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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1922

Page

5

West Penn Co spending big sum on lines expansion

West Penn Power and allied firms advance a major system upgrade. new Springdale and Windsor plants expand capacity to 180000 kw, with 122000 volt steel towers and a vast substation near Charleroi. additional boilers at Rivesville raise output to 10000 kw, while new turbines at Windsor go online within months.

West Penn CO Caxipany Searels West Penn A.m.lynn West Penn Powery West Penn System Springdale Allegheny River Pittsburgh Charleroi Windsor Ohio River Washington, Pa Washigton West Virginia Pennsylvania Mne Cheat Haven Rivesville Monongahela Power and Railway Company Monongahela River Fairmont West Penn Power Monongahela Pony Cheat’ River Cheat River Pennsylvania-West Virginia West Penn Power Company Connellsville American Car & Foundry Company Th Power Company Public Service Commission of Maryland West Maryland Power Company Oakland Maryland Lity Pennsylvania Tcounty

Pleasant Mountain and Fairmont Weekend Notices

Local residents enjoyed a scenic automobile trip over Cheat Mountain through Oakland and near Cumberland, returning via Kingwood. Numerous residents attended the Fairmont football game. several traveled to Morgantown Buckhannon and Martinsburg for events, visits, and errands while others returned home after weekends away.

Fairmont Edwin Blaney French Helms Parkersburg Maple Avenue Horace Helms J. H. Colebank Robert Jefferies Arthur Cox Brooks Robert Bennett Margaret Hamilton Harold ‘Tregellas Fannie F. Jdolden Gossarg Corset Company J. Lawrence Conway Barracksville L. Wagner Mary Goley Hayward Skidmore Philippi George W. Loar New York City Hl. Howe Hiera C. A. Lowe Thomas Griffth Cheat River L. A. Reese Pittsburgh Mary Bishop Buckhannon Bernard Faherty Wire Oakland Glenn Primm Henry Rahe Monroe Mich P. L. Holland Sidney Malone Keyser W. N. Malone Dewey Avenue J. G. Bagley Cincinnati Floyd Chenoweth E}kins J. A. Willamson Franklin Walnut Street P. Southworth Richard Perrne Union Aire P. Metzner Switnen Watt Fran Burke K.white

Judges Named for Firestone Essay Contest

Washington October 2 judges selected to award the Harvey Firestone university scholarship for the national good roads essay contest include Henry C Wallace George Horace Latimer and Dr John Grier Hibben They will judge from fifty four essays representing states DC the Canal Zone the Philippines Porto Rico Swains Alaska and more The prize funded by H S Firestone Akron Ohio totals at least 4000 and covers tuition and expenses for a student entering any US college The selection aims to honor essays on How Good Roads Are Developing My Community with finalists announced from central states including Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska and others

George Horace Lorimer Saturday Evening Post Washington Firestone University Highway Education Board Henry C. Wallace Agriculture George Horace Latimer John Grier Hibben Princeton University John J. Tigert United States Commission of Education District of Columbia Canal One Philippines Porto Rico Swaii Alaska State Department of Education H. S. Firestone Akron Ohio United States Wallace Geo Horace Lorimer Hib Ten Princeton University Central States Russell B Lamm Camden Kentucky R. C. Garden Bere Indiana Benjamin Mahawk Mishawaka Hlinois Irvin Barclay Bloomington Michigan Ruth Camp

West Virginia paper men set Morgantown conference dates

Morgantown W V Oct 2 AP Dates for the first annual West Virginia daily and weekly newspaper conference to be held in Morgantown during November with West Virginia University as host will be fixed at the West Virginia Publishers Association meeting in Parkersburg next Thursday. Tentative dates are November 16 17 and 18 for the three day gathering.

Morgantown Wva West Virginia West Virginia University West Virginia Publisher's Association Parkersburg

Tuberculosis meeting and seal drive in West Virginia

The West Virginia Tuberculosis Association will hold its second annual meeting and conference in Charleston October 18 and 19 at the health department in the new city hall. The program covers surveys, clinic issues, sanatoria, nursing, rural health, school health, and proposed health legislation. An institute on Christmas Seal sales will accompany the conference. Delegates from local associations are invited. the event is open to the public.

West Virginia Tuberculosis Association Charlesson Health Department New Ohio Marion State Association United States Indiana Michigan West Virginia Robert G. Patterson Ohio Public Health Association Murray A. Auerbach Indiana Tuberculosis Assection Theo. J. Werle Michigan Tuberculosis Association Charleston George C. Rowell McDowell Cabell

Remarkable Tending Made by Naval Plane

Mount Clemens Michigan October 2 Landing the Navy Bee line racer piloted at over 200 miles an hour at Selfridge field Bert Acosta brought the craft to a stop without landing gear. The monoplane touched down with wheels tucked inside the fuselage after sliding 104 feet on turf at about 60 miles an hour. It was the first time locals say such a gearless landing was made without mishap and Acosta was not shaken.

Mount Clemens Mich Navy Selfridge Field Bert Acosta Acosta

Armistice Moves In Mudania Conference Setup

The immediate mutual accord to suspend troop moves was accepted to frame the Mudania armistice conference. The plan aims to discuss occupation of Eastern Thrace by Inter-allied detachments and Greek evacuation after the talks, with Turkish administrative control to follow. General Hartington heads to Madagascar with Italian and French generals aboard their fleets.

Paris France Madonia Thrace Great Britain Chanak Madanit Constantinople Jbei Arawal Hartington Madania

Radman Saves Wesleyan With Drop Kick In Narrow Loss

Palamont Oct 2 Wesleyan halves Radman repeated last year’s feat by a drop kick from 52 yards that kept the Wesleyan eleven within reach of West Virginia University, 20 to 3. Mountaineers showed stronger play and better depth under Coach Spears, while Wesleyan’s defense and teamwork impressed 10,000 fans.

Palamont Methodists Higgins Mountaineers Morgantown West Virginia Wesleyan Methodist West Methodist Inc Fred Siman Gus Eckberg Homer Martin Mountaineer Narditei Oliker Monongah Funk West Virgini Wesleyan Washington Graton Department of Justice Washington Union Station Department For Justice Isuch

Fire devastates four Leon businesses in West Virginia

PT PLEASANT W Va Oct 2 AP Fire today destroyed four buildings in Leon s business section twelve miles east of Point Pleasant A hotel garage flour mill and residence were gutted The damage runs about 30000 The blaze started in the undetermined cause and residents escaped injury

Pleasant W. Va Leon Line

Crowd from Grafton attends Fairmont contest

A large crowd from Grafton, Clarksburg, and Morgantown attended the West Virginia Wesleyan football game in Fairmont on Saturday. Estimates suggest attendance neared 10,000, marking the largest crowd in the university’s grid history.

Grafton Fairmont Tral Clarksburg Morgattawn Laburday Weslyan University Harry Bhaies Universit Tay Tr

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