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The Rainbow End: A Poem

Poetry by Fred Durham (1928) #Logan #WV #Appalachia #poetry #poems

The following poem appeared in the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, on August 7, 1928. The author was Fred Durham, address unknown. THE RAINBOW END At the end of every rainbow, So we always have been told, If we find its termination Sits a pot of virgin gold. There are those who take it serious And their entire talent bend To a lifelong ceaseless searching For the fleeting rainbow end. Some…

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Harry S. Gay (1928)

Harry S. Gay (1928)

Logan (WV) Banner, 2 March 1928.

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The Hopemont Blues: A Poem (1922)

The Hopemont Blues: A Poem (1922)

The following poem appeared in the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, on July 7, 1922. The author was Sally Godbey, who gave her address as the “State T.B. Sanitarium, Hopemont, Terra Alta, W.Va.” THE HOPEMONT BLUES When the golden sun is sinking Behind the hills of old Hopemont, When of home and friends I’m thinking That “what-might-have-been” is not. When the night birds’ soft notes…

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Warning Issued to State Tourists (1925)

Warning Issued to State Tourists (1925)

From the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, comes this item regarding streams in West Virginia. The item is dated September 11, 1925. Warning Is Issued to State Tourists Warning was issued Wednesday by officials of the state health department for tourists in West Virginia and to residents generally to be careful of the source of supply from which they may obtain their drinking water. The drought in…

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Madam Amelia in Logan (1922)

Madam Amelia in Logan (1922)

Logan (WV) Banner, 1 December 1922

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Editorial: The Clean Town (1925)

Editorial: The Clean Town (1925)

From the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, comes this editorial dated August 28, 1925: THE CLEAN TOWN Cleanl cleaniness, it has been said, is next to Godliness. A dirty individual is neither clean spiritually nor mentally. Dirt makes for ruin physically, mentally, morally. This is as true of a town as an individual. The dirty town, the town full of rubbish, of untidy houses, of muddy streets, of…

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The Smoke House Restaurant in Logan, WV (1927) The Smoke House Restaurant Ad, Logan (WV) Banner

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Bus Terminal in Logan, WV (1929) Logan Bus Terminal Ad, Logan (WV) Banner