s/o James and Ally Bailey Allen
died from accidental drowing
In one of the most tragic accidents in the history of Calhoun county, four young men employed by the National Youth Administration in the construction of a county recreational center, on the Little Kanawha river, about a mile and a half above Grantsville, were drowned Monday afternoon while crossing from a quarry on the north side of the river to the camp site.
others:
Cladius A McCune, 19, son of Mr.and Mrs. Sam McCune, of Nicut.
John W Bowers, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bowers, of lower Yellow Creek.
Cecil Truman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Truman, of Oka.
sources: www.lindapages.com, www.wvculture.org
∼Four NYA Men Drown As Boat Capsizes
GRANTVILLE, W. Va., June 13 (AP). - Four young men drowned Monday in the Little Kanawha River, swollen to an eighteen-foot stage by rains, after their boat capsized. Four others in the boat swam to safety.
The dead, all employed by the National Youth Administration: Claude McCune, 19, of Nicut, Gracy Allen, 21, of Millstone, John Bowers, 21, of Big Bend, Cecil Truman, 22, of Oka.
The group of eight was crossing the fast current in the skiff to work in a quarry for stone being used in a NYA camp.
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 14 Jun 1938
died from accidental drowing
In one of the most tragic accidents in the history of Calhoun county, four young men employed by the National Youth Administration in the construction of a county recreational center, on the Little Kanawha river, about a mile and a half above Grantsville, were drowned Monday afternoon while crossing from a quarry on the north side of the river to the camp site.
others:
Cladius A McCune, 19, son of Mr.and Mrs. Sam McCune, of Nicut.
John W Bowers, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bowers, of lower Yellow Creek.
Cecil Truman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Truman, of Oka.
sources: www.lindapages.com, www.wvculture.org
∼Four NYA Men Drown As Boat Capsizes
GRANTVILLE, W. Va., June 13 (AP). - Four young men drowned Monday in the Little Kanawha River, swollen to an eighteen-foot stage by rains, after their boat capsized. Four others in the boat swam to safety.
The dead, all employed by the National Youth Administration: Claude McCune, 19, of Nicut, Gracy Allen, 21, of Millstone, John Bowers, 21, of Big Bend, Cecil Truman, 22, of Oka.
The group of eight was crossing the fast current in the skiff to work in a quarry for stone being used in a NYA camp.
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 14 Jun 1938
s/o James and Ally Bailey Allen
died from accidental drowing
In one of the most tragic accidents in the history of Calhoun county, four young men employed by the National Youth Administration in the construction of a county recreational center, on the Little Kanawha river, about a mile and a half above Grantsville, were drowned Monday afternoon while crossing from a quarry on the north side of the river to the camp site.
others:
Cladius A McCune, 19, son of Mr.and Mrs. Sam McCune, of Nicut.
John W Bowers, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bowers, of lower Yellow Creek.
Cecil Truman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Truman, of Oka.
sources: www.lindapages.com, www.wvculture.org
∼Four NYA Men Drown As Boat Capsizes
GRANTVILLE, W. Va., June 13 (AP). - Four young men drowned Monday in the Little Kanawha River, swollen to an eighteen-foot stage by rains, after their boat capsized. Four others in the boat swam to safety.
The dead, all employed by the National Youth Administration: Claude McCune, 19, of Nicut, Gracy Allen, 21, of Millstone, John Bowers, 21, of Big Bend, Cecil Truman, 22, of Oka.
The group of eight was crossing the fast current in the skiff to work in a quarry for stone being used in a NYA camp.
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 14 Jun 1938
died from accidental drowing
In one of the most tragic accidents in the history of Calhoun county, four young men employed by the National Youth Administration in the construction of a county recreational center, on the Little Kanawha river, about a mile and a half above Grantsville, were drowned Monday afternoon while crossing from a quarry on the north side of the river to the camp site.
others:
Cladius A McCune, 19, son of Mr.and Mrs. Sam McCune, of Nicut.
John W Bowers, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bowers, of lower Yellow Creek.
Cecil Truman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Truman, of Oka.
sources: www.lindapages.com, www.wvculture.org
∼Four NYA Men Drown As Boat Capsizes
GRANTVILLE, W. Va., June 13 (AP). - Four young men drowned Monday in the Little Kanawha River, swollen to an eighteen-foot stage by rains, after their boat capsized. Four others in the boat swam to safety.
The dead, all employed by the National Youth Administration: Claude McCune, 19, of Nicut, Gracy Allen, 21, of Millstone, John Bowers, 21, of Big Bend, Cecil Truman, 22, of Oka.
The group of eight was crossing the fast current in the skiff to work in a quarry for stone being used in a NYA camp.
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 14 Jun 1938
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