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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
3
A clouded, fragmentary recap shows a busy social scene with dances at the Masonic Temple and Country Club, dinners hosted by local families, plus multiple marriages and engagements. Notable names include the Kel family, Parker of Atlanta, and Reltman of the city, with guests traveling from Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Somerset.
Mason DisCL Seven orchestrs hosted a New Years dance at The Fairmont with about two hundred guests. Mrs. James Edwin Watson and Mrs. George DeBolt were among the hostesses. The Mason-Dizon orchestra provided music and the committee was led by Paul Fleming and John Jones. Nearby, Mrs. Wallace entertained eighteen friends for a holiday gathering on Monroe Street with a luncheon. A Christmas tea hosted by Mrs. Pred Hel wok and Miss Frances Helmick attracted about two hundred guests at Fourmont Avenue, featuring greenery and crystal centerpieces.
Uniontown Pa Det 31 ... hundred cases of whiskey from a distillery near Uniontown bound for New York were confiscated today by Payette county officers after a truck tipped into a 40 foot embankment on the national pike. M Goldatain of Pittsburgh, alleged to have led the caravan, and four others are detained while withdrawal permits are being processed.
Mr and Mrs ad Mira and Carl Schimmal visit relatives in Lowell while Mrs Lynch’s illness prompts travel. Shown are guests returning from Baltimore and Philadelphia, siblings visiting Steubenville and Cameron, and locals heading to Florida for winter.
Local chatter praises Mica Taylor for lustrous hair attributed to Parisian Sige bain invigorator. Firmont Pharmacy advertises guaranteed products amid enthusiastic comments from shoppers.
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