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Dam Bid Award and Start of Work Leads 1934 News
Frederick Snare Corporation was the low bidder on the large 1934 dam project. Bid award, contract signing, and start of operations followed, with much coverage of the six months ending in December. The Sentinel highlighted election results, the Printytown murder hoax, and the disappearance and death of Albert Rae as the period’s top stories.
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Grafton
Frederick Snare Corporation
the Sentinel
Snare Corporation
House of Delegates
Aylor
Printytown
Sentinel
Bruner
Prunwa
Nichols
Albert Rae
FERA
Simon J. Friedman
George Harwood
Council of
Gratton
T. E B. Brohard
C. W. Knipple
Order
United American Mechanics
Tygart Dam
William “Bo” Hall
J. W. Hostler
J. W. Penn
U. 8
Army
California
Albert R. Boyce
Blueville
Cyrus Norris
Boyce
W. A. Wilhelm
Warren Alto Mays
U.S. 50
James Powell
State Industrial School
Memorial City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Victor J. Lucas
New Taylor County Dairymen’s Association
Kiwanis Merchants
D. C. Tabler
Grafton High
St. Mary's
N. Locke
Lee Brothers Circus
Fair Grounds
Harold Kramer
Stephen Poe
Wickwire
George Mauler
McGee
William F. Scott
Gilbert “Miller
Coffman
Brogh Dus College
Thomas W. Brochard
Lion J. Friedman