The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-12
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Wilburn, of the
Accident community, visited Oakland
on business yesterday
Frank KIey visited in Washington,
D. c., on Sunday, returning to Oak :
land early Monday morning.
Messrs. Arthur Speicher and Eos
ter Yost, Accident, spent a portion Of
Saturday in Oakland on business.
Mrs. Jennie Forman, of Cumber-
land, spent the past week visiting
relatives and friends in and near
Oakland.
Mrs. Dorothy Ogburn entertained a
number of friends with a dessert
bridge at her apartment on Alder
street, last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin V. Schaeffer,
Grantsville residents, were in Oak
land last Friday on business at the
office of the Orphans Court.
Glenn Hoffman, College Park, and
until transferred to that point was su-
perintendent Of the local milk receiv-
ing plant of the Canation Company.
Oakland residents who visited in
New York on Sunday included Mrs
Wade H. Mason and son Charles Ma
son, Floyd C. Stahl and Raymond D.
Houck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Hardesty an
nounce the birth Of a daughter, Nancy
Jane, on Saturday evening, February
7, at their home on the Terra Alta
highway, near Hutton.
Rev. L. A. Wagner, pastor of the
Accident Lutheran church, visited in
Oakland Tuesday, being here for the
purpose of gathering statistical rec
ords of the local church.
Rev A. c. Curran, pastor of the
Bittinger Lutheran charge, was
business caller at The Republican Of
flee while in Oakland on Tuesday.
Rev. Curran was accompanied to Oak
land by Mrs Curran.
Following a visit of two or three
weeks with Mr., and Mrs A. D. Nay
lor at their winter home in Sebring,
Florida, MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Naylol
returned to Oakland Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. Robert Moon, Of near town, a
patient in Memorial Hospital, Cum
bcrland, for two or three weeks, re
turned to her home yesterday where
she is recuperating following major
surgical operation.
Miss Ruth Ann Polling, Messrs.
Carl Evcrly and Clyde Dahlgrcn were
guests Of Miss Adelaide Wall in
Frostburg on Friday night and at
tended the winter carnival dance held
at the College gymnasium.
Pupils of St. Peters Music school
will present a music recital on Sun
day evening, February IS, at 500
o'clock at the parochial school build
ing. All are cordially invited to attend
and visit "Valcntine Land with the
pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruhl L. Talbot mo-
tored to Fairmont Saturday, Mrs. la
bolt remaining there few days, Nh,
Talbot returning to Oakland Suit
day afternoon where he is engaged as
superintendent Of the oca-Cola bot
Ting works.
Robert Stevenson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs John Stevenson, of Mt. Lake
Park, has enlisted in the U. S. Navy
He was a student at Frostburg State
Teachers college. Stevenson, while in
high school here, was a member of the
Oakland Sea Scout troop.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvey Richie. born in a Baltimore
hospital last Wednesday, February 4,
died in the institution on Saturday
Mrs. A. X. Jones, Red House, mother
of Mrs. Ritchie has gone to Baltimore
to remain with her daughter for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs John B, Creighton, Of
Johnstown, Pa spent few days in
Oakland last and this week, Mr.
Creighton has coal mining interests IN
the kitzmillcr community and was here
for the purpose of inspecting and au-
thorizing some improvements to be
made at the plant.
Members Of the Evcrready Circle Of
st. Marks Lutheran church will meet
at the home of Mrs. George FuIk to-
morrow (Friday) evening at 7;3O. The
Dorcas Circle will meet Tuesday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. Charles
Reckard. All members arc requested
to bring in their banks.
The County Older Youth club, spon-
aorcd by the Extension department
here. will have its annual election of