Chauncey H. Browning's unexpired term in the Supreme Court ended
The Conference of Appalachian Governors was formed
The President's Appalachian Regional Commission, PARC created, led by FDR Jr.
The position of state archeologist was created by state legislature
Tony Boyle became vice president of the UMWA
Chauncey H. Browning was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court
Clay County was producing 900,000 tons of coal
Jack Fleming became general manager of WAJR radio in Morgantown
Greer Lime Company was formed
The Greer Lime Company began production at Key
The Glen Rogers Mine was closed by the Old Ben Coal Corporation
Partner D. Ray Hall sold Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company to Studebaker
Weirton had highest population in Hancock County at 28,201
Vera Andrews Harvey replaced Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate
The campus of Storer College was added to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
The United Hospital Center was erected
The state population fell to 1,860,421
Frank Hutchison's "Alabama" became a major county hit for Cowboy Copas
Storer College buildings were added to the Harpers Ferry National Park
Kanawha County peak population at 252,925
Governor Smith was the Democratic state chairman
Tom Kromer returned to Huntington from Albuquerque
John L. Lewis retired as the president of the UMWA
Arden Cogar Sr. started the Webster County Wood Chopping Festival
D. K. Shroyer became president of Beckley College (now Mountain State University
The City-County Building in Ohio County was dedicated
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area purchased by the West Virginia Conservation Commission
The N&W operated its last steam equipment
The Chesapeake & Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio began a gradual consolidation that eventually included Western Maryland
Otis Rice received a Ph.D. in history at Univ. of Kentucky
Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company was sold to the Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Jay Rockefeller returned from the International Christian University in Tokyo
Rocket boys Homer Hickam, Roy Lee Cooke, Willie Rose, Jim O'Dell Carroll, Quentin Wilson and Sherman Siers won top prize at the National Science Fair for their exhibit "A Study of Amateur Rocketry Techniques"
Reported 110,000 Catholics in West Virginia
St. Marys population peaked at 2,442
Fred Schaus left as basketball coach at WVU
Mary Lee Settle wrote Know Nothing
The Preston Railroad line was abandoned
South Charleston's population peaked at 19,180
Weirton population peaked at 28,201
Jerry West was unanimous choice for first-team All-American
Jerry West co-captained the undefeated U.S. Olympic team
West Liberty State College enrollment exceeded 1,000 for the first time
The West Virginia Music Educators Association began the movement to adopt "The West Virginia Hills" as the state song
Wheeling Steel plants stretched for 30 miles along the Ohio River
Henry Aaron was appointed conductor of the Wheeling Symphony
There were 1,000 students enrolled at West Virginia Institute of Technology
