About 60 folks, Hope, CNG employees and their wives, attended a fish fry and dinner
Thursday evening, hatched by famous fryer Jim Bell and his friends.
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John Kuhl, 83, of Letter Gap was the oldest retiree at the dinner, having retired in
1983. He worked for both Hope and its later owner, Consolidated Natural Gas. He was
an engineer at Jones Station at Lockney, Gilmer County.
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Paul Evans, 81, of Arnoldsburg retired in 1983. He was an inspector and well
tender.
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Fish fryer Jim Bell and well-known friends
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Cleston Nicholas, wife and friends
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Great fish and horseradish pickles, plus goodies
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Former employees came from several counties