Some Newspaper Feature Columns Written by

Adrian Sutton Gwin

of and for the
Charleston Daily Mail
of Charleston, West Virginia,

FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY

between 1946 and 2000

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Updated Feb 2006
Adrian Gwin invested over fifty years in his career as a journalist for the Charleston Daily Mail of Charleston, West Virginia, starting in the fall of 1942 and interrupted only twice--by his service during World War Two and his death in May 2001. During that time he wrote, among many news items, human-interest stories for four different feature columns that appeared anywhere from several times a week early-on to twice a month after he "retired." Those columns were loved by the people of the Kanawha Valley who subscribed to the Mail, and after much encouragement, Adrian gathered some of his better ones together and published his first book, Never Grow Old. It was so well received that he published two more (with a fourth being printed and sold without his authorization by an unscrupulous publisher).
 
 
Charleston Daily Mail COLUMNS
UPON WHICH THE BOOKS WERE BASED
BOOKS BASED ON THOSE COLUMNS
Roving the Valley With Friends and Neighbors
 Never Grow Old With Our Man Gwin-- A collection of twenty-six of Adrian's favorite columns; Jalamap Publications, Inc, West Virginia,-- copyright 1981 
Once Over Lightly
 Roving the Years-- A collection of thirty-one more of Adrian's favorite columns; Jalamap Publications, Inc, West Virginia,-- copyright 1982
Our Man Gwin
 An Extra Mile--  [Unauthorized publication of Adrian's work]
Looking Back
 Once Upon Ago-- A collection of thirty of Adrian's "Looking Back" columns; McClain Printing Co., West Virginia, copyright 1993 by Adrian Gwin (Several copies of this book are still available in paperback--$14.00 + shipping--click here to order or request more information)
Table of Contents
No.
Date
Headline
Abstract
1 20 Nov 1992 Never Quit Kickin' Story of 2 frogs in the butter churn and an original poem by Adrian on the virtue of perserverance
2 9 Sep 1995 Traversing states is unforgettable experience Review of several of the Gwin family summer vacations in the 1950's and 1960's
3 16 Dec 1995  Pianos were lively additions to living room Commentary on the four pianos in Adrian's life--2 in Alabama, 2 in WV
4 3 Feb 1988 Recalls days of streetcars Mostly about taking the NM grandchildren on an all-day bus trip around Las Cruces; some on the Alabama trolleys, too.
5 15 Aug1992 Southern trip delights three generations Recalling the trip they and we took to Florida to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
6 19 Dec1992 The little manger scene Gwin family tradition is setting up the little manger scene each Christmas since 1947.
7 9 Mar 1996 Rolling pin a treasured piece of family lore History of the one-piece rolling pin made as a wedding gift by Wm. Sutton Gwin for Adabelle Vardaman almost 100 years ago.
8 1 March 1997 You just gotta love Grandma Biographical sketches from the later life of Julia Ann Flynn Vardaman
9 21 Mar 1998 Covering provides comfort, memories History of our old quilt made by Susan Watson Flynn and her granddaughter, Adrian Belle Vardaman
10 6 May1995 Memories soar from fortune cookie Cousin Oscar Luker, son of Aunt Annie Vardaman Luker: fiddler, financier, fine husband
11 unknown Memorial Day Is for People A look at the true meaning of Memorial Day
12 8 Mar 1954 A Tribute to Adrian Belle Vardaman Gwin A brief biography and obituary of Adrian S. Gwin's mother
13 25 Dec 1993 Christmas candles' brief lives made lasting memories Recalling a childhood memory of Christmas in the rural south
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1981
 The Song Doesn't End--It Stops Adrian's review of the Top Ten rock music singles of the early 1980s--Rolling Stones, Juice Newton, Eddie Rabbit, et al.
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