Mortgage loans scarce as banks tighten terms across region
Bankers from Terra Alta to Morgantown report eight percent rates with ten to twenty year terms and 25 percent down payments. They note loans are limited to existing customers, closing times stretch weeks, and government programs face red tape, while some banks tout still available small-loan mortgages for local buyers.
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Gilbert Arnold
Terra Alta Bank
Arnold
Thomas
Bruceton
West Virginia
Morgantown
Piribek
First National
J.W. Machesney
Blueville Bank of Grafton
Glen Harmon
Autonomy and responsibility shape union district talks
Yablonski urges districts to adopt an autonomous framework with accountable governance as UMW delegates discuss reforms. Proposals include a vice president in district, grievance and safety roles, audits, training, monthly district-office access, and potential office relocation with dues rising from 5.25 to 10 dollars.
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Yablonski
UMW
International
Fairmont National Bank
Morgantown considers options after water mayor debate
The city ponders a mandamus to force a mayoral election as council may face contempt if not held. Citizens Nellie Laugh and Elishis urge changes to election rules and an odd council structure. Jaycees push for a charter change while council must act with a mayor. Water-mayor controversy likened to Watergate. WVU receives a 24994 grant from NASA for microwave radiometer study of a water tank surface led by Dr. Constantine A. Balanis.
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Frank DePond
Nellie Laugh
Southern Ave
Elishis
Jaycees
Joseph Bartoluzzi
White Ave
Morgantown
West Virginia University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Constantine A. Balanis
Wvui Department of Electrical Engineering
Hope in the Kingdom of God Amid Despair
The speaker threads faith through crisis, citing Luke 21 26 and biblical prophecy to argue that history has purpose and that God will intervene again. They contrast human towers of Babel with divine kingdom that endures, asserting hopeful outcome despite worldly confusion.
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Babel
Morgantown Lawyer Ellis R. Wilson Named ABA Law Rep
Ellis R. Wilson of Morgantown, a third year West Virginia University law student, is appointed as law student division representative to the Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section of the American Bar Association. He previously served as law student representative to the Maritime Law Committee of the same section. A Dominion Post review of The Apple Tree by University Players was byline-mistakenly omitted and credited to Mabel DeVries Tanner.
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Ellis R. Wilson
Morgantown
American Bar Association
West Virginia University School of Law
Wilson
University Players
Dominion Post
Mabel DeVries Tanner
Air show plans highlight Red Baron display at airport
The event will feature the Red Baron as a centerpiece with a clown mingling among crowds for children. Airlines and government agencies will display in airport hangers, with concession stands planned around the facility. Auxiliary parking and shuttle buses will run to the airport from Heck's and Greer Building lots, free parking at those lots, 25 cent roundtrip fare for shuttles. Kincaid promises frequent updates over two weeks and a Friday noon committee meeting at the airport for details.
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Heck
Greer
Kincaid
Hospital and Birth News From Preston Memorial and Monongalia General
Admissions and discharges listed for Preston Memorial Hospital and Monongalia General include new births at Monongalia with Mr and Mrs Gary Jones of Independence a daughter born Saturday at 3 26 pm. Surgical and medical staff are named with numerous patient discharges across departments in Preston, Downtown Division, Grafton City and Greene Memorial Hospitals.
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Monongalia
Gary Jones
Independence
Stephen Haines
Mr. Morris
Dorothy Marsh
Callen Ave
Catherine Stewart
Parkview Drive
Eleanor Hartzell
Rt. 9
Mildred Henry
Westover
Sharon Teets
Masontown
Zella Molisee
Carolyn Morris
Newbury
Timothy Fleming
Margaret Wolfe
Onie Tennant
Myrtle Goodwin
Betty Hawkins
Arthur Ruble
Sharon Helms
John Hartley
Ramona Richman
Paul Looman
Mary
Monongalia General Surgical
Lucretia Waters
Rt. 3
Charles Braham
Peggy Coen
William Patterson
Grafton City
Lucille Kerby
John Rogers
Tom Kennedy
Patricia Spring
Ruby Thorn
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Margaret Williams
James Gray
Laura Reed
Adda Stemple
Rudy Knotts
Mary Dinsmore
Katheryn Hustead
Sarah Moore
Greene Memorial Surgical
Paul Dumm
Waynesburg
Wayne Kern
Prosperity Medical
Cecelia
Bristol
Washington
Robert Johnston
Carmichaels
Mary Burich
Marcellia Campbell
James Dunn
Carol Kramer
Darlene Lucas
Ruth Rattigan
Lee Anna Roup
Stanley Shoup
Gertrude Whitkey
Help With Caloric Range Parts and Black Lung Benefits
Reader seeks a Caloric parts catalog and asks about obtaining a physical exam for black lung benefits. A doctor cannot be forced to examine. For benefits, at least one X ray and breathing test are required. Contact Morgantown Social Security for free exam arrangements or reimbursements via the local office.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security Office
Morgantown
Preston County
Legion Home Planned in Kingwood
Veterans in Preston County are urged to attend an 8 p.m. meeting at the Wesley Center to decide on building a new post home for George Jackson Post No. 56. A $20 000 fund is available with matching funds from Charleston, needing one third of the 162 member post to approve. The site is a lot next to the Kingwood Public Library.
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Kingwood
Preston County
Wesley Center
High Street
American Legion
Kingwood Public Library
Joe Stump
George Jackson Post No
Stump
Charleston
Greene group changes meeting at Bobtown church
Mrs. Frank Wozniak of Bobtown announces the South-Eastern Green Community Action Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in St. Ignatius Church social rooms. Meetings move to the first Monday monthly. The Bobtown PTA opens its fall with a get acquainted night Monday at 7 p.m. in Bobtown Elementary School.
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Bobtown
Frank Wozniak
PTA
West Virginia crafts commissionings move through preliminaries
The preliminary juroring for the West Virginia Crafts Commissioning project, sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Council, was held recently. Ami Petersen of Morgantown was named by Mary Alice Stevens as a participant in the juroring, with commissions awarded to craftsmen chosen from the preliminary panel. The project aims to support craftsmen without restricting style, size, or subject matter of the works.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council
Ami Petersen
Morgantown
Mary Alice Stevens
The
Arts and Humanities Council
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