The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-10
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Gladys Aronhalt, Washington,
D. c., spent the weekend here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B.
Aronhalt.
Miss Reta Lawton, who is employed
in Washington, D. c., is here for a
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham L. Lawton
Mrs. Francis Sanders, Misses Eliza
beth Paulie, Macil Tasker and Berna-
dine Calhoun were in Cumberland on
Saturday.
Mrs. D. L. Trenton, Keyser, West
Va, was here over the weekend with
her sister, Miss Julia Lawton, and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Beeson Snyder and
Mr.. George D. yelling visited Mr..
Snyder's parents and other relatives
in Martinsburg, w. Va, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Ormiston and
two children, of Fairmont, w. Va,
former residents here, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Helbig on Sunday.
Mrs. Samuel B. Aronhalt, Miss Julia
Lawton, Mrs. S. E. Lawton, Miss Ger
trude Aronhalt and John Moore were
visitors in Cumberland last Thurs
day.
Among those enlisting at the Army
recruiting station in Cumberland this
week was Raymond L. Evans, Vindex,
who was assigned to the infantry in
Hawaii
Mrs George Moon has returned to
her home near town from Hopemont,
West Va, where she had been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. D. w. Liller, for
two weeks.
The State Employment Commits
sioner, Harry C. Jones, is announcing
notice of a test for junior social worker
in Maryland. Applications must be
made before April 80.
Mrs. Catherine Hartley, Denver,
Colorado, arrived here Sunday for
visit with her sisters, Miss Eliza
beth Leary, Miss Marion Leary and
Mrs. Ernest Townshend and other
relatives.
John Edward Baird was weekend
visitor with his grandparents, DR.. and
Mrs. John G. Robinson. He left Oak
land on Monday for Langley Field,
Va, where he has enlisted in the U.
S. Army Air Corps.
Because of Holy Week services the
district meeting of the Deep Creek
Scout district of the Potomac council
will be held on Thursday, April "a, in
stead of at the usual time, according
to Joe ]. Davis, chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisk and daughter
Florence, of Loeb Lynn Heights, Wis
tied Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter c. Newman, at Keyser,
West Va. A son, Charles Austin, was
recently born to Mr.. and Mrs. New
man.
Richard Hamill, Huntington, West
Va, now employed with the West Vir-
ginia State Roads Commission, was
guest of his grandmother, Mrs. M. R.
Hamill, and his uncle and aunt Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Loraditch, over the
weekend.
At the salesroom of the West Mary
land Electric Company there will be
an all-day floor demonstration of the
electric range and correct lighting for
the home on Friday, April II, with
Miss Katherine Broderick, home econ
omist, in charge.
Mr.. ]. Alvin Friend, Sang Run, and
his daughters, Mrs. Mary Hinebaugh
and Miss Marjorie Friend, visited rel
atives in Connellsville, Pa, on Sun
day. They were accompanied by Mr..
Lester Friend, of Connellsville, who
had been visiting here
The Harmed Bible class of St. Paul's
Methodist church met on Tuesday ev-
ening following the church service for
its regular monthly meeting Mrs.
Gordon McRobie, Mrs. J. J. Ashby, Jr.,
Mrs Harry Stemple and Mrs. Eta
White were the hostesses.
American Legion officials have an
nounced that there will be no bingo
games tonight, due to the proper OBJ
servance of Holy Thursday in the
various churches, but that the games
would be resumed at the Manhattan
Hotel next Thursday evening.
The local postoffice department has
sent out a number of letters to inter-
ested people asking for sealed bids in
triplicate, for furnishing material and
performing work for planting and
landscaping at the postoffice proper
ty. Bidders have until April II, at 2
o'clock. |. R. Rudy, postmaster, has
the necessary specifications for those
interested.