Southern Quintets Will Open State High School Cage Meet
Beckley and Gary tip off the 20th annual State Basketball Tournament in Buckhannon with Beckley edging Gary by 46 to 24. Pairings announced for March 17-18 include Charleston vs Cedero Kenova, Elkins versus Martinsburg, Wellsburg against Victory Clarksburg. Semi finals Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and finals at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Buckhannon
Beckley
Gary
Priday
Charleston
Cedero Kenova
Elkins
Martinsburg
Wellsburg
Victory
Clarksburg
Gal
Professor Brooks
Tenny
Orville Edmundson
Ross Bonar
A. H. Simons
St Augustine Prepares For Hi Ye Match Tonight
St Augustine's High School aims for a seventh straight win as it hosts Grafton Hi from Hi Yo in the season finale at home. The Hi team features Peters Gilbert Crane and others, while St Augustine counters with Ford Lobis Foy Neason and Deegan. Ed Powell will referee the 8 o'clock game.
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St. Augustine's High School
Grafton High School
Peters
Gilbert
Crane
Grafton Hi
Marion Skagg
Ford
Lobis
Foy
Neason
Deegan
Ed Powell
First female beetle found from Tutankhamen species in Tennessee cave
In Chattanooga on March 13, researchers report uncovering the first female specimen of a beetle species previously known only from two male Egyptian tombs. The discovery occurred in a cave on Raccoon Mountain, Tennessee, marking a notable zoological finding.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tutankhamen
Raccoon Mountain
Prominent Huntington Attorney Passes Away
Huntington mourns John S. Marcum 82 a longtime attorney in the tri state area famed for criminal work He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and credited with prosecuting or defending more than 500 murder cases He practiced until 1930 retiring briefly due to illness and never fully recovered from injuries suffered in 1931 He remained a noted legal figure in the region.
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Huuntington
John S. Marcum
Tristate
Marcum
Sister of Senator Coolidge Dies in Pittsburgh
Miss Cora Helen Coolidge president of the Pennsylvania College for Women and sister of Senator Marcus A. Coolidge of Massachusetts died at her home in Pittsburgh after months of poor health. The senator was at her bedside.
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Pittsburgh
Cora Helen Coolidge
Pennsylvania College For Women
Marcus A. Coolidge
Massachusetts
Girls Basketball Tourney Opens At Grafton High
The Girls Athletic Association under Miss Ruth Turner invites the public to the Grafton High School Gym for a Tuesday at 6:30 tournament opener. Three games lead to a final, with 10 cent admission and notable players like Doggie Cross highlighted as excitement builds.
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Girls Athletic Association
Ruth Turner
Wilfred Curry
Grafton High School
Mear
Grafton Hi
Doggie” Cross
Valley Falls history and early mills explored
The article traces Valley Falls origins from early settlers like Richard Nuzum and the Nuzum brothers, the growth of mills at Valley Falls, and the shift from Nuzum’s Mills to a lumber and rail era. It cites Dunnington, Hardesty, and Brinkman, notes floods, fording sites, and the influence of Frew Fetterman, J. Bradshaw, and Bush on the town’s development along the Tygart’s Valley river near Grafton and Fairmont.
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Richard Nuzum
John Nuzum
Hammond
William Nuzum
Nuzum
Hardesty
Nuzums
Robert
Dunnington
Tygart’s Valley
Baltimore& Ohio
Valley Falls
High Falls
Charles Brinkman
Grafton
Fairmont
J. Av
William Work
Fetterman
Issac Halman
Wilford B. Fetterman
New York World
Fettermans
Virginia
Col. Spaulding
Henry C. Laughlin
Winchester
Taylor
Stew & Fetterman
Pittsburgh
Latrobe Street
Boyd
Washington and
St. John
Gertrude and
Washington
John W. Blue
Town of
Frew & Fetterman
Fetterman Bros
Gilbert L. B. Fetterman
Wilford B
Mr. Brinkman
Sarah B. Vetterman
Wilford Street
Wilford
B. Fetterman
James Morton Callahan
John Bradshaw
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Valley Palls
William Whitescarver
Theodore Bush
Bush
Britton
Coffman
Merryland
Mehaffeys
Sarah Canning
Maryland
Tygart's Valley River
West Fork
Valley Falls Discovery Claim Amid Local Family Histories
Local historians dispute the 1785 attribution of Valley Falls discovery to Jonathan Nixon as cited by George A. Dunnington. The Booths Creek area, including Booth’s and Merrifield settlements, is discussed with notes on possible earlier habitation by Richard Nuzum and nearby travel routes, suggesting Nixon’s claim may stem from dated errors.
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Jonathan Nixon
Valley Falls
George A. Dunnington
Marion County
Bootshville
Booth’s Creek
Thomas Merrifield
Booths Creek
James Booth
Richard Nuzum
Tygart Valley River history and early settlers noted
The article traces the Tygart Valley and West Fork rivers from their sources in Pocahontas and near Fairmont, noting David Tygart and Robert Piles as early settlers with disputed rights, a violent claim by Indians, and map variations that label the river differently. It cites elevations, fall rates, and historic map discrepancies.
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Tygart
West Fork
Tygart's Valley
Pocahontas County
Fairmont
Belington
Monongahela
Little
Kanawha
Porahontas
County
Middle Fork
Buckhannon
James Morton Callahan
West Virginia
Monongahela River
Little Kanawha
Metal connected glass electrodes may cut industry waste
Development by Bureau of Standards scientists promises cost savings as breakage losses from plain glass electrodes have burdened industry. The new metal connected design aims to reduce breakage and lower replacement costs across sectors.
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Bureau of Standard
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Bey Berlin
Pharis
Beverlin
Bolliger
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Keane
Grafton High
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St. John’s Street
Huntington
Sen. Coolidge
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I. A. Barnes
Richard
Robert Nuzum
Harrison County
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Marion
Harrison
Valley
Nuzum's Mills
Three Forks Creek
Virgil T Handley
Taylor County
Handley
Philippi
A. H. Horton
Dstrict
United States Geological Survey
Harvey Shane
Mr. Shane
Lloyd Canning
Mr. Canning
E. E. Meredeth
Coleman
AMER
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Goet
King OF Bird Dogs
Grand Junnction
David Tygart
Beverly
Robert Piles
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