United Mine Workers of America established a Welfare and Retirement Fund
Ashford General Hospital closed
Wood County Airport, Parkersburg, built
Greater Cumberland Regional Airport, at Wiley Ford, built
The Bailes Brothers moved to KWKH Shreveport
Bluefield joined the Appalachian Rookie League in baseball
Van Bittner directed the abortive drive to organize southern industrial workers
Everett Ferguson sold Browns Island to Weirton Ice and Coal Supply Company
Lew Burdette signed his first professional contract with the New York Yankees
Col. E. G. Via died
Camden Park was sold to James P. Boylin
Jim Comstock founded the Richwood News Leader
Samuel Cooper attended the World Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland
Bruce Crawford founded the West Virginia Advertising Company
Phyllis Curtin appeared at Tanglewood Music Center
Davis & Elkins College received full accreditation
Dolores Dowling left the Army Nurse Corps as a first lieutenant
Joanne Dru starred in her first film, Abie's Irish Rose
Proposed amendment to make the Board of Education a constitutional body
First consulting forester in West Virginia began work
Patrick Gainer became professor of English at WVU
Joseph C. Gluck, eventually dean of students, vice president for student affairs and special counselor to students, began work at WVU
The third floor of the Governor's Mansion was added
Alberta Pierson Hannum's book Spin a Silver Dollar was released as a radio play
Governor Meadows reappointed Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate of West Virginia
Hawkshaw Hawkins began working on the Wheeling Jamboree broadcast from WWVA
Johnnie Johnson began performing in Chicago
The village of Lilly was razed due to construction of the Bluestone Dam
Pare Lorentz was awarded the Legion of Merit
A new dining hall was constructed at Marshall College (now University)
Jack Maurice returned to the Charleston Daily Mail
Arnold Miller returned home from WWII
The UMWA Health and Retirement Funds were created
Ruth Ann Musick began teaching mathematics and English at Fairmont State College (Fairmont State University)
Eldora Nuzum was made managing editor of the Grafton Sentinel
Molly O'Day was signed to Columbia Records contract by Fred Rose
American Cyanamid established plant at Willow Island
Louis Jordan made "Salt Pork, West Virginia" a best-selling recording
The Secondary Schools Activities Commission appointed a full-time executive secretary to the board
Raymond Hayes made a trip to Fayette County
Meredith Sue Willis was born
Sam Snead won the British Open
Buddy Starcher cut his first recordings on Four Star
An appropriation of $60,000 was obtained for the West Virginia State Police Academy during the legislative session
Storer College was accredited as a baccalaureate institution
A constitutional amendment providing educational reforms was defeated
Joe Stydahar won another championship with the Chicago Bears
Festus Summers became a full-time professor at WVU
The rubber plant at Institute was closed
DuPont's Belle Works ceased production of nylon
Frank Thomas built Fayette Airport
The United Brethren merged with the Evangelical Association forming the Evangelical United Brethren Church
There were 261 United Brethren churches in West Virginia
Hobert Skidmore died
The current West Virginia Historical Society was incorporated
The West Virginia Review was sold again
There were 6,000 students enrolled in WVU
Irvin Stewart became president of WVU
George Smith died
WJLS added an FM affiliate
American neurologist Walter Freeman adapted a variation of the surgery called the transorbital lobotomy
Artist Helen Chilton was born in Pennsylvania
