W. Va.
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Born Sara Jane Kahn on Feb. 15, 1930, in Charleston, W. Va., Moore had been an aspiring actress and nurse before finding work as a bookkeeper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
He was arrested at The Billy Motel & Bar in Davis, W. Va. with a gun inside the car, according to news reports.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
In another case, the complaint alleges that the diocese hired a lay teacher to work at a high school in Weirton, W. Va., in 2011 but didn’t do a background check on him.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2019
The incident took place Saturday around 3:30 p.m. at the Tampico Mexican Restaurant’s Parkersburg, W. Va., location.
From Fox News ● Feb. 19, 2019
Your loving friend, Ralph B. R. Lewisburg, W. Va. Dear St. Nicholas: I have just finished reading the February number, and I think that "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "George Washington" are splendid!
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
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