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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
1
A church discussion centered on building a new St Peter's parish plant with a projected cost of 520,000 and $60,000 fundraising plans. Parish leaders push Catholic education and tuition support while noting concerns over local schooling and parental input. Community members weigh the balance of church funding, tuition, and parish needs as construction plans move forward.
WANTED. Gramsteven for wagon and iepek pork. Apply. City Ice Co.
The Ferme Fairmont Rotary Club invites all members and guests to a banquet hosted at the M C A building. The event runs from six twenty in the evening with reception and seating details to be provided by the office and MC.
Pittsburgh Aug 24 A survey shows women rapidly registering to vote if the suffrage amendment is enacted before November The first registrant was Virginia Johnston who had served the county for nine years. Others followed in quick succession as the process accelerated.
Funeral services for K Clay Bunner, a Baltimore and Ohio engineer, will be held tonight at eight at his residence, 61 Maryland Avenue. Rev J C Buckley will conduct. Tomorrow the body goes to Bunner Ridge for 2 PM services at Fairview Church, burial in Banner Cemetery. Survived by Orpha Elder and several nieces and nephews.
Officials from the Auto Club of Fairmont announce Waningtion Road will close from ten to four on Tadnes day and Thursday at the Downs railroad bridge. Nearby Morgantown road is described as in fair shape while Arnersville hills are muddy. About 500 signers petition the county court to widen the twelve foot stretch between Fairmont and Monongah. the petition will be presented soon. A Fairmont Auto Club meeting is set for 7:30 PM at the courthouse Thursday. In Terra Haute Indiana, workers settle wages with coal operators after a day of conference expecting an agreement before adjournment. meeting resumes at 2 PM.
George T. Bell, executive vice president of the Northern West Virginia Coal Operators' Association, fled the report of the Interstate Commerce Commission examiner in a case seeking car allotment adjustments or damages for shortages on Monongahela Morgantown and Wheeling lines. The examiner found railroad rules not unjustly discriminatory, impracticality for pro rata car shares, and no legal obligation to compensate shortages incurred during federal control. The record cites Pennsylvanian and Lake Erie railroads' rules, car distribution issues, and conflicts between the Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie lines as the root cause of the shortages.
The Maccabees are invited to attend a fete on an August evening. The pedal car leaves at 7 o'clock.
Jim Golf admitted to the charge of beating his wife Ale while returning from church Sunday. He was fined 29 dollars and sentenced to four days in jail. A second man, John Doe, was arrested for assault after being knocked down and later released on a five dollar forfeit. A third suspect, identified only as Wil, faced trial today.
A fragmentary notice lists mechanics and laborers with ideal wages and steady employment promises, mentioning Hilmick family and Ma Chine Co in a faded job market advertisement. The readable text signals wage standards and steady work, typical of an interwar era employment brief.
Fragmented OCR style piece, referencing characters Brown and Ramage in a stormy scene. Mentions time of morning, rain, flood and a Moon, with dialoglike lines and misread phrases. Contains garbled names and stray references to church, wives, and boots amid a chaotic narrative impression.
Hany Shaw and Frank Haymond set to clash at SCTE in a featured bout with Casal as potential opponent, building anticipation for a decisive ring confrontation.
GPG directors decide the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce may contribute to a citizens’ fund. The board records a commitment of 300 dollars if the fund reaches 4500 dollars, with total commerce liability capped at 1000 dollars. A further directors’ meeting may be held soon to review the plan.
Reports from London claim Germany has cut supplies to Soviet Russia and hints at calls for a conference on reinforcements as fronts shift. Dispatches note officials denying dramatic pledges and reference talks about strategic adjustments amid ongoing war.
In Warsaw and Moscow reports a dead mule, aged about 40, was found after a man was arrested. The animal’s passing followed a Sunday event tied to police actions and a disrupted main street scene. The report notes confusion amid war-related dispatches and local incidents.
Archbishop Manaix lands at Penzance in a Cornish port town to be greeted on the quay by local officials. The arrival is noted by an arrowed bishop figure and described in brief boarding.
In a late session, judges debated preliminary arguments for a writ petition. Lawyers emphasized the urgency of the case, noting legal questions and potential impact on the parties involved. The court scheduled further proceedings for the next quarter, with a brief recess for notes and deliberation.
Mrs. Buckley, wife of the late James Buckley and mother of a large Monongah family, died this morning at her home after a lengthy illness. She was active in Catholic church life and deeply involved in the community. Survived by sons James, Dennis, and Patrick, and grandsons John, Joe, and James Buckley of Fairmont and Finn. Funeral arrangements pending.
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