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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
5
Incomplete text discusses an amendment recognized in March and its impact on the constitution. It references provisions creating danger and potential disaster, noting three months costs and concerns about the process amid unclear attribution to Poepecoames and election timing.
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Shaver will be held Sunday at ten in the morning from her father L Morgan’s residence on Market Street. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery by Undertakers Carpenter and For.
Chief of Police William Moran reports a 16 year old, Shuman, left Louisville with friends claiming a visit to an aunt. The youth boarded a late train last night toward Camp Taylor Kentucky with boys headed for service, and police seek his arrest and return.
Frank Pryor, manager of the department of the gas company, explains a city survey focusing on furnace use and coal options. He notes the company aims to gather suggestions to help consumers save gas and money this winter, urging efficient habits and possible furnace changes.
The deceased Ruth Glover is laid to rest at Woodlawn this afternoon at two o clock from the family residence after a stay of typhoid fever in Sheriant. The little body lay among florals and tributes as family and baby mourners gathered nearby.
Hi L Murphy local ticket agent reports updated fare list from Fairmont to various heavy traffic points. The compilation covers routes and cities served along the Monongahela railway network with rates and destinations noted for travelers.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a public notice or agency action. The readable bits mention traction authority and a sum perhaps 0.30 but details and entities are obscured across garbled text. No definite names, dates, or places are extractable.
A gala in Fairmont promises a host of happy surprises and a real good time for all, aiming to create a memorable community event that will be recalled for years.
Property notice notes relocation at 103 Maple Avenue near Pennsylvania. Sam Borgia, owner, announces the move of the house to the site.
George W Summers, longtime Washington correspondent, returns from three months on the Pacific coast and resumes his office at the Post. Mr and Mrs B W Bishop of Elkins and two children are touring the eastern states for five days in the capital. Postmasters commissions issued for several individuals including Johnce Browninger Han Ve oean Tincher W Taylor Indian Mills Mill Meld Kettle Alozzo Bonner Landscape.
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