DODDRIDGE COUNTY
BACK IN 1969
Doddridge folks had the opportunity to see a fine group of young performers at the DCHS auditorium when the local BPW Club presented a “Sing Out, America” performance. The philosophy of this singing group was that there was still something worth singing about, and they advanced a brighter outlook for tomorrow than many of their contemporaries. The BPW invited everyone to attend and enjoy the event. The performance began at 7:30 p.m. Tickets were being sold by club members.
Attended field day at Morgantown.
Sue Ann Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, Tammie McClure, Dennis Hart, Herman Stickle III, and Michael Stickle went with the County Agent, H. Allen Roush, to Morgantown on April 19, 1969, to take part in the “Horse Field Day.” Bad weather forced all events inside the show arena. The young people also got to see most of the WVU campus.
Deep Valley News, by Opal Cain Dotson:
Mrs. Goldie McKitrick of Weirton was a weekend guest of Opal Dotson, who lived a short distance up Short Run, near Deep Valley.
The Brooks Ferrebee family were weekend guests of the Fred Ferrebee family. Mrs. Fred Ferrebee was not very well at the time of the writing.
Mrs. Effie Monroe, who broke her arm, was staying with relatives at Pennsboro and planned to return home to Haymond’s Ridge soon.
Recent visitors of the Clifford Goontzes’ were Mrs. Ora Montgomery, the Charles Hardesty family of West Union, the Clifford Cochran family of Liverpool, OH, the Clinton Carters of OH, Glen Smith of Parkersburg, and Mrs. Robert Willis of St. Petersburg.
Nathan Leggett, an employee of the Geneva Lumber Co., at their mill at Smithburg, suffered from a badly mangled left arm and wounds to his right arm recently while at work. He was being treated at a Clarksburg hospital in the last report. Mr. and Mrs. Leggett and their five children resided in Wabash Addition at the time.
This advertisement for a dance (known as a “Record Hop” back then) is interesting. Notice the cost is only .50c per person.
Of course, it would not be complete without looking at some of the food prices back then… It’s hard to believe that prices were ever that low. Makes you yearn for the prices of those good old days. Doesn’t it?
