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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
11
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a golf opinion and personal details about the Sommers Hougi family from Mannington, referencing William Maxwell and Ruby Rex. It also notes a related oblique reference to Fiji canoes and Chinese fishing methods. The passage is garbled with stray phrases and unclear context.
Across the United States Elks will bow their heads in silence on the Last Sunday in December. Fairmont and Allentown honor Hon. Lawrence H. Rupp with memorial services featuring a program of readings, solos, and a deceased members list. The service is led by Exalted Ruler Brooks Fleming Jr and includes prayers, music, and tributes from lodge officers and trustees.
Property deeds show numerous parcels changing hands in Fairmont and surrounding areas. Transactions include Bunner to Emery Jones in Wir eld district for 500, Burke and wife to Virgil Brown in Burke addition Fairmont for 375, War Bond Improvement Company to Waller Mall in Seventh ward for 5800, Industrial Homes to Ellwood Compton in expansion area for 4500, Mason to Crism in Maran addition for 100, Cooper and wife to Howard Dawson in Farmington village for 1, Smith Hood to Coogle in Hivarrile town for 1, Leroy Sturm to Claude Brewer in East Philadelphia village for 2600, Burton to Charles Watkins and others in a parcel transfer.
A New York department store ran an elevator incident described as affecting mental health concerns. The fragment notes approximate figures and mentions the continental United States context, lacking clear names or outcomes.
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