The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-20
WEIRTON

The gas shortage in Wcirton reached
An acute stage last night with the cold
est weather OF the year and little gas
in the mains running through the town.
Some homes were without gas entirely
and many were unprepared TO lace the
cold spell being without other heating
/ facilities At the offices Of the Manu-
facturers Light and Heat Co. in Steu-
benville it was stated that the gas
! shortage effects the entire district but
Weirton was on tn" same line with New
! Cumberland and Toronto which have
large CcnSumptions aad consequently
when the supply is divided Wcirton gets
only q small part in time like this.
The boys and girls basketball teams
OF Weirton High school are in tine trim
| for their game tonight with the TWO
| teams from Burgettstown. Pa. The
games will be played in the Weirton
gymnasium the first to start at 1880
! o'clock. Both girls and boys are conf
dent OF victory after tho splendid re-
suits obtained last week when the sea-
son vas opened at home with TWO VIC
tories over FollanSbee.
Frank 6. Loeb was in Pittsburgh, on
! business Of the Weir,on Improvement
company yesterday.
Thomas s. Hoffman has returned
from a business trip to Pittsburgh
A large crowd will accompany tho
high school basketball team 10 Follans-
| bee.
Thomas s. Hoffman is IN Pittsburgh
| on business.
Misses Sara and Winifrtd Campbell
| visited yesterday with relatives IN s'eu-
benville. 49,
, Another dance is planned by the
; Young folks of Teirton and the Cove for
! Saturday evening.
Weirton people arc receiving their
Christmas Savings checks and shoppers
! IN the local business district and TO
Steubenyille are numerous. NeIrtoh
and the Cove will enjoy a prosperous
! Christmas with all the industries work.
| ing. steady the past year.
The Riddles" have several good SLED
ding tracks wore in" near the SchooI
! buildings. Big crowds are out every
day. Some few are waiting 1or Santa
! TO bring them new sleds.
! O. s. Marshall is back IN town alIeF
\ business trip TO Wheeling.
! Although tho Weirton bowling teams
! have taken part in no inter-city clashes
| this week the city teams are staging
| lively contests every evening.
| Extensive plans Will start soon ai1cF
the beginning OF the new year 10 pro.
,,ots Weirton's biggest and pest oaiA
clrh The best material in THIS Flclh-
80, will be secured. to constitute the
team the coming summer according 10
stove league plans.
Although Christmas trees have oeen
placed on the local markets IN large
Quantities the past few days. numoer
of boys are giving the stores nVely
competition. There is large sroFe Oh
| christmas trees near town and many
! schooI boys have taken orders 1or de-
! livery Saturday.
The sale Of Christmas seals IS golns
! along nicely through active Work Oh
r,,,nbcrs of the local chapter OF the Red
ross. Mrs. H. L. Brooks IS IN chatsc
| ~ the work this year assisted py
number of earnest captains.
! Local citizens have been giving tne
! hos, attention to their furnaces ana
anon CRATES this winter and all are
a,sisting in keeping down the nre 4'Ss'
.rha Department OF Public SAFETY IS
! s,,ns special precaution for the people
! - no especially careful at Christmas
tjna and 70 use every precauNoh III
nIacing lighted candles on christmas
! trees. ,..o c+.a1 COM
| ony.s office force are still talking OF
tSo nIsasant dance given Monday even
80 !, I,oSyie's academy al SteuoenVllIe
10 al, are anxious for the next even.
,,.hich will be a holiday ahaF anu
| nrorises 10 Guido all previous Lhee''"e0
~ the office social CLUB.