The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
EVANSVILLE
PRAY for Peace

His Holiness Pope Plus XII that the
whole Christian world pray for peace
on this day. Special peace prayers
were offered, after which the congre-
cations received the Holy Communion
Union Thanksgiving Service
| Rev. V. R. Gillum, Methodist minis
ter, spoke on the theme, "Three Sign
posts of the Unseen-Nature, History
and Gods Book" at the union Thanks
giving Day service Thursday morning
in the Lutheran church.
Lutheran Church Notes
Thursday, December 5, has been set
| by the Lutheran Missionary Society as
the date for its annual bazaar and So
cial Last-minute details will be COM
pleted next Tuesday evening when the
society will hold its annual Christmas
party at the church. Mrs. G. S. Zeller
and Mrs. Alvin Beachy will be joint
hostesses.
Methodist Meetings
Rev. V. R. Gillum administered the
Holy Sacrament of Communion to
members of all but one church on the
Grantsville Methodist charge Sunday
morning at the local church. Lifting
Religion" was the theme of the SER
mon delivered by Rev. Gillum.
Rev. Gillum conducted Thanksgiv-
ing Day services at the State Line
church and at Jennings. He delivered
the sermon Sunday night at the Rom
ney (W. Va.) Methodist church.
Mrs. E. E. Cunningham was leader
of the final meeting on the theme,
"Jesus and Ourselves" at Epworth
League Sunday night in the local
church.
Church Notices
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, Mass, 10 a. M;
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.;
Methodist, church school, 10 a. M,
Epworth League, 6:45 p. M, with Rita
Edwards, leader, and Reformed, Sab
bath school, $3.50 a. m.
Death of Infant
Dale Frederick Wilhelm, four
months-old son of Leonard and Mary
| (Crowe) Wilhelm, of the Avilton COM
! munity, died last Tuesday of pneu-
| monia after weeks illness. Funeral
services were conducted Thursday af-
| ternoon from the Mount Zion Method
list church by the pastor, Rev. V. R.
| Gillum. Interment was in the Blocher
| cemetery. There are ten other children
in the family, all at home.
Farm Group Meeting
Fifteen attended the November
meeting Of the local Farm Bureau dis
cussion group last Tuesday night at
| the home of Mrs. Ollie Loechel. A Sc
ries Of false and true questions We're
asked on "When and Where Shall |
| Borrow Money!" followed by discus
sion of finance companies, banks,
farm security and governmental Gre
dit associations. Guy Stanton, ]. U.
Stanton and William Winterberg re-
ported on "Means of Determining the
Financial Stability of Business Insti-
tutions Which Purchase Farmers
| Products"
Freshman Wins Quiz
The prize in the "radio" quiz con-
| Quoted at the Thanksgiving assembly
Wednesday morning was won by Geor-
gia Mckenzie, freshman. Other con-
testants were Mary Emily Mckenzie,
senior; James Beachy, junior, and
Glenn Stanton, sophomore. The ques-
tions were pertaining to "Thanksgiv-
ing"
Injured When Struck by Auto
Hilary Hone, AZ, is in Allegany Hos
pital, Cumberland as the result of an
accident which occurred here in town
Saturday night at about 1880. Mr..
Hone, who is handicapped by being
| deaf and dumb, was crossing the street
on his way to the store when he was
| struck by an automobile, driven by a
Cumberland man. Both bones in his
right leg, below the knee, were badly
broken, and he also sustained head
wounds. He was treated at the local
| physicians office and then taken to
| the hospital. According to marks on
| the road, the wheels of the car were
| skidded for sixty feet. Mr.. Hone came
here about year ago with his sister,
| Miss Josephine Hone, also a mute.
They reside in an apartment in the
| Mrs. P. A. Connolly house.
Social Events
Mrs. H. F. Broadwater was hostess
to her bridge club Friday night at her
4 home here. Guests in addition to club
members were Mrs. j. H. Folk, Mrs.
j. F. Fahey, Mrs. J. R. Gnagey, Mrs.
P. A. Connolly, Mrs. Lena Bender,
| Mrs. Harvey Gortner, Mrs. C. o. Ben
der and Mrs. B. H. Bender. Prizes went
to Mrs. C. o. Bender, guest; Mrs. l. L.
| Huff, high for the club; Mrs. B. H.
| Bender, low, and Mrs. T. D. Maurer,
floating.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Edwards enter
tanned at Thanksgiving dinner. Their
1 guests included Mr.. and Mrs. j. c..
| Frame and daughter Linda and son