Progress report on elderly volunteer projects in Taylor County
The Taylor County Senior Citizens Council met Tuesday to review pilot volunteer projects for Flemington and Knottsville elderly residents. Attendees from WVU, the West Virginia Commission on Aging, and local officials discussed priorities, surveys, a social services directory, broader county representation, and plans for a senior center tour.
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Grafton
Flemington
Knottsville
Taylor County Senior Citizens Council
West Virginia Commission of Aging
West Virgini University School of Social Work
Lori Hackett
Fielding Edwards
Gay Boyles
Margaret Emery
WVU
Louise B. Gerrard
West Virginia Commission On Aging
Leon Ginsberg
WVU School of Social Work
Paul Ward
Janis Augustine
Mary Butcher
Susan Moore
Nunzio Pagano
James Valentine
Augustine
Ward
Taylor County
Senior Citizens Council
Cue Canterberry
Freda Canterberry
Carlos Estep
Reva Estep
Ruby Miller
Mary Poling
Helen Thomas
West Virginia University
Gerrard
White House
Ginsberg
County Welfare Department
New Forest Festival Director Faces High Bar in Elkins
J D Doug Shields of Elkins, formerly of Grafton, named director of the 1972 Mountain State Forest Festival. Shields, a former C and P Telephone line and cable foreman in Grafton during 1963 64, rose to commercial fore and was transferred to Elkins. He has since led four major local organizations as president.
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J.D
Doug) Shields
Elkins
Grafton
Shields
C. and P. Telephone Co
County approves Motorola bid for city county radio system
Taylor County Court accepted a 25 700 bid from Motorola to install a new radio network linking city police and county law enforcement and emergency services. Work to be finished by February 6 with two master consoles at the sheriff and Grafton PD.
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Taylor County
Motorola Corporation
General Electric
Motorola
James Fawcett
Sheriff's Office
Grafton City
Donald V. Shaffer
J. Paul Murphy
James A. Sevier
Jobs drop at Taylor County office sparks concern
Taylor County Office of Employment Security reports a sharp fall in work placements in November. Of 188 new applications, 63 were veterans, but only 14 secured jobs, including three veterans, down from October when 105 new applications yielded 35 placements. Officials cite limited job availability and note Emergency Employment Act grants may create new jobs once formal approval is received.
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Taylor County
Jean Deveny
Deveny
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