Parade Highlights April First Celebration In Morgantown
Miners celebrate as state county and city officials join the April First parade in Morgantown. Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard and Sheriff lead, followed by floats and antique cars. A post-parade program at VFW Hall features Wilbert Killion as principal speaker and Frank N. King as parade marshal.
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West Virginia
Charles Kenyon
Joseph E. Kun
Cochairmen
United Mines Workers District
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 548
Joe Janco
Wilbert Killion
Union
International Executive Board
District 8
Brazil
Ind
VFW
Spruce and
Willey Streets
Frank N. King
Huttonsville
State Department of Mines
Glen O. Dalton
Painters Local 850
George Kenyon
UMWA
William Moreland
Terry T. Jones
Robert W. Dinsmore
Robert B. Stone
J. Theatle Jamison
James A. Ashburn
John Patrick Ball
Melvin G. Rexroad
Joseph Straface
Star
National LWV President to Visit Morgantown for West Virginia Meet
Mrs. Bruce B. Benson of Amherst Massachusetts will keynote the two day West Virginia League of Women Voters convention at Heart O Town Motel in Charleston. She will address the audience on the League as a force for political action. The event includes elections, budget adoption, and a state wide study program.
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Morgantown
Charleston
Bruce B. Benson
Amherst
Mass
West Virginia
League of Women Voters
LWV
Mountain State
Benson
Arch A. Moore Jr
Heart Otown
Carl Glatt
The
Human Rights Commission
Welfare Commission
Edwin Flowers
Carl Beard
Air Pollution Control Commission
Byron Babcock
Jan van Heiningen
Parkersburg
Edward Rick
David Thompson
Huntington
League
Milton Hales
Richard Cenedella
Benjamin Linsky
Franklin Parker
James McLaughlin
Harry Schwarzweller
Henry Mengols
James Welch
Eion Scott
Massachusetts League
National Lwv
Urban Coalition
Common Cause
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
National Municipal League
Smith College
University of Massachusetts
Wheaton College
Radcliffe Institute For Independent Study
Downtown Action Council reveals new look to boost involvement
DAC chairwoman Mrs. Emily DeVincent unveils a 1971 program stressing participation by all downtown businesses and property owners. Initiatives include planter maintenance on High Street, April cleanup, street cleaning enforcement, and campaigns to keep sidewalks clear and cars off Main Street to improve shopper access.
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Downtown Action Council
Emily DeVincent
DAC
DeVincent
One injured in car crash at intersection
State Police reported a minor injury in a 8:45 a.m. crash at U S 119 and W V A 73 involving a 1965 Ford driven by Stephanie Hadley and a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Debra White. White sustained a head bump but required no treatment and no citations were issued. City Police logged a second minor collision on University Avenue near Prospect Street at 11:30 a.m. with $140 damages. Betty Heatherman's vehicle struck Edgar Heiskell's, with no injuries or citations.
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U.S. 119
W.va
Stephanie Jean Hadley
Middleborn
Debra Kaye White
Rt. 9
Miss White
University Avenue
Prospect Street
Betty W. Heatherman
Willey St
Edgar F. Heiskell
Rt. 6
Applebutter Sunday Drives Jaycees Fundraiser
Morgantown Jaycees sell homemade applebutter door to door from 1 to 3 p m to raise funds for the State Mental Health Association. David Riggs says about 240 jars at 1 dollar each will be sold and contributions go to a statewide mental health charity.
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West Virginia
Morgantown
Jaycees
David Riggs
Jaycee
Riggs
State Mental Health Association
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Sabraton
Mountainlair Plaza
St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Acme
South High Street
James Gabriel
Clarksburg
Kenyon
G. Robert Nugent
University City
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William Burns
T. D. Kauffelt
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Wayne Steffee
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