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Gabriel Otto Wessenauer
Pages 250-252

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... He was 'Wess" to his fellow workers and business and professional associates. After a total of eight years with the West Virginia Power and Transmission Company and the West Penn Power Company 1 I, Wessjoined the Tennessee ValleyAuthority (TVA)
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... During his stewardship the TVA power system outstripped all others in the nation in size and scope and set records for efficiency and low cost. The constant goal of Wess and the team he assembled and led was to provide the people of the Tennessee Valley region with an abundant supply of electric energy at the lowest practicable cost.
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