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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1920

Page

4

Elks Dance Promises Holiday Merriment In December

Local Elks lodge plans a Thursday evening dance on December 19 at the Deveny building hall. Music by Clarks Derg orchestra, 7 to 11 pm, tickets 2 dollars. Paul Hamilton chairs the dances committee aiming for a successful event.

Elka Lodge of Elks Deveny Clarks Derg Paul Hamilton B. P. 0. B. Lodge Manington Bika Die Five Musars St. M. Johnson Edwards Guthrie W. P Rymer

Personal Notices From Local Society and Visits

Mrs F Klaw remains a patient at the church Home hospital in Baltimore. Her daughter Miss Bulth Klaw is with her. Miss Naomi Heffner returned from Uniontown where she had been visiting friends. Mrs R L Cunningham returns from Pittsburgh after attending the funeral of Lloyd Fletcher. Mrs Edwin Gaskill visited Pittsburgh with Mr Edward Powell. Mrs Marsha Davis of Charleston visits Ella Augustus then goes to Washington DC to see J F Conway and family. Virginia Hewitt and Frank Fisher visit, Fisher spending weeks with his mother in Mannington. Leish Hustead and Pauline Scranage in Pittsburgh. A ten pound baby was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs John F Laughlin on Gladiden Street.

F. Klaw Church Home Hospital Baltimore Bulth Klaw Naom! Heffner Uniontown R. L. Cunningham Pittsburgh Lloyd Fletcher A. H. Fletcher Republic ‘Pa Edwin Gaskill Pitaburh Edward Powell Marsha Davis Charleston Ella Augustus Washington, D. C

Prayer Meeting and Personal Notes On East Side

Prayer meetings for Section 7 of Division B were held at D C Prunt home with H W Satterfield leading and fourteen in attendance. The December 10 session will be at Mrs T T Hoult in Columbia street with J D Radford leader. Attending funerals were Mrs E T Bishop of Uffington and Mrs Frank Sapp of Morgantown. Several residents are named for visits and recoveries including Mrs Brady Carothers, James Leonard, Mrs Rachel Craig, Mrs M H Vincent, John Eady, Gordon Curry, and a note on James H Leonard’s recovery from illness.

D. C. Prunt Guffey Street H. W. Satterfield T. T. Hoult Columbia Street J D. Radford G. E. Swisher Market Street Cook Hospital Pleasant Valley John Eady C.F. Eddy Harry Gatrell Clarksburg Gordon Curry J. D. Summers Earl Grayell

Nine Seek Postoffice Jobs In Fairmont Examination

Nine applicants take a two hour morning test in the Fairmont postoffice basement for carrier and clerk vacancies. The pool includes Harry Williams, Fred Calvin, Wesley Wyer, Homer Myers, Estella Freeman, Henry Wyer, William Ice, Joe Wilcor, and T Wilson. Officials say results may take two to three weeks. The room is full with candidates answering spelling, penmanship, copying, letter writing, and arithmetic questions.

Postoffice Fairmont Harry 0. Williams Fred Calvin Monongah Wesley Wyer Fairview Homer L. Myers Estella L. Freeman State Street Henry 0. Wyer

Ida Wilson Dies At Home In Barnesville

Ida May Wilson aged 39 wife of G J Wilson died this morning about five at her home 900 Pennsylvania Avenue after a illness with a complication of disease She leaves two children Carrie 12 and Gertrude 7 The body prepared by Undertaker R C Jones funeral Monday 10 AM Barnesville Church burial Ice Cemetery Barrackville Cape Sable Fla noted as farthest south mainland U S point

Ida May Wilson G. J. Wilson Pennsylvania Avenue John Floyd Carrie Gertrude R. C. Jones Barnesville Barrackville

Owens Bottle Co officials to attend Atlantic City meeting

Mesurs W. C. Cole and B. R. Gardener of Owens Bottle Co plan to travel to Atlantic City for a company officials meeting. The excerpt notes language origins and U S land area figures, including nearly two thirds of English words being Latin derived and a total area of 3 026 789 square miles.

W. C. Cole BR. M. Gardener Owens Bottle Co Atlantic City United States

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