The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-14
LOCAL NEWS

Forrest Warwick was a business
visitor in Uniontown, Pa, on Friday
Oscar Hetrick of the Bittinger COM
munity, was a business visitor in Oak
land this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Leighton and
sons, were guests of relatives in Fair
mont on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Teets, who have
been spending the past month or more
in Florida, arrived in Oakland last
night.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Matthew's
church met last Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Robert Sheckells at her
home on Alder street.
The Women's Auxiliary of st. Johns
Episcopal church, Deer Park, met on
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
William Maybe, Deer Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Loomis are en-
Pertaining a number of their friends at
cards tomorrow evening at their home
on Route PIG, north Of town.
Irwin Riley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
V. Riley, near Deer Park, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles C. Robb, Fairmont,
West Va, left on last Friday for trip
to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Warwick took
Mrs. Emma Setter to Memorial hos
pital, Cumberland, Monday, where
she remains patient. Mrs. Setter
is Mrs. Warnick's mother.
Forrest Warwick has purchased the
Welch property at the Eastern edge
of Oakland, near the Weber cross
roads, and will occupy it with his
family in the near future.
Mrs. William R. Offutt, her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Johnson, returned to Oakland
Sunday from Valrico, Florida, where
they had spent the past three weeks.
The Nancy Drew club met at the
home of Kathleen and Lois Maroney
on Monday. The club members are
planning a play to be given in the
near future, which will be directed by
Mrs. Joe Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tarring, Cum
berland, former residents of Oakland,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Echard in the Warwick apart
ments, Mrs. Echard entertaining with
four tables of bridge in honor of Mrs.
Earring Friday evening.
The regular semi-annual orthopedic
clinic will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday, April 10 and II, in the
Garrett county health office at the
Court House. The clinic will be con-
Quoted by DR.. George o. Eaton, Bal
timore bone specialist, assistant to DR..
George E. Bennett. Heretofore the
spring clinic has been held during the
month of May.
The final Lenten food sale, sponsored
by the Ladies' Guild of st. Matthews
church, will be held in the basement
store of the Oakland Hardware and
Furniture Company, corner Alder and
Third streets, on Saturday afternoon
of this week. The committee in charge
includes Mrs. T. E. Billiard and Mrs.
Roger Tower. Cake, candy, pies, rolls,
bread and salads are specialties.
Stanley Stahl, Jr., freshman at
Frostburg State Teachers College,
was one of those winning q distinction
of being on the honor roll Of the col
lege for the first semester of the year.
AS result Stanley was chosen a
member of the new organization, "The
Future Teachers of America Asso-
ciation." He is also one of the coun-
Gil members of the freshman class.
The Cumberland field office of the
Social Security Board has obtained a
sound film giving some highlights OF
the Social Security Act. The picture
has been scheduled to be shown IN
number of meetings, most,of them in
Allegany county. 1t will be shown
Friday, March %, at 6:15 p. M, before
the Oakland Rotary club; and at p.
M, the same evening, before meet
ing of the Woodmen of the World, in
Oakland.
Lewis Lawton, U. S. Navy, until
recently on board the U. S. S. Charles
ton, has been transferred from his ship
to the Naval Training Station at Nor
folk, Va, where he will remain for
three years. Lawton was recently APP
pointed bandmaster of the ship, hav-
ing remained active in music ever
since he left Oakland. He is now at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Lawton, for a stay of thirty days.
Yesterday he attended meeting OF
bandmasters in Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Glotfelty have
received a letter from H. c. Byrd,
president of the University of Mary
land, informing them that their daugh-
ter, Mary Lyle, during the last semes-
ter was among the one hundred and
seventeen students of the more than
5000 registered who attained the dis