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I Imtv J. Trotteirom Pennsylvania HR‘Sd0 e1 fHarry J. Trotter of 17 Harriott Ave , who started working forthe Pennsylvania Railroad.around 1910. retired from service December 4 Mr. Trotter is the past chairman of the local B. of L. E., Division 173, a position he held for *the past 10 years.Born in Franklin, Mr. Trotter moved to Cleveland in his youth. In 1910 he was employed as a brakeman for the railroad out ofr^ Cleveland, serving in that cap-jacitv for three years. He started j employment with the PRR in Oil s!City in 1917 as a fireman and was promoted an engineer in 1930. His work included runs between Pittsburgh District, Buffalo, Olean and Erie.DURING his many years of experiences, Mr. Trotter recalls aninteresting highlight between the years of 1910 and 1914 when he worked as a flagman on trains out of Cleveland which madenumerous campaign stops forTheodore Roosevelt, Taft andWilson throughout eastern Ohio.Another experience occurred in• •■'/*!• lt;%*'■•• • 11926 where his train was caught j by the ice gorge at Sandy, below Franklin, forcing him to run upthe side of the hill when the*! water rose rapidly. In that gorge, he stated, the Franklin Bridge was taken out.The only serious accident Mr. Trotter experienced, was when the Express Run, en route to-Buffalo, jumped the track near the Assumption Church here in Oil City during World War I.MR. TROTTER was married to Margaret E. Rose, who diedin 1948. He remarried in 1950 toMargaret E Smith. He has four children, William Trotter of Franklin, Gene Trotter of Warren, O , Robert Trotter of the US Navy and Mrs. Rosemarie Smithmwrn■ ’ * ♦▼yvnimiilHARRY J. TROTTER Retires From PRRrfC-C DirectorsTo Be NamedFive candidates have been placed in nomination for live posts, expiring this year on hoard of directors of the Oil City Chamber of Commerce.The selections of the nominating committee are as follows:Samuel A. Breenc, of the law firm of Breene, Lynn, Frame and Magee; Louis B. Brody, of Brody’s women’s apparel store; Kenneth W. Fields, of Quaker State Oil Refining Corp.; Dean B, Hunt, of Oil City Glass Company; and D. E. Tessendorf, of the Worthington Corporation.It is pointed out in the bulletin of Oil City. He also has eight to chamber members that addi-grandchildren and one great- tional candidates may be nominated upon petition of any 10 mem-beis of the Chamber of Commercegrandchild.He is a member of St. Joseph Church and holds membership in the Eagles and Moose fraternalorganizations.ti1!e(rfIdFtlbtlIIriloilt;aitin good standing. The petitions must be presented not later than January 23oltr
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Oil City Derrick
Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jan 13, 1961
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