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Awards to Fourteen Dependents of Victims by State Commission
Fourteen dependents of miners who died in West Virginia and at a New England mine disaster were granted monthly compensation by State Compensation Commissioner Lee Ott. Eleven children under thirteen will receive aid until age sixteen, while three widows receive defined monthly sums. Names include Joseph Namelot’s family from Moundeville and the Parker and Fletcher families, totaling $80 for Mrs Fletcher and varying amounts for others, with conditions on remarriage and age-based payments.
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Lee Ott
State Compensation Commission
Tha ‘Ree
Joseph Namelot
Moundeville
Stoma
Ben Franklin Coal Company
West Virginia
Nemeht
Rovatle Nemeht
Julian
Rose
Joasph
Mary
Poho
Alice
Cp Parker
Laurel Creek
Laurel Creek Coal Company
Atete
Mia
Olle Parker
Golda
Dorths
Charles
Calvert
Warren
Berle Fistcher
Paul Fletcher
New England Fuss &Transportation Company