davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-08-06
MONEY TO LOAN.

PLENTY MONEY AVAILABLE FOR 2nd
trusts. taxes and Ist trusts, D. c., Nd and
Va. Deals closed IN "A hours Small
monthly payments W T. COTHERN, 9I5
New York ave. NV. MA. 7416. So
QUICK 2nd-TRUST LOANS TO MD. D. c.
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us for loans on Your property, COIONfAI,
INVESTMENT CO, 1929 L st. NV. Dis
trict $3.50.
MONEY ON YOUR HOME. QUICK. CON-
FIDENTIAL; 1st and 2nd trust taxes.
home improvements. vacation. etc METRO
REALTY, 713 woodward Bldg RE. 1122
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

patch should be matched perfectly
done smoothly and securely.
Necessary materials for patching
and darning are different sizes of
fine needles and variety of colors
and sizes of threads in the sewing
basket. Save all scraps of materials
left over when you make clothes at
home-or when you have readymades
altered. These scraps may be used
for making patches-or they may be
raveled out to give threads that
match for re-weaving.
A tiny hole may make a garment
virtually useless. But if this hole is
carefully rewoven, it can be invisible.
Professional establishments that do
this work usually ravel out yarns
from material - consider all the
colors in the pattern of the goods
study the weave so they can repro
duce it eXactly-and work with an
infinite amount of patience, using a
magnifying glass. Any homemake1
who has the same patience can do the
re-weaving herself.
A type of protective darning that
can extend the life of a garment may
be done by travelling out yarns from
an extra piece of material-ther
working these into thin spots-as al
the elbow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
| SEE BY THE DAILIES THAT

Three schoolboys moved large
rock on vacant lot in New Jersey
and underneath it was $4,000 in cash.
If no one claims it by next June Is,
it will be theirs.
Larry Allen, AP correspondent
from the Mediterranean area, and
native Of Frostburg, is in hospital
in Egypt, having been injured on one
of his journeys with the British bat
tie fleet.
Rationing of automobile tires will
succeed the tire ban on January A.
Men outside of the 21-35 age group
are not likely to be drafted in the
army, officials have indicated.
Oyster production in Maryland
dropped 134,074 bushels thus far in
1941 from a similar period last year.
King George VI, of England, was
46 Tuesday.
War and opportunities for work in
defense industries have caused drop
of 8 percent in college attendance
rolls.
The sale of United States Defense
bonds more than doubled during the
week following the attack on Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii.
A powder blast in an Iowa plant
killed 8 and injured 20.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

paper in connection with his church |
duties.
His paper in Deer Park was called
the Religious Cleaner and enjoyed a
large circulation among his member
ship. In 1892 he was sent to White
Haven Station in Pennsylvania, where
he lost his health and was forced to
change climates. He returned to the
West Virginia Conference in 1893 and
was assigned to the town of Davis. In
1894 he was appointed to the New
Martinsville charge. The next year he
was appointed as Presiding Elder of
the Huntington district which he
served for six years. When he as
sumed his duties there were only
twenty-eight churches in the entire
district and at the end of his term
there were siXty-four churches.
Comes to Parsons
He came to Parsons in 1901 to fill
charge of three churches. The Pro-
hibitionists here were without an Of
ficial organ, so he began editing a
four page weekly paper that grew
into the Mountain State Patriot. The
paper was suspended in 1918 and re-
entered the field in 1888 as month
ly and when suspended in 1886 it had
a circulation of over 100.
In 1910, due to ill health, Rev.
Bedford took a supernumerary rela-
ton and served at Elk Garden, Logan,
Parsons, Thomas, Bayard, Hambleton
and Hendricks at various times.
He was elected as a delegate to the
general conference held in Chicago
in May, 1900. Telling of his nomina-
ton for Governor, he said that in the
campaign of 1904 he was nominated
| for Governor on the Prohibition
ticket at the State Convention in the
Harrison County Court House in
Clarksburg His name was also placed
on the Prohibition ticket for Presi-
Dental elector, and he has been q
member of ten National Prohibition
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
GARRETT COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE PANTHER STORY
By JOHN S. GNEGY

Some sixty years ago, when | was
10y yet in my teens, | then had the
same desire to shoulder a gun and
make my way to some secluded thicket
in search of game, which was plenti-
full in those days, or take my fishing
rod and go to the headwaters Of the
Youghiogheny River or some other
stream noted for trout fishing.
The most noted place for trout
ever experienced was the Blackwater
Falls. Here you could throw them out
by the hundred and it seemed we never
got all.
The woods were full of wild tur-
keys. Some times you could see forty,
fifty or more in one drove. Millions Of
wild pigeons passenger pigeons)
could be seen every fall flying across
Backbone Mountain and landing or
the Beech Flats or the north side OF
the mountain. There they would feed
on the beech nuts and in the spring
they came back again. But all a.
once they disappeared no one knows
whittier they went, or what became OF
them.
Deer was plentiful. Otter | saw
eight, ten or more in one herd
Wild cats, bear and panthers kept
along the Backbone Mountain. but
would often pay visit to some farmer
and take pig back with them.
Now am going to tell you an in
cident which happened on our farm
My boyhood days were spent on the
Gnegy farm, three miles southwest
of Red House, where the Gnegy church
now stands.
One summer day / went out after
dinner to pick some blackberries
some 300 yards back of our barn
While | was walking on a log, which
laid six or eight feet above the ground
happened to look ahead of me lit
tie, and there lay one of the largest
and fiercest looking panthers / ever
saw, ready to spring at me. Don't ask
me whether I was frightened.
Well, | backed away about thirty
or forty yards and picked up a rock
and fired at him, and out he bounded
not at me, but away from me.
l watched him going down the hill
and when he came to the banks of the
Youghiougheny River"' he made a ire
mendous bound and landed on the OBJ
posite bank
I then got my Uncle John Sclabach
and his big hunting dog. The dog took
| the trail at once, and after running
about a mile we heard the dog at full
bay. We hurried to get there first and
we found the dog barking up large
hemlock tree. There sat Mr.. Panther
about forty feet from the ground. Ny
uncle took a good aim at his head and
down he came, without a struggle
The bullet passed through his brain
and that fixed him plenty.
Here the river was about twelve OF
fifteen feet wide
Oakland, Md, November 27, 1941.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
Oldest Minister in
w. Va. Conference, 81
Rev. Jos. w. Bedford, Parsons,
Was Prohibition Nominee
For Governor in 1904

Rev. Joseph William Bedford, of
Parsons, the oldest minister in the
West Virginia conference celebrated
his ninety-first birthday December 5.
Rev. Mr.. Bedford is in good health.
He was in Fulton county, Pa, during
the Civil War, and remembered well
General Milroy's retreat from Win
chester, and heard quite plainly the
Smelling at Gettysburg, Pa, and Han
cock, Md.
Born in Whipscove, Fulton county,
on December 5, 1850, a son of the late
Hamilton Jefferson Bedford and
Mary Ann (Wilson) Bedford, he is
the last remaining member of a
family of seven, two of whom were
ordained Methodist ministers. He re-
ceived his early education in the COM
mon schools in Pennsylvania, re
ceived his teachers certificate in 1868
and taught one year. He was united in
marriage to Miss Mary C. Furlow, of
Oldtown, Md, in 1871. She died in
Parsons in 1882.
He received his license to preach
in January, 1873, at the quarterly
conference held at Everett, Pa. He
worked weekdays for the railroad and
on Sundays and evenings preaching
i'and helping with revival meetings.
He was appointed as supply pastor in
charge of Schellsburg circuit in 1873
to fill an unexpired term for another
preacher.
Rev. Mr.. Bedford came to West
Virginia Conference that met in Fair
mont, March, 1874, and agreed to
take the hardest circuit in the confer
ence. He was appointed as supply
pastor for the Logan and Sandy cir
cult. This circuit was comprised of a
large territory that had not fully re-
covered from the effects of the Civil
War and had to be practically re-
organized.
He did not own a horse and wor
the nickname, walking Joe," by
tramping over 5000 miles that year
He walked so miles over the noun.
tains to the Huntington district tt
make his conference report.
1t is said that he could go to {
dance, unlimited, and turn it into {
religious service.
Served In Deer Park
At the annual conference held il
Wheeling in 1876, he was appointed
to the Winfield circuit in Putnam
county. He was ordained deacon il
| 1876 and was made an elder in 1878
After two years in Winfield, he wa
transferred to Milton and there h
took over the publication of the Yves
Virginia Methodist, which he pub
lished for several years Then he wa
! appointed to Deer Park, Md H
learned his newspaper work at Win
field when the editor of the Winfield
Independent had to leave his office t.
look after farm. Since then unit
1886 he always managed to publish
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Jenkins spent
the weekend in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Margaret McComas visited her
daughter Peggy, in Baltimore, over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Townshend Naylol
motored to Cumberland yesterday and
spent the day.
John Edward Baird, Langley Field,
and Emerson Fike, Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, were home over the week
end.
Miss Lillian Helbig, R. N, Balti-
more, is spending the Christmas va
cation with her mother, Mrs. Harry
Helbig.
The annual Homemakers club party
was held last night at the home of
Mrs. B. H. Sincell, with about thirty
in attendance.
Leroy Stewart, student in Gods
Bible School, Cincinnati, Ohio, and d
pastor at Pontiac, Michigan, is spend
ing a few days here with his mother,
Mrs. Sylvia Stewart.
Mrs. Abraham Lawton fell on the
pavement on Second street, near Lib
erty, Tuesday, and broke her right
wrist. Mrs. Lawton suffered a like ac-
cident year ago and broke her left
wrist.
Mr.. Harland L. Jones, who under
went an operation recently in Univer-
sity hospital, Baltimore, returned tc
his home here on Tuesday. He expects
to return to his position as draft
board clerk in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Logdson, of Bal
boa, Canal Zone, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. julius Littman several days
last week, leaving Sunday for Balti.
more, where they will remain unit
after Christmas before returning tt
their home.
A Christmas program by pupils Of
the school will feature the meeting
of the Oakland Elementary Parent
Teachers Association this evening il
/ the school auditorium. The program
will include songs and dances of othel
iscountries.
Johnny Johnson, son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. w. A. Johnson, who has been re
ceiving treatment in a child's hospita
in Baltimore, is home for the holida!
season. The child is somewhat i'm
proved and will return to the hospita
following the holidays.
The Oakland firemen were calleC
Tuesday night to prevent the spread
ing of a fire at the sawmill of the
Oakland Timber Corporation, west o.
town. There was no damage. The!
were also called to Mt. Lake Parl
last Friday night for flue fire. NJ
damage resulted.
Members of the Pastors Aid Soci
ETY. of St. Marks Lutheran church will
hold their monthly meeting and thel
annual Christmas party at the churcl
this evening at eight o'clock. Follow
ing the business meeting program
will be presented and an exchange o
gifts among the members.
Mr.. Andrew Helbig, who has beer
patient in a Hagerstown hospita
for several weeks and who recently
underwent an operation, was brough
to his home on Wednesday by his sol
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Helbig. Mrs. Andrew Helbig
who had been in Hagerstown for sew
eral weeks, returned to Oakland Mon
day, accompanying Miss Mary Louis'
Helbig and Miss Vivian Clary, whc
had spent the weekend there. Mr.
Helbig is greatly improved in health
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

French ships in U. S. ports were
seized by the navy and crews were
removed.
The army air force, starting with
balloons during Civil War, is now 90
wears old.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

The head of the State police in
West Virginia resigned, he said at
request of Governor Nicely because
of orders from the CIO.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

The Maryland State Guard was
ordered out to protect vital points in
the State until arrangements for pri-
vate supervision can be made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

conventions.
In 1900, Taylor University in IN
diana, gave him an honorary degree
of Doctor of Divinity.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
Chamber of COmmerrs Gives
Gov. Ne2'vs New TR SAM
tariu Deal n Good TrOuncing

The State Chamber of Com
mo, { has issued lengthy at
tack on Governor Nicely for GO
ing ahead with his plan to set
up new tuberculosis sanitari-
UNI at Old Sweet Springs with
out legislative approval and
with use of funds not originally
appropriated for that use.
The Governor purchased the
ancient resort at several times
what it was offered previously.
The Chamber of Commerce is
apparently unaware that Cover
nor Nicely runs the statehouse
and the legislature. Beyond any
doubt when the legislature con,
venes it will promptly confirm
the deal and the plan in general.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
New TayX Law Goes Into
Effect; Accepted as \ecesSar,
BY People in General

The new tax laW which went
INTO effect the first of he mont h
and which raised prices on a
large number Of items as much
as ten per cent, has not made
much difference to most people.
Alb solute necessity Of the Us.
government to find Il way 10
finance the arms program and
the lease-lend aid to Egland and
Russia as well as the Chinese is
so widely recognized very little
protest has been heard.
An encouraging aspect of the
matter was that although most
people knew the law would 90 on
October LIST very few of them
rushed to the stores to Law il
stocks of this or that to avoid
payment of the tax by buying
before it went in effect.
There was noted, however, :
immature rush on the liquor
stores but from various source.
we learn that the laid-awa,
liquor did not last long and w,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
New Haitian President
Welcomes Americans

NEW YORK = President Ellie
Lescot, who took office in Haiti
last August, has cordial feel
ing for American Negroes and
welcomes closer ties between
e1aitians and colored Americans
according to a dispatch in the
October Crisis magazine by DR.
l.. D. Reddick.
DR.. Reddick who made a
visit to Haiti and secured q
lengthy interview with Pres.
Lescot, asserts in his article
that the new president is very
strongly in favor of inviting
Negro bushes men to develop
enterprises in Haiti.
The new Haitian executive
was formerly Haitian minister
at Washington. While there he
did not find it difficult to main
tain the dignity of his office
while at the same time building
up many friendships in Wash.
ington's colored population, al
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
W. Va. : SOth Birthday to be
Celebrated in 1913 in Style:
Plans being Made Now

Plans for a continuous state
wild" celebration of West Vir-
glnia'S 80th year of statehood
are envlsioned for 1913 by Bruce
Crawford. director of West Vir-
ginia's Publicity Commission
and {. f. (Ned) Smith, editor
of the Fairmont Times.
Both publicists have been
talking up the glories of the
Mountain State with increasing.
tempo since the publicity COM
mission began spending state
FUNDS last spring to attract the
nations tourits. Othe editors
nave joined in boosting the
states attractions and praised
the results of the season.
West Virginia's tourist trade
Is gong to grow by leaps an
bounds" comments the Fair
mont editor in his widely read
Good Morning column land there
VIII be an opportunity in 1913
for West Virginia really to put
on the dog. In that year our
state will observe its SOth
birthday. which should be an
excuse to do little celebrating
and attract lot of outside at
tentlon and guests. BY that time
most of the highway improve
ments now underway or proiec
ed will be completed, and the
wayslde park program will have
blossomed into reality"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
Boeing Hires 1@~@&SWeekss"'
But None of Them Negroes

. -
Prosperity note tor some is
the announcement made by the
Boeing Aircraft company last
week that its employment reach
ed new high of 21,000 after
ten weeks of hiring at the rate
of 1000 persons a week.
Boeing is one of the plants
against whom repeated charges
of discrimination have been
made and which the Fair En-
ployent Practice Committee is
investigating.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17

TO 90 smiling thru trying mid
die age"
Taken regularly-Lydia
Plnkham's Compound helps
build up resistance to such an
noylng symptoms that may be-
tray your age faster than any
thing. Also very effective for
younger women to relieve
monthly cramps. Follow label
directions. WORTH TRYINGI
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
Farms On The Increase
xe&jSyis

Earns in West Virginia own
ed and operated by Negroes
numbered GIL last year against
400 in 1880. but the total acre
age in 1910 was 23,741 while in
1880 it totalled 29,013.
An interesting part of the
farm picture was that in 1880
West Virginia had one lone
American Indian farmer but
when the roll call was made last
year he was gone. What became
of him is not known.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
O0o
Prize Short-Weight Coal .. -.
Scale Discovered in. Greenbrier

One of the most out of order
scales to be found by the state
labor department wa reported
to Labor Commissioner Chas
j. F. Sattler last week. A coal
scale at a mine in Greenbrier
county was weighing exactly
1000 pounds short, the Commits
sioner reported the scale was
promptly put out of operatio
pending repair by department
inspector. "v-'r' -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
least 200 colorod Washington-

least 200 colorod Washington
ians We're among those invited
to the glittering diplomatic re-
ception for the President elect
at a downtown hotel.
President Lescot told DR. Red
dick he hoped to secure teach
ers of English from the United
States who knew enough French
TO teach English in Haiti.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
Lemon Juice Recipe Checks
Rheumatic Pain 0uiekIv

II you suffer from rb,u-,,,c =.
tn or nsutit' pain. try dis ,,,Ini.
Inerpen've home recipe that thoo,s55,
Con,o u,Ias' Get r. package Of Ru-Ri
Of water. add the JUICE Of l.o qos,'
It's easy. No trouble az ,Il O ,.
pleasant You seed only TIT.
,I'bI two times day. Often
night splendid result,
S SoicIIS l.,Y VI , isi pain, :? no;
nothing 10 ty a, !, :. tt y2u
your druggist under an sb,ol,',s
C ioIley-osdk guarantee. = Ru.FT
~. ,,i,pnd for sale and recon-,
''uNsu " Oood Drusstores Everywhere
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17

infer that the scheme did not
pan out as planned in most of
the instances owing to the ina
Utility of most drinkers to lay
off" the bottle until there is no
more available.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17

I 1t is regretable that Cover
nor Nicely paid such high
price, if it is true former offers
to the state were so low for the
property compared to what he
will pay.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
--.OOO--
Dating the Years

Christendom did not begin to date
Its ye.r3 from the firth of Christ
until almost $50 A. D.. says Collier,s
weekly. when the method was in.
PRODUCED by Dionysius Exiguus. .
learned monk Of Rome.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
! Most M|DDLE:AGE' Women }
= 1882 Years
Suffer Distress At This Tluel
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4. II this period in a woman's life
makes you cranky, restless,
nervous, irritable, tired; blue at
times, suffer weakness, dizZi-
ness, hot flashes, distress of
firregularities"-
Start at ,once-try Lydia E.
i RnkhRm's Vegetable Com
i Apuhd. IT'S one medicine you
pan buy today made especially
1or .tbowen-it helps relieve
I atgess due to; this functional
6tfffbance. Lydia Pinkham's
2 Genfpo1ind has helped hun
: dfhds fof thousands of women
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
Did "DIamond Jim" Have
Stomach or Ulcer Pains ?

1t Is hardly likely that Diamond Jim
Brady could have eaten so vora-
ciously If he suffered after eating
pains. Sufferers who have to paw
the penalty Of stomach or ulcer
pains. indigestion, gas pains, heart
burn. burning sensation, bloat and
other conditions caused by excess
acid should try a Csc box of Udga
Tablets. They must help or money
refunded.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
Adams Wedding Church

John Quincy Adams. President II
he United States. was married Ia
the Church of All Hallows, London,
in 1897. William Penn was bap-
tized there in 1914.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17
J. A. ROGERS

Vee Historian Ethnologist of "As Nature Leads
From Superman to Man" 81 600 Amazno Fact Aht ~ .
Negro" ="
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17

First Troops on Governors Islam.
FIRST record Of troops on Gov
ernor's island. New York Bay mill
tary post, was in l744
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17

Plus In Many Varieties
Pins are manufactured in Eng
Land In hundreds of varieties from
3h inches long to entomologists'
pins so small that it takes about
~A0 to weigh an ounce.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-17

o0o-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
EPunchy' Experts Study
Latest Bridge System
BY INEZ ROBB
International News service STAN Writer

NEW YORK. Jan. %. - You
can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Because even a pot hound is too
smart 10 get mixed I'd with wine.
women and cards in the iirst place.
But a bridge player is never too
old TO try anything once. On this
theory. ITS slightly slap-happy bat
jubilant bridge teachers sat tight
today as experts explained the new
Culbertson system which will
revolutionize the game for millions
Of Americna players.
II means a complete overhaul
ing and revulcanizing Of a game
which has become a $250.000 900
annual industry. not including
losses due to a partner who
thought that hearts were trumps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
u. 5. Defense Needs
Find Railways Ready

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25.-GNS)
The nations railroads have beer
equal 10 demands for stepped-ur
transportation Of defense mate.
rails, and will continue TO meet
such demands. President NJ. w
Clement Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, said today. He said:
I'VE have been able TO fur
nish all needed transportation
unless there Is outside in
fiuence we will continue TO carry
IT. The Association of American
Railroads has had a plan worked
out for years ahead for just such
a time as this, and IL Is working
in perfectly with government
transportation demands"