Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Newspaper

Whirligig Stories – Tales of the Sixties in a WV town

From 1959-1970, Betty Hornbeck wrote a weekly column for the Republican-Delta Newspaper in Buckhannon, WV entitled “West Virginia Whirligig”.

Mount Vernon Signal [Rockcastle County KY] April 09, 1909 offers up a day in the life of Mt. Vernon. Folks died, bought hogs, played baseball.

The Daily News-Digest of Beckley, WV was a tabloid published mornings, Monday through Friday. The first issue appeared April 9, 1952.

What happened in Floyd County, KY on August 24, 1934? The Floyd County Times gives us a ‘day in the life’ look.

James Dent wrote the daily “Gazetteer” column at Charleston Gazette. Dent was a rare writer who occupied a warm spot in the public’s heart.

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