from grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West Home on a Furlough Gale Bright, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bright of near Decatur, arrived Tuesday from the San Diego training station for a thirty-day visit. Gale, who enlisted some time ago in the navy with be attached to the U. S. Raleigh. ____________________________________________________________________ Coal Available In A Short Time Work Resumed on Decatur County Coal Co. Shaft Near Davis City Due to the sub zero weather the men have been unable to work during the past month. Actual sinking of the shaft to a 465 foot depth is now under way. With fair weather it should be completed within another week or ten days, Charles Pennisten one of the promoters announced yesterday. After the shaft is constructed the workmen will immediately drive the entry ways and actual digging of coal will then get under way. _____________________________________________________________

BARRY, thanks. my dad worked in a coal mine west of Davis City about 1936 = altho, I believe there were 4 or 5 of them? thanks for the memories, marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: BRWest@aol.com [mailto:BRWest@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:10 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] Feb. 13, 1936 more articles from Reporter-Journal from grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West Coal Available In A Short Time Work Resumed on Decatur County Coal Co. Shaft Near Davis City Due to the sub zero weather the men have been unable to work during the past month. Actual sinking of the shaft to a 465 foot depth is now under way. With fair weather it should be completed within another week or ten days, Charles Pennisten one of the promoters announced yesterday. After the shaft is constructed the workmen will immediately drive the entry ways and actual digging of coal will then get under way. _____________________________________________________________ ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx