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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1971
Page
7
A Morgantown Christmas parade drew families as snow cooled the morning at High Street with Santa Claus arriving amid costumed characters and carols. Children lined up early for viewing, bundled against 22 degree weather, while Salvation Army booths and clowns distributed gifts and merriment for the season.
A WVU basketball crowd of 6,603 witnessed a festive parade through Morgantown with Bugs Bunny and Snoopy as marshals. The 20 unit procession, sponsored by the Jaycees, drew an estimated 10,000 onlookers as a Santa float led to Courthouse Square for Santa’s arrival.
The Cowan Baking Co in Morgantown, operating 50 years, was sold to Nickles Bakery Inc from Elkhart and other Ohio locations. About 20 of 38 local employees lost their jobs. delivery routes continue with current staff as ovens at the Clay Street site are dismantled. Nickles will supply 26 new bread varieties from Martins Ferry Ohio with area points in Waynesburg Blairsville and Pittsburgh. The union contract with District 50 Allied Technical Workers remains, and the original Cowan name may be changed later.
Final day deer season ends with a total kill near 35 across Monongalia and Preston. Reported counts list 15 in Monongalia and 20 in Preston along with names and locations of hunters and venues including Morgantown Fairmont Terra Alta and Parkersburg. No hunting fatalities occurred though several injury accidents were noted during the season.
The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer drive added 216.93 yesterday and now totals 1113.75 for the year at kettle houses in Morgantown. The Odd Fellows manned the main kettle on High Street Saturday as Brig. Harry Ulyat notes 293 Monongalia and 214 Preston applications for assistance.
A single story tram house owned by Paul E. Price burned to the ground at about 3 am Saturday. The Clinton District Volunteer Fire Department responded as the only agency. The home on Rt 119 South five miles south of town was unoccupied during repairs.
Charlene Terris Greenburg 23 of Middlesex New Jersey died unexpectedly Friday. She was born June 23 1948 in Surviving relatives include her parents husband Ronald sister Andrea Terris brother Michael and two grandmothers. Friends may visit Rosca Funeral Home Middlesex. Funeral Tuesday in Middlesex with burial there.
A first person account describes a teen’s experience in a youth home. She faces a visit from her boyfriend, awareness of legal charges, and stark conditions. Rooms, meals, and the lack of parental support highlight the harsh environment and her sense of becoming a criminal. The hearing looms as she awaits release.
The forecast calls for upper 40s with a chance of showers and a high in the mid to upper 40s today with a low in the upper 20s. Tomorrow’s high will be in the 40s to low 50s. A Morgantown reading from the Dominion-Post pollution sampler at 11 a.m. yesterday showed light pollution with a 0.026 reading.
Mrs. Alice Massullo 44 of 343 Watts St died at home after a fall down 13 stairs. She leaves husband Carl D Massullo Jr daughter Linda Ann and three brothers. Service details at Dering's Funeral Home. Professor Orval J Anderson 56 of Potomac State College died Friday after a heart attack. He taught at WVU Englewood and NYU and leaves one daughter and three siblings. Burial at East Oak Grove Morgantown. Graveside service set for 3 p.m.
Fairmont police report a masked man in a yellow Mustang robbed Raymond's Amoco on Jackson Street Saturday at 8 45 a.m. He demanded cash from attendant Danny Wilson 18 and fled with 77 dollars.
James K. Koontz, 92, of Van Voorhis Road, died early Saturday at Tampa General Hospital. Born Nov. 29, 1879 in Morgantown, he was a retired Monongalia County Board of Education employee and active with local music groups. Survived by a sister-in-law and three nephews, with services at Derings Funeral Home followed by burial in Mt. Union Cemetery.
Charlene Terris Greenburg age 23 of Middlesex New Jersey died Friday December 3. John Truman age 17 of 396 Laurel Street died Saturday December 4 1971. James K Koontz age 92 of Tampa Florida died December 4 1971. Geraldine Post age 66 of Lake Lynn Pennsylvania died December 2 1971. Alice Massallo age 44 of 343 Watts Street died December 4 1971. Anna Potoma age 76 of Sabraton Avenue died December 2 1971. Sopha Mae Strawler age 66 of Tunnelton died December 2 1971. Funeral arrangements list call times chapels and burial locations across Middlesex Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens Mt Union Cemetery East Oak Grove Cemetery Camp Chapel Cemetery and local churches.
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