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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1973
Page
10
A detailed inventory lists precincts with associated buildings and residences in towns such as Kingwood, Masontown, Arthurdale, Terra Alta, Rowlesburg, and more. Entries include schools, community buildings, fire departments, churches, residences, and farm structures across numerous precincts and locations.
Births announced at Monongalia General include a son for Mr and Mrs Richard Sisler of Pt Marion at 2 10 p m Saturday. Discharges list many patients including Helen League and Catherine Stewart. Downtown division and Grafton city notes cover admissions discharges and births with names and towns such as Greensboro Waynesburg and Carmichaels.
The First Annual Scott's Run Fall Festival runs Sept 24 to 29 at Osage Park with free buses from New Hill Bertha Hill and nearby communities 7 to 9 p.m. Sept 26 to 28. Events include booth displays by the Settlement House community groups and football teams plus a dunk-tank and a beauty pageant. A carnival by D L Manning Shows opens Sept 25 with a parade Sept 25 at 6:30 p.m. Plans will be reviewed in two committee meetings at Osage Park and Osage Fire Hall.
The Sells and Gray Circus arrives at Westover Park for 4 and 8 p.m. performances on September 26, sponsored by the Westover Community Association. The traveling show features clowns acrobats elephants and animals with a 90 minute program for up to 2000 at the Big Top. Tickets are 2.50 adults 1.50 children at the gate. earlier sales run at Blackshear Cleaners. Also Veterans Day plans include a 3 p.m. MCVA meeting at VFW Post 9916 led by Commander Jerry Shillingburg.
The first Gut Frisbee Tournament drew 63 participants at Mountaineer Field as Mountaineer athletes faced a California based International Frisbee Association event. Winners included Potters Cellar's Clowns for teams and Bob Briggs for individuals with trophies and frisbees awarded.
Erdner, a former C P employee now in Morgantown, explains his long involvement with United Fund and its local focus. The drive aims for a $260 000 goal based on agency budgets supported by the community, highlighting Morgantown's participation and the list of 14 United Fund agencies. A separate note reports a truck fire on Dorsey Avenue and a brief tip about dandelion greens as a salad option.
The report details how Monongalia and surrounding counties allocate revenue sharing for buses sewer water and fire protection. Towns listed include Preston Kingwood Rowlesburg Tunnelton Osage Bruceton Mills Star City Terra Alta Masontown Westover with projects from street repair water upgrades and police funding to park improvements and new equipment.
Preston County deputies report a Rowlesburg woman Judy Rose Trenan age 30 suffered injuries in a single vehicle wreck on Rt 72 near Etam. Her Chevrolet clipped a telephone pole and went over a hill after swerving to miss cows. Damages were listed at 700 dollars. Her condition was not available at presstime.
Morgantown state troopers say no crackdown is under way to audit automobile inspection stations despite reports of faulty garage inspections in the south. Sgt. W D Kelley notes local complaints are absent and one MVIO conducts station checks and processes. Lt. R E Stanley says 11 field inspectors monitor 1600 inspection points with private cars to aid checks.
The first fall meeting of the Community Coordinated Child Care Organization will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Medical Center Faculty Lounge. Proposed board members and by-laws will be voted on. Membership is open to interested people in Monongalia Preston Taylor and Marion Counties.
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