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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1955

Page

6

Dozen Taylor County plans target bath house fund drive

Plans announced for Sept 12 to elect officers for Camp Towles bath house at Camp Towles through donations buying blocks of construction. Certificates record donors and block purchases. A second meeting was scheduled due to low turnout. Also entry updates for Taylor County Fair Calico Queen contest with August 19 voting and ticket details.

Bath House Camp Towles Walter Thayer Thayer Taylor County Queen Committee Walter Jordan Court House Jordan Mary Jo Sharp Chester Sharp Rt. 1 Knottsville Miss Sharp 4-H Leaders Associa Grafton’ High School Rhottsville Church Donna Cooper Ike Missie H.C Cooper Lincoln’ Street Grafton Miss Cooper Fairmont

Line Transfers To Cut Power In Pruntytown Area

Monongahela Power Co warned customers of a two hour power outage in the Pruntytown area tomorrow from 1 30 p m to 3 30 p m The shutdown affects all users from the old Fetterman bridge to Lost Run and Route 250 to Lost Run Hill Spokesman said the work coincides with installing new telephone cables as poles and lines are shared and several new poles were installed The text also notes a stray sentence about Evangeliste island with heavy rainfall figures which is unrelated to the main item.

Pruntytown Monongahela Power Co Telephone Co

Calico Girls Vie For Calico G W Reidler Dies

George William Reidler 69 Tunnelton mine operator dies after a three day illness at Preston County Memorial Hospital. Born May 14 1886 he led Houck Reidler and Bros Mining Co and belonged to Tunnelton Lions Club Eastern Star and Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his mother widow two daughters two sons two brothers and three sisters. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Tunnelton Methodist Church with burial at Mount Zion Cemetery.

George William Reidler Tunnelton Preston County Memorial Hospital Diana Schultz Reidler Clement Reidler Houck-Reidler and Bros. Mining Co Orpha Alice Dahlberg Hagerstown Diana Reidler Clarence Pittsburgh Norman James Dunn George Ward Petersburg Gertrude Reidler Tunnelton Methodist Church W. J. Kerr Brewing’s Funeral Kingwood Mount Zion Cemetery

Car Shortage Eases In Johnstown Mining Center

Johnstown Pennsylvania reports easing railroad car shortages that had hampered production at a Cambria County mining center. Employment security official Joseph R. Casale noted improved hiring as the transport bottleneck loosens. The text also cites Nebraska newspaper counts and circulation figures, though these appear unrelated to the main report.

Johnstown Cambria County Joseph R. Casale Bureau of Employment Security Office

Polio Vaccination Drive Opens Across County

Fifty-two percent of eligible pupils in Taylor County received second shots yesterday as the polio vaccination program restarted with three more clinics planned for tomorrow. A total of 288 eligible pupils were identified at East End and Pruntytown clinics, with 152 reporting for shots.

Taylor County East End School Pruntytown Charles Cather Cather Flemington School Simpson Rosemont West Grafton West Hill Webster Grafton Junior High St. Augustine Parkview Garrison Lucretia First Ward East End Thornton Blueville Haymond Knottsville Mt. Airy Hepzibah Rock Union

Legion Group Install Marks New Officers in West Virginia

Phillips, third department vice commander, will install the post's new officers in West Virginia. The Ladies Auxiliary will install Mrs Richard Foley, past president, as part of the ceremony. A reception followed with refreshments served by auxiliary members.

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