The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-15

Gnagey, Betty and Junior Mckenzie,
Audra Speicher, James Edwards, Fay
Miller, Hayward Broadwater, Donald
Kamp, and Willard Layman.
Mrs. Wendell Lohr entertained on
Saturday afternoon in honor of her
son, Wendell Neville's first birthday.
Present were Mrs. Herbert Layman
and daughter, Nancy, and son, Mrs. j..
Schaefer and daughter, Audrey, Mrs.
David Paul and daughter, Dixie Lee,
Lois Schaefer, Dickie Bender and Ter
ry Lohr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan burst enter
tanned at dinner Thursday evening Mr..
and Mrs. John Georg, Detroit, Mich;
Miss Helen Hillegas, Akron, o.; Mr..
and Mrs. Carr Wagner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbert Wagner, Salisbury, Pa.
The affair was joint celebration of
Carr Wagner's 81st birthday, his
wife's birthday and their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Wagner's 18th wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Baker enter
tanned Saturday evening in honor of
the birthday anniversary of James
Binns, of Uniontown, at their home at
Spring Valley Farm.
Card Parties
Mrs. Harvey Gortner entertained at
bridge Wednesday evening at her
home here. Honors were won by Mrs.
Ella B. Keller and Mrs. 7. D. Maurer.
Other guests were: Mrs. P. A. Con-
molly, New York City; Mrs. C. S. Eel
Ter, Mrs. D. W. Hershberger and
Misses Ethel and Viola Broadwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller enter
tanned with a 500 party Friday night.
Their guests were: Henry Won Sch
licken, Yonkers, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Glotfelty, Monroe, N. Y; En-
mons Younkin, Pittsburgh; Mrs. C. E.
Paul, Frostburg; George and Miss
Lena Miller, Accident; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Glotfelty and Mrs. L. B..
Schaefer
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bender, Denver,
Pa, who had been vacationing at
Casselman Dam for several weeks, en-
tertained with bridge party prior to
returning home Saturday. Their
guests were: MIR. and Mrs. Ralph
Phaler, Meyersdale; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Folk, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Conkling,
Mrs. G.. C. Houck and son, Robert
Houck, Mrs. l. L. Huff and D. W..
Dorsey.
Hostess to WoOdmen Circle
Miss Iva Klotz entertained men,
bers of National Grove No. 80, Su-
preme Forest Woodmen Circle, with
a wiener roast Thursday night
Mine Examinations
According to an announcement
from j. j. Rutledge, chairman, and B.
H. McCrackin representing operators,
the Maryland Bureau of Mines will
conduct an examination of applicants
for certificates of competency for
mine foreman, assistant mine fore
man and fire boss on Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 27 and %, at
Frostburg. Information will be fur
nished on request by the State Mine
Examining Board, State Office, An
napolis.
Brief Mention
1t was reported that an airplane
was forced down on the farm of Nor
man Baker, near Jennings, Sunday
evening about 6 o'clock, due to the
dense fog The plane, with two young
flyers, was enroute to Washington, D..
c., from Florida. The landing was
made without mishap and the men
proceeded on their way Monday morn
ing, it was said.
Emerson Sebold, Of Shade Hill, pur-
chased for $4,000 at public sale Satur-
day afternoon the residence property
of the Mary j. Baker estate, at the
west end of town.
The -year-old son of Irwin Bea-
chy, of near Bittinger, fractured his
right arm, just above the wrist, when
he fell off horse as he was riding in
from the fields Friday evening. He was
brought to the office of local ply
sician where the fracture was re-
duced.
Grantsville's baseball team was de-
feated 1877 Sunday afternoon by the
Cumberland team. Herring and Trent
shared the pitching burden for Grants
vile. Robinson, local first baseman,
drove out two home runs, with no
men on base either time. Custer poled
a triple for the locals. Grantsville
goes to Rainsburg, Pa, this Sunday.
Natal Notes
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Cation an
nounce the birth of a son on Thurs
day at their home east of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Miller, near
here, announce the birth of a son,
Stanley Martin, Thursday morning.
The mother was Ida E. Yoder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilmer War
nick, New Germany, announce the
birth of a daughter Monday evening.
This is their seventh child.
Personals
Mrs. G. C. Stocker, Roundup, Mon
tana, arrived Saturday to spend some
time with her sister, Mrs. Eta V.
Engle.
DR.. Allen Sandhoff, Penn State Col
lege, was weekend guest of William
and Miss Christina Winterberg.
Miss Geneva Hikey and Edwin
Powell, Grafton, w. Va, William
Phelps, Webster Springs, w. Va, and
Abel F. Dewitt, Oakland, were house
guests of Miss Mary Thomas at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Thomas, during the weekend. The
young people attended the races Sat-
urday at the Cumberland Fair.
Guests of Postmaster and Mrs. A.
Emmons Warwick last week were Mrs.
! Warnick's grandmother, Mrs. Sarah
R. Friend, Davis, w. Va; Gerald,
Richard and Joy Pase and Virginia
West, Of Harbeson, Del, and Mrs.
Ocran Friend, Cresaptown. Mrs. War
nick was called Thursday to Friends
vile, by the serious illness of her
father, E. M. Coddington.
Miss Mary Helen Gnagey returned
Sunday from Camp Sunshine, near
Bedford, where she had spent the
previous week.