Mystery road name change in Snake Hill area revealed
Norman Julian reports that the DoH renamed Snake Hill Road to Buzzard Run Road after a local stream. The piece outlines historic naming by Col. William Cramer, its Chea View origin, a 1929 fatal snakebite, and ongoing questions about official designation versus resident petitions.
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Norman Julian Dominion
William Delardas
Snake Hill
Raymond L. Ditmar
Bronx Zoo
New York
Delardas
Cramer
Cheat
Chea River
Buzzard Run
DOH
WVU Freshmen Deemed Relatively Superior In Study
A six year ACT and first year grade survey states West Virginia University freshmen outperform peers at larger institutions. Seventy one percent scored above national average on ACT with math leading by six percent, and freshmen show higher high school and first year college grades. Dr. Philip E Comer calls the data decisive.
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West Virginia University
WVU Senate
Coliseum
Mountaineer
WVUI
Illinois
Alabama
Wisconsin
Colorado
Maryland
Utah State
Ohio State
Mississippi
Iowa
Kentucky
WVU
Philip E. Comer
Rowlesburg native saves lives of two actors in Yukon river
Rowlesburg native Robert Dunbar, now a helicopter pilot with Trans Northern Turbo Air, rescued actors Gerry Lee and Chris George after their canoe capsized in the icy Alsek River during a whitewater sequence. G. S. Ketley praised Dunbar for his rapid Jet Ranger response that likely prevented paralysis from cold water. Ketley noted the event coincides with National Newspaper Week and National Newspaperboy Day.
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West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co
Alsek
Yukon Territory
Alaska
Robert Dunbar
Rowlesburg
Trans Northern Turbo Air Ltd
Whitehorse
Gerry Lee
Chris George
G. S. Ketley
Key Productions Ltd
Toronto
Ontario
Dunbar
Ketley
Last-Minute Surge in Voter Registrations in Monongalia
County Clerk Tom Jackson oversaw 230 new registrations and about 150 transfers on the final registration day. He noted a long line at door and many newly eligible 18-year-olds signing up. Over 35,000 locals have registered so far, compared with 30,000 who voted in 1968. Final roll totals expected early this week.
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Tom Jackson
Jackson
Valena Powell
Monongalia County
Woolworth store to close in Morgantown this December
The F W Woolworth Co department store at 344 High St Morgantown will close on December 23 after informing eight staffers a few weeks earlier. Cited reasons include shoplifting and general sales losses. Lena Davenport said David Jennings from Louisville district office will visit Morgantown regarding the closing.
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F.W. Woolworth & Co
High St
Geraldine Joliffe
Woolworth’s
Woolworths
Joliffe
Clarksburg
Six professors join West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Six new faculty members join WVU School of Dentistry including associate professor Calvin J. Gaver and five assistant professors. New hires come from Baltimore Philippi Riverside and Washington DC with degrees from Maryland WVU Ursinus St Louis University and Indiana University Purdue University.
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West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Calvin J. Gaver
WVU
Baltimore
University of Maryland
School of Dentistry
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honorary
International College of Dentists
American Academy of Gold
Lawrence G. Gaston
Philippi
WVU School of Pharmacy and Dentistry
WVII
Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honorary
American Dental Association
Naval Reserve Medical Company 57
Morgantown
Samuel E. Lippincott
Riverside
N.J
Ursinus College
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
University of Texas Dental
Houston
Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity
Edward M. Watson
New Martinsville
West Virginia Wesleyan
Delta Sigma Delta
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
Richard Kenneth Wesley
Washington, D.C
George Washington University
St. Louis University Dental School
Indiana University-Purdue University School of Dentistry
American Academy of Oral Pathology
Division of
Dental Hygiene
Carol Ann Vukovich
Miss Vukovich
University of Michigan
Clarksburg
Sigma Phi Alpha
Center urged to aid regional planning and grants
The visiting committee for the West Virginia University Appalachian Center urged the center to assist local officials in preparing grants for federal funds and help regional planning and development councils obtain aid. They recommended developing economic profiles of counties to target programs and expanding the center's drug education for 4 H members along with other health studies.
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West Virginia University Appalachian Center
Billy L. Coffindaffer
Coffindaffer
Appalachian Center
Bids to be opened for Fort Gay to Nursery Gap road
The West Virginia Department of Highways will open bids October 31 for a 4.22 mile road contract between Fort Gay and Nursery Gap in Wayne County along Mill Creek. Estimated cost is 4.5 million dollars. Bids will also be opened for 13 other local highway improvement and safety projects.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Department of Highways
Fort Gay
Nursery Gap
Wayne County
Mill Creek
Weather forecast cool with showers possible tonight
Nippy damp air remains in the area today with a chance of showers tonight under cloudy skies. Highs reach the upper 50s with overnight lows in the 40s. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and breezy with highs in the 50s. Yesterday peaked at 59 with lows in the 50s and .01 inch precipitation.
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North Dakota
Plains
Upper
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Funeral notices from Montrose and surrounding areas
Obituary notices list Dalas Helmick 75 of Montrose died Oct 6 1972 with services at home and Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens. Also Sheila Kay Yvonne 30 of Kingwood died Oct 6 1972 with service Tuesday. Louis Mantini 71 died Sept 30 1972 in Italy, burial East Oak Grove. Emma L Rogers 79 of Core died Oct 6 1972. service Iuka Church of Christ. Caroline Sturbа 62 of 300 Mississippi St died Oct 7 1972. mass Tuesday St Theresa. Leroy Warneck 61 of Chantilly Va died Oct 5 1972. funeral at Masontown United Methodist Church.
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Emma Rogers
Emma L. Rogers
Core
Middlebourne
Lewis
Sarah Spencer Anderson
Perry Frank Sapp
John R. Rogers
L.A. Anderson
Curt Anderson
Mannington
Leroy Warnick
Chantilly
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Alexandria
Kingwood
Charles William
Sarah Elizabeth Mae DeWitt Warnick
Lucille Warnick
Luther
James Warnick
Kenneth
Carrie) Cummings
Arthurdale
Shelia May
Shelia Kay
Yvonne May
Preston Memorial Hospital
Preston County
Ramond P
Willa
Messenger
Terra Alta
Gerald May
Charlotte Jean
Lorie Ann
Robert L. Messenger
William C. Messenger
Pontiac
Mich
May JoAnn Lohr
Farmington, Pa
Dean Sell
Albright
Sandy Biscoff
Bruceton Mills
Caroline Sturba
Mississippi St
Dunbar
Fred
Angelina Speeny
St. Theresa’s Church
Toney
Concetta Messenger
Carmela Raposa
Anna Whitthaus
Maryland
Annie
Albert
Giulio
Helmick, Dalas
Rt. 1
Montrose
Division General Hospital
Friends
Fred L. Jenkins
Harden Dean
Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
Shelia Kay Yvonne
Browning
Norman Mills
Maplewood
Mantini
Louis
Kingwood St
Chieti
Italy
Hastings Funeral Home
St. Theresa's Church
Colombo Bandiera
East Oak Grove Cemetery
Rogers
Emma L
Ford Funeral Home
Fairmont
Iuka Church of Christ
Clarence Rice
Mt. Nebo
Sturba
Caroline
Mississippi
Hastings Funeral
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Lawnwood Cemetery
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Old City Hospital
Vincent Pallotti
Monongalia General Hospital
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Morgan
Tyrone
Cheat River
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John Joseph Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Here
U.S. 40
Pennsylvania
Woolworth
Boston
John Gallo
Detroit
Anita Pisegna Gallo
Theresa Jane
Rose Marie
Center
Delas Helmick Delas Helmick
Parsons
George E
Clara Helmick
Ocie Wagoner Helmick
Hayward Helmick
Mt. Morris
Clensford Helmick
Maidsville
Gary Helmick
US. Air Force
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