Grafton Gas Rate Increase Talks Endorse Compromise
A committee of local officials and attorney J Hechmer plus W A Beavers and C C Noble met with Press Murray of Pittsburg Pep Wire to discuss a proposed gas rate rise for industrial users. They urged a compromise far below the Ras company proposal. The tariff could raise an average of twenty five percent affecting twenty towns. A petition to call a special county bond election for $110000 is planned in Knottsville.
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J, AL. Hechmer
W. A. Beavers
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Knottsville
Taylor County
A Shingled Cottage by Sedgwick Architect
A detailed design for an east front shingled cottage, 26 by 26 feet, with a diagonal 12 foot piazza on the front left and a matching sleeping porch above. Cedar shingles in green with white trim, light gray roof, full basement, nine foot main story, and a central chimney for the heating plant.
Viscount A Yaratane's Wit Draws Huge War Bond Raise
In London on April 9 a noted figure, Viscount A Yaratane, former British envoy, sparked a nationwide response with a sharp editorial appeal that helped raise approximately $11.6 million in war bonds. The event underscored strong public support and bolstered funding for the war effort.
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Viscount A Yaratane
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