New Cumberland trip 2012

John, Dad, Gerry and I enjoyed our day trip to New Cumberland last week.  We met second cousin, Pat Kessel, grandson of C.A. Ballantyne, for lunch at Bob Evans in Weirton.  At Pat's suggestion we visited the old High School in NC which is now the municipal building.  On the walls are hung the pictures of graduating classes and also posters and clippings about the history of New Cumberland.  The school, the third on the site due to fires, was opened in 1939 so Mother's graduating class of 1940 was the first class to graduate from that building.

Kenneth "Pat" Kessel and John Ballantyne Uible - July 2012 at Bob Evans in Weirton, WV

Clipping about "The Independent" newspaper in New Cumberland, WV.  Pictured left to right Scott Brown, F.R. Yount, Miss Jennie Sanford and R.M. Brown.  Steubenville Herald-Star July 29,1939 - on display at the former New Cumberland High School, now municipal building.

West Virginia Fire Clay Co., with pictures of N.W. Ballantyne and his brother C.A. Ballantyne 1939 - on display at the former New Cumberland High School, now municipal building.

New Cumberland High School graduating class of 1940 with Jean Ballantyne Uible and Jeanne Campbell Sanker, close-up shown below.  Ballantyne is spelled incorrectly in the caption.

1932 Class Picture of New Cumberland WV High School, with Virginia Ballantyne Dailey, bottom right.  

New Cumberland High School graduating class of 1928 with Robert Ballantyne second from right in top row.