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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
7
A fragmented instruction card explains folding a four sided picture sheet along dotted lines to reveal a month based surprise. After completing the folds and turning the page, a surprising result appears.
Fragmented notes describe weather data, local readings, and a list of tonight events and meetings. Items mention temperatures, a past date in 1922, and upcoming social gatherings at various churches and venues with names of organizers and hosts.
Last night the patrons of the Union Independent district held a meeting focused on adding a nine month term and introducing manual training and domestic science. A petition with about 200 signatures urged the change, while President Harry Shaw argued eight months may be best for children. Speakers including R.A. Johnson and John C. McKinney Jr discussed taxation and educational comparisons with Ohio and West Virginia. A board meeting next Monday is slated to decide the issue.
Police hunt continues as Glovers bloodhounds search the Benwood area for clues to a barn fire on farmer E. C. Collis property. Early morning tracking efforts aimed to guide investigators toward the arson suspect and resolve the case.
John Glover, father of Sheriff Glover, recalls a first flight ride described as pleasant and swift. Witnesses compare progress to early steam rail history near Baltimore and note the contrast between ancient locomotion and modern ascent. A separate item mentions Lyda Edminston facing arrest in a violent warrant case.
A fragmented account from a page one note describes BVNEY asserting voters will be mobilized in a couping campaign. The speech extolls Wilson era achievements and U S effort in international affairs, noting parties and nations joining the League of Nations while opposing factions are named, ending with a cautious read on wind of political direction.
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