Paint the Wind by Alberta Pierson Hannum

The West Virginia turnpike was included in the Interstate highway systemĪ water ski show moved from Tennessee to HintonĪunt Jennie Wilson was discovered by Patrick GainerĮlizabeth Gilmore helped organize the Charleston chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) West Virginia Yesterday and Today was adopted as a state textbook Jerry West was a second-team All-American in basketball Jerry West played on the WVU team that finished No.1 in the nation Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) was accredited by the North Central Accreditation Agency

1 national ranking at the end of the regular seasonįestus Summers co-authored with Charles Ambler the second edition of West Virginia: The Mountain State Leonard Riggleman led Morris Harvey to accreditationįred Schaus guided WVU's basketball team to a No. Jennings Randolph flew from Morgantown to Washington on a plane fueled with gasoline made from West Virginia coal Moncove Public Hunting and Fishing area was purchased by the West Virginia Conservation CommissionĬonstruction on the National Radio Astronomy Observatory began at Green Bank Mildred Mitchell-Bateman became superintendent of the Lakin State Hospital McClain Printing Company published its first book, Chronicles of Border Warfare by Alexander Scott Withers The McClain Printing Company was incorporated Jack Maurice won the Sigma Delta Chi award for editorial writing John Matheus retired from West Virginia State College (now University) The need for local graduate education was articulated by officials at Union Carbide Corporation and other Kanawha Valley chemical concerns, and Kanawha Valley Graduate Center was founded The school year was interrupted by an anti-integration school bombing at Osage near MorgantownĪ new dormitory was constructed at Marshall College (now University) 'Biggie' Goldberg was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Sports Writers Hall of FameĪlberta Pierson Hannum wrote Paint the WindĬhuck Howley was drafted by the Chicago Bears

Jack Fleming became announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelersįollansbee rolling and annealing facilities were sold to Wheeling Steel National Radio Quiet Zone surrounding Green Bank observatory was established by the Federal Communications Commission State superintendent of schools became a Board of Education appointee Phyllis Curtin sang with the Charleston Symphony OperaĮllis Dungan returned to the Ohio Valley, settling in Wheeling Phyllis Curtin sang Susannah at the Brussels World's Fair Leroy Allen became president of Bluefield State CollegeĮlk River Coal & Lumber Company was sold to Clinchfield Coal CompanyĬlarksburg Park Board developed Buffalo Lake into a public recreation areaĭale Brooks released 'The Ambridge Boogie' on Cozy Records Reorganization changed name from AG&E back to Appalachian Power

Paint the Wind by Alberta Pierson Hannum