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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
5
The page mixes a dental and surgical term list with questions on history and geography. It includes weather data noting fair tonight and increasing clouds, plus local notices about surgeries, returns, a marriage license, lodge events, an arrest, a raid, and a Legion meeting with activities and entertainment listings.
The Marion Window Glass plant in Mannington employing 250 workers closed at noon after a run since mid August. Uncertainty over gas supply was cited as the cause.
The Attorney General reports about $452,000 in fines and penalties collected last year with $2,402,000 from criminal prosecutions. Sixteen antitrust cases are pending. twelve disposed. Department actions under the Lever Act total 2,016 actions, 1,049 for profiteering. Palmer cites staff shortages hindering investigations and urges legislative changes, including grand jury stenographers and broader indictments, plus salary increases for U.S. attorneys and marshals.
An account of a visit to a Pyongyang church and village in Korea. The writer describes the L shaped Korean church, front seating for foreigners, baptism of 26 converts including a baby, and the transformation of a heathen family led by an elder. A daily rhythm of travel, meals, and warm greetings closes the day with blessings.
New York Central lines will arrive on an inspection trip next Tuesday. The exact party size is not announced yet. G. D. Ogden, freight traffic manager of the Pennsylvania, and J. B. Neasle, freight traffic manager of the P and L E, will be on this trip.
Secretary Meredith warns American farmers face a national problem from falling prices as of November 1. He urges cooperative marketing, expanded credit, and government support to stabilize agriculture and keep the producer consumer channel open. He cites record crops but weakened prices, calling for urgent measures to sustain farming and farm income.
Morion, D. Mine acatnteen Lawler from Lansing Michigan is officially attached to Mrs. Harding as social secretary and will continue in the role when Mr. Harding becomes President.
The report describes robberies and investigations led by Prosecuting Attorney Walter Haggerty. A colored suspect Chat Johnson was examined and exonerated. Paul Bienchard remains at large. The Jones store fur coat theft was followed by a fisherman’s recovery and a police-safe-return sequence valued at about $240, contributing to goods worth over a thousand dollars recovered or recovered.
A reported burglary case continues with a suspect described as a dusky youth. Police found a note in his room mentioning a girl and gifts received. A man claims he had a dream last night related to the events as investigators pursue the Illinois link.
George A Frey dies and is survived by his wife and four children Arthur C Frey and Merle Amos Frey among heirs. Grandsons George Billy Arthur Morse Jr. and siblings Mrs Moea Hoss of Corapolis and W H Frey of Corapolis. Mother resides in Corapolis. Funeral at Fairmont Avenue home at two on Monday with burial later at Woodlawn Cemetery private.
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