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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
5
Fragmentary notes describe civic groups planning to send representatives to a meeting. Text suggests missing names and unclear dates, with references to city organizations and a call for delegation.
Fragmented questions and notes cover a quiz style piece with scattered references to geography South America Peru and Chile, Mary Pickford, Boy Scouts, and public events. The text includes garbled names, dates, and local happenings, intermingled with stray phrases about color and temperament and a list of tonight’s events and meetings.
Mrs. P. H. Bennett has returned from Greensburg Pennsylvania with granddaughter Amelia Bennett and Miss Mary Margaret Tennett who joined on the Igaxiera trip. Miss David Dean of Ashland Kentucky stays with J. S. Thoman family and visits camp near Pittsburg. Mrs. James Deggs left for Baltimore with Emma and Vera Stealfe after a visit. Mrs. V. K. Straight remains ill at 235 Grant Street. Gail Sturm of Farmington visits sister Berna L. Martin with niece Leslie Martin. Page Hutton is in Wheeling visiting daughter Mrs. George Kennedy. Mary Roush and Harold Roush, WVU students, will return Saturday with Norma Daugherty of New York as guest. Thomas Haymond and daughter Mary of Fleming Kentucky visit Mrs. M. V. Hill. Haymond joins later. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Galliher and son William of Halleck, guests of E. Trickett for normal school commencement. Ruth Galliher graduated.
Educators from West Virginia University performed at a Rotary luncheon with Frank Toner and his wife delivering violin and piano pieces. Dr Graves, dean of the University of Pennsylvania education department, spoke briefly about West Virginia’s many beauties at the Normal School event this morning.
J M Sent general superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio West Virginia district was in Fairmont this morning. He came on train 4 from Grafton and returned on train 156. The Pittsburgh trains on the B and O are back on time today after a wreck west of Point Marion Pa disrupted service for several days. J Donachle relief agent from Grafton was in the city on business.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an embargo on the supply of bituminous coal to Lake Erie ports for water shipment, allowing only one permit per lake pool. The move aims to prioritize coal for lake pools and curb indiscriminate shipments to other points.
The article reports on early reactions to the League plank amid tensions in the Senate and conventions. Figures like Root Crane Mills White and leaders such as Lowden Wood Butler and Harding are involved in cautious commentary. A proposed declaration on enforcement of the 18th Amendment failed 6 to 5, with White continuing his push.
A jury in Four States found Bainzio Mataia guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the May 6 shooting of Pete Pechedda. Judge Scott C. Lowe sentence Mataia to one year in county jail with time off and a $100 fine, despite defense objections to a harsher verdict.
Proceedings paused yesterday afternoon when Judge Scott C Lowe stepped to his chambers to obtain a fifty dollar fee demanded by a Chamber of Commerce committee. He read jury instructions before the interruption then returned to the criminal case.
The 68 graduates include 22 taught school previously and 14 in the training school during their Normal years. 26 were high school graduates with seven having taught before. The academic class had five with prior teaching. Representatives came from five states and 29 counties in the state. The class lists include Grayce Amos and many others, with an evening reunion canceled. plans for a seasonal opening and committee actions to favor Republican victory in November.
Worthington police investigated a morning robbery at the B. and C. Station. Entry was gained by breaking a window and removing towels from the station area. No suspects or leads were identified at the time.
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