The Republican., 1938-11-24
LOCAL NEWS


Miss Lillian Helbig, of Baltimore, is
at her home in Oakland for a brief
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Schrock, of the
Accident community, were Oakland
visitors on Monday.
Mrs. Effie L. Teets, of near Auro-
ra, W. Va, is here for a visit with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs w. H. Teets. 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stark and
son Dougal,o f Akron, Ohio, accom-
panied by Misses Pearl and Haroleene
Mclean, of McHenry, visited Oakland
for a short time yesterday.
A revival service is being conducted
at Hutton, in the school house, by Rev.
A. D. Loraw and Leroy Stewart.
Services are being held each night,
beginning at 1880, and Sunday will be
the concluding day.
Howard Naylor, Betty Jackson, j.
Bill Yutzy, Oakland; and Janice Gra-
ham, Crellin, are spending the Thanks
giving holidays at their homes here.
Miss Jackson has as her guest Miss
Audrey Holden, of New York.
Audrey Holden % New York. All are
students at West Virginia Wesleyan
College, Buckhannon.
Sponsored by the Ladies' Guild of
st. Matthew's church, there will be a
food sale specializing pumpkin pies
and other breads and foods at Gonder's
Pharmacy on Wednesday afternoon,
November %, between 2 and o'clock.
Mr.. F. D. Bittle was in Grantsville
on Tuesday attending the second in a
series of meetings of high school
principals of Allegany and Garrett
counties. There was a discussion of a
report setting up standards for judg-
ing high schools.
There will be a social at the Pleas
ant Valley Grange Hall on Friday
evening, November 25, at 7:30 o'clock,
sponsored by the Epworth League of
the Pleasant Valley M. E. church.
Music and entertainment will be by
Salem Shreve and sons.
Rev. Felix G. Robinson will preach
the sermon at the Union Thanksgiving
services of the Fairmont churches to
be held in the Lutheran church. Rev.
Robinson and family will spend
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. B. Henry, Mrs. Robinson's
parents.
County Treasurer Jesse ]. Ashby
and Sheriff elect J. w. Owens were
at Kitzmiller yesterday where they
attended the funerals of the late R.
A. Smith and the late E. S. Burns, both
of whom were excellent citizens of
the community and whose deaths oc-
Cured on Saturday.
Mrs. D. M. Dixon has closed her cot
tage at Mt. Lake Park and left on
Wednesday for Baltimore and Phila-
delphia to spend some time with her
daughters and son, DR.. McClelland
Dixon, Mrs. Bernard Evander, and
Miss Susanna Dixon, Baltimore; and
Mrs. Byron Besse, Philadelphia.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open COM
petitive examinations for a number
of positions, including chemist, chief
engineering craftsman, mechanic, air
ways facility specialist, etc. Further
information may be obtained from M.
C. Crane, at the Oakland postoffice.
Judge and Mrs. Thomas E. Bishotf,
Oakland, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Elmer
son Bishoff and son John, Of the
Hoyes community, returned to their
homes on Friday evening from mo-
tor trip of a week to Norfolk, Va, :,
Princess Ann, Frederick and Myers
vile, where they visited with rela-
tives.
Miss Edith Brock, daughter OF Mrs.
Walter B. Brock, Mt. Lake Park, has
been elected to Omega Theta, Wilson
College literary society, Chambers
burg, Pa. Membership in this orga-
nization is restricted to students who
attain high grades in English courses
Miss Brock was among the sixteen
girls admitted.
DR.. Nat T. Frame, director Oh
Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, and Mrs
Frame, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George Hanst on Friday evening Dr.
Frame gave the principal address at
the All club banquet at FrlendsVllle
Friday. They continued to Martins
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