Grafton Seeks Progress on Water Plant Pumps and Storage
GRAFTON officials and engineers met at the Four Corners Restaurant to discuss a $604,000 Economic Development Administration grant toward a new water plant. Plans include two pumps, a new pump station near the current plant, a 16 inch main to a 1.5 million gallon storage tank above the Tygart Dam, and a goal to cut pumping to ten hours daily while preparing new plans for submission by July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philangelo
Grafton
C. Lowellson
Four Corners
Mason
Economic Development Administration
Rene Zabeau
Region
Don Vaughn
Cerrone and Vaughn Engineering
Wheeling
Dennis Peluga
Region 6
Claude Ebert
Glenn Sapp
Taylor
County Commission
EDA
Appalachian Regional Commission
Public Service Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
St. John’s Street
Cemetery
Blueville
Pruntytown
Tygart Dam
U. S
American Association of Retired Persons
Wildcat strikes ease as miners urged to return to work
United Mine Workers officials report signs of easing wildcat strikes that idled about 31,000 Appalachian coal miners after health benefit cuts sparked actions in West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. District 17 plans a Washington delegation to reverse the decision and dismiss funds trustee Harry Huge while five locals in District 29 resume at 12 01 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Funds
UMW District 17
Washington
UMW Funds
Harry Huge
District 17
Jack Perry
Perry
Dan Fields
West Virginia Coal Association
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette
State budget passes in Charleston with spending tone upbeat
Gov. Rockefeller faces a budget approved by both houses totaling 841.5 million in general revenue plus 557 million for highways. Officers praise spending levels while criticizing fiscal clarity and potential tax needs. Debates focus on highway funding shifts and mental hospital budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Jay Rockefeller
IID Senate
John Pat Fanning
Department of Highways
Del
Charles Polan
D-Cabell
House
Senate
Sen
Judith Herndon
Ohio
Fanning
William J. Oates
Dampshire
Oates
Major Main Street crash in Grafton with minor injuries
Grafton police report a morning collision on West Main Street between Ralph Henderson 73 and Dana Matthews 64 both of Grafton. Henderson failed to yield to Matthews, damages listed at 100 and 150 dollars, no citations issued. Fire tests indicate deliberate arson at the old Grafton Banking and Trust building, with a juvenile suspect in custody on separate charges. A warrant was issued for a juvenile girl related to a couch theft tied to the fire. Nearby incidents include a driver ticket in Taylor County, a two-vehicle crash on Rt 54 with no injuries, a Grafton man facing Harrison County charges, an arrest for forging a prescription, and a Reedsville crash involving Timothy Mikulik. Coal miners in Morgantown area to begin two weeks of vacation. A Newbury man treated after a single-vehicle crash on U S Rt 50 near Fellowsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
West Main Street
Ralph Henderson
Dana Matthews
Henderson
Main
St. Johns Street
Matthews
West Main
Chrysler
Grafton Banking and Trust
Bill Workman
Charleston
Workman
Harrison County
P. C. Tampoya
Tamploya
Main Street
Rt. 54
Eby Road
Taylor County
David Sterling Perkins
Lloyd Spring III
Bridgeport
Grafton City
Reedsville
Timothy Mikulik
Rt. 7
Preston County
Fellowsville
Newbury
Preston Memorial Hospital
Kingwood
U.S. Rt
Here
Preston County Sheriff's Deputies
Richard Funk
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Mountain Statesman
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
Tals, Co
David Air
Tygart Lake
Robert Kuhn
Pearl St
Kuhn
Morgantown
Consolidation Coal Company
Consol
Fairmont
Blacksville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!