Shrine project plans proceed in Grafton for Mother's Day site
Plans for a park around the old St. Andrews Church on West Main Street advance with federal and state aid expected. The two block site has been deeded to the city and cleared. Renovations include woodwork, floor, utilities, and landscaping as the Shrine Committee seeks Emergency Employment Act workers.
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Grafton
St. Andrews Church
West Main Street
Shrine Committee
Emergency Employment Act
West Virginia
State Department of Natural Resources
Anna Jarvis
Webster
Crews Improve Streets for Fetterman Project
In a city Housing Authority agreement the grading and graveling of two streets was finished to provide access to the project now in final development. City Manager Don Ross said the Housing Authority will receive the same street improvement services as other residential areas. extensions remain unpaved due to funds but graveled sections will be paved when funds exist. Financing came from the general funds as the Street Department faces financial strain.
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Housing Authority
Don Ross
Ross
Heavy truck dealership to open office near Route 50
West Virginia Truck Sales Inc will open a new heavy duty truck and equipment sales and service branch in Grafton near the Route 50 119 junction. Local residents Earl Breedlove and Everett Dalton prepare for the April 1 opening with Ernest Unterzuber supervising. The site will become a Rockway trucks and Cline Off-Highway Equipment distributor. up to ten workers may be hired. Mount Rainier National Park was established by Congress in 1899.
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Grafton
West Virginia Truck Sales, Inc
Blueville
Earl Breedlove
Everett Dalton
Ernest Unterzuber
Charleston Company
Rockway Trucks
Cline
Corrillium Industries to Open Color Chrome Plant in Grafton
Corrillium Industries plans a late April to early May start at a former bakery site off U S 50 in Blueville Grafton. The plant will employ up to 100 workers serving a 12 state market with electro plating and future finished goods.
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Ron Mullens
Dominion News
Grafton
Corillium Industries
George Oleson
G B Bakery
U.S. 50
Blueville
Corrillium Industries
Corrillium Corporation
Fairfax
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Tennessee
Oleson
Corellium
Grafton Adopts Tight Vehicle Weight and Size Limits
City Council approves ordinance No. 342 restricting street vehicle weight to 20 000 lbs with axle and wheel limits and 600 psi contact, plus 90 inch width rules. Thawing period allows three ton unpaved street limit. 60 foot length cap. mobile homes may receive oversize permits. Operators must post bonds and repair damage or lose bond funds. Mayor notes state bonding lapse for county sheriff. will bond soon.
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Grafton
City Hall
Eee
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Mount Rainier National Park
Washington State
Metal Products
James Fawcett
Fawcett
Monongahela
Allegheny Power System
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