Pennsylvania backs Humphrey for 1968 ticket at Chicago
Pennsylvania, the sleeper state at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, cast decisive support for Hubert Humphrey who praised the state’s early backing. Delegation leaders like George Leader defended Humphrey’s philosophy and lauded Muskie as running mate, while Mayor Barr and others highlighted Muskie’s suitability and Philadelphia ties.
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Chicago
UPI
Pennsylvania
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Harrisburg
George M
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Joseph M. Barr
Pittsburgh
James H. J. Tate
Philadelphia
Robert P. Casey
Obituaries and Fire Tragedy Across Multiple Cities
Obituaries note deaths of Leon Osborne Calvert 62 of Mt. Morris Pa born May 29 1906 in Greene County. Surviving children include Elwood George Glenn Ronald and daughters Franklin King and Mary Zaccareo. Services 10 am Sunday Dering Funeral Home with Cedar Groves Cemetery burial. Also Clarence Malloy 55 of Columbus Oh died suddenly at home. Laton Cole 85 of Fostoria Oh died Friday evening. John Irwin McDonough 69 of Fairmont WV died Saturday. Gary Ind fire near downtown trapped seven bodies. list of missing 13 with arson suspected and explosion in basement at In Crowd Lounge.
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Leon Osborne Calvert
Mt. Morris
Greene County
Matthew John
Mary Lewelyn Garlitt Calvert
Mary Calvert
Elwood L. Calvert
U.S. Army
George E. Calvert
Baltimore
Glenn M. Calvert
Ronald
Clarence Malloy
Columbus
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Frances Garner Malloy
Ering
East Oak Grove
Laton Cole
Fostoria
James B
Ida Barrickman Cole
Eoen
Lou
John
Marion
Arbuth
Louise
Cecil Whalen
Nerces
Manns
John Irwin McDonough
Walnut Ave
Fairmont
West Virginia University Hospital
Mr. McDonough
Loneconing
Thressa McDonough
Anna Regina McDonough
J. Robert McDonough
James H. McDonough
Joseph P. McDonough
Thomas McDonough
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mary Burns
Vienna
J.J. McDonough Wholesale and Distributing Co
McDonough Brothers Inc
St. Peters Catholic Church
BPOE
Fairmont Moose Lodge
Modern Woodmen
Knights of Columbus
Gary
Ind
UPI
Richard G. Hatcher
McDonough
St Peters Catholic Church
Charles Carroll
Woodlawn
Domico
Malloy
Clarence
Dering Funeral Home
Funeral Home Chapel
Calvert
Leon Osborne
Funeral Home
Cedar Groves
Pleasant Weather Ahead With Cool Labor Day Weekend
Pleasant weather is forecast today with unseasonably cool air and mostly cloudy skies through the Labor Day weekend. Highs today are expected 76 to 82 degrees while Saturday reached 82 with a 54 low. scattered showers possible today and Monday.
Funeral notices for McDonough Keller Malloy Calvert
Obituaries list McDonough John 69 of Fairmont died Saturday at WVU Hospital. Keller Minnie Mae 74 of Markleysburg died early Thursday at Spear Convalescent Nursing Home. Malloy Clarence 55 of Columbus died Thursday. Calvert Leon Osborne 62 of Mt. Morris died Friday. Each notice gives calling hours, services and burial details at local churches and cemeteries.
Transplant tale links donors and recipients across cities
In Houston Mrs. Hernandez donated her heart to William C Carroll of Scottsdale Arizona. Her left lung went to William J Whaley of Fort Lauderdale Florida. Her kidneys were allocated to William C Kaiser of Odessa Texas and Thomas A Stevenson of Houston. The donor died after a gunshot incident. A Pittsburgh recipient awaited a transplant from donor John Skultety Jr. A Montreal operation is described as uneventful.
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Houston
Pittsburgh
John Skultety Jr
Homer City
Presbyterian University Hospital
Montreal
Canada
Pierre Grondin
Hospitals Births and Discharges at Preston Memorial
Births noted at Granville and Independence with times. Medical and surgical patients listed along with multiple discharges at Preston Memorial and volunteers for Tuesday.
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Paul Chambers
Granville
Rose Wright
Lyndhurst Ave
Clark Montgomery
Pennsylvania Ave
Esther Jones
Madigan Avenue
Carol L. Born
Reedsville
Mary Uphold
Rt. 8
Morgantown
Carlton Hammack
Effie Wenham
Lorenzo Rowan
Rufus Hutchinson
Rosalee Savage
Elizabeth Moyers
Maggie Shultz
Hester Beagle
Dorothy Huffman
D. A. Orlando
Preston Memorial
Robert Zuchowski
Independence
Rusty Haskiell
Rt. 2
Tunnelton
Orin Shannon
Rt. 1
Lois Shaffer
Rowlesburg
James E. Hebb
Albright
William Wallies
Kingwood
Billie Hackney
Rt. 3
Rodney Luzier
Charles Davenport
Manford Flowers
Jennie Maust
Mary Kennedy
Ina Kelley
Mary Harrison
Bula Pitman
Blair Bennett
Hugh Ninman
John Peluso
R. J. Freint
Conley Wallace
Don Beasley
Howard Simons
Kingwood Library Set to Open Next Week
Kingwood residents will enjoy a new library facility with a September 3 opening announced by Library Board President Dr. John Trenton. Hours tentatively set by Librarian Dora Goodin are 1 to 6 pm Monday through Thursday, 1 to 8 pm Friday, and 9 am to 3 pm Saturday. The building will hold 15,000 volumes, with 7,000 currently available, including 2,000 from the West Virginia Library Commission via Morgantown.
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Kingwood
Library Board
John Trenton
Trenton
Dora Goodin
W. Va. Library Commission
Regional Library
Morgantown
Sunday Morgantown Post Dominion News Combined Rate Sheet
Publication details for Morgantown West Virginia edition dated Sept 1 1968. Includes publisher, address, return mail and postage info, and subscription rates by mail within West Virginia for various frequencies and durations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown Post
The
Dominion News
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company
Greer Building
Morgantown
West Virginia
Water softening fallout risks pipe limestone clogging
Chicago report from Chemetron Corporation notes that softened water can form calcium carbonate deposits, creating lime scale inside mains and pipes. If recarbonation is not performed, the lime saturates water and coats pipes with rock-like limestone layers, potentially choking supply.
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Chicago
UPI
Cardex
Chemetron Corporation
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Senate
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Irvis
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Gary Tavern
DEM
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Kansas City
Toronto
Boston
New York
San Francisco
FT. Worth
Atlanta
Miami
West Gulf Coast
Florida
New Mexico
Allamong Funeral Home
Fallmont Ra
Westover
W. Va
ST. Vincent Pallotti
Grafton City
Stella V. Wright
Robert E. Murray
Amy L. Wiseman
Lawrence C. Curry
Clifford Wells
Larry M. Plum
Willa J. Richardson
Betty J. Heinzman
Ruby A. Grimm
Beula O. Jones
Kingwood Library
Dominion-Post
W.V
Americ Mexico
Boston French
Brockway Ave
Willey Street
Herman Avenue
Frank R. Grush
University Hospital
James B. Weaver Jr
Johnstown
Chico
All-Star Dairy CO
Rogers
Peetover
PLAID
YOUR
McCormick’s
Corner University &Please
South High
ACME
Richwood Ave
Willey ST
Qodland
University Avenue
Friend’s Westover Foodland
Dunkard Avenue
ARGO
DUFFS
Robin Hood
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