The Republican., 1938-01-20
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl 'Spide" Thayer, at their
home near Thayerville last Thursday
morning.
Harry c. Edwards, Grantsville resi-
dent and business man of that COM
munity, visited Oakland last Friday
afternoon.
j. NJ. Jarboe and George Williams
motored to Baltimore Saturday after
noon, returning to Oakland on Mon
day evening.
James Wilson, Grantsville, spent
last Friday in Oakland as a weekly
business visitor among merchants and
restauranteurs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira C. Miller, of the
Red House community, were among
the callers at The Republican office
Monday morning.
Eugene Coffman of Davis, one of
y,
was an Oakland business visitor early
last Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Bittinger,
Seventh street, announce the birth OF
a son at their home on Sunday morn
ing. This is their second son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Porter went to
Harrisburg, Pa, Monday where they
attended an agricultural show spon-
sored by the State of Pennsylvania.
For the benefit of Red House Par
Teachers Association, a square
dance will be held at Chimney Corner
on Thursday evening, January goth.
Mrs. Edward Lawrence returned to
her home here Sunday night from Bal
timore where she had been for several
days receiving treatment for an in
fection.
Ray Custer, farmer of the Swanton
community, and son Of the late Rich
ard Custer of that section, visited The
Republican office on business Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Leighton and
their daughter, Mrs. Nelson Car
michael left here last Thursday after
noon for Sebring, Florida, where they
plan to remain a short time.
A meeting of the Parent-Teachers'
Association of the Oakland Elemen
tary school will be held on Thursday
evening, January 27, at 1880 o'clock.
Two books are to be awarded the up
per and lower grades in the school for
the best attendance of parents Of chill
dren in these grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Smouse mo-
tored to Holidays Cove, West Va,
one day the latter part Of last week
to visit with their brother-in-laW and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomp-
son. They will also visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Smouse at Wellsburg, W. Va,
before returning home.
Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell returned to
Oakland Saturday evening from Far
mont, West Va, where she had spent
ten days or more with the family Of
her son, C. Morris Sincell, during the
disqualification period of the younger
Mrs. Sincell, who was discharged from
the institution Saturday afternoon.
A card and bingo party will be the
attraction at St. Peters Hall, Oak
street, on Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 26, for the benefit of the Boy
Scouts. Playing will begin at 8;l5.
Children's tickets will be Is centh and
others 25 cents. Contract and auction
bridge, five hundred and bingo will be
played.
Henry McComas, Jr., and Robert
Iohr spent the weekend in Baltimore
where they visited DR.. Henry w. Nc
Comas and DR.. r. L. Kercheval, both
of whom are patients in Johns Hop
kjns Hospital. Mrs. Kercheval went to
Baltimore Saturday morning to WISH
her husband a few days, returning to
Oakland Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George yelling have
returned to their home in Oakland
from Greensboro, N. C.,where they had
visited tI&ir daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
Wilmington, who is just recovering
from injuries sustained in an accident
earlv in December when in alighting
from a bus she broke bone IN her
foot. Until recently Mrs. Whiting
ton was on crutches.
Mrs. Emroy Bolden and Miss hdltn
Rolden entertained with five tables Oh
bridge at their home on Second street
Monday evening. Guests included Mrs
E.. I. Baumgartner, Mrs. Paul Mcln-
tire, Mrs James fowler, Mrs. lhomaS
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