Showers Likely Late Today With Mild Temperatures Ahead
The Dominion-Post reports a forecast of scattered showers and possible thunderstorms late this afternoon and tonight in Mason-Dixonland. Expect highs in the mid 70s to low 80s, with mostly sunny, seasonable conditions tomorrow. Data from the FAA station near the airport shows temperatures ranging from the upper 60s to mid 80s across the day.
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Viet Cong attack hits hamlet in Mekong Delta report
A South Vietnamese communique says a Viet Cong assault on a hamlet in the Mekong Delta southwest of Saigon inflicted heavy casualties on a 40 to 50 man government descent team. The guerrillas also fired on the Duc Tho Special Forces camp 910 miles northeast of Saigon with extremely light casualties.
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Massive Cod Haul Reported Near Westman Islands
More than 200000 large cod were hooked in a single day off Iceland near the Westman Islands, signaling a major fishing day's catch for boats operating in the area. The remarkable haul reflects strong yields for Icelandic fleets amid open sea fishing activity.
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Funeral notices brief in Morgantown area
Obituaries list multiple residents and local figures including Helen Thompson from Plymouth Michigan and John Fielden Shaffer from Route 4 Morgantown. Services set across Derings and Bartlett funeral homes with interments in East Oak Grove Beverly Hills and Queen’s Point cemeteries. Conditions call for calls and visits prior to services.
Obituaries for Josephine Faust and Mary Britton Thompson
Josephine S. Faust 88 of Grafton died at home on Saturday born July 30 1878 in Howesville Preston County widow of Leo A Faust survived by son Leo F Faust sister Cecilia Bergman preceded by five brothers and three sisters services Monday at St Augustine Catholic Church with interment at St Joseph Cemetery Grafton Rosary tonight at Bartlett Funeral Home Stevenson. Mary Britton Thompson 44 of Blacksville died Friday morning at University Hospital born February 18 1923 in Monongalia County wife of William H Thompson with six sons two daughters one brother two sisters and four grandchildren among survivors.
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Josephine
Grant St. Grafton
St. Augustiine Catholic Church
Grafton
Thomas Norton
Bartlett Funeral Home
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Howesville
Josephine Faust
Josephine S. Faust
Grant St
Preston County
John Garret
Elizabeth Dimmerman Korte
Leo A. Faust
Leo F. Faust
Cecilia Bergman
St. Augustine Catholic Church
St. Joseph Catholic
Hawesville
Mary Britton Thompson
Blacksville
University Hospital
Monongalia County
Willy F
Goldie Glover Britton
William H. Thompson
William Harold Jr
Fairview
David Faye
Gary Lee
Johnny Kaye
Bakerfield
Kerry Leland
Billy Wayne
Mary Dell Thompson
William Clyde Britton
Washington, D. C
Maragret Blendine Rebold
Erma Jean Bolyard
Cleveland
Ohio
Booth man John Lyon dies at 63 in residence
John Lyon 63 of Booth died Friday evening at his home. Born October 26 1903 in Kitzmiller Maryland he was son of the late Richard L Lyon and Stella Rush Lyon a retired coal miner and member of UMW Local 2122 Survived by wife Mary Lyon and sister Hildred Garland of Morgantown Visitation at Fred L Jenkins Funeral Home Sunday 10-12 3-5 and 7-9 Services Monday 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel Rev Owen Lee officiating Interment Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens.
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Wilson Ave
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Kitzmiller, Md
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UMW
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Hildred Garland
Funeral Home
George A Butler Rites Set. Kingwood Resident Dies
George A. Butler 75 of Route 1 Kingwood died Saturday morning at Preston Memorial Hospital. Born August 9 1891 in Wellston Ohio he was a World War I veteran and a retired structural steel worker. Survived by wife Virginia Stalnaker Butler three stepchildren a daughter eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Browning Funeral Home Kingwood with Rev. Paul Lovejoy. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today. Interment Morgan Memorial Park.
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Route 1
Kingwood
Preston Memorial Hospital
Wellston
Ohio
Albert and
Rachael Smith Butler
Virginia Stalnaker Butler
William Stalnaker
Thompson
Earl Stalnaker
Frank Stalnaker
Reedsville
Georgetta Butler Domico
St. Albans
Wanda Smith
Painesville
Constance Menear
Oakland
Betty Eddy
Fairmont
Browning Funeral Home
Paul Lovejoy
Morgan Memorial Park
Saint Stamatis Salvaris obituary from Grand Street
Stamatis Salvaris 66 of 253 Grand St died Friday morning after a brief illness in St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital. He owned the Academy Restaurant since 1940 and was born Aug 1 1900 on Rhodes Greece. Survived by wife Anna daughter Mary sister Irene Polia brother John and several nieces and nephews. Viewing at Davidson Funeral Home Sunday 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. with a prayer service and 3 p.m. church rites at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church.
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Steve) Salvaris
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Greece
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Eftehia Salvaris
The
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Two Morgantown area residents die in Ohio and Michigan
Mary Sima 60 formerly of Preston County died suddenly in Cleveland Ohio on Friday. She was born in Austin daughter of Anthony and the late Joana DiBastiani. Surviving include sisters Mrs Robert Albright Mrs H C McKinney and Mrs Frank Cipolinc i Morgantown brothers Paul De Bastiani Amerigo Di Bastiani Domenick Di Bastiani and two sons Louis Marzolli Leo Marzelli and daughter Mrs Diana Hand all of Cleveland and eight grandchildren. Helen M Thompson 57 former Morgantown resident died Friday in a Plymouth Michigan hospital after a lengthy illness. Born June 2 1910 in Monongalia County she worked at McCrorys and the Morgantown Ordnance Works and retired after 24 years with the federal government. Survivors include Robert McElroy Plymouth Mich and Marshall Allene Jordan Plymouth and several nieces and nephews. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Derings Funeral Home chapel with Rev Robert B Moore officiating. Burial in East Oak Grove Cemetery with visiting hours Monday.
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Morgentown
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East Oak Grove
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Blacksville
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Fairview
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Preston County
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Robert Albright
H. C. McKinney
Frank Cipolinci
Morgantown
Paul DeBastiani
Amerigo DiBastiani
Domenick DiBastiani
Louis Marzolli
Leo Marzelli
Diana Hand
Helen M. Thompson
Helen McElroy Thompson
Monongalia County
Herbert Benjamin
Hazel Musgrave McElroy
McCrory’s
Morgantown Ordnance Works
Spruce Stret Methodist Church
Robert McElroy
Marshall (Allene) Jordan
Robert B. Moore
East Oak Grove Cemetery
Johnson Kosygin meet at Hollybush after talks
Johnson visited his Texas ranch and Austin hospital to meet his newborn grandson while Kosygin toured Niagara Falls. The two grandfathers found common ground on a peaceful world for future generations though no concrete progress emerged on Vietnam, the Mideast, or disarmament specifics.
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Midlands Hit Again By Storms
Storms lash the Midlands with more runoff into the swollen Missouri River and tornado sightings near Stockwell Indiana. Levees failed across the basin raising flood threats as the Army Corps of Engineers piles 100000 sand bags. Local damage includes 125 homes destroyed in Garden City Kansas and 65 families homeless in St Charles Missouri.
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Kosygin Aims to Solve Vietnam in Talks with Johnson
Kosygin seeks a Vietnam settlement as a central goal of talks with President Johnson amid hope in Moscow for progress after a five hour summit in New Jersey. U.S. officials warn a summit may not yield immediate solutions while tensions in the Middle East and China loom.
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Hospital Discharges and Births Reported in Monongalia Area
Local hospitals list surgical and medical patients with new births and discharges. Beulah Sampson and others are named among hospital entries. multiple families from Wilma Simmons to Ray Summers Jr announce newborn daughters and recent arrivals.
Notable names listed for medical notice
Medical notice lists Harlen Miller of Grafton Roger Pisino of Grafton Franklin Sigley Jr. of Grafton Susan Braun of Reisterstown Md Daisy McClure of West Alexandria Pa Jerome Pearson of West Alexandria Pa Mary Foster of West Alexandria Pa.
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Grafton
Roger Pisino
Franklin Sigley Jr
Susan Braun
Reisterstown
Daisy McClure
West Alexandria
Jerome Pearson
Mary Foster
Regional Surgical Update Names Local Patients
Emma Morris of Jefferson Pa Alex Taylor and Katherine Clark of Carmichaels Pa are listed in a surgical update noting Alex Taylor from Carmichaels as the surgeon. The source emphasizes individual names and places in a concise medical notice.
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Emma Morris
Jefferson, Pa
Alex Taylor
Carmichaels
Katherine Clark
Local births and hospital staff listings from area towns
A list records births and hospital staff from the region. It notes Mr. and Mrs. James Fitchett of Rowlesburg welcoming a son at 1 10 a m Friday and Mr. and Mrs. Donald White of Albright a son at 1 59 p m Saturday. Surgical patient Minnie M Price of Newburg and medical patient Julia Knotts of Newburg are listed. Saturday workers include Mrs. Mary Whitesell Mrs. Josephine Spindler Mrs. Pat Beveridge and Mrs. Edith Christopher.
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Samuel A. Chico Jr
McLane Ave
Ray Summers Jr
Rt. 3
Robert J. Phelps
Cumberland, Md
Herman W. Wright
Wilson Ave
Darwin J. Wolfe
Moatsville
Sherry Yost
Peggy Cockrell
Meryle White
Patricia King
Pearl
James Fitchett
Rowlesburg
Donald White
Albright
Minnie M. Price
Newburg
Julia Knotts
Mary Whitesell
Josephine Spindler
Pat Beveridge
Edith Christopher
Cardinal Heenan’s notice of shingles illness in hospital
Doctors at St. Thomas Hospital reported Archbishop John Cardinal Heenan of Westminster is in treatment for a shingles illness and said the condition causes considerable concern but he is expected to make a complete recovery.
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Beckley Woman Charged in Beating of Daughters
Kate Drew, 37, of Beckley, charged with felonious assault in the beating of her two daughters. She was released Saturday on a $1,500 bond before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez and waived to the October grand jury.
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W. Va
UPI
Kate Drew
Joe Rodriguez
Honey Opens Seventh Season at Grandview State Park
The outdoor drama Honey in the Rock opened Saturday night at Grandview State Park near here. The 1967 production was called dramatically tighter and the strongest yet presented at the Cliffside Amphitheatre by general manager Norman Fagan.
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Beckley
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Nuclear treaty aims at curbing arms spread and costly missiles
Efforts to limit proliferation face hurdles as big powers rethink supplying smaller nations with weapons and expensive anti ballistic missile systems. The discussion centers on how to curb arms sales and new power practices in a shifting strategic environment.
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