James, Arthur G., 1912-2001

Early Life Arthur G. James was born Arthur David Giangiacomo on March 14, 1912 in Rhodesdale, Ohio, a small mining town that no longer exists in Belmont County. James was the third of eight children of Italian immigrants. His father was a coal miner who later owned a grocery store.

James's education began in a one-room mining town school. When he was in third grade, James and his family moved to nearby Uniontown. As a boy, James worked in the family store, learning all phases of the business and helping to deliver groceries - first in a horse-drawn cart and later in a pickup truck.

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