Proclamation on Flemington District school bonds approval
The Flemington District Board of Education in Taylor County West Virginia adopts a plan to borrow $48,000 to buy land and build a school. Bonds of 98 notes at 500 dollars each will issue April 1 1920 payable until 1989 with six percent interest and annual coupons, secured by a direct annual tax.
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Memington
Taylor
West Virginia
Oard of Education
Board of Education
Chay
Flemington
Bank of Flemington
Metals and Mechanics National Bank of New York
N. Y
Taylor County
Tegular
Uge
Grafton
Grafton Leader
Camels advertise comfort and test of cigarettes
The ad extols Camels as mellow and satisfying, claiming a blend of Turkish and Domestic tobaccos offers unmatched taste with no lingering aftertaste or odor, inviting smokers to compare puff for puff with any cigarette. The long passage then shifts to a separate municipal bond election notice from Flemington District, West Virginia, detailing bond issuance, levy, and election procedures.
Bitter Fellig Drops Out In Legislature
Charleston West Virginia March 16 A bitter split shook the legislature over suffrage as President Sinsel blocked an appeal from a decision, delaying a vote on ratifying the federal amendment. Anti suffrage leaders Gribble and allies vow court action while suffrage workers celebrate and plan a train reception for Senator Bloch as the session nears its end.
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Montgomery
Cornwell
West Virginia
Senate
Har
Hey
Durr
Charleston
WoVa
Ditter
Sinsel
Gribble
Senator Gribble
House of Delegates
Senaint Gribble
Ers
Mr.Sinsel
Chesapeake & Ohio
Senator Bloch
Booths Creek Urges Bonds for Roads But Demands Extension
Letter from J. P. Currey of Booths Creek argues for road bonds to pay for better highways, questions state aid and route reach from Pruntytown to the Marion county line, notes most produce comes from farms near Grafton, and urges a solid road from county seat to county seat with eventual extension to all communities.
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the Sentinel
Booths Creek
Pruntytown
Marion County
Grafton
The
Sentinel
Goo
J. P. Currey
Ledger Page Reveals Doctor Thorn Sawmill Era Life
A fragment from a Journal Ledger highlights Doctor Thorn’s 1849 era ventures at Thornton site including a grist mill, saw mill, blacksmith, coffin shop, tavern, store, groggery, and team-haul operations powered by water. It notes his public prominence and varied enterprises in that period.
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Thor
Senti Nel
Thornton
Doctor and county figure linked to tavern and rails
The narrative sketches a physician known for wide variegated activity, court ties, and landholdings near Thornton and Grafton. It notes his frequent legal ties, credit practices, and a 1850 tavern account listing diverse patrons for race day dinners, amid references to Morse racing and a graveyard track.
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Hiram Ludington
Ephraim Adams
Huy or Move Demand of Butler Landlords
March 9 district residents report landlords in Butler press tenants to buy or move by May 1. J Q Port claims offer gives tenants a chance to purchase homes with a small down payment and monthly installments, asserting the move saves on housing costs and serves tenants.
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Huy
John Kinsley dies at home in California
Olty Kinsley of 98 Lincoln Street received a telegram this afternoon two o clock from Pasadena Cal conveying that his brother John Kinsley well known here had died at his home there this morning. He was a respected former citizen of Gratton, married with one son and no other children.
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Olty Kinsley
Lincoln St
Passadéua
Cal
John Kinsley
California
Gratton
Meath
Local home addition planned on Washington Street
A noted county figure, U. B. Morrow, plans an addition to his residence at 49st above Washington Street in the city. The project follows a period of activity in the farmers and ballot section committee roles within the county.
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U. 8
Morrow
Spess
Mt Meadland
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James Ford
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John Haymond
Lewis Haymond
John Miller
Wills
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Ludwick Ford
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James Haymond
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Summer Hadd
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