Two Killed In Three Car Crash Near Addison
At 2 25 a m on Pa 40 near Addison a three car crash left Vilda Holliday 30 of Fort Hill and Raymond F Smith of Addison dead. Telford Hoover 16 of Confluence was in very critical condition at Uniontown Hospital with abdominal injuries. John G Brodak 32 of Carmichaels walked away with cuts and bruises. Police say Holliday's vehicle overtook another, causing a head on collision in a no passing zone.
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Uniontown
Addison
Vilda Holliday
Fort Hill
Raymond F. Smith
Telford McNeill Hoover
Confluence
Uniontown Hospital
Holliday
John G. Brodak
Carmichaels, Pa
Fayette County
Brodak
Smith
Grafton Youth Dies In Creek Crash Near High School
Charles E. Swisher 19 of Grafton was killed when his car left Yeats Avenue near Grafton High School and plunged into a creek. Body recovered at 11 a.m. His funeral is pending.
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Grafton
Charles E. Swisher
Yeats Avenue
Grafton High School
Margaret Swisher
Piedmont
Swisher
Police investigate brandishing on Route 7 near Sabraton
Police cars with sirens patrolled Route 7 near Sabraton at 11 10 p m chasing unconfirmed reports of a man brandishing a weapon. A City Police desk spokesman could not confirm details and later said no incident was known.
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Sabraton
Dominion Post
William Musgrave
Greer Limestone workers reject three year contract
MASONTOWN Local 13515 Allied Technical Workers voted unanimously to reject Greer Limestone’s three year proposal for wages and fringe benefits. Pickets stood at the Rt 7 plant as the union and company negotiate a quick settlement after a 12:01 am strike began.
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Masontown
Allied Technical Workers
ATW
U.S
Canada
Greer Limestone
Greer
Rt. 7
Charles W. Pflugh
Fairmont
District 50
Pflugh
Three Arrested in State Liquor Raids
State Police conducted raids culminating a cooperative investigation. Sonny Belten and Vic Shine, both charged with bootleg liquor sales, faced guilty pleas with fines. Mary J. Hiner was arrested at Sunset Inn with charges pending after a lab analysis. Multiple containers of whiskey and wine were seized, including at the Shine and Belten residences.
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Phil Ayersman
Osage
Sonny Belten
Vic Shine
Belten
Shine
Justice of Peace
Ruth Shale
Belton
Dellslow
Mary J. Hiner
Rt. 7
Moore denies $20 million state surplus
West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. rejected reports of a $20 million year end surplus, saying the balance in the treasury after July claims will drop to about $11.5 million. He dismissed tax cut speculation as groundless and political talking points amid ongoing revenue estimates.
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Charleston
W.va
Upi
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia
Moore
John Kelly
John D. Rockefeller IV
Parkersburg
Kelly
No Immediate Threat From Sleeping Sickness in State
Officials at three local stables say there is no spread risk as 1.8 million horses in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas are to be inoculated to halt the Venezuelan equine encephalitis outbreak. West Virginia imposes a limited quarantine on entry of horses from affected states.
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Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
West Virginia
Ken Parks
Sterling Farms
Reedsville
Sterling
J. B. Dalton
Dalton
Cobun Creek
John Porter
West Virginia University Foundation
Suspects checked in robbery case
Suspects in the Middletown National Bank Thursday robbery are being checked out. A note used in the crime was sent to the Charleston CID for fingerprints. A man in his early 20s, about five feet seven, dark hair, wire rims presented the note to teller Cheryl Cromer and escaped with just under $3,000.
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Fairmont
Middletown National Bank
G. G. Lanham
Fairmont State Police
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Charleston
Cheryl Cromer
Monongalia Banks Report Gains Amid Regional Economic Strength
Three Monongalia County banks First National of Morgantown Farmers and Merchants Suncrest National posted higher assets and deposits in the latest OCC call reports. Highlights include First National assets 62.89 million up 14.5 percent, F M assets 38.54 million up 19.4 percent, and strong rises in time and savings deposits as savers favor higher returns amid a volatile national economy.
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First National of
Morgantown
Farmers’ and Merchants
Suncrest National
Farmers’ and Merchants Bank
First National Bank
First National
F& M Bank
F & M Bank
Glenn Zinn
Martin Piribek
Morgantown Library Auction Sells All Disc Types
A record sale is set at the Audio-Visual Center of Morgantown Public Library from Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale will feature 45 rpm singles 78 rpm records and long plays with a wide range from modern pop to classical.
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Morgantown Public Library
Partly Sunny Forecast With Mountain and Valley Temperatures
Forecast calls for partly sunny conditions with highs in the upper 70s in the mountains and lower 80s elsewhere. There is a chance of evening and overnight thunder showers with overnight lows in the 50s. Tomorrow’s highs expected in the 70s mountains and 80s elsewhere.
Obituary of Tack Jarrett 69 Fairmont resident dies
Joseph A. Tack Jarrett 69 of Fairmont died Saturday at Philippi Hospital. Survived by widow Mildred Peters Jarrett four daughters two sisters one step-sister and one step-brother. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Dominic Joseph A
Tack
Jarrett Joseph A
Tack) Jarrett
Fairmont
Philippi Hospital
Mildred Peters Jarrett
William
Norma) Smith
Westover
Harry Sotuch
Melville, N. J
Donald Miller
Odie Reese
Hazel Hartley
Thelma Decker
C. Staler
Durett Jarrett
State funds insure all property cutting costs in half
West Virginia Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr. announced a new 100 percent state insurance program effective New Year’s Day expected to save about 1 million annually. The plan, insured by six firms, replaces prior 45 percent coverage and comes with a new system to monitor state agencies and vendors. The governor cited past gaps such as uninsured candelabras and a Buckhannon building, and noted previous policies as “gratuity.” The article also reports obituaries for James Raymond Bowman and Walter L. Riley with funeral details.
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Charleston
W. Va
Moore
Buckhannon
Lewisburg
Man Bound Over For Masontown Shooting
Dewey Moats, 28, of Tunnelton, was bound over to the Preston County grand jury after a Saturday hearing in Masontown. He faces charges connected to a July 4 shooting incident in Masontown.
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Kingwood
Dewey Moats
Tunnelton
Preston County Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Harold Wiles
Moats
Masontown
Funeral notices for Ayersman and Bowman published
Ayersman Mrs Adam 59 of 151 Lincoln Morgantown died July 15 1971 at University Hospital. Calling hours Sunday 10 to noon 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 Monday 10 until the hour of services in Chapel of Prayer Rev Frank Hilling officiating Burial Pleasant Hills Cemetery. Bowman James Raymond 70 Granville died July 17 1971 at home. Calling hours Sunday 11 to noon 3 5 and 7 9 p.m. Monday 10 to 1 p.m. until service time Rev Preston Talbot officiating Burial St George Cemetery St George.
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POST
James Raymond Bowman
Granville
Cecil
Tygart Lake
Joshaua
Rebecca Williams Bowman
UMA
Theodocia Metz Bowman
David A. Grubbe
William H. Bowman
Westover
Keith J. Bowman
Hurricane
Williams Home
Preston Talbot
St. George Cemetery
St. George
Ayersman
Adam
Lincoln St
Morgantown
University Hospital
Friends
Fred L. Jenkins
Funeral Home Chapel of Prayer
Frank Hilling
Pleasant Hills Cemetery
Bowman
James Raymond
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George A. Crago
Suncrest National Bank
Suncrest Bank
SearTi
Kansas City
Nation
Arizona
Iowa
Maine
Tennessee
Virginia
Walter L. Riley
Wadsworth
Ohio
Henry C
Margaret Layton Riley
Richard L
Barberton
Thomas
Gloria Baker
Orange
Calif
Rosalie Minor
Mabel Byrne
Juanita Weaver
Creston
Waldo B
Maplewood Cemetery
Dewey
Davidson-Mancinell
Funeral Home
National Funeral Directors Association
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