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'Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore first performed as a father and son duo in 1933.  They recorded several hits, in the areas of bluegrass, cowboy ballads and gospel music.  They performed on several regional radio stations, the NBC Radio network and the Grand Ole Opry.  Asher Sizemore was born and raised in Manchester, Kentucky.  He worked as a bookkeeper for a coal mining company in Pike County.  After he married and his first son Little Jimmy was born, Asher turned to singing old-time songs and cowboy ballads professionally.  Asher had a radio show in Huntington, West Virginia in 1931 before moving on to WCKY in Cincinnati.  Reference: Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky by Charles Wolfe; published by University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (pp. 60-61)'

37. Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore

Members of WVBC Fairmont, front row left to right: 1) unidentified 2) unidentified 3) Johnny A. (capt.) 4) Evelyn [MacLure?] 5) Hazel Coneland; Back row left to right: 1) Jula Bald [?] 2) Virginia Goula 3) Sue [?] 4) Sara Nuzumn 5) [?] 6) Sula Henderson Fairmont 7) Pete (Coach).

38. West Virginia Business College Women's Basketball Team, Fairmont, W. Va.

It is on West Pike Street, Clarksburg, W. Va.

39. First Methodist Church, Clarksburg, W. Va.

40. Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Road Locomotive

41. Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Road Locomotive No. 1460, Eskdale, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Front row left to right: Homer Bowers, Joe McCreary, Leland (Bud) Core, Margaret McCreary, Helen Henderson (Eddy), Hazel Bowers, Harold Montgomery, Robert (Bob) Henderson, Aileen Garrison (Keener), Aretis Shanks (Hefflen), Thais Lemley (Neeley). Back row: Phillis Core, Mabel Morford (Stalnaker) died Tuesday 3/20/1984, Lucille Lemley (Molnar, Mike), Thorne Wells (Fox) teacher, Lucille Henderson, Helen Moore (Lemley, Raymond), Stanley Myers.

42. Group Portrait in Front of Core School on Hill by Cemetery, Core, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Front row left to right: Betty Parker (Dee Parker's daughter), Marie Garrison, Marie Rose, Dewey Garrison, Edward Cordray, Florence Yost. Middle row: Billy Myers, James (Buck) Rose, Leland Cordray, Pearl Rose (Berry). Back row: Belva Wright, Maxine Yost, Mildred (Midge) Rose, Miss. Lucille Lemley (teacher), Kathryn Garrison, Grace Neeley.

43. Pedlar Run School, Core, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Front row: Helen Henderson, Aileen Garrison-Keener, Aretis Shanks-Hefflen, Christine Sayers-Bease. Back row: Robert Henderson, Harold Montgomery

44. Group Portrait in Front of Core School, Core, Monongalia County, W. Va.

45. Mooresville School Class of 1944, Core, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Front row left to right: Leland (Bud Core, Aileen Garrison (Keener), Robert (Bob) Henderson, Aretis Shanks (Hefflen).Middle row: Helen Henderson (Eddy), Hazel Bowers, Christine Sayers (Bean), Margaret McCreary, Robert McCreary, Stanley Myers, Homer Bowers.Back row: Lucille Henderson, Phyllis core, Unknown, Helen Moore (Lemley, Raymond), Thais Lemley (Neely).

46. Group Portrait in Front of Core School, Core, Monongalia County, W. Va.

47. View of Stumptown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Stumptown is located at the junction of Scott's Run and Wade's Run.

48. Roadside Stand at Stumptown, Monongalia County, W. Va.