The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-12-23
LOCAL NEWS

NJ C. Lohr, Of Long, near Cumber-
land, was visitor in Oakland on Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Custer, near
Friendsville, were Oakland shoppers
last Friday afternoon.
Mrs Robert T. Hoffman left Mon
day to spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents and other relatives
in Greer, South Carolina.
Miss Martha fowler has returned
to her home here for the holiday sea-
son from St. Anne's school, Charlottes-
vile, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Hoffman
are in Leesburg, Florida, for a short
time, having gone to that town sew
eral days ago.
Peter Bickford, Meadow Mountain
community of Garrett county, was a
late evening caller at The Republican
office last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Gcorg, son
Walter, and grandson Dale Fike, of
Accident, were in Oakland last Satur-
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence a. Lee and
members of their family, Washington,
D. c., spent last weekend with rela-
tivcs near Gortncr.
Mrs. Frank A. Smousc entertained
members Of the Ritz club at her home
on Second street, Monday evening, it
being the annual Christmas party.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Weitzell,
William Miller and several other resi-
dents of the Accident community were
business callers in Oakland yesterday.
Mrs Ben Brady and her sister, Mrs.
William Marmion, both of Kingwood,
are here for few days as guests
at Mrs. Harry Whites home, Oak
street.
Mrs Walter Z. Dawson was hostess
to members of her bridge club, and
other guests, at her home on Alder
street, Monday evening. Four tables
were in play.
Henry Bach, Of Accident who has
been constant and consistent reader
of The Republican for more than 80
years, made his annual visit to this
office on Monday.
Mrs. Agnes Lantz, who has been
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |. f.
Hardcsty Grantsville, has returned
to her home near Oakland for the
holiday season.
Walter w. Dawson returned from
Washington on Monday evening after
visiting his brother, Harold NJ. Daw-
son, in Washington, D. c., who re-
mains quite i'll.
Mr., and Mrs Floyd Beerc, Balti-
more, announce the birth of daugh-
ter, Ann Rae on December II, Mrs.
Deere is the former Miss Kathryn
Rice, of Oakland.
Miss Addic NJ. Copp, of Corinth, W.
Va, while convadescing from an at
tack of pneumonia at her home there,
collapsed last Wednesday and has been
under doctors care since that time.
Mrs H. S. jackson has returned to
her home here, from Baltimore
hospital. where she had been under
observation for some time. Later Mrs.
Jackson will return to the hospital for
further treatment.
Miss Julia Ann Aronhalt, in train
ing for nurse at Union Memorial
Hospital, Baltimore, spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel B. Aronhalt, and men,
hers Of their family.
The WSCS of Pleasant Valley will
meet at the home of Mrs. 3. II,
Friend, Loeb Lynn, on Thursday,
December 30th, for its regular month
ly session. Election of officers for
l944 will take place. All members arc
urged to be present.
A number of college students have
arrived home for the Christmas holi-
days. among them being Eugene
Rock Washington college, Chester
town. Linn Grant, Harold AShby.
William Shircr, Potomac State College,
kcyser; Robert Rudy. Ann Lawrence,
Nancy Dawson, Western Maryland
college, Westminster; Donna Jane
Tittman, Mary Washington college,
Fredericksburg, Va. Dolores Yut2y,
West Virginia Wesleyan college, Buck
hannon; Barbara Martin, Sue Sweitz-
or, Frostburg State Teachers college,
Frostburg; Eleanor Sincell, Fairmont
Teachers college, Fairmont, w. Va;
Esther Lou Davis, Bowling Green