Colonel Morrey Kennedy Retires From Active Service
The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes Charles D. Young to vice president of purchases stores and insurance. He succeeds Col. M. C. Kennedy who retires April 1 at age 70. Kennedy to live permanently at Ragged Edge after 28 years with the railroad begun in 1902.
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Colonel Kennedy to retire from Pennsylvania Railroad?
Philadelphia Inquirer notes Colonel Moorhead Cowell Kennedy will retire March 10 after a storied career with the Pennsylvania Railroad and its Cumberland Valley empire. The 70-year-old executive shaped coal and steel purchases and led American transportation efforts in England during World War I, leaving a legacy of regional influence and hospitality at Ragged Edge.
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Editor Reflects on Local Leaders and Public Service
The writer, recalling the first president of the Scotch-Irish Society, questions IRANIA state policies and Colonel Kennedy's possible retirement from public life. He warns that offices should reward ability to serve the state, not boss influence, and muses on Colonel Bing and a patriot view of civic duty.
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Hope County
Safety Trophy to Be Presented at Rail Meeting Harrisburg
Cumberland Valley division officers join with Pennsylvania Railroad staff for a large safety meeting at the P R R Y M C A building at 2 pm on Tuesday March 29. The Lee Atterbury Safety Trophy of 1931 will be awarded to H B Chaffin master mechanic Altoona on behalf of maintenance of equipment staff of the middle division.
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Eastern Pennsylvania General Division
Woman Doctor Urges Reality for Child Rearing
A London humor piece quotes a woman doctor who says a child should face reality but notes it would annoy a mother to remove makeup every night before kissing the child goodnight.
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Local News Roundup From Boyce Virginia
Mrs Walter Foley and daughters visit. Mr Shermartes returns from Washington. Mrs George W Garvin travels to Albany to see Edgar Miller family. Mrs Watson of Madison County visits C D Adams in Walnut Hall. Hottels from Winchester visit local friends. Hooker family moves into new bungalow after improvements. Mrs C V Van der Linden returns to Washington for treatment. Daily church services led by Rev R L Moore at Boyce Methodist. Elizabeth Burch and Jane Jolliffe at William and Mary. Marian Jame Martin to Godwin Street for Easter holidays.
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C. D. Adams
Walnut Hall
W. J. Hottel
Winchester
Elizabeth Burch
Jane Jolliffe
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
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