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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
7
A garbled digest of local items includes notes on a mechanical or manufacturing topic, a spy figure Hale referenced, plant and soil mentions, weather snippets with temperatures, and scattered community notices. The piece also lists upcoming events such as a Sunday sermon, a church meeting, an assembly, and a Bay Scouts activity, plus stray mentions of a gravel delivery and natural history items.
General Enthusiasts succeeds General Apathy as head of Salvation Army affairs in Fairmont after a Chamber of Commerce gathering. The report notes ongoing Home Service Appeal in Marion County, past drives, and financial strains including rents, insurance and nursery support. County committee names J. S. Watson Jr, C. Liv Conaway, Homer C Toothman, Mrs. James A Meredith and B. A. Scott as organizers with Monongah and local unions to contribute.
The annual sermon to Thoburn High School graduates will be preached at the M P church tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The program includes Invocation hymn Onward Christian Soldiers scripture reading by Rev Gust Whispering Hope sung by Miss Katie Price and Miss Veda Satterfield sermon by Charles Bard Mitchells hymn God be With You Till We Meet Again and benediction. Mrs Cecil Whitebair drew a star wagon by the Domestic Science class. Notes and Personal items mention Mrs J Satterfield and Merely at the MCP church tomorrow evening. George Hartrich visited Fairmont to see In Old Kentucky at the Dike.
Unanimously adopted resolutions mark the day as Philip Pellerin’s honor is noted. A large parade drew thousands to the fairground area with notable Rotary and Salvation Army participation. Governor Cornwell and Conne Nealy delivered principal addresses at South Side park, urging patriotism and unity amid a heavy turnout and military uniforms on display.
The governor warns that much work remains to end the internal enemy and urges survivors to carry on the mission with steadfast resolve. State Commander Smith reports legion progress, while post leaders in Morgantown offer brief felicitations amid campaign debates and political scrutiny of recent bills and candidates.
A fragment from a page lists numerous individuals including Louise Showalter Mary Gwynn Hazel Morgan Gail Stansbury Beulah Hunsaker Jennines Criss Paul McCray Robert Mall Sutton Sharp Opal Stoneking Fern Snider Dale Squires Edgar Glover and others under headings Eleventh Glimmer and Tenth Glimmer. The text names teachers pupils and leaders such as Leonard Romine Helen His Katherine Jack Cox Betty Palconer Kurte Mattingly Leah Lipson and Virginia Peddicord among many others. It reads as a roster or program item from a school or community event with no clear narrative beyond the named participants.
Fragmentary OCR notes a race in southern West Virginia for judge and local offices. Mentions Judge Mora and Chairman M. Z White. References a conservative estimate around 90 percent of Mingo and Morgan votes, with Morgan Mercer and Montgomery noted in partial context.
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