The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-08
LOCAL NEWS

for several days.
Miss Katherine Thomas, of Middle
town, was guest of Miss Joan
Steele, over the weekend.
Mrs. F. D. Bittle entertained mem
bers of her Sunday School class at a
party at her home on Liberty street
last Saturday afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Brock, Mt. Lake Park,
was brought to her home on Monday
after having been patient in Me-
mortal hospital, Cumberland.
A number of members of the
Lutheran Brotherhood and their
families, attended a regional meeting
in Morgantown, w. Va, last Sunday
afternoon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wensel motored
to Cumberland Monday, returning
with their daughter, Miss Mildred
Wensel who had undergone an oper-
alton there recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Smouse left to-
day for Meyersville, to remain over
night and take part in the 18th we'd
ding anniversary celebration of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Falkenstein.
Mrs Harold NJ Dawson and daugh-
ter, Nancy Lou, Mrs. julius B, Lift
man and daughter, Donna Jane, and
Mrs. C. N. McIntire, were in Wash
ington, D. c., over the weekend.
Mrs. John o. Thayer, who has spent
the past several months with her SON
in-law and daughter, Rev, and Mrs.
David M. Funk, in Newport, Ky, has
returned to Oakland for the summer
Mrs. Paul limbaugh and Mrs.
Elinor Hoye were joint hostesses to
members of the Young Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the Lutheran
church, at the home of the latter, near
town, last evening.
Waller Hoye, Washington, D. c.,
was visiting his mother, Mrs. Elinor
Hoye, over the weekend, expecting to
return to that city on Tuesday, but on
account of illness he is remaining here
until the first of next week.
Miss Grace Filler entertained the
Teachers Bridge club Monday night
with chicken dinner at Table Rock
Inn. Prizes were won by Miss Vir-
ginia Kalbaugh, Mrs. Vera Mustard
and Miss Margaret Blocher.
The Oakland Library Board has an
nounced that Cal Grim, famous de-
tective of Cincinnati, o., and a boy
hood resident of Oakland, has con-
tributed about twenty-five volumes of
fiction and non-fiction to the Library.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Turney and
two sons, and Mrs. Owen Treacy,
motored to Baltimore, Saturday. Mr..
Turney returned home Monday, while
the other members of the party re-
manned for longer visit with rela-
tives and friends.
With the departure this morning of
Robert T. Hoffman for Baltimore for
a years service in the army, George
Porter was made city carrier in the
Oakland postoffice force. Richard
Glotfelty has been named substitute
carrier in place of Porter.
Miss Mary Lyle Glotfelty was one
of fifty seniors at the University of
Maryland elected to join the ranks of
Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary
scholastic fraternity. Thirty-two of
those selected were from Maryland.
Miss Glotfelty was the only one from
this area.
Margaret Thrasher and Dorothy
Schmidt, Oakland high seniors, at
tended sub-freshmen day, held last
Saturday at Frostburg State Teach
ers college. A number of other seniors
dropped in at some time during the
day, but did not remain for the entire
program.
Students Of Oakland high school
interested in journalism, who at
tended the Western Maryland Press
conference held in Allegany high
school last Saturday, included Peggy
Casteel, Frank Fazzalari, Nell Broad
water, Robert Bittle, Virginia Law.
ton, Kathryn Butt, Lawrence Gender
James Root, William Stemple. They
were accompanied by their instructor
Miss Elizabeth Powell.
Justin Arnold, of Petersburg, w
Va, brother of Mrs. |. r. Rudy
Oakland, who left this morning with
the draftees from Oakland, was hon
ored by the Kiwanis club of Peters
burg last Friday as one of it's charter