Mountaineer Week Begins 25th Anniversary Festivities at WVU
West Virginia University gears up for Mountaineer Week from Oct 22 to Oct 28 marking its 25th anniversary. New features include an arts and crafts fair a log cabin sales booth and a mountaineer music jamboree. An opening buffet at Elizabeth Moore Hall hosts 60 plus artisans with crafts on display in Mountainlair venues early in the week.
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West Virginia University
Elizabeth Moore Hall
Mountainlair Gold
Birth rate in Monongalia County dips slightly this year
The Dominion Post reports 1081 births in Monongalia County through September 1972, 73 fewer than the prior year, with monthly breakdowns and notes on nonresident births and local hospital trends. Fertility peaks among ages 25 to 34, while contraceptive use and planning influence the decline. University Hospital sees stable deliveries at about 75 per month.
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Monongalia County
Vital Statistics Division
Monongalia
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
University Hospital
Walter Bonney
Area backs Better Schools amendment campaign
Volunteers in Monongalia Preston and Taylor Counties organize extensive drives to inform voters about the Better School Buildings Amendment on the November ballots. The effort stresses informing voters of facts and says a non vote equals a no vote, with multiple groups backing the measure including Monongalia County Citizens for Better Schools and Preston County Citizens for Better Schools.
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Monongalia
Preston
Taylor
Preston County
Monongalia County
Citizens For Better Schools
Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce
Preston Couty
Gerald Ash
Terra Alta
Preston Group
Preston Committee
Morgantown Man Russell Long Dies After Fall From Ladder
Russell Long 83 of 620 Center St. died after a ladder fall on his porch while cleaning a downspout. He was taken to University Hospital by Morgantown Fire Department and succumbed at 3 30 p.m. He was a local entertainer known for impersonations and parade appearances including Homecoming and Christmas events. He is survived by his wife Pauline Libert Long two sons Herman and Richard two sisters and three grandchildren.
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Morgantown
Russell Long
Center St
University Hospital
Long
Charlie Chaplin
Santa Claus
Mt. Pleasant
James and
Lillian Brothers Long
Morgantown Glass Works
Morgantown Flint Glass Workers Union
Pauline Libert Long
Herman
Richard
Seattle
Wash
Viola Dahlem
Malinda Reese
Valley Point Mine Closes After 22 Years Operation
Kingwood Mining Co. shuts Valley Point surface mine near Preston affecting 55 workers. President Leonard Frye cites economic and environmental pressures and loss of key customers as reasons for closure. Reclamation to begin in spring. reopening deemed indefinite.
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Kingwood
Valley Point
Kingwood Mining Co
Leonard Frye
Frye
Kingwood Mining
Baltimore Gas and Electric Supply
Delmarvia Power
Wilmington
Del
Maryland
Pennsylvania Power and Light
Potomas Electric and Power Co
Public Service of
New Jersey
Freeport
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Kathy Payne
Cal Voice
Ellen Goffaux
State Department of Commerce
Fairmont
Middletown
Salem College
Gingham
Arts and Crafts
Mountaineer
Comstock
Cyndy Smith
Dominion Post
West Virginia Department of Health
Morgantown Area
By Ron Mullens
Collins Ferry Road
J.A. Wiles
Town and Country, Inc
Heck’s
Labraton
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A. Troubleshooter
R. Titchler
Maiden Lane
North High Street
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A. Maiden Lane
Raymond Haas
West Virginia
Troubleshooter
Greer
BOY Scouts of
East District
Mountaineer Area Council
Blacksville
Wymp’s Gap
Whitehouse
Bruceton
Youghingheny Reservoir
Tunnelton
Ron Rittenhouse
Blacksville No
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Miracle Run
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