineering of Charleston to build floating dance hall, the Edwards Moonlight Morrow Hall began occupancy at Fairmont State First steel fire tower was built on Backbone Mountain by Emory N. "Pop" Wriston Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler died Donald Gaudineer graduated from New York State Ranger College Benjamin Gravely started his own business, The Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company in Dunbar East-west routes were assigned odd numbers and north-south routes were assigned even numbers Bill Blizzard and others were tried for treason at the Jefferson County courthouse No one was convicted of treason in the Blair Mountain trials Frank Keeney agreed to temporary wage cuts for UMWA members Charles Laws relocated to Hinton to replace a local doctor who had died Hamlin High School was built in Hamlin Minnie Lowther wrote Mount Vernon, Arlington and Woodlawn A church was built for the Lebanese Christians in Wheeling The Leadclad Wire Company was established by Wheeling Metal John Matheus began teaching foreign languages at West Virginia State College A disastrous fire completely destroyed the Mercer Healing Springs Hotel The Mine Wars ended The B&O absorbed the Morgantown & Kingwood The Mount St. George mansion was acquired by the Catholic Knights of St. George The Norwalk Motor Car Company closed The State Industrial School for Colored Boys opened at Lakin, Mason County William Revercomb relocated to Charleston to practice law Leonard Riggleman earned a bachelor's degree at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Rev. Patrick J. Donahue died John J. Swint became Bishop of Catholic Diocese Catholic population in West Virginia was 63,000 Clint Thomas joined the Detroit Stars baseball team There was a Washington exposition of Vitrolite A hospital proved vital during an influenza epidemic Leased wildlife refuges on privately owned land were established First large mine in Wyoming County was opened by Raleigh-Wyoming Coal Company Gurnett “Cap” Ferguson built the 72-room Ferguson Hotel Hack Wilson hit 30 homers and hit .362, leading the Class D Blue Ridge League in both categories.
Jun 27, 1929
WHIS in Bluefield went on air with a broadcast featuring the local Lions Club quartet
1933
WHIS increased to 250 watts Other events that happened on or around 1933 County unit plan for school systems was adopted West Virginia counties had to reduce term length Doddridge County High School was created The flat-spired three-toothed land snail was discovered Legislature established the Conservation Commission The Greenbrier College for Women was chartered as Greenbrier College Perry Gresham received a bachelor of divinity degree from Texas Christian University West Virginia erected a replica cabin and stone memorial at the birthplace of Nancy Hanks A great trial was held against the contractor of the Hawks Nest Tunnel by those who contracted silicosis Legislative act put every public road in West Virginia under direct state control The Democrats regained control of the governorship Charles Hodel was instrumental in developing the Beckley-Mount Hope Airport The radical West Virginia Mine Workers Union and the West Virginia Labor Party both collapsed Act replaced game protectors with conservation officers The West Virginia World's Fair exhibit was housed at Jackson's Mill The Charles Town Racetrack opened in Jefferson County Frances Benjamin Johnston began photographing early architecture of the American South William C. Kelly died Kumbrabow State Forest was created in response to the Civilian Conservation Corps Act The National Industrial Recovery Act guaranteed workers the right to collective bargaining and outlawed yellow-dog contracts Democrats took control of the West Virginia Senate The progressive Roosevelt administration secured passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act Melvin Goins was born Pare Lorentz conceived, edited and published The Roosevelt Year, 1933 West Virginia acquired the land for Lost River State Park Master Marble and Bridgeport Marble exhibited millions of marbles at the World's Fair in Chicago The Gallipolis Locks and Dam began construction The Civilian Conservation Corps first became active in Monongahela National Forest Prohibition ends Cacapon State Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps The National Recovery Administration was created with the passing of the National Industrial Recovery Ac Legislation passed establishing the Conservation Commission of West Virginia Camp Woodbine and Camp Cranberry were established by Civilian Conservation Corps in Richwood Ruth Rohde served as U.S. Minister to Denmark Eleanor Roosevelt convinced FDR to use congressionally approved federal funds to establish the first national subsistence homestead in Arthurdale Lynnside Manor, Monroe County, the traditional home of the Lewis family, burned down William Smith O'Brien became West Virginia secretary of state H. M. Calhoun died Buddy Starcher became popular performer at WCHS Charleston State Police field structure shrank to two companies State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau was organized Mel Moore and Billy Long led a strike at Weirton Steel Employees bought the Wheeling Traction Company and re-named it Cooperative Transit Company Festus Summers finished his doctorate at WVU The Braxton Democrat newspaper in Sutton compiled and reprinted the Wm. Byrne tales of Elk River West Virginia property tax revenue was at $27 million Fred Torrey created the "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture W. W. Trent became superintendent of Schools UMWA unionized the West Virginia coalfields Camp Watoga was created by the Civilian Conservation Corps Fred E. Brooks died WOBU changed to WCHS WCHS stopped sharing time with WSAZ in Huntington Wheeling Bank & Trust Company merged with Dollar Saving & Trust to form the Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust Company The Athenaeum became the Daily Athenaeum Clyde O. Law became board chairman of West Virginia Wesleyan College The WWVA's Wheeling Jamboree country music show began A new central portion of Wheeling Hospital was constructed A strike at Widen occurred The Coal House was built in Williamson of bituminous coal Edwin S. Maclin became president of West Virginia Institute of Technology
1935
WHIS increased to 500 watts Other events that happened on or around 1935 Pare Lorentz was contracted by the U.S. Resettlement Administration to create a motion picture about the New Deal James Allen took over as president of Marshall College (now University) Walter Martens designed the Cavalier and Belvedere Apartments in Charleston Walter L. "Bill" Hart became editor of the Dominion-News The National Historic Landmarks program was authorized The Social Security law was passed Nylon was invented in DuPont laboratory in Delaware The Wheeling Daily News merged with Wheeling Register to form the Wheeling News-Register Potomac State College was placed under the management of the Board of Governors of West Virginia University The law was amended to give the PSC more control over utility expansion, construction, and self-dealing The Elkins-Randolph County Airport was completed Nat Reese's family moved to Princeton The showboat Omar was originally launched by the Ohio River Company of Cincinnati Benjamin Rosenbloom began serving as Wheeling's vice mayor The property of the Charleston Interurban Railroad was bought by Charleston Transit Company The Buckhannon tannery burned down The U.S. Rivers and Harbors Act was passed Construction on the Tygart Dam began The First National Bank of Parkersburg was one of the largest national bank in West Virginia Arthur B. Waugh won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism Vienna was incorporated as a city Libbey-Owens-Ford bought the Vitrolite Company Camp Will Rogers was opened by the Civilian Conservation Corps Pennsylvania Central Airlines began service at Wertz Airport Paul N. Elbin became president of West Liberty State College Innis C. Davis became state historian and archivist Supporters of industrial unionism organized the Committee for Industrial Organization WMMN increased to 1,000 watts and became an important outlet for country and western music performers Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz pioneered the leucotomy, a radical form of brain surgery
1939
WHIS affiliated with NBC network Other events that happened on or around 1939 A brick school building began serving the children at Tygart Valley Homesteads Oscar Nelson commissioned Walter F. Martens to design the United Carbon headquarters Sculptures by Annie Latham Bartlett was exhibited at the New York World's Fair Andre Van Damme was recalled to military service during mobilization West Virginia's share of the antebellum Virginia state debt was retired Ground school courses and flying lessons were offered at Wertz Field as part of the National Civilian Pilot Training Program Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust acquired Citizen Mutual Only 325 students enrolled at West Liberty State College West Virginia Annual Conference of Methodists discontinued ties with Morris Harvey College Patty Willis exhibited her work at the World's Fair Aunt Jennie Wilson was widowed WJLS went on the air in Beckley Stanley Bender enlisted in the Army Katherine Johnson married James Francis Goble
1948
WHIS radio increased to 5,000 watts Other events that happened on or around 1948 Peak production of coal in West Virginia Clair Bee wrote Touchdown Pass Charles Town Opera House was closed Westvaco Chemical Corporation became part of FMC Oliver Chitwood published the second volume of A Short History of the American People President Irvin Stewart approved Earl Core's proposal to found WVU arboretum Five floors were added to the 1941 addition of the Diamond Department Store Little Jimmy Dickens signed with Columbia Records Joanne Dru appeared in Red River The Edwards Moonlight was rehulled K. K. Hall was elected mayor of Madison Roy Lee Harmon wrote Up the Creek Virgil Carrington Jones wrote The Hatfield and McCoys, published by University of North Carolina Press The music department of Concord College awarded the first degree in music education Louis Johnson chaired President Truman's finance committee The federal government charged Big Bill Lias with income tax evasion The Lilly Brothers moved to WWVA Wheeling where they worked with Red Belcher The appointment of a separate dean for the Marshall College graduate school began An addition was built to Louis Marx & Company facility for plastic toys Bernard McDonough bought the Kanawha Sand & Gravel company Herbert Chester Greer died John Nash entered the doctoral program at Princeton University The Spirit of Jefferson newspaper merged with the Farmers' Advocate The last case of smallpox in West Virginia was reported Jack Rollins joined music publishers Hill and Range in New York West Virginia State College romped through an undefeated basketball season, winning the regular season and tournament championships Construction began on the state police academy Eleanor Steber sang at the Republican National Convention Eleanor Steber commissioned and premiered Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Stone & Thomas opened a new store in downtown Charleston P. D. Strausbaugh retired from WVU The Federal Communications Commission granted approval for the construction WSAZ television in Huntington Andre Van Damme settle in Charleston WAJR-FM (now WVAQ) began broadcasting in Morgantown The West Virginia Review ceased publication WVU enrollment at 8,069 A physical therapy department was opened at Wheeling Hospital The Shott brothers made a premature effort at an FM station Frankie Yankovic was voted “America’s Polka King” by an 8-to-1 margin at a contest sponsored by record companies
Oct 12, 1953
Hugh Shott Sr. died and his son took over Other events that happened on or around October 12, 1953 Hugh Shott Sr. died
1955
WHIS TV (now WVVA) aired in Bluefield
1963
The Shott brothers revived their WHAJ-FM Other events that happened on or around 1963 The Centennial year closed and virtually all elements of the program had been successfully completed Patch Adams spent two weeks in a psychiatric facility for depression President's Appalachian Regional Commission (PARC) recommendations sent to President Johnson Appalachian Hospital network saved by the Board of National Missions of the United Presbyterian Church Appalachian Volunteers organized Only 417 nesting pairs of bald eagles could be found in the U.S. W. E. Blackhurst published Sawdust in Your Eyes W. E. Blackhurst was the first commentator for the Cass Scenic Railroad Florence Blanchfield received the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal A new student union building was built at Bluefield State College (now University) Tony Boyle was elected president of the UMWA Ruby Bradley retired from the army Elk River Coal & Lumber Company sold its sawmill at Swandale to Georgia-Pacific Expansion of Cabell Huntington Hospital increased the size to 280 beds and 48 bassinets Centennial Golden Trout received first widespread stocking Mower Lumber Company purchased Cheat Mountain Club Jim Comstock ran for unsuccessfully for Congress Phyllis Curtin sang at the meeting of the Music Educators National Conference in Charleston Julius DeGruyter wrote A Brief History of Kanawha County and the Kanawha Region Dolores Dowling became secretary and administrative assistant of the Veterans Administration regional office in Huntington Thomson Newspapers of Canada purchased all three Fairmont papers Ann Flagg returned to teaching at Evanston Consolidated School District and Southern Illinois University The department led the effort to organize a crafts fair at Cedar Lakes The book, Mountain Heritage was published Patrick Gainer published The West Virginia Centennial Song Book of 100 Songs Patrick Gainer recorded Folk Songs of the Allegheny Mountains for Folk Heritage Recordings Earl Andrews became president of the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation at Berkeley Springs Legislature authorized counties to cooperate with local governments and the federal government Land on Maryland Heights was added to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park The widows of Edward and Walker Long and William D. Brike took charge of Huntington Newspaper Publishing Charles Hodel was named to the West Virginia Press Association's Hall of Fame The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals who ruled in State ex rel. Slatton v. Boles that the state policy is to "protect and reclaim juveniles" and will be treated as delinquents rather than criminals Kanawha Records began to record authentic indigenous mountain music as performed by contemporary West Virginia musicians Reynolds Memorial Hospital opened a new facility in Glen Dale The National Youth Science Camp was founded in Pocahontas County The West Virginia Chapter of Nature Conservancy was founded by volunteers The Greenbrier Historical society re-formed after disbanding during the Civil War New buildings of the Ohio Valley College (now University) were occupied on a permanent campus The Libbey-Owens-Ford glass bottle plant closed in Charleston Jim Comstock found a preserved baby and the two female mummies in a barn in Philippi. The West Virginia Centennial showboat, Rhododendron, plied the Kanawha, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers Spanky Roberts was assigned to Griffis Air Force base The St. Albans Archeological Site was first identified by Samuel D. Kessel Salem College received full accreditation by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges Devid Selby married Claudeis "Chip" Newman WVU Rod Thorn became All-American in basketball Boyd Stutler published West Virginia in the Civil War Legislation to protect the environment from surface mining was enacted Rod Thorn became the second pick in the first round of the NBA draft and went to Baltimore Bullets The Unitarian Universalist church in Morgantown was built The VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) began Geoffrey Hobday left the Charleston Symphony Orchestra The Charleston Symphony Orchestra was led by a season of guest conductors The first Water Festival was held at Hinton Billy Edd Wheeler recorded "Coal Tattoo" Wheeling Hospital set up the first intensive care unit in West Virginia The Widen mine and railroad ceased operation WVU at Parkersburg became the first of WVU's Appalachian Centers A naval radio station was established at Sugar Grove Ellie Schaul helped decorate the Centennial Showboat Rhododendron
1980
The FCC forced the Shott family to divest themselves of their TV station Other events that happened on or around 1980 Harley Staggers retired from Congress A statue was placed in Huntington memorializing veterans from WWII and later A high-level water outlet was added to one of Sutton Dam's sluice gates The book Tale of the Elk was reprinted by Mountain State Press Cyrus Vance resigned as U.S. secretary of state Jerry West was named to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame The 116th West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal was awarded posthumously to all deceased veterans who were honorably discharged West Virginia Folklore ceased publication Sidney Rothstein was appointed conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra The Williamson Coal House was added to the National Register of Historic Places Tibbs Run Reservoir basin was drained
1981
Mike Shott became general manager of WHIS radio Other events that happened on or around 1981 State legislature passed and county residents endorsed Sunday racing at Mountaineer Race Track A baccalaureate degree in Bible was added at Ohio Valley College (now University) William Price McNeel became editor of the Pocahontas Times Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel began construction of continuous caster State ex rel. Board of Education v. Rockefeller changed the financing of public schools Union Carbide headquarters moved to Danbury, Connecticut The elecro-metallurgical plant at Alloy was sold to the Elkem Company Legislature gave the governor the authority to appoint the director of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Jim Comstock sold the West Virginia Hillbilly to South Charleston Publishing Company Meredith Sue Willis wrote Higher Ground Margaret Workman was appointed to an unexpired term on the Kanawha Circuit Court by Governor Rockefeller WVMR began broadcasting on 1370 AM
Jan 01, 1985
The Shott family sold the Bluefield Daily Telegraph
2005
WHIS radio was owned by Triad Broadcasting Other events that happened on or around 2005 An addition was added to Ruby Memorial Hospital William R. Haden announce retirement from presidency of West Virginia Wesleyan College Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel entered a relationship with the Severstal North America Jesco White lived in isolation in Boone County Don Whitlatch lived in Parkersburg The Public Service Commission approved three projects Bob Wise accepted a job in Washington Bill Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame WJLS was owned by First Media Radio of Massachusetts George Connard Wolfe lived in Standard Woody Williams was West Virginia's last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from WWII Charles Bayless became president of WVU Institute of Technology Major renovations took place at Yeager Airport View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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