NEWS:  Two Miners Killed by Falls of Rock, Leonard SHAFFER and Andrew SHIME, 
1933 

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Two Miners Killed by Falls of Rock

  Leonard Shaffer, aged 36, residing near Hooversville, was crushed to death 
when he was caught under a fall of rock in a coal mine operated by his brother, 
Paul Shaffer, near Blough.  He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shaffer, of 
Hooversville.  He is survived by his parents, his wife and three children - Mrs. 
William Leach, of Hooversville, and Mary and Kenneth, both at home; also by 
seven brothers and six sisters.
  Andrew Shime, aged 37, was killed last Thursday morning at 11 o'clock when he 
was caught under a fall of rock in the Reitz No. 4 mine of the Reitz Coal 
Company at Central City.  His neck was broken and he passed away a few minutes 
after being taken from under a large boulder.
  He is survived by his wife and these children:  Mary, John, Anna, Helen, 
Joseph and Andrew, all at home.

Meyersdale Republican, January 5, 1933