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Moundsville Economic Development Council

818 Jefferson Ave

Moundsville, WV 26041

Phone: 304-845-6200

Fax: 304-843-4146

»Pierce Jeffries (February 18, 1927)

»Wesley Swain (February 3, 1928)

»Andrew Brady (March 30, 1928)

»Lawrence Fike (August 10, 1928)

»Henry Brogan (February 8, 1929)

»Theodore Carr (June 14, 1929)

»Millard Morrison (September 13, 1929)

»Walter Wilmoy (September 13, 1929)

»Walter Crabtree (May 9, 1930)

»Roosevelt Darnell (November 14, 1930)

»Emory Stephens (February 20, 1931)

»Will Adams (February 20, 1931)

»Frank Hyer (June 19, 1931)

»Harry Powers (March 18, 1932)

»James Blount (May 12, 1932)

»Omer Brill (August 10, 1933)

»Leo Fraser (November 24, 1933)

»Joe Corey (December 8, 1933)

»Greely Blankenship (January 7, 1935)

»Robert Branch (January 19, 1935)

»Frank Pramesa (April 13, 1937)

»Willie Beckner (June 25, 1937)

»Marvin Brown (September 10, 1937)

»William Read (November 5, 1937)