Notes for: George Neely Blair
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, May 28, 1914, quoted in its entirety:
"George Blair, bookkeeper at the Ideal Window Glass Works, tackled a freight train last Friday to ride to town; he missed his calculations to the extent of a badly sprained and bruised ankle; he has been using crutches since."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, June 22 1916, in its entirety:
"Col. George N. Blair has joined a machine gun company of the West Virginia National Guard at Huntington and will proceed to lick Mexico in the near future."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, July 13 1916, in its entirety:
"Mrs. J. V. Blair visited her son, George Neely, of the state troops at Camp Kanawha last week."
Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, Oct 5 1916, in its entirety:
"Geo. Blair of the W.Va. Machine Gun Corps was hom for a few days visit before leaving with his company for the Mexican border."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 5 1916, in its entirety:
"Sergeant Geo. N. Blair spent a day or so here last week, before starting to the Mexican border. George tells us that the boys in the Second West Virginia are getting down to real training, and that they have been putting in six solid hours every day. He also says that it is the general impression among the boys, gotten from men higher up, that this country is absolutely unprepared to cope with the Mexican situation in a satisfactory and decisive manner."
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Oct 12 1916, in its entirety:
"George N. Blair, of the Second West Virginia regiment now encamped at Kanawha city, recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Blair, here, before going to the border where they expect to be called soon."
Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, Oct 26 1916, in its entirety:
"George Blair, son of Attorney J. V. Blair and wife, is now in San Antonio, Texas, with West Virginia national guard."