Mt Morris Christmas Parade Crowns 13-year-old Queen
About 200 residents lined Main Street for Mt Morris Christmas Day parade featuring roughly two dozen units. Kathy Harvey, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Harvey, was crowned queen by Rev Charles Elliott. Attendants included Perry Elementary students Andra Klink Debbie Haines Mary Yucha and Karen Christy.
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Mount Morris
Kathy Harvey
MT. Morris
Mrs
Louis Harvey
Charles Elliott
The
Community’ Association
Bridget Ann Wade
Marion Wade
Morris
Wade
Perry
Andra Klink
Debbie Haines
Mary Yucha
Karen Christy
Directive on reporting war crimes in Vietnam sparks debate
New York Times obtained directive 204 issued April 27 1967 to all Vietnam units. It requires reporting grave breaches of the Geneva conventions including killing torture or injuring noncombatants. Officers and soldiers briefed on duties to report incidents promptly and pursue detection of war crimes.
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New York Times
Vietnam
Christmas Tree Sale Leads Jaycees Charity Drives
Gary Friggens and Mike Thomas co chair the tree sale with Toys for Tots. Jaycees run two more drives the shopping spree and baskets for the needy to aid families in need.
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Gary Friggens
Mike Thomas
Jaycees
PACE group pushes for Morgan Heights option in new design
About 35 to 40 PACE members met with Supt. Lawrence Derthick Jr. at the Widmers in Westover to discuss a county school plan tied to special education. They urged keeping Morgan Heights School open for the trainable exceptional children, noting it may suit the program better than Chestnut Ridge. Derthick indicated the plan is flexible and changes can be made.
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Lawrence G. Derthick Jr
PACE
Victor Widmer
Westover
Dr. Derthick
Morgan Heights
Chestnut Ridge
Derthick
Benjamin Clark
Preston officials tour high schools for improvement ideas
Preston County education officials and Morgantown architect visited four high schools in Ohio and West Virginia to study scheduling flexibility, space use, independent study and vocational enhancements. The tour covered Athens OH, Morgan City OH, John Marshall WV, and Brook County WV as part of Project DAVE.
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Kingwood
Preston County Board of Education
Morgantown
Ohio
West Virginia
Preston County Schools
John Miller
Lawrence Losh
Miller
George Lipscomb
Preston County Vocational and
Kermit Zinn
Donald Brown
Robert Bennett
Athens High School
Athens
Morgan City High School
Connellsville
John Marshall High School
Marshall County
Brook County High School
Wellsburg
JC morgantown students present Christmas pageant at MJHS
Two groups from Morgantown Junior High will perform The Drum by Katherine K Davis for the student body on Tuesday morning and again for the public at 7 30 p m in the MJHS auditorium. The Singuliers directed by Mrs Doris Cowman and the third period speech class led by Mrs Lucille Madeira share the event.
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Morgantown
MJHS
Doris Cowman
Lucille Madeira
Katherine K. Davis
Jennie Boughner Dies at 81 in Charleston West Virginia
Jennie Boughner a retired librarian of 43 years at West Virginia University died in a convalescent home in Charleston. She was 81 and survived by a sister Mrs B Walters King of Charleston. The body will go to Dering Funeral Home in Morgantown with funeral Monday afternoon.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia University
Jennie DeLander Boughner
Morgantown
B. Walters King
Dering Funeral
Osage Group Demands Higher Social Security Payments
The Interstate 79 Protesting Organization of Osage denounces Social Security as leaving retirees in poverty. President Luther E. Cummings blasts low allotments and the earnings cap, accusing Congress of hypocrisy after a pay raise for lawmakers.
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United States
Organization of Osage
Organization
Luther E. Cummings
Salvation Army kettles set new daily total in SA
The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer kettle drive reached 2623.67 dollars after American Legion Post No 2 posted its best day. Legion volunteers collected 360.15 at five locations including Murphy's and local banks, with kettles open until December 24 at 6 p.m.
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Salvation Army
American Legion
Post No. 2
Murphy’s
First National Bank
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Heck’s
State Liquor Store
Eugene Hess
The
Legion
Kettles
Richard E. Davies
Howard Eliason
Frank Harris
George Katsakis
Ed Rider
Clyde Selby
Edward Shaffer Jr
Danny Shaffer
Hess
Katsakis
Snow Promises Continue Across State With Higher Elevation Accumulation
Forecasters predict light snow across most of the state early today with showers or flurries later. Several inches of accumulation are possible in the mountains while highs reach the mid to upper 30s and overnight lows dip to the teens. Monday brings mostly cloudy skies, continued cold, and more higher elevation snow chances. Yesterday’s temps were recorded at
Boy nabbed for robbery and assault
A 17-year-old Osage boy, Calvin Dowdell, posted $500 bond after arrest by two city officers on felonious assault and armed robbery warrants. Indicted in Monongalia County for October stabbing of Gregory Mazoni, he faced a hearing before Justice William M. Bowers. He was also tied to a Fayette County armed robbery indictment of five Osage youths at a Masontown service station. The officers found him in a car by the old Mountainlair.
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Osage
Justice of the Peace
William M. Bowers
Calvin Dowdell
Monongalia County
Gregory Mazoni
Dowdell
Fayette County
Masontown
Obituaries Two WV men die in Masontown and Fairmont
Walter Andrew Groves 56 of Masontown died at home after a long illness. He was born July 29 1913 in Masontown son of George Marshall and the late Alice Groves. Survived by widow Georgia Keener Groves two sisters Ola Rowan and Jessie Groves. Joseph Henry Bud Moore 67 of Fairmont died Saturday at Fairmont General Hospital. Born July 12 1902 in Grafton he was a pipe fitter and retired B and O Railroad worker. Survived by widow Nellie Faley Moore three daughters Marie McIsaac Margaret Ann Blake Jodie Patrick a son Michael Moore a cousin Lawrence Wadsworth and 15 grandchildren. One sister Margaret Rose Stump preceded him in death. He belonged to St Peters Catholic Church Fairmont St Peters Men's Association and Sheet Metal Workers ISA. He and Mrs Moore celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Nov 5.
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Walter Andrew Groves
Masontown
George Marshall
Alice Boar Groves
Georgia Keener Groves
Ola Rowan
Rt. 2
Morgantown
Jessie Groves
Joseph Henry
Bud) Moore
Quintey St
Fairmont
Fairmont General Hospital
Grafton
Henry
Margaret Crowley Hammon Moore
Nellie Faley Moore
Arthur
Marie) McIsaac
Thomas
Margaret Ann) Blake
Joseph
Jodie) Patrick
Michael E. Moore
Chester
Lawrence Wadsworth
Winchester
Margaret Rose Stump
B&o Railroad
St. Peter's Catholic Church of
St. Peter's Men's Association
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Mrs. Moore
Funeral notices from Morgantown and surrounding towns
Obituary notices list Jennie D Boughner 81 of Morgantown died in Charleston with services at Dering's Funeral Home and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Wilfred C Brushel 71, of St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital, funeral at St Theresa's with burial in East Oak Grove. Harry Fletcher Copland 72 of Blacksville died at WVU Hospital with services at Owen Funeral Home and burial in Blacksville Cemetery. Angelicha Groves 89 formerly Weynesburg died in Greene County Memorial Hospital with services at Curry Funeral Home and burial in McCurdysville Cemetery. Walter Andrew Groves 56 Masontown died at home with services at Morgan Funeral Home and Masontown United Methodist Church, burial Masontown Cemetery. Steven Robert Jones 20 Westover died at St Vincent Pallotti Hospital with multi-schedule services at Williams Home for Funerals and burial in String Town Cemetery. Mary W Liston 83 Blacksville died at University Hospital with services at Owen Funeral Home. Pearl Liston 79 Valley Point died Saturday with viewing at Riger Williams Funeral Home and burial at Mt Moriah Cemetery. Joseph Henry Moore 47 Fairmont died at Fairmont General Hospital with funeral mass at Catholic Church in Fairmont. Lafayette Moore formerly of Seragas died with services at Owen Funeral Home. Willian Lewis Moore scarce details at Fairview with services at Cran the body on display at Daybrook Haven. Marshall Luther Price 84 Hopemont Hastings area funeral at 10 AM with burial in Calvary Cemetery. WW Moore listed among several funeral notices with services at various locations.
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Boughner
Jennie D
Morgantown
Charleston
Friends
Dering
Funeral Home
Oak Grove
Brushel
Wilfred C
McClain Ave
St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Crites
Angelicha
Weynesburg
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Curry
Fairview
McCurdysville
Walter Andrew
Masontown
Morgan Funeral Home
Reedsville
Masontown United Methodist Church
Charles Potts
Owen
Blacksville
Albert Meta
Claughton Chapel
Moore
Willian Lewis
Daybrook
Haven
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Perry District Community Association
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Barbara Morris
William F. Johnson
Acme
Vanity Shopper
Fayette St
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Preston
ST. Vincent Pallotti
Roy Marshall
Cleo Fawley
Pile Ave
Thornton Blosser
Matt Beatty
Venda Conner
Rose Wright
Reginald Krause
Abraham Lucci
A.J. Schmidiger
Monongalia
Wayne L. Miller
Waitman St
Carl Barill
Fairfield St
Joseph Lawson
Pursgrove
Carolyn Huggins
Dorothy Hockenberry
Loretta Barill and Son
Silva Fetty
Edna Lewis
Ethel Wilson
Preston Memorial
Lucy Edick
Eliza Jane Guthrie
Alva Loughry
Iva Dell Doman
Patricia Fox
Grafton City
William Robinson
New Jersey
Albert Able
Ivan Bolyard
Nancy Gordon
Francis Hughes
James Corley
Thomas Gillespie
Melissa MacVicker
Tammy Poling
Virginia Sapp
Dorothy Sigley
Ralph Franks
Bobtown
Anna Crockard
Rices Landing
Mary Journie
Shelly Snyder
Clarksville
Shirley Tennant
Waynesburg
Paula Kelley
Sandra Rankin
Carmichaels
Betty Mariner
Laura Anderson
Ellen Cheff
Thelma Wolfe
Richard Hatfield
James Valentine
Florence Quintana
Velma Poland
Brian Nicholson
Joyce Nicholson
George Parston
Democrat Woman's Club
Joseph £. Kun
Omer McKinney
S.A
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Jennie Boughner
Cummings
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UPI Weather Forecast
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