Area near Cascade loses 'our whistle' tradition
Masontown residents mark the final blast of the Preston County Light and Power Co whistle at Cascade plant. The old signal, long tied to local life and daily routines, sounded for the last time last Sunday, ending a century-old habit.
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Masontown
Preston County Light and Power Co
Cascade
A.D. Linville
Monongahela Power Co
Linville
S. W. Main
M.T. Stump
A. W. Hawley
Morgantown
Greer
Paul McKinney
Rex Taylor
George Lemmons
Joseph J. Feather
Edward Gibson
Balloon Race Planned by Tunnelton PTA
Tunnelton PTA reveals a balloon race fundraiser. Balloons cost 25 cents each and include the buyer’s name and address with a finder’s return prompt. Balloons will be released simultaneously from Tunnelton, and the purchaser will be paired with the finder in a race to recover the balloon.
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Mary Miller
Tunnelton
Tunnelton Pta
Masontown sees population drop and new local moves
Census figures show Masontown declined by 35 residents from 864 in 1960 to 829 in 1970. New arrivals include Mr and Mrs David Street and several couples buying homes on Main Street, East Street, and Depot Street as a wave of relocations continues in 1971.
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Masontown
David Street
Main Street
William Huff
Morgantown
John Wiles
Midway Avenue
Roy Weaver
Grafton Road
Elmer Smith
East Street
Loyd Wilhelm
Favre
Depot Street
Roy Taylor
Vernon Garner
Spring Park
WAshington crafts see women join many trades in 1970
The Labor Department report shows a 72 percent rise in women in craft apprenticeships in 1970, with 700 women entering over 100 trades. It notes women entering fields historically limited to men, described as invasions by the report.
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Crafts Popular Washington
UPI
US Department of Labor
Great Lakes Cover Massive North American Basin
The Great Lakes span over 94,000 square miles, forming a vast freshwater system that shapes regional ecology and commerce. This expansive basin includes Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario and supports diverse industries and habitats.
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Great Lakes
Masontown Council’s First Woman Member Aims Community Betterment
Elizabeth Pell, Preston native and Masontown’s first female council member, reflects on her duties and the town’s progress. Since 1968 she has served two two year terms, overseeing park development, water tank upgrades, street work, and election law revisions while balancing teaching at Masontown Elementary and active community roles.
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Elizabeth Pell
Masontown
Miss Pell
William Robert Pell
Amanda Teets Pell
Valley High School
University of Michigan
Fairmont State College
West Virginia University
Masontown Elementary
Gamma Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Teachers Honorary Society
International Reading Association
Preston County
Council of Ministries
Masontown Federated Woman's Club
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department Elects Officers
At the Kingwood VFD regular meeting for 1971 Dick Smith was elected president other officers were chosen for the new year with traditional duties assigned and sworn in by the group’s leadership.
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Tunnelton
Tunnelton Lions Club
Mt. View Church
Duwaine Metheny
Lions Light
Lions
John Miller
Preston County Board of Education
Kingwood
Beall Sr. Dies After Long Illness in Maryland Politics
Maryland statesman J Glenn Beall Jr confirms the death of his father J Glenn Beall a former U S congressman and senator who had a heart illness since September A political career began in 1923 on the Allegheny County Road Commission and included service in the Maryland State Senate 1930 1934 and election to Congress in 1942 representing Maryland's 6th District Fire department notes 1970 records show 38 alarms with 712 miles traveled and 742 man hours spent on 35 fires with no injuries including seven brush fires three farm alarms and eight other fires and a $488 008 total loss.
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Frostburg
J. Glenn Beall Jr
J. Glenn Beall
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Beall
Said
Allegheny County Road Commission
Maryland State Senate
Maryland
Don Peterson
Ted Slagle
Neil Reed
Jack Crogan
E. D. Grande
Tom Moser
Charles Trickett
Kingwood
Masontown Homemakers discuss retirement planning program
Masontown Homemakers Club explored retirement planning led by Mrs. James Dixon who urged preparation for aging and questioned housing, finances, and independence. The meeting included a jam demonstration, Indian symbols display, and news of a cancer program public meeting. A new member, Mrs. Irma Teets, raised group to 20.
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Masontown
D. P. Richards
M. T. Stump
Preston Davis
Albert Sanders
Preston County Health Committee
Masontown Women's
W.S.C.S
W.C.T.U
Phillip Shaffer
Irma Teets
Preston County Board outlines winter school closure plan
The Preston County Board of Education announces a general plan to inform the public about weather or emergency school closures. Officials will release all closing information to area radio stations by 6 a.m. Stations include Fairmont WMMN, Kingwood WESP, Oakland WMSG, and Wheeling WWVA.
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Kingwood
Preston County
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Ray Chipps
Walter White
Zola Reel
William Reel
Glenn Martin
Altman
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Kingwood Farm and Garden Store
Greek Limestone CO
Glass & Chemical
ASC
Farmer
Greer Limestone CO
Greer W VA
Mavantown
Kingwood Firemen
Homemakers
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Bruceton Mills
FDIC
West Virginia
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