Morgantown Mayors Race Could Crown First Lady Leader
Morgantown may elect its first woman mayor in Tuesday's City Council meeting. Florence Merow and Dorothy Comantzis lead the field, both councilwomen, with Jamison and McCartney not seeking. Other possible contenders include Richard Walters and Theodore Judy as the ceremonial role prompts debate on duties and fiscal aims.
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Ann Swinkola
Dominion Post
Morgantown
Fourth Ward
Richard Walters
Seventh Ward
Theodore Judy
Judy
Comuntzis
Prete revives plan for shopping mall and motel complex
Local developer James A. Prete of 3081 University Ave plans a 1.6 million mall with 14 stores and a 1 million, 100 unit motel restaurant across University Ave. The projects on 9.66 acres near Koontz Ave face zoning battles and possible Board of Zoning Appeals action by July 16.
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James A. Prete
University and Koontz Avenues
Prete
University Ave
Prete Construction Co
Seventh Ward
James A. Ashburn
University Avenues
88 Builders, Inc
McKeesport
University Avenue
Somerset National Corp
Dallas
Tex
Board of Zoning Appeals
BIA
Suncrest National Bank
Suncrest Cultural Center
C&p Telephone Co
Foodland
Gulf Station
McDonald's
Koontz Avenue
Jess Mapstone wins top Jaycee honors at Morgantown banquet
Jess Mapstone secretary of the Morgantown Jaycees is named Jaycee of the Year and receives a Key Man Award at the annual installation and awards banquet at Mont Chateau. He is also installed as external vice president and is noted for five years of service with the Bureau of Mines and various Jaycee activities.
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Morgantown Jaycees
Gary Friggens
Jess Mapstone
Roger Britton
State Jaycee
Ed Gilmer
Princeton
Keith DeVault
Leonard Johnson
New
Ron Rittenhouse
Mont Chateau
Mapstone
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Jaycee
Dave Simpson
DeVault
Shalhamer Realty
Food prices soar 256 percent in decade says Morgantown report
The Morgantown area reflects a national trend with major food price gains over ten years. Center cut pork chops up 256 percent, boneless chuck roast 56.5 percent, haddock 154 percent, shrimp eight ounce bag at 1.69, eggs near 89 cents a dozen, while May 1963 prices and current ceilings shape shopper concerns.
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Peter A. Laqueur
Dominion Post
U.S. Department of Agricultural
Morgantown
Fourth of July Celebrations Span Morgantown to Terra Alta
The Fourth of July weekend brings closures across Preston Taylor and Monongalia counties with banks, stores, and federal offices shut. Morgantown opts for Hills Department Store fireworks at 10 15 p.m. and Terra Alta hosts a 45th annual celebration with a 6 30 p.m. parade and 11 p.m. fireworks. A National Bicentennial event at Fort Necessity near Uniontown highlights the day with a flag presentation by Pennsylvania officials.
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Mason-Dixons
Preston
Taylor
Monongalia
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Hills Department Store
Terra Alta
Fair Chance
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
National Commission
Washington
Fort Necessity
Ripley Mountain
Cedar Lakes
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Florence Merow
First Ward
Dorothy Comantzis
J. Theatle Jamison
Earl McCartney
Dorothy Comuntzis
Greer Building
W .Va
D.G
Parkersburg
Internal Revenue Service
E. W
Kingwood
Asel Kennedy
Kennedy
Tunnelton
Nixon
R.G
Simpson
Tom Hiser
National
Kun
West Virginia
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