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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
2
The article discusses All American selections for football ends and the best backfield choices, highlighting players from Yale Harvard Princeton and Notre Dame. It weighs positions for quarterback and halfback, praising several stars and debating a favored lineup and coaching opinions.
All-American selections list end positions and players from Harvard Notre Dame Princeton Yale Penn State California Ohio State Centre Pittsburgh Chicago Chicago Boston College Nebraska and others. Names include McGuire Brow, H Anderson, Carney Munupolis Keck Wittmer Aldrich Owen Toomey Killinger and more as top college signals and backs.
Larry Pairmont announces a December 14 grid banquet hosted by the Pairmont County Chamber of Commerce at Gia0 Weilnesdas region. About 170 tickets at five dollars support expenses for the event featuring football squads from Fairmont State Normal School, Batmont High School, East Side Wighagial, and the University of West Virginian with speakers including Dr. Clarence Wiley Spear. Tickets distributed by the general committee. T. D. Connell named chair, secretary and treasurer as work continues.
Sport chatter centers on signings by Ty Cobh bringing California players to the Detroit lineup. References to umpire Moriarity, Babe Ruth, Burkett overpayment, and a forthcoming appointment of Dr Grady Nar as pitcher hint at a bustling professional baseball scene with mixed praise and satire.
Morgantown Der 1 The extraordinary hold war wrestling has on West Virginia University students as pelleted in the unusual number of men who have come out for enll you's squad. Although it is yer month lf the season mutually opens slighty candidates are out working for the (can Thirie twice the number chat turned out) last year and 2¢ almost equal to the sumber reporting fr Dr. Speara football squall. Twenty men on the Vass ally and Presimen foothill squads sin wall came off within the next two weeks. Dayton Has a quantitie of veteran material as Captain Scotty Hough Joe Harrick McDonald Steve Harrick Stickler Crate Turkovich Grambert and Pitzenberger all lettermen on last year's tent are weather out for the team. The net material in addition to arse agopis In quentity i otra Oren eluse In quality amt Daynon he Teves Nevan tirn muta winner Taskerbal Men Out Meanwitle tip basketball men are enamp Mk itt the bit 69. 19 Hepeate and xasloualy awaiting the arrival of Coach Stadewald and De femterith. No uniforms of equipment will be given til that time and it is believed that more than 700 men will report For the Varsity and Preabmen squads.
In Farmington the Victory Temple No 94 Pythian Sixers will host the District Convention on Friday December 9. flood damage looms as Buffalo Creek high water swells reversing plans. So Smite swinging bridge sustains damage while M D and Re trestle near the town station is also badly hit.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Seweal Bours and Personalle W. B. Maple as Fairmont visitors delayed trade dealings. Tam Cunnibeham of Man splagton visits friends while hota Monday and dolin Cape in Fairmont Twenday.
Special notices to numerous parties list names and entities including Farmington Coal and Coke Company and various individuals. The notice commands attendance and reporting in the circuit court regarding a case in Razin County West Virginia, with intent to discharge certain debts and determine real estate claims. It sets a time frame beginning mid November and references a Commissioner’s role and a public record at Adams Street in Fairmana, Matton County.
Notice to all persons building Men ty Agen of sulerséireen the fon mr on any part theret oF Farmington Coal & Cake Company corporation. Ispirwance of a decree of the heute Comm od Marian County West Virginia made in rate to midvert the Toni estate of the sapl Farmingtoe n Coke Companys. a sora tion fmite sudefaetion of the lions theraon Yo are hereb y:
The Farmington Coal and Quake Company requests all staus be declared on its real estate or any part thereof for adjudication to me at my office at 12 Adam Street in the City of Fairmont Marion County West Virginia on the 12th day of December 1921. Given under my hand this 5th day of November 1921. C Frane, Commissioner.
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