09 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
1
Special Services mark the hundredth anniversary of a Freabyterian church building in Middletown. The program features morning and evening sermons, choir performances including Behold Mighty and My Faith Will Up to Thee, and a speech by Rev footer on local history.
Regional reports show sentiment shifting toward open shop status as fourteen miners return to work at reduced wages across Morgantown area mines on Monongahela rail lines. Several coal operations including Gleason, Blaine Stimming, Garrote County Mining, and Wolf Dan Coal resume under lower rates than union contracts. Miners’ returns trigger automatic penalties. officials in Fairmont and Upper Potomac field note wage declines and altered working conditions in Georges Creek and surrounding districts.
Judge Raymond Maxwall of Herrizon county circuit court issued rulings in three long pending cases after W. S. Meredith disqualified. The oil dispute between J. Bowen Knotty and Fred W. Bartlett valued at 200000 was decided in Bartletts favor after earlier appeals. Other rulings favored Marcellus Keay daily versus A Jackson Hayes and Columbus Eyler versus Parker Coal and Coke Company. The court next session will hear Joseph Itchermott v Morguntown Palmont Gas Light Co. involving about 44000. Local attorneys attended the term.
Paris officials report France ready to join the quadruple pact after reviewing a Franco French draft from M Viviani. Washington circles note quick action expected once the agreement is refined. The press welcomes France’s participation in the accord with broad satisfaction.
iBy The Way reports Grover Brigman nearly severed left hand at the wrist near Hominy North Carolina. Gardener doctors reattached bones, tendons, nerves, and arteries with fine stitches. Regaining movement, Brigman can bend the wrist and use the hand, prompting reflections on surgical advances and the future of medical repair.
A garbled 1920s style text mixes political peace talk for Ireland, fashion and calendars, Christmas references, and odd social commentary. It mentions Congress seeking 4 billion, hints at Indiana court questions, and lampoons materialism, youth, and charity. The piece reads as a collage of fragmented phrases with no clear single event.
A Mannington car No 100 derailed at Barrackville about 5 20 am when rear wheels left the track crossing the Barrackville crossing. No passengers were hurt though the car struck a pole and blocked the road for a short distance. Conductor Hamilton, recently recovering from an earlier accident, resumed his run after a stay at home.
Mrs Sarah Ellen Stare aged 74 died at her home in Thaburn after an illness of complications. She was a longtime resident beloved in the community. Survived by children Grace Flor Tay Roy and by brothers and sisters B F Holbor, af F Holbert, Mrs Elizabeth Davin, Mrs Mugele Shaver. Funeral Sunday at Thabara church with interment in Davie cemetery by Omuartaler B C Jones.
Forbes at Mining School Tonight describes a weekly Fairmont high school meeting at 7:30 p.m. The subject will be Antoly Zampa with clues. Archie Torris, foreman of a car division, and a United States Bureau of Mines expert will attend and demonstrate breathing apparatus. Officials aim for a larger turnout after recent low attendance.
Golder Shumate of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad outlined a plan to extend Central Freight Association limits to Par kgburg Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown Uniontown Connellsville and Johnstown under equal mileage rules with Pittsburgh. Valley representatives discussed the proposal with F D Cratchford S Lewis and others and will prepare a full response for the Mononghela Valley Association meeting at Weston next Monday.
Pennsylvania officials traveled to Fairmont with rumored secrecy while B and O line officials moved the Monongahela line, sparking speculation about Eastern business ties. The article notes a new revenue act reducing war tax on passenger tickets starting January 1, applying to steamship travel and certain U S routes with price details for major points like Wheeling Baltimore New York and Philadelphia.
Five Bungrod soldiers are enrolled in the first vocational training institution for the education of former service men at Camp Sherman Oto. The school opened on December 2.
In Little Rock Arkansas on December 3 Associated Press reports that Tets Slauehter a death row inmate at Tucker state prison escaped with five companions during the early hours. The group included five African American men, four under some form of confinement, and priestly companions aided the breakout.
Washington reports show signs that an open session of the conference may be called early next week to announce agreement on the 53 percent payoll ratio and the quadruple and Tangent plans. Delegates expect a settlement on naval basins fortifications and related fortification issues, with negotiations continuing and a general feeling of confidence that a full agreement on major points is near.
Report outlines appeal from W A Wilson of Wheeling against attorney Harry Shaw as trial progresses. Jury chosen amid court delays. Wilson seeks a new trial after Shaw's counter suit and a verdict favoring Shaw. Court adjourned briefly for attorney delays and local judicial rotation.
The case centers on West Virginia seeking to prohibit export of natural gas to neighboring states. Pennsylvania and Ohio argue about interstate supply for industrial use and public health. Officials cite large cross-border flows and the impact on residents, industries, and price. the Pennsylvanian and Ohio officials outline the distribution shares by state and the role of imports.
Local residents attend a gas case hearing before a United States District Court in Virginia. Attorneys from Pennsylvania and Virginia presented their arguments as the court allowed a brief adjournment until 12 noon. The session involved officials from a regional gas corporation and local legal representatives.
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