NEWS: 1931 Middle Division, Pennsylvania Railroad Retirees, Blair County, PA

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THIRTY M. D. MEN RETIRE IN YEAR   
Altoona Veterans Added to The Pennsy's Honor Roll Have Given Service 
Totaling 1,315 Years. 

  The names of thirty Altoona men who were employees on the Middle division  
of the Pennsylvania railroad were added to the company's honor roll within 
the  past year through retirement from the service.  They have continued 
their residence in the city, are enjoying their well-earned rest and some of 
them are occupying their time at some other occupation.  The total railroad 
service of the thirty totaled,1,315 1/2 years of an average of forty-four 
years each in the company's employ. 
  Their ages total 2,019 years and in years they average slightly more than 
67. 
  They served in the railroad crafts as follows: Engineers, 6; conductors, 
4; brakeman, 4; signalman, 2; laborer, 2; oilers, 3; carpenter, 1; clerk, 1; 
car inspector, 1; airbrake  inspector, 1; hostler, 1; block operator, 1; 
fireman, 1; and lamp-room attendant,  The veterans include the following: 

Howard Rilling, 4200 Logan Ave.;
W.  S. Critchfield, 1117 6th Ave.;
O. S. Dickson, 118 East Fourth Ave.;
Espey  Hufford, 1919 First Ave.;
H. H. Robinsin, R.F.D. 1, East Altoona; 
H. W.  Weaver, 223 Sixth Ave.;
W. W. Winskey, 423 Seventh Ave.;
M. J. Etter, 314 First Ave.;
C. B. Settle, 1716 Second Ave.;
Patrick McNarma [McNamara?], 1401 First St. 
E. E. Sheesley, 433 First Ave.;
S. C. Berryman, 228 East Sixth Ave.;
L.  H. Glass, 510 Twenty-first Ave.;
J. W. Merritts, 119 First Ave.;
T. E.  Kearns, 1800 Fifteenth Ave.;
T. C. Smith, 405 Second Ave.;
T. E. Gunnett, 3610 Fourth Ave.;
C. R. Galbraith, 1117 5th Ave.;
W. G. Helsor, 111 Sixth  St.. 
G. A. Howell, 1326 Fifth Ave.;
J. P. Palmer, 104 Twenty-third Ave.;
Hiram Crum, 1112 1/2 Eighteenth St; 
C. E. Toomey, 804 East St; 
G. P. L. Maffett, Fortieth Street and Logan Ave.;
J. D. Emerick, Union Bank Apt.
D. M. Long, 2008 Eighth Ave.;
W. F. Bowser, 2324 Beale Ave.;
W. C.  Sanders, 102 Halleck place; 
F. O. Rishe, 329 Third Ave.;

July 1931 Altoona Mirror clipping

Note: One name is missing from the clipping.