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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1920
Page
8
Local pages recount oddities and questions from a Kwiz themed event, noting a Heyplin man and a Montinuite named figure. Also mentions a Lake Gniaria motel scene and a weather column with cloudy readings.
Fragmentary classified notice lines indicate a carpentering job call with contact numbers 1481K and A227 1-0045. No clear names or locations available.
Deputy Clerk W. Weaver approved a petition and marriage licenses were issued for couples including Charlen Alvin Rigetes and Mabel L Newell. Other records list names, ages, and residences for several upcoming marriages and a few unrelated notices in Farmington and nearby towns.
Julies Plendng and Misses va and Katherine Jin hosted visitors at Jefferson Street. Nellie Prichard entertained Nhig Mutinee and Nave York guests. Noel Weaver and family hosted from Morgantown. Dr Jon Murphy and Mrs Murphy ill. Visitors from Rollaire and Warren Ohio joined relatives here. Charltes Barney from New York stayed with Mrs Malt. Mrs Samuel Futter returned to Cumberland after visit. Virginia Detrick hosted by cousin in Bengat Avenue.
Eugenius Moore West, Marion County’s eldest and beloved citizen, died Thursday. At eighty eight he was buried Christmas Day at McCurdysville. Funeral held at the Meth Sagaville Church with Rev. Wed Maddox officiating. Survived by two brothers Perry and Theos and son Simon Moore. Wife predeceased him five years ago.
W L Andrews vice president of Consolidation Coal in Baltimore voices strong objections to the Calder committee and allied newspapers campaign against the coal industry. He claims testimony and records were misrepresented, defends the industry, and questions government officials and wholesalers involved in coal dealings.
Brakeman Regnier, aged about 40, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died at Palemour Chapel yesterday evening from injuries suffered when he was crushed between two cars on December 3. He leaves a wife and four children, with brothers Dennis of Morgantown and Julia of Wellsboro among five survivors. The family resided at 404 Fourteenth Street and funeral arrangements were being handled by Undertaker RC Jones.
A rough, disjointed passage notes a figure named Felonde from childhood and wartime changes. It oddly references a charity doughnut event linked to a TV image and claims only the thirtieth issue of a newspaper was printed for $919, then comments on American production.
Directors of the Nation Coal Association meet in New York on January 6 with H Jenkins of Hutchinson Coal Co. attending. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad shows coal moves near Grafton with up to 470 eastbound loads, while recent weeks record 959 to 1,208 loads per day in various segments. West Virginia and Pennsylvania districts report substantial coal and coke movements, including Monongahela and Monogahela divisions and Western Maryland lines, with specific car counts and destinations cited.
Industry today shows tight trading and limited activity as miners face idle days and few carners at work. Fairmont region reports 6,383 cars of coal and 30,660 tons of coal, plus 120 cars of coke, in a five day week with Christmastime disruptions. Charters granted to two Pittsburgh firms, Tiger Coal Company and Flor ee Cail Company, Inc., and creation of the Coal Operators Mutual of Western Pennsylvania renews industry efforts. Nearby officials Max B. Quelon and Pete McLinden visited Fairmont during Christmas season.
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