Schools Struggle as Gas Bids Await in Taylor County
Taylor County school system continues to seek bids for gas after Union 76 in Clarksburg warned of closure. With 2000 gallons on hand and usage at 250 gallons daily, buses, maintenance vehicles, and two drivers education cars face eight to ten days of supply. Distributors hesitate to bid without delivery assurances.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Board of Education
Union 76
Clarksburg
Chet Marshall
Paul C
Bartlett
D & H Oil Company
Atlantic Richfield
Arco
D&h
James A. Havenner
Taylor schools welcome 34 new teachers across district
The Grafton Taylor school system added 34 new teachers last week, detailing names by school including Anna Jarvis Elementary Teresa Annon and Susan Kerns. Flemington Elementary Stephen Deitz and Patricia Trimble. Grafton High School staff in English social studies and science. plus Haymond and Hepzibah Elementary additions. Pamela Stevens named to Who's Who Among American High School Students with potential 1000 scholarship honors.
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Grafton — Taylor
Anna Jarvis
Teresa Annon
Susan Kerns
Cathy Loar
Nancy Murphy
Richard Teagarden
Donna Kay Wolfe
James Work
Flemington
Stephen Deitz
Marcella Herrick
Patricia Trimble
Flemington High School
Laverne Gibson
Sandra Costelli
Guy Costello
Grafton High School
Lynn Russel
Lucille Beaver
Joyce Coleman
David English
Barbara Judy
Judith Kline
Earl McConnell Jr
Ann Hall
Carol
Pamela Stevens
Robert K. Stevens
Rt. 7
Fairmont
United States
Grafton High
Pamela
Future Business Leaders of America
Grafton
Banks finance 21 million float glass plant in West Virginia
Western Pennsylvania National Bank leads a 21 million loan package for the Rosemont float glass facility in Taylor County built by Fource Glass Company of Clarksburg. The financing includes 14 million from WPNB and 7 million from a U.S. Commerce Department program, with ground breaking held August 15 and construction to start by September 15. The project should finish by mid 1975 and employ several hundred workers with about 3.5 million annual payroll.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Western Pennsylvania National Bank
Rosemont
Taylor County
Fource Glass Company
Clarksburg
Fource
Fort Smith
Ark
James C. Heaberlin
U.S
Department of Commerce
Heaberlin
O.D. Linder
John Hanner
Lowndes Bank
Richard Cleaves
U.S. Department
Heck's Store Construction Under Way in Grafton
Site work for a 44000 square foot Heck's store in the 15 acre Blueville tract of Grafton began after July 17 groundbreaking. Francis Minor of Baker & Coombs reports foundation and masonry walls to start this week with completion planned for late November and a 300 car parking facility at opening. Other shops may lease space once Heck's is finished.
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Grafton
Heck's
Blueville
Francis Minor
Baker & Coombs, Inc
Morgantown
Heck’s of
Heck’s
Minor
Grafton area news submissions requested for Dominion Post
The Dominion Post invites clubs in Grafton to send in reports on their projects and activities for the Grafton Taylor County page. Submissions should arrive by the Thursday before Sunday publication and include the name and telephone number of the person submitting the item.
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Attention Club
Grafton
The
Dominion Post
Grafton-Taylor County
Grafton Firemen Plan Tenth Apple Festival
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department hosts the 10th Apple Festival September 19 to 22 with apple butter and cider for sale to fund a new fire truck. Events include queen pageant, ball, amateur night, square dance, parade with 40 units, fireworks, carnival each night, luncheons, art and flower shows, Yo-Ag display, antique car show, and Oscar the Clown appearances.
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Grafton
Salvation Army
Tom Mason
Paul Stemple
Manos Theatre
Rhoda Hendershot
Federation of Musicians Local 638
Jim George
City Building
Boyd Street
Fire Department
Woman’s Club of
Mother’s Day Shrine
Taylor County Garden Club
Future Farmers of America
First National Bank
Central West Virginia Automobile Association
Grafton Firemen
Oscar
County Court Approves Purchase Of Building Next Door
Grafton Taylor County Court in regular session approved the option to buy the vacant professional building beside the courthouse for 15000 dollars from owner Samuel Oliveto. The deed is not drawn yet and payments for monthly bills totaling 9432 dollars were approved.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Samuel Oliveto
Court House
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Gary Hollingshead
Taylor Schools
Hepzibah
Alice Bean
Karen Hughes
Pam Stevens
Heck
City of
Los Angeles
Richard H. Turner
Turner’s Rubber Stamp Service
Box 35
Chestnut Ridge Road
Elks Lodge
Omacoloir
Home Entertainment Values
Circle of Sound
Toreador
Solid-State B&w TV
Odessa
Westover TV
Holland Avenue
Westover, W. Va
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