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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
1
Shoppers complain of high prices and crowded stores as Christmas preparations begin. Clerks struggle to assist families with budgeting and patience while merchants urge joy and fair treatment. A weary public eyes long lines and crowded aisles, urging helpful service and calmer storefronts.
Fire Chief Okey Watkina warns Fairmont residents to beware holiday fire dangers such as draperies, candles on trees, and faulty wiring. He cites past Christmas day blazes and urges extra caution to prevent similar fires during the season.
Wiltam Asher, advance man, leaves city Sunday night for Saint Louis to spend Christmas with his mother. He cannot visit Farida to see his wife due to labor campaign demands. He will return Monday morning and reports strong support for the coming work.
A quarrel at Montana Mines between Davis and Mullens leads to a fatal shooting. Davis, age around thirty, confronted Mullens with a shotgun and died from a back wound after Mullens fired his automatic and rifle. The incident occurred near the company store. Mollens surrendered to authorities and the body was moved to Cartentur and Ford for autopsy.
Railway dispatches report ongoing car shortages despite 970 empties on the Monongahela division and 30 percent of loads moving to the West Virginia district. Daily totals show hundreds of coal and coke cars moved or loaded, with 45 mines idle due to lack of orders and a looming demurrage penalty risk.
Joseph Rlino of New York City, a guard on a whisky truck bound from Frankfort to New York, was fatally wounded when gunmen in a touring car fired on Reading Road. Police say an attempted whisky theft prompted the attack as the auto sped away. the truck carried 50 cases of whisky.
Advertisement note states owner can reclaim stew Sut of Clothe by applying at Bekies Store on Water Street and paying for this ad.
Mrs. Charla G. Jagger says she found $250000 in U S Treasury certificates in Gary Indiana and tried to locate the owner. The certificates were advertised in several papers but no owner appeared. Jagger and associates faced accusations of theft and misplacement while federal authorities claim an inheritance tax may apply.
Clarence Harris aged 37, a miner from Alabama, was shot in the hip during a card game dispute behind Carling when an assailant nicknamed Dish, real name Bishop Townsley, fired and fled. Harris died at Cook Hospital after being taken there. efforts to locate his wife in Ironton, Ohio failed. Funeral arrangements publicized.
The Monongahela River rose to about 20 feet this morning, roughly five feet above normal. Heavy driftwood washed downstream as floods increased, officials warned residents to monitor weather and river levels.
Year-end review reports Fairmont corn region achieved its strongest year, with major coal area development in Western Maryland spur and Monongahela rail lines. Export and domestic markets surged. coal prices peaked in August and September, $13 to $14 on export markets and $10 to $12 domestically. Car shortages reduced production in January February, with December 11 week showing 468 cars short. Estimated 1920 tonnage around 17,500,900 tons for the Fairmont division, including Monongahela and Virginian lines and Wyatt Dinginnon branches.
A special to The West Virginia article from Morgantown notes a notable youth trend at West Virginia University with many students under sixteen. It lists several underage attendees and staff from Morgantown and nearby towns, including D Holt of Weston and others such as W Z friend Charlenton EJ Gott and H S Posten.
Robbers struck the First National Bank at a prominent corner in Scranton before daybreak. They hurled stones through display windows, grabbed bank notes from the pillar piles, and fled as police arrived. Both suspects are deaf mutes. Continuous alarms rang during the theft.
Fairmont Rotary Club held a holiday gathering with Thad Barta Claes arranging Christmas trees and a Chriatimes card from Jack Cash. Soloist Earl Stoepintan performed a fine baritone, while Mutt Keenan urged Ford’s Let’s Go campaign via Central Automobile Corp. Repose was observed for former hospital superintendent McDonald. Rev Glande King and Farrat Mankhaueer were elected members.
Elated Proas j roesli forces rally to push into the Caucasus as Soviet troops report advances near Taupse and warnings of frontier aid. Georgia remains a focal point with talks of Boluhortki shipments cited amid trade and supply tensions with Moscow.
Fragmentary OCR describes a departure with names and locations including Martinsville Fairmont Grafton and West of a line, noting passenger trains and freight movements. The text is garbled but indicates an inspection party leaving a city and references specific places and train lines.
Floor work at the bridge along the Hela River continues with the southwest side targeted for completion by Friday. The project supervisor Fuller from Pi toear arrived for inspection as engineers review the timetable and safety measures.
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