"Old times there are not forgotten"
The Marshall Plan was adopted to insure economic recovery in Europe and a new term was created for the uneasy peace that persisted - Cold War. The United States Air Force was created as a seperate branch of the United States military establishment. The Taft-Hartley Bill passed overturning gains made by organized labor and plans were laid to improve the nation's expanding educational system.
New book titles: Gentlemen's Agreement, I, the Jury, The Harder They Fall and Aurora Dawn, Herman Wouk's first novel.
At the movies: Gentlemen's Agreement, Life With Father, The Farmer's Daughter, and Miracle on 34th Street.
Television premier: Meet the Press (NBC).
Veterans were returning to the Beckley area in large numbers seeking a return to normal. Education, housing and employment were in demand to accomodate those who had served.
September 2
The Class of 1958 entered second grade. Thelma Adams, Kenneth Akers, Wilma Mae Caudill, Loretta Clark, Jean Crawford, Carol Fitzgerald, J.C. Francisco, Drema Hatcher, Karen Sue Hatfield, Frank Heatherly, Linda Lawson, Joe Maddox, Patricia Ann Maxey, Barbara McGoskey, June Richardson, John Pruett, Ramona Jo Roles, Barbara Scott, Sandra Stanley and Shirley Lea Sutphin were students at Sylvia Elementary School
October 14
A Bell X-1 expirimental jet became the first aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound. Military test pilot Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager a native West Virginian was at the controls.
November
Woodrow Wilson High School and Stonewall Jackson High School of Charleston were declared co-champions having completed the football season undefeated.