The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-05-07

Cecil Kelley, Dorothy Shumaker, Ev-
elyn and Dale Kinsinger and Neil
Yommer. Mae Winter had charge of
the games and and entertainment.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Archie Wenrich was hostess
to the Teachers Bridge Club last
Thursday evening with three tables in
play. Mrs. Scott Holiday received the
prize for high score.
Clayton Edwards entertained his
bridge club Tuesday night. Thhree ia
bles were in play. Club members pres
ent were Clyde Miller, James Blocher,
Margart Miller, Kenneth Edwards,
Glenn Miller, and Clyde Bender. The
guests were Mrs. Pierre Kleff, Miss
Veronica Rafferty,, Forrest Simpson,
Wendell Lohr and Quinn Broadwater.
Refreshments were served, after which
James Blocher was presented with the
club prize and Mrs. Kleff with the
guest prize. 1t was enormously stated
here that Clyde Bender received the
club prize last week. 1t should have
been Clyde Miller.
Grantsville School News
The date for the operettas to be
given by the elementary school has
been set for Tuesday, May IL, at 500
p. m. in the w. o. w. Hall. There will
be a matinee Friday of this week for
the children. "The Four Aces, with
Bayard Keller, Jr., Margaret Jane
Gortner, Robert Folk, Dale Miller,
Wayne burst, Joe Blocher, Donald
Glotfelty, Harry Patton, Sonny STAN
ton and Buster Bender taking the
main parts, will be one feature of the
double bill. The leading characters in
tn eother operetta, almost Honey
NOON, are Rheba Wilburn, Wayne
burst, Bayard Keller, Jr., Robert Folk,
Josephine Resi-, Mae Winter and Sonny
Stanton. They are under the direction
of Miss Evangeline Rumbaugh, music
instructor.
State tests were taken by the jun
iors and seniors in history and French.
Events Briefly Noted
Work on the completion of the sew
erage system which was started here
two years ago under the WPA was
resumed on Monday. A number of men
employed by the Resettlement Admin
istration have been transferred to this
work. At present there are fifteen men
working on the project.
The local fire department answer
ed call Friday morning about HOO
o'clock when shanty at Huff's mine
at Jennings was blown up. There was
no one near at the time of the ex-
plosion and consequently there was no
one in jured.
Mrs. Lee Beachy entertained the
Women's Community Club at her home
on Wednesday afternoon at 200
o'clock.
The spring season of dramatic ev-
enings at the Holmes-Wallace studios
will close on Monday evening, May 25,
with two short plays by studio play
ers. Mrs. T. D. Maurer will be soprano
soloist.
The Boy Scouts, under the super
vision of their scoutmaster, G. w.
Diefenbach, held a weiner roast last
Friday evening down at Elmer Mil
ler's. Twenty boys enjoyed the outing.
Accidents and Mishaps
Lawrence Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Miller, escaped serious
injury and possibly death when he
jumped from a moving soal truck
front of his home. The car was being
driven by Dewey Yommer. Mr.. Miller's
coat caught on the release lever and
threw him benetth the vehicle, which
passed over his leg and barely missed
the lower part of his body. He also re-
ceived head injuries. He is now able
to be up.
Miss Lulu Lininger, %, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lininger, Water
loo, Iowa, former residents here, was
killed in an automobile accident last
Thursday night. Mrs. j. U. Stanton,
Mrs. Clarence Loechel and Mrs. C. C..
Beachy, sisters of Mrs. Lininger, and
Casper Loechel left Friday morning
to attend the funeral.
Neil Bittinger, aged years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Bittinger, Akron,
Ohio, was struck by an automobile re-
Gently. Both his legs were broken and
he received other injuries. His condi-
ton is considered critical. He is a
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel A. Bea-
chy and Mrs. Wilson Bittinger. Mrs.
Dewey Bittinger was formerly Miss
Ruby Beachy.
Personals
Mrs. Robert Marshall and son, Of
Norfolk, Va, arrived here last We'd
nesday night to spend several weeks
with Mrs. MarshalPs parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Zehner.
Major and Mrs. Blackburn, formerly
of Frostburg, were guests of Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Macon G. Williams.
Floyd C. Diehl and C. o. Bender,
of the Casselman Garage, attended a
meeting of Chevrolet dealers and par
took of banquet at the Ritz Hotel,
Pittsburgh, Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. ]. F. Fahey is visiting her hus-
band in Washington, D. c., and will
attend the State Health Conference to
be held in Baltimore next week.
S. W. Westney spent the weekend
at College Park.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Schrock and