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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1969
Page
2
Obituary notices list Alice Pearl Cupp 88 of Brandonville with six sons two daughters and many grandchildren. Pete Ducic 54 Osage a WWII Marine and coal miner. Thayer Holmes 75 Gladesville WWI veteran. William Christen 59 Morgantown. funeral details and burial plans accompany each notice.
Strong thieves took two 225 pound hogs valued at 100 dollars from Pearson Minor’s Bald Hill Farm in Dunkard Township Pennsylvania. They partially butchered the animals before leaving. Minor reported the theft to Dunkard and Morgantown sheriffs and offers a reward for information.
More than 50,000 oil workers in 25 states walked out in a midnight stoppage that could curb fuel supply within a month. Union leaders warn consumers will be affected, while industry spokesmen say refineries stay running with non union staff. Federal mediators resume talks on 435 contracts as negotiations continue nationwide.
Notices record Thayer Holmes 75 of Gladesville dying in Clarksburg Veterans Hospital and services scheduled in Kingwood with interment in Gladesville. William F Christen 59 of 200 Hillcrest St with services at Dering's Funeral Home. Pete Ducic Jr 54 Osage with calling hours and a requiem Mass at St. s Church Star City. Alice Pearl Cupp 88 Brandonville with service at Harned Memorial. Roy B. Jr. Fawley 47 Westover with multiple calls and burial at East Oak Grove. details include dates, locations, and officiants.
An immense mass of Arctic air kept northern states in a deep freeze with readings as low as 25 degrees below zero. Freeze warnings extended from Montana to New England, while Miami saw over an inch of rain in one hour and a tornado struck near a veterans hospital.
A Marion County circuit court jury awarded Mrs. Anna E. Jones $17,370.20 after a two day trial in Fairmont. The case stemmed from a March 2 highway crash near White Day Golf Course on Rt. 73 that killed her son William Owen Jones, 41. Defendant William Glenn Lewis of Fairmont was ordered to pay $10,000 in general damages, $6,000 for pecuniary losses, and $1,370.20 for funeral expenses. Morgantown attorney S. J. Angotti led the suit for Jones with aide from Ross Maruka of Fairmont.
Births reported at St. Vincent Pallotti include a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Damon Nuce at 11 42 a.m. Saturday. Medical patients listed across hospitals include Crocifisso Polce Irene Crookshank Brother Carmelo Gazaino and more. Discharged patients named include multiple individuals and babies. Monday workers listed by hospital.
Forecasters expect sunny and cold conditions across West Virginia this weekend as Great Lakes winds bring variable cloudiness and light snow flurries to northern regions. Highs will reach 20 to 30 degrees with teens overnight Sunday. Monday brings further cold and cloudy skies with possible light snow. A prior report notes yesterday’s high 16 and low 9. At London Heathrow fog halted arrivals and caused diversions to Frankfurt.
Daisy Yatsko, 32, of Morgantown, pleaded guilty to shoplifting at Hill's Department Store. A clock, two blouses and a sweater valued at about 18 dollars were involved. She received five days in jail and a 25 dollar fine. Three men also pleaded guilty to speeding and paid fines plus costs.
The Morgantown Dominion-Post is a Sunday edition joint issue of the Morgantown Post and Dominion-News. It publishes weekly from Morgantown West Virginia with home delivery options and annual or half year rates for daily and Sunday editions.
Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr says many Republicans voted against him to bolster minority power by reviving an alliance with Southern Democrats. He faces House-imposed conditions on his 1967 seat return, including loss of seniority and a $25,000 fine, which he may contest in court. Powell notes he has not received a salary for two years and will not be hindered.
The article notes 111 years since January 4 1858 when Monongalia Academy and Woodburn Female Academy were founded. These schools were later absorbed by the Agricultural College of West Virginia, helping it evolve into West Virginia University.
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