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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1915

Page

5

Vote for the Bond Issue to Improve West Virginia Roads

Voters face a vital choice on Monday to approve a bond issue that would provide 100000 for road improvements in the Fairmont district. Chief road engineer A D Williams asserts wider, better roads will sustain growth, ease travel, and boost trade with surrounding towns. supporters urge citizens to back the bond for lasting public benefit and regional progress.

A.D. Williams West Virginia Monnday Fairlone Williams Fairmont Fatrees Eas Deople Pairmont Chastant West

Road Bond Issue Summary by Fairmont District Committee

Extracts from a typewritten page by the Fairmont District Road Bond Issue committee chaired by Fred QO Bing detail the district’s effort to improve roads. The notice highlights completion of work funded by the bond issue and presents an organized summary of the project scope and milestones for readers seeking clarity on road improvements and funding.

Siste Fred QO. Bing Fairmont

Bonds Sold and Proceeds Deposited in Bank Fairmont WV 1924

Audit summary details deposits of 700000.00 from road bond sales by Marion County Sheriff C D Conaway to the Permanent Road Improvement Fund across multiple Fairmont banks. Includes disbursements, balances, and notes on interest handling prior to 1915 county depository law. Mentions taxes, receipts, and audit conclusions by State Tax Commissioner Fred O. Blue.

Fairmont W. Va C.D. Conaway Marion County Fairmont District Nennington Istrict Very Trey Glenn F. Barnes Cushier Sherif CIETY Sesallil TAIT The Fairmont Trust Company Peoples Nations Bel the Home Savings Bank Sapcosss Iust Smplint Tim First National Bank of Rt Transis Tee District Road Improvement Fund First National Bank of National Bank of Improvement Fund Chaney and Armstrong Reident Finches Run Pelmatis Barracksvile Dakota Road Brice Locust Avenue State OF West Virginia L. Fred O. Blue Taspetor

Washington Gossip and West Virginia political notes

Washington gossip reports possible West Virginia postal job changes and a $5,000 moral instruction prize contest for school and home code creation. It notes postmaster appointments in Capom Springs and Forest Hill, route suspensions, and candidate Thomas W. Fleming, known as Tom Parks, entering the GOP congress nomination race.

States District of Columbia E. P. Claxton Elmer S. Fletcher Capom Springs William M. Scott Forest Hill Aiverda C. Metcalfe Ridgeville Josephine B. H. Cook Centennial Waltman T. Webster Rovers Staate Mills Ref Knob Hoke Graeabler County Orange Boone County Pentrom Monongalis County

Fleming Seen as Future First District Candidate

The article portrays Thomas W. Fleming as a rising figure in West Virginia politics in the First district. It describes Fleming accepting and shaping Republican support, his prior service in Marion County, and his potential candidacy for congress. It notes his business background and east Monongahela Valley projects, especially the Fairmont to Manchester electric railway, and frames him as a personable, practical speaker with a populist, democratic appeal.

Thomas W. Fleming Fairmont Congress Republican Party Fleming Panhandle West Virginia Tom Parks Ureas x Man Mans Frends Mr Fleming Saybaldy Tom Parks" Fleming Ftas Marion Ms Ite Firet Mr. Fleming Monongahela Valley Mancington Mark Hanna McKinley First Tom Parka

Jones Annex Rousing One Dollar Shoe Sale

A lively Saturday shoe sale offers 535 pairs of women's and misses' shoes at one dollar. The promotion promises exceptional savings and urges readers to tell friends about the event.

Worthington postal office efforts and expense cuts

The text describes attempts to reorganize the Worthington postal office under a mail and service framework led by the B and O railroad. It references postmaster general William L. Wilson and a former messenger earning sixty dollars yearly, noting efforts to reduce costs and the lack of a nearer available building for the office.

Worthington B& O William L. Wilson

Comstock to Leave Post Office Inspector Job After 40 Years

Anthony Comstock, longtime censor of art and literature, will end his 40 year career as a United States post office inspector on June 30. The move marks a final chapter in a career tied to moral policing and postal oversight amid reform era debates.

Impises Anthony Comstock

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