The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06

Albert N. Brown, of the Bayard
community, was business caller at
The Republican office Saturday.
George Williamson spent the past
weekend at Manassas, Va. a guest at
the. home of Miss Maron Broaddus
D. Edward Offutt returned from
Baltimore on Monday where he had
been engaged in business matters
for a day.
Miss Ruth Field, who was graduated
Monday from Western Maryland col
lege with honors, has returned to he.
home here.
Richard Stemple, of Hazelton, Pa.
was here from Wednesday until Sun
day visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover C. Stemple.
Mrs. Walter Pollard, of Hagerstown
came to Oakland yesterday to remain
for several days as a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt.
Misses Margaret Rudy and Jane
Fraley, students at Western Maryland
College, are at their homes here for
the summer vacation period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Landon, of
Mt Lake Park, announce the birth of
a son at Memorial hospital, Cumber-
land, on Tuesday, June 4.
Mrs. Robert Stemple returned to
Towson Sunday after having been
here a week with her'husband and par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin S. Smith.
Miss Elizabeth limbaugh, Fair
mont, West Va, is here for a visit
with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary C.
| Stemple, at her home on Alder street.
The Oakland Fire Department.
answered an alarm last Thursday
morning. when the fue was discovered
on fire at the home of Carroll Forman,
Crellin. There was no damage.
j. George Kolb, Friendsville, who re-
Gently returned to his home from
Memorial Hospital, in Cumberland
where he had been a patient for sew
eral weeks, visited Oakland Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank yelling and
little son returned to their home in
Washington, D. c., yesterday after
few days visit with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Well
ing.
Mrs. Daniel Downey and little
daughter returned to their home in
Rock Hall, Md, yesterday after a ten
day visit with Mrs Downey's mother,
Mrs. Charles R. Yelling, and other
members of the family.
The County ga committee on Tues
day met and approved 140 applications
of farmers in the Tow income group TIC
participate in the project of making
mattresses under the supervision of
the Extension Department.
Members of the Catholic parish here
gave a kitchen shower on Tuesday ev-
ening at the church school hall for the
Rev. FIR. John C. Broderick, new pas
tor here, who is planning to live in the
rectory adjoining the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed re-
turned to Oakland yesterday after
noon from Mount Airy and Baltimore
after a visit Of two or three days. At
Mount Airy they were present at the
commencement exercises of the high
school when their grandson, Kenneth
Burdette, was among the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reaford Purbaugh ard
son are now occupying the Lutheran
parsonage property on Pennington
street, Rev. A. B. Learner, the pastor,
! having secured quarters at the Miller
home on Second street. Mr.. Purbaugh
is manager of the Western Auto Asso-
cate store here. He formerly resided
in Meyrsdale, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. E. I. Baumgartner
left Oakland last night for New York
City where the former will attend =
convention of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad surgeons and physicians this
week and the meeting of the American
Medical Association next week. DR..
and Mrs. Baumgartner plan to be alb
sent about two weeks.
Members of the Allegany County
Welfare Board staff were entertained
last Friday evening at Camp S-68, at
Meadow Mountain, by Lieut.. C. W.
Beagle and the personnel of the camp.
The visitors were shown over the
camp and were guests at dinner in the
camp mess hall.
Among the graduates at West Viz
ginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon,
w. Va, this year, is Vida Joyce
Smith, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
r. Smith, of Crellin. Miss Smith, a
graduate of Oakland high school,
while student at Wesleyan, took an
oo+;,o mart in can1nus affairs. She was