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Announcing the 16th Annual West Virginia Marble Festival in Cairo, West Virginia. - Downtown Cairo in the Community Building - Saturday, May 7th, 2011 (Open to the public 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) - Exhibits of antique and contemporary marbles for sale, trade, and viewing. - Contemporary marble artists participating as vendors. - Exhibit of histories of all West Virginia marble companies. - Marble games available. - Free marble identification. - Sales of marble books, literature, and more. - Great food will be available on site!! - Free set up for vendors starting at 8:00 a.m. - Free admission and free parking for all. - For more information contact Ann at (304)628-3445

ANNOUNCING THE 13th ANNUAL MARBLE FESTIVAL CAIRO, WEST VIRGINIA Where: Downtown Cairo (Ritchie County) West Virginia When: Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 Open for display and vendor set -up at 8:00 AM Open to the public 10:00 AM Exhibits of antique and contemporary marbles for sale, trade and viewing. Contemporary marble artists participating as vendors. An on-site hot glass demonstration. Exhibit of histories of all West Virginia marble companies. Marble games available. Free marble identification. Sales of marble books, literature, and more. Free marbles for all attendees (compliments of the marble companies). SPECIAL FIRST TIME FEATURE: For the first time ever, The National Marble Museum in conjunction with the West Virginia Museum of American Glass, will display a wide spectrum of its beautiful marble collection in a non- museum setting. Be sure to see it!!!!!! Great food will be available on site. Free set-up for vendors. Free admission and free parking. On Friday evening, May 1, between 6 PM and 8 PM there will be an informal marble gathering at RC Marshall Hardware Store in downtown Cairo. It is always a great time to get together and meet marble people and talk about marbles. Light refreshments will be served. Contact information: call (304) 628-3321 in April or email anytime to [email protected]

James C. Davis James C. Davis, 77, of Pennsboro departed this life on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at Harrisville, W.Va. He was born on Jan. 7, 1930, at Goffs in Ritchie County, W.Va., a son of the late James W. and Minnie Amanda Davis. Mr. Davis had worked in the glass industry since the age of 16. He had been employed by Mid-Atlantic Glass of Ellenboro, W.Va., for 46 years and retired in 1990. Soon after retirement, he opened Davis Handcut Glass and later became the first person in Ritchie County to manufacture handmade marbles, owning and operating Davis Handmade Marbles of Pennsboro. He had been a member of the Buckeye Marble Club, the West Virginia Arts and Crafts Guild and the Country Roads Travel Council. He was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Pennsboro. He is survived by his wife of nearly 53 years, Margaret L. Corra Davis; sons and daughters-in-law, James ‘‘Steve’’ Davis (Pat), Richard ‘‘Rick’’ Davis, Michael Davis (Debbie), John Davis (Mindy) and Joseph Davis (Kelly), all of Pennsboro, and Mark Davis (Regina) of Harrisville; a brother, Andrew Davis of West Farmington, Ohio; sisters, Margaret Perine of Harrisville, Ruby Mihlbauer of Parkersburg and Ruth Brannin of Missoula, Mont.; grandchildren, Bryan, Nikki, Josh, Isaiah, Jeremy, Amanda, Andrew, Andrea and Ashley Davis and Brittney and Santana Waggoner; and a great-granddaughter, Madison Davis. In addition to his parents, Mr. Davis was preceded in death by a sister, Esther Waggoner. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday from the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Pennsboro, with the Rev. Mark Gallipeau as celebrant. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home, Pennsboro, where a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions in the name of James C. Davis are preferred to the Pennsboro High School Alumni Scholarship Fund, c/o McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home, Box 575, Pennsboro, WV 26415.

Mike Johnson reply: In Dave's own words- - he was General Manager at Champion Agate until mid 1991 - he left there in that same year and made his first run of Classics in Oct, 1991 at JABO. JABO, INC was organized in 1987 by Jack Bogard and JOanne Argabrite and they made industrial marbles until Dave got there - - - this info came from all three of those people. Mike Johnson

Per Michael Johnson: "Dave McCullough went to JABO in mid-1991 and made his first run of Classics in October, 1991. Before that, JABO only made industrial marbles."