The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-27
LOCAL NEWS

other towns in that area last week
end on business.
Walter Burkhardt, of the Acct
dent section, visited Oakland on a
business mission Friday,
Mrs. F. D. Bittle entertained a
number of friends at bridge at her
home last Friday evening
Mrs. B. NJ Schrock and son Noah
Schrock, of near Accident, were bust
ness visitors in Oakland Monday.
Mrs. William Johnson and infant
son returned to their home Saturday
from Memorial hospital, Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil R. Michael, near
Frostburg, were in Oakland on last
Thursday afternoon for a few hours.
M. S. Brenneman, of the Accident
community, was a business visitor at
The Republican Office Friday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. j. D. Nordeck and
Miss Rose Copp, Corinth, West Va,
spent a few hours in Oakland last
Friday.
Glen Frazee, of near Friendsville,
was visitor in the countyseat on
Saturday when he called at The Re
publican office.
j. W. Jackson, of Homecoming, pro-
prietor Of the 5 and 10 cent store at
that place and also in Oakland, was
here day or two this week on a bus
mess mission.
Misses Bertha and Agnes Helbig,
having spent the winter in Cumber-
land, returned to Oakland on We'd
nesday of last week, planning to re-
main here indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Haulenbeck re-
turned to their home in McKeesport
Pa, Sunday morning, following a Wis
it with Mrs. HauIenbeek's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell.
Miss Grace Filler, principal at Red
House school, returned to Oakland on
Monday after having spent Saturday
and Sunday in Washington, D. c.,
where she visited her sister
Frank A. Smouse, Oakland mer-
chant, left here last Friday for Wash
ington, D. c., where he is receiving
treatment in a hospital. Mr.. Smouse
expects to be absent two or three
weeks
Miss Elizabeth Stemple, Parsons,
West Va, where she is engaged as a
professional nurse, was here over the
past weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Stemple, and other members of
the family.
Miss Ethel A. Miller, from the Of
flee of the State Department of We'll
fare, Baltimore, former executive sec
rotary of the County Welfare Board
in Oakland, was a guest here over the
weekend of DR., and Mrs. B. Frank
Selby.
County Commissioners G. Blaine
Giessman, Cheston H. Browning and
Paul M. Friend were in Baltimore and
Annapolis yesterday on business con
nected with the county roads now I'M
der the supervision of the State Roads
Commission.
Mrs. Harry Helbig returned to her
home here last Wednesday after hav-
ing spent several months in Baltimore
and Richmond, Va. Her daughter
Miss Lillian Helbig, came to Oakland
with her mother, returning to Balti-
more Sunday
Haig Jackson, local manager of the
j. W. Jackson store here, has been
called for active service in the U. S.
army, and will leave the latter part
of the month for Fort Belvoir, Va
Mr.. jackson holds a commission of
lieutenant in the organized reserves.
Irwin Field returned to Oakland on
Monday evening from Miami, Florida,
where he had spent a week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Field,
and his sister Leona Field, who accom-
panied him south, is remaining with
her father and mother for a longer
visit.
The Parent Teacher Association of
Oakland Elementary school will meet
on Thursday evening, April 3, at 1880
o'clock instead of on Wednesday ev-
ening, March 26, in the Elementary
school auditorium. Pupils of the lower
grades will present a Maryland Day
program at this meeting.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ii.
G. Hostetler at their home near Oak
land were Mrs Fred. Golightly and
daughter, Davis, West Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Markley and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Boyer and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hostetler
and daughter, of Johnstown, Pa.
At the regular meeting of the
Lions Club Monday night there was a
round table discussion of the con
scription law Guests at the dinner
besides the members of the organi-
cation were John Khare, Charles L.
Briner, Jr., Howard Naylor, Delbert
Davis n FdvyoI.d Ofu++ and Dr