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
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
WHIS radio increased to 5,000 watts
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
