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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1967
Page
10
Readers enjoy lingering late summer skies and expansive landscapes while noting friendly acts and local updates. The column mourns Mayor Ver D. Whipp and extends sympathies, praises a boy who returned found money, and shares memories from Avon Lake readers about a West Virginia lodge visit and meeting Gary Bowers of WCLG.
Updates include final day to register to vote in Pennsylvania general election, Measles Sunday immunization campaign across Greene County with three clinics from noon to 3 p.m., and details of local residents’ activities, school enrollments, community meetings, and local fire calls.
The Car michaels Area School Board addressed transportation issues at Nemacolin Elementary, band policy disputes, recess limits, overcrowding and an injury case at the high school. The janitor resigned, a coal bid was awarded, and the principal’s one day late return resulted in a reduced salary. Health center funding was approved for Fayette and Greene counties. The West Greene Board negotiates with Waynesburg Southern Railroad over damages. Greene County explores an industrial development authority. The No. 2 Rifle Team in Waynesburg club earned first in Master Team in the nation. Parade winners at the 14th Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Show included Lions Club and Women’s Civic Club floats. The 1967 Coal Queen Debbie DeMola rode the Carmichaels Chamber float. The 25th State First Aid Meet at Carmichaels was won by Imperial Coal Cher ryhill No 4 with prize and upcoming national contest. Second and third places went to Diamond Mine and Hutchinson Mine. Notables present included T E Jones and Harvey Younker.
About 13 million Americans will undergo surgery this year with roughly two thirds using insurance to cover all or part of the bills. The Health Insurance Institute estimates, from a U S National Health Survey analysis, that the average hospital stay for these patients will be about a week.
The Bobtown PTA held a regular meeting at Bobtown Elementary chaired by James Faust. Plans included Wednesday saving stamps, a school board delegation, a skating party September 18 at Mon View Rink, and a teacher panel discussion.
Four Masontown BPW Club members Rosella McCracken Edna Decker Bery Lardin and Julia Lofstead attended the 47th annual Pennsylvania Federation of BPWC meeting at Independence Hall Philadelphia with district 8 hosting and Mrs Betty Brown presiding The event featured a Star Spangled Pageant a U S Army Corps presentation and a Woodland String Band concert New officers assumed duties and Lucille Kinne spoke for the National Federation Representatives from Old Trails District attended summer camp activities at Camp Conestoga Buck Run and Laurel Hill State Park where sixteen Scouts advanced The report noted strong local involvement in Boy Scouting In Vietnam Staff Sgt Donald F Hutzel a Masontown area native was listed with a San Francisco A P O address and birthday November 12 The Masontown Presbyterian Church hosted the District 5 Sunday School Convention with 300 delegates The Fayette County Medical Society and State Health Department plan a county wide measles immunization today from 1 to 4 PM at Masontown Junior High School"}
Private Ronald J. Varner 19 son of Mr and Mrs Vernon L Varner Blacksville completed a 12 week electrical instrument repair course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia on June 3 He trained in maintenance of electrical indicating instruments meters meteorological equipment and complex wiring of wind measuring instruments.
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