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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
9
A local church opens a summertime church camp with a donated site near the city. The camp will host evening hikes for youth and families, with a Fourth of July program and monthly Meld Days to keep the congregation connected during summer. A generous benefactor funded the site and volunteers plan to beautify and fence the area for safe use.
A plainclothes officer claims to have detained about forty of the city's prominent residents for violating the park ordinance. The article notes the inconsistency of religious observers breaking city law and criticizes leniency on automobile handling in Faire aiont. The discussion centers on Adams Street as central business thoroughfare and the ten minute parking rule.
An appeal was made to women at the Federated Clan convention at Chautauqua to back a Safety Drive amid rising motor traffic. The speaker warned that small actions like parking after the curb limit invite broader disregard, urging decisive citizen support to protect pedestrians.
A Senate committee studies campaign expense rules. The piece argues current New York limits unfairly restrict candidates compared with Nevada and other states. It notes difficulty drafting impartial legislation and cites disparities across states and political climates as a reason for reform.
A southern Senator proposes a national hydraulic laboratory in Washington with an initial 200000 dollars to study river hydraulics and flood causes. Critics warn of new federal waste while supporting business leaders urge calm and cooperation across Canada and the United States. The Fourth of July is urged to be safe and sane with no accidents or crime, and unemployment rhetoric is challenged as employment remains available.
A dawn scene on Main Street centers on Mr. Smith and a lady at the courthouse as she seeks political powder on Smith. They debate Brooks Smith and future plans for Congress while a pink sunrise frames their terse exchange before parting.
A fragment outlines Howard Sutherland’s informal run for senator. Fairmont could host the Republican radical convention as the town shifts toward conventional politics. Pitstadureh nears final hurdle before undisposed possession of last price, with unclear office benefits.
Tokyo reports a new railway reconstruction office overseeing the Moji Shimonozeke channel project. Doctor Oikami leads the effort with a 1929 completion target and an estimated expenditure of yen 18,000,000. The four mile tunnel will be excavated this summer amid expected technical challenges.
Edward Limbure has been appointed executor of Alma Limburg Bond's will. The case notes a bond of 100 dollars and reflects on criteria cited in wild-state law, including a remark about murder as a criterion for eligibility.
Washington insiders discuss West Virginia primary strategy withJuly plans for mobilization. Rumors swirl around Sen. Scott's letter backing Ogden, Hiram Johnson aiding Sutherland, and Neely courting Wilson's circle amid a broader Democratic race. Senate panel backs 24 district judges and one circuit judge, boosting West Virginia's four circuit influence.
In a concerted effort led by Senators Southland and Elkins, West Virginia’s congressional delegation plans to press President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty for a favorable appointment to a vacant federal judgeship. Potential nominees include U.S. District Judges Geo. W. McClintic and William E. Baker, former State Supreme Court Judge Ira E Robinson, and Judge James French Strother.
The text cites McDowell County and a number of judges in the state connected to a court bench seen as second only to the U S Supreme Court. It recalls the last West Virginia judge in the fourth circuit, Senator Nathan Goff, who served twenty five years before resigning to join the U S Senate.
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