Newspaper article describing the open houses hosted every Thursday during the summer of 1944 by the Hiers family at their home in Granville, for convalescing soldiers at nearby Westover Field.
From the Viola Elizabeth Bettinger (1899-1983) photo album. Viola Bettinger was a teacher at the old Granville Village School during the early 1920's. Her photo album was donated to the Granville Library Historical Room. All photos in the album have…
A nine car train derailed on 07 Nov 1939, injuring five passengers and bruising dozens. The derailment occurred on the section of line somewhere between Westfield and Springfield.
The photos were taken by one of the Hiers brothers. It appears the…