The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-15
EVANSVILLE
Large Crowd Sees Contests

Large Crowd Sees Contests
A large crowd witnessed the evening
of contests sponsored by the Grants
vile high and elementary schools on
Friday night. Harry G. Edwards was
master of ceremonies. Miss Dorothy
Fresh, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Fresh, and senior in the local high
school, won the beauty contest from a
group of % young women. In the
"Shirley Temple" contest, out of a
group of % girls from 2 to IL years
old, Audra Speicher, ten-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart
Speicher, was picked the winner.
Wayne burst, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry F. burst, and Kenneth Wilburn,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wilburn, gui-
tarists, won first in the amateur con-
test in which there were 25 numbers.
Miss Ola King, Accident; Charles Bri-
ner, Oakland, and George W. Diefen-
bach, Grantsville, were judges. Miss
Fresh and the winners in the amateur
contest will go to Baltimore to COM
pete in the State finals, probably in
September. Miss Speicher received a
Shirley Temple dress.
The school cleared almost $50. The
money Melted here will go for athletic
equipment and stage equipment for the
new auditorium.
Specialist at A. A. A. Meeting
DR.. o. X. Hoffman, livestock special
list, addressed the Agricultural Alumni
Association of the High school Tues
day night, April 10. Motion pictures,
SIN and Around New York." which in
cluded movies of deep sea diving in
the Atlantic, were shown. DR.. Hoffman
illustrated his lecture on hog cholera
with actual motion pictures taken by
himself. He will be back again in two
weeks at the regular meeting night,
Tuesday, April 81, when he will talk
on other subjects with full hour show
of motion pictures. All farmers and
parents of the boys in this vicinity are
invited to attend.
Baseball Club ReOrganizes
Members of the Grantsville baseball
club reorganized Tuesday night. Allen
Rodamer was elected field manager;
Logan Wengerd, assistant field mana
ger and secretary and treasurer; Glen
H. Yoder, business manager; Clayton
Edwards, custodian of equipment; Ho-
bart Speicher and Harley Spoerlein,
umpires.
Community Club Meets
Mrs. Richard Younkin was hostess
to the Women's Community Club on
Wednesday afternoon. A study of fab
RIGS, their selection and care" was
given by Miss Barton, home demon
stration agent. Roll call was ga new
fabric you have noticed" Mrs. N. U.
Broadwater, former president of the
local club, has been appointed vice
president of the Garrett County Coun-
Gil of Homemakers' Clubs in place of
Miss Elizabeth Yost, of the Mars Hill
Club, who has resigned. Mrs. Broadwa-
ter and Mrs. Fred. Livengood recently
attended an executive board meeting
of the council at Oakland. Mrs. Wesley
Hottenstein, guest, and the following
members were present: Mrs. Jonas
Beachy, Mrs. Lee Beachy, Miss Ethel
Broadwater, Mrs. Fred. Livengood,
Mrs. w. Clarence Loechel, Mrs. w.
Harold Miller, Mrs. Roy c. Patton,
Mrs. L. B. Schaefer, Mrs. Emerson Sc
bold, Mrs. Albert Swauger, Mrs. Lille
B. Younkin. Mrs. Loechel will enter
tain the club in May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Entertain
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Elias enter
tanned at an elaborate bridge party
last Wednesday night with four tables
in play. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank ]. Getty, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Ep-
stein, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Holiday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gortner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph F. Fahey, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Q. Bender, Miss Emma Caulk, Miss
Viola Broadwater, Miss Zeola Lay
man, Miss Ruth Keller. Ladies' high
prizes at each table, baskets of roses,
were won by Mrs. Holiday, Mrs. Gort-
ner, Miss Layman and Miss Keller.
Mems prizes went to Mr.. Holiday, Mr..