Fire leaves nine homeless in Palmer. aid requested
A Palmer house fire destroyed the two story frame home of Willis Ray, leaving nine people homeless. Firemen from six towns battled the blaze for about two hours, caused by an overheated furnace. Donations of clothing and furniture are being sought, with contact numbers 737-5487 and 737-5775.
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Uniontown
Palmer
Willis
Clete) Ray
Adah
McClellandtown
Edenborn
Masontown
Republic
Fellowsville
Freeman Murry
Bonnie Ridenour
Morgantown
Injuries Reported After Preston County Crash
Several persons were being treated at Preston Memorial Hospital after a car crash on West Virginia 7 near Manowa around 8 20 p m Saturday according to hospital officials. Deputies investigated and Browning Funeral Home assisted but conditions and details remained unavailable.
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Kingwood
Preston Memorial Hospital
W.va
Manowa
Preston County
Two-car crash injures Nemacolin man on Route 88
John S. Mayer Jr. 21 of Nemacolin was hospitalized with head injuries after a two car crash on Route 88 near Carmichaels at 3:50 p.m. Mayer, driving a 1970 Dodge, passed a car driven by Richard A. Swift 33 of Carmichaels who was making a left turn. Mayer struck Swift's car left side and hit a utility pole. Mayer's car damage listed at $3,000, Swift's at $200. Swift was uninjured. Mayer's condition was not known at presstime.
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Uniontown
John S. Mayer Jr
Nemacolin
Uniontown Hospital
Rt. 88
Carmichaels
Greene County
Mayer
Richard A. Swift
Swift
Morgantown Chamber committees set meeting week
Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce announces five major committees will meet this week in chamber offices. Public relations meets 4 p.m. Monday chaired by C Gregory VanCamp with Leonard Gross as vice chair. Education meets 3 30 p.m. Tuesday with Ben Hayes chair and Dr Ralph Scumaci vice chair. Tourism meets 4 p.m. Tuesday chaired by Robert Conner with John Phillips as vice chair. Civic affairs meets 3 30 p.m. Wednesday chaired by Raymond Haas with Kenneth Rattenbury vice chair. Continuous list of members follows.
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Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce
James R. McCartney
C. Gregory VanCamp
Leonard Gross
Donovan Bond
Herman Bowers
Lawrence G. Derthick
Elliott Horton
Asel Kennedy
Robert B. Pierce
Samuel Pinion
George B. Shean
L. Bush Swisher
Douglas van Scoy
Paul Kidd
Paul Price
A.W. Buehler
Ben Hayes
Ralph Scumaci
Chester Dodson
C.P. Dorsey
Michael Lovallo
E.O. Roberts
S. Thomas Serpento
Native Morgantown Major among nine killed in Lake Michigan crash
Memorial services set for Monday at Westover AFB for Major Donald F. Rousseau and eight other crewmembers after a B 52 jet exploded midair over Lake Michigan. Relatives will attend the 7 p.m. service as bodies are identified. Also noted are blood donor drives during National Blood Donor Month and further local obituaries including Mrs Emily W Dickinson and Morton Quay Haller with funeral details.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Lake Michigan
Donald F. Rousseau
Morgantown
Monongalia County
Mason-Dixonland
American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Johnstown
Robert L. Beyer
Red Cross
Beyer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Spruce and
Willey Streets
Obituary notices from Westover and Fairmont area
Edith Grow Bailey 71 of Morgantown dies Friday at East Fairmont Rest Home. Services Monday 1 p.m. at Williams Home for Funerals Westover. Daughter of Albert Grow and Hattie Goodwin Grow. Multiple survivors including son William Bailey Jr. and Albert S. Bailey. Burial Mount Union Cemetery. Also notices for Thomas B. Keck 84 of Core, H Berlin Rea 59 of Morgantown, Agnes V Flowers 75 of Takoma Park, Delbert Sheets 62 of Westover, Joseph Cassino Jr. 49 of Mesa, and William H. Galliher 70 of Fairmont with service details.
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Edith Grow Bailey
Williams Home
Westover
William Bailey Jr
East Fairmont
Rt. 2
Morgantown
Drummond Chapel United Methodist Church
Bailey
Grafton
Albert Meade
Hattie A. Goodwin Grow
William
Albert S. Bailey
Pasadena
Gertrude Ann James
Arnettsville
Betty Suephy
Doylestown
Ester Mackey
Kathern Fincham
Washington State
Herman
Mildred) Wade
Vanvoorhis
William A. Bailey Sr
Mount Union Cemetery
Gary Isner
Moose
Funeral Home
Thomas B. Keck
Edith Grow
Hattie A. (Goodwin) Grow
Cassino
Joseph Jr
Mesa
Ariz
Fred L. Jenkins
Stacy Groscup
East Oak Grove
Agnes V
Takoma Park
Wales
David and
Rachael Jones
Funeral Home Chapel of Prayer
Keck
Thames B
Core
Daybrook
Sera Reeves Keck
Owen
Blacksville
Paul Kradle
Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
Marcucci
Ben
Mary
Rock Forge
St. Vincent Paliotti Hospital
Davidson Mancinelli
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Patrick McDonough
Homme
Sheets
Delbert
Shorty
Arthurdale 102-year-old Bucklew dies at Preston Memorial
Noah Anderson Bucklew aged 102 of Arthurdale died Saturday at Preston Memorial Hospital. Born March 8 1868 in Terra Alta he was a farmer and longtime member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church. He is survived by three sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Reedsville United Methodist Church with burial in Terra Alta Cemetery. Uniontown State Police report a robbery at 2 10 am at 6 Oliver Street in Uniontown. victim Charles Petko robbed of $8 and a wrist watch by two suspects.
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Emily W. Dickinson
Simpson St
University Hospital
Bethleham
Julius and
Annie B. Wicart
First Presbyterian Church of
Morgantown
Missions Sewing Group
WVU
Friends of the University Hospital
Hospital
Dickinson
Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts of America
Edmund Charles Dickinson
West Virginia University
Fredrick
Mary) Sperry
Clarinda
Iowa
George
Claire) Leonard
Alexandria
Samuel
Elizabeth) McCorkle
Charleston
Carlton B. Whart
Arlinton
Hastings Funeral Home
John W. Doane
Earlheam
Richmond
Ind
First Presbyterian Church
Morton Quay Haller
Elmhurst St
Rosemont
Baxter
Amanda Bailey Haller
Elks Lodge
Clarksburg
Moose Lodge
Olive Vernon Haller
Robert B. Haller
Fort Benning
Alma Jackson
Greensburg
Margaret Kidwell
Lancaster
Ohio
Francis Frey
Brideport
E. Stanley Haller
Athens
Morris J. Haller
Tallahassee
Fla
John Traxler
Herbert J. Murry Jr
William Camp
Davis Funeral Home
W. Pike Street
Joseph DeBardi
Elkview Cemetery
Elks Lodge of
Thomas B. Keck
Route 1
Core
Daybrook
William and
Sara Reeves Keck
Mary E. Headley Keck
Arlice Keck
Wilbur
Winona
Helen Strickler
Hyattsville
Winthrop
Carlie
Ruth Wilkins
Santa Monica
Calif
Owen
Blacksville
Paul Kradle
Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
H. Berlin
H. Berlin Rea
Clarksburg Nursing Home
James
Josie Thompson Rea
Henry F. Rea
Salem
Donna Blanton
Norfolk
Shirley Greer
Columbus
Paul Garrison
Berkley Heights
N.J
W. H. Welch
Akron
McGrumphy
Main St
Rev
H. O. Johnson
Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Noah Anderson Bucklew
Arthurdale
Rt. 1
Terra Alta
Preston Memorial Hospital
Anderson
Christina Watkins Bucklew
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
Ronald S
Wilmington
N.C
Thurston J
Waynesburg
Reedsville United Methodist Church
Heary Jones Jr
Uniontown
Oliver St. Charles Petko
Fayette County
Morgantown Weather Outlook and December Averages
The forecast calls for snow flurries today with cloudy skies and highs in the 30s to low 40s. Tonight lows will be in the 30s under fair skies with tomorrow bringing variable clouds and a few showers and highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Tuesday and Wednesday look fair then cold with some precipitation possible on Wednesday. daytime highs in the 30s to lower 40s and nightly lows in the teens to 20s. Morgantown’s December normal highs and lows are 40 and 24. Yesterday’s Morgantown Airport Flight Service Station readings are noted.
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Morgantown
Funeral Notices Chronicle Westover Morgantown Area
Obituary notices list Edith Bailey Nash Bucklew Cassino Emily Dickinson Galliher Haller Keck Marcucci Mrs Ben Mary Sheets and others. Details include ages routes burial sites churches and funeral home timings with religious services and local cemetery plans.
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Dominion Post
Palmer Fire Victims
Mason-Dixon Land Churches
ST. Sebastian’s Catholic
Free Methodist
Beverly Avenue
Patrick Brown
Paul D. Otling
Paul B. Helsley
Joseph Brumfield
Shelby Young
Preston
Vian
Allan Colebank
Agricultural Education Division
Mt. Union Church
Brookhaven United Methodist Church
Boyer
DEM
Democratic Women’s Club
Fayette Street
Valentine Ulrich
J.C. Vance
Harry Farrell
George Shean
M.R. McClung
Agriculture Committee
Harold R. Fetty
Maxel Alt
L. Hartley
A.H. van Landingham
Hugh Phillips
G.G. Pohlman
H. Trell Reger
Eugene K. Owen
Sunday Dominion Post
Agnes V. Flowers
Benjamin E. Flowers
Mae Samson
Toby Ann Lines
Wanda Kay Atencio
Thomas D. McIntyre
Shorty) Sheets
Delbert (Shorty) Sheets
Holland Ave
Greenbank
Ira Elizabeth Sheets
Texaco
Bliss Vaults Inc
Styr
Rt. 4
Glenna Cosner
Rt. 8
Grace Childs
Funeral Home Chapel
Pleasant Hills Cemetery
Joseph Cassino JR
Minnie Brooks Cassino
Joseph Cassino Sr
Merle Cassino
Janice Jo Cassino
Shirley Walls
LeVale
Richard Walls
Ft. Wayne
Norma Ackerson
Glendale
Rita Sturgiss
Las Vegas
Delores Tennant
Fred Cassino
Frank Cassino
Connellsville
James Cassino
Star City
Ruth Stevens
Louise Hildebrand
Baltimore
Betty Weber
Lawrenceburg
Jean Bitonti
Fontana
Fred L Jenkins
Stacy Groseup
East Oak Grove Cemetery
William H. Galliher
Rt. 7
Fairmont
John C
Ida Carruthers Galliher
Olive Rose Bailey Galliher
Kenneth
Betty) Gorby
Bridgeport
Harrie DeVault
Harrisco
Kamsas City
Rockies
Northern Plains
North Pacific Coast
Upper
Great Lakes
Florida
Gulf Coast
Tennessee Valley
Atlantic Coast
New England
Morgantown Municipal
University Sunday Dominion- Post
Emily W
John W. Voane
Eakiheam
First Presbyterian
Galliher
William H
Ford Funeral
Terry Alvarez
Purset
West Haven Memorial Gardens
Airmont
Haller
Morton Quay
Herbert J Murry Jr
William Camp Proionns
Davis Funeral
Pike Street
Munday
Bikview Cemetery
Biks Lodge of
Clarksbur
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