Aurora girl to receive 1500 dollar 4th Infantry scholarship
Lisa Renee Shaffer of Aurora will be awarded a 1500 dollar college scholarship funded by the 4th Infantry Division in memory of her father 1st Lt Randall Shaffer who died in Vietnam. The presentation by Col William Ward occurs at the Mountainlair Collegiate Room with Renee’s family present.
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Aurora Lass
4Th Infantry
Susan Harman
Dominion-Post
4Th Infantry Division
United States Army
Vietnam
Lisa Renee Shaffer
Aurora
Preston County
Randall Dale Shaffer
Renee
Mountainlair
Tyke
William D. Ward
Charlotte Kay
Coast Guard
New York
Miami
Housing shortage targets meetings in Morgantown
The Morgantown Human Relations Commission hosts a series of 7 30 p m public meetings at the Monongalia County Courthouse to discuss housing problems. Rev Herbert Murray says eight housing issues are identified and aims to spark public controversy to prioritize them with all nine commissioners present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Commission
Murray
James Morton
County Teachers Association
Rev. Murray
Ministerial Association
David Chappell
John Crynock
Chamber
Joseph C. Vance
Realtors
Ernest McNeill
Stephen Tanner
Lucey Clarkson
Sam Householder
Interstate Lumber back in business in Kingwood
The Interstate Lumber Co facing a $350000 loss from last June’s fire will resume production Monday in a new all steel mill near the Caddell Bridge. About 200 workers expected to be rehired by April 1 with initial operations limited while new machinery arrives. Community leaders and WVU figures plan housing and employment discussions through public meetings led by the Morgantown Human Relations Commission to address housing shortages and discrimination alongside redevelopment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
Interstate Lumber Co
Preston County
Don
Gene Frazee
Friendsville
Hooton
Murray
Officials Meet To Tackle Coliseum Traffic Jam
An informal gathering of state city and university police along with athletic officials proposed manual traffic control at the Coliseum. Measures included police directed lights and signs to ease post game congestion and pedestrian crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coliseum
State
University Police and Athletic
WVU
Charleston
Palmer
CM. White
Robert N
Red) Brown
Patrick Tork
Kenneth B. Johnson
William Hughes
Brown
Tork
Lt. White
Boulvard
Rior
Onongahela Boulevard
Patteson Drive
Morgantown landfill history highlights local waste battle
Dominion Post recounts how Morgantown and nearby communities grappled with garbage disposal from the 1950s to today. The piece details early landfill trials, the Solomon site controversy at Laurel Point, and shifting waste patterns impacting Osage and Granville, with roadside dumping still common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Heaster
Dominion Post
Adam and
Eve
Adams
America
Mason-Dixon Land
Morgantown
Victor Solomon
Laurel Point
Kingwood
Monongalia County
Solomon
Westover
Star City
Granville
Osage
State Health Departments
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Capt. Albright
Sunday Dominion Post
Need Council
Social Security Administration
Social Security Office
South High Street
Mediterranean
Caribbean
A. Need
High Street
Dominion
Shelby Young
NEW Interstate Lumber CO. Mill
Caddell Bridge
John Hooton
Cheat River Mill
Kennedy Youth Center
Roy E. Gerard
James K. Hayes
Lewis A. Albright
Monongalia-Preston Labor Council
Raymond Haas
West Virginia University
Morgantown Housing Authority
Robert A. Robards
Human Relations Commission
University
By R.C. Risher
Grafton
Roy Anderson
Dorsey Hickman
Nathan Evans
Police Civil Service Board
West Virginia
Elmer W. Prince
Monongahela River
Rish Equipment Co
Clarksburg
Prince
Rish
Hartman Run Road
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