Notes for: Vance Edward Gaskins
Local news item, "West Union Record," Friday, October 16, 1914:
"Vance Gaskins, who has been clerk at the Columbian hotel for some length of time, returned to home at Canton on Thursday, and A. E. Strickling has taken his place."
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Apr 6 1916, in its entirety:
"Vance Gaskins, the popular clerk at the Columbian, met with a painful accident Friday, while cutting meat, by some means the sharp butcher knife slipped cutting him in the ball of the left hand, almost cutting off his thumb. It took seven stitches to sew the wounded member in its place and was a very severe operation."
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jan 25 1917, in its entirety:
"Vance Gaskins, formerly clerk at the Columbian Hotel, is now filling the position of night clerk at the Monroe Hotel, Parkersburg."