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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
5
The readable text is garbled with partial phrases and stray letters making it impossible to determine a clear event or entities. No concrete people places organizations or dates are discernible to summarize into a coherent card.
A West Marion County W C T U meeting held yesterday at Pirat Baptist church featured a thoughtful address by C Clint Felto and a lively discussion on upcoming work. Reports from several departments noted 10 WC U divisions. a live medal contest was planned with a reading competition to follow, winner advancing to September fair for the gold medal.
In a morning service the pulpit and choir will feature a musical program. Water mains repairs continue with taps installed in the west end around Twelfth Street and several houses nearing completion. City officials report ongoing work and a meeting slated for the near term. Morgan F. and Lima Hamilton plan a trip to Gettysburg for Decoration Day.
Fragments describe weather with a fall tonight and Sunday and a warmer north, plus local items on temper readings and Sunday events. Mentions of a faculty reception, G A R church sermon, court sessions, licenses, and weddings provide scattered community details.
A fragmentary item notes Colorahy Spalings-Tretterson Davi, portrayed as Jefferson Davis’s grandson and former 99k W Aero Squadron officer, entered politics amid family name prominence. The incomplete text mentions his mother Joel Adstison Flayes and a Mississippi bill from 1389 referencing the Davis name, with a misattributed photo included.
A garbled recap hints at the Yankees facing a tough game with heavy hitters unable to convert with runners on. Coveleskie pitched, Hoyt supplied a late homer, and Allan Roscoe delivered, in a 2 to 1 pitching duel that left questions as Moyridge heads toward the moon.
A fragment lists presidents with ages including Leopard Wood aged 50 Frank C Lowden aged 59 Herbert C Hoover aged 46 and Warren G Harding aged 55, indicating a quick reference to leaders and their ages.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists multiple birthplaces including Winchester Sunrise Corsica Sacramento Nemphis Glen Falls Cincinnati and colleges such as Harvard Northwestern Stanford Ohio Central Union Westminster Washburn and Yale, with scattered state abbreviations and stray words. The partial items resemble a roster or enrollment snippet without coherent context or dates.
Edward M Thierry surveys a Chicago brief noting a field of 21 names for the Republican presidential bid. Active figures include Wood Hoover Lowitts Johnson Harling. others list semi active Poindexter Coolidge Butler Sproul Hays Allen. possibilities Lodge Garfield Beveridge and Taft. governors Towden Sproul Allen. mayor Thompson. ex leaders Hughes Beveridge. Ages range 41 to 70 with varied professions.
Fourteen states are represented as birthplaces with Ohio and Pennsylvania leading with four each. The 21 residents hail from 13 different states, reflecting a diverse regional mix in the community.
Mrs Concett Pelegrini of Monongah widow of Philip Pelegrini died at six this morning after a months illness of dropsy and complications. Born in Italy she leaves six children including Mrs Joseph Maxciolo Morgantown Patry Mary Philip Louis and Torta, plus a brother in Philadelphia. Funeral Tuesday at Italian church Monongah with interment Holy Cross cemetery.
Paris May 29 reports say Gabriel D Annunzio troops have occupied Cavalanna and threaten Fusask in the Fiume area. Dispatches indicate Jugoslavia is preparing new measures to resist D Annunzio as the foreign office in Belgrade relays morning information.
Washington May 2S approximately two thousand dollars of Johnsons campaign funds were used for the Rapad ican presidential nomination effort in California. Alex Mccabe state a Johnson California organization official said funds supported by Senator Spencer of Missouri. The campaign envisaged broader national activity with limited expenditures noted, while other sums remained small.
Fragmented OCR text presents a school and factory focus with talk on foremen training and welfare, a talk by Mrs Forrest Fankhauser, and themes of duty and technical education. Mentions West Point course content and military law with references to mining machinery and engineering science.
Readable fragments show a street corner news stand at Tenth Street and Virginia Avenue on the East Side with Market Street first ward area identifiers.
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