The Republican., 1944-04-06
LOCAL NEWS


Tennessee, is spending this week
visiting relatives in and near Oakland.
Tommy Glotfelty, of Baltimore, has
returned to his home after spending
a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ream.
Police Officer B. B. Nethkin. who has
been off duty for two or three months
because of an infected foot has re-
turned to duty.
Miss Ruth Ann Polling, instructor in
Oakland High school, went to her home
in Fairmont Tuesday afternoon to re-
cuperate from an illness of several
days,
Milbum W. Mann, Reaford Pur-
baugh. W. Russell Pancake and Dr.
7. R. Shrop attended a Masonic meet
ing in Meycrsdalc, Pa, on Monday
evening.
DR.. f. l. Baumgartncr returned Sun
day night from New York City, while
Mrs. Baumgartner who had been in
New York with him, stopped in Balti-
more to visit relatives there for sew
eral days.
Mrs, Robert T. Hoffman, who had
been visiting her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Steph-
ems, in New York City, for several
days, returned TO her home on Sun
day night.
Mrs John G. Robinson, who had
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph German, at Hampstead, Long
Island, for several weeks, returned to
Oakland last Thursday and is now oc-
cupying her home south Of town.
Foster Mann, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Milbum W, Mann, student at the Uni
vcrsity Of Maryland, returned to Oak
land last Friday to await his call to
the armed forces as an air cadet, for
which he was accepted last December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. McComas,
Jr., Baltimore, announce the birth of
a daughter on Monday morning,
April 3. The same day their daughter
Sarah Ellen, became stricken with
appendicitis and underwent an opera
tion.
Circle No. 8 of the Methodist
church will sponsor d Bake Sale on
Saturday, April s, at Ada's Beauty
Shop. The sale will begin at 1O:3O
a. m. and will feature dyed eggs The
patronage of the public will be ap-
preciated,
Thu Womans Christian Service So
ciety of Pleasant Valley Methodist
church will conduct bazaar in the
Sturgiss drug store on Saturday, April
8th, beginning at ten o'clock. There
will be on sale baked foods, colorcd
Easter eggs and stuffed bunnies.
Mr., and Mrs Walter Hull who had
been residing in the Nance apart
ments, Third street, moved to Cumber-
land on Saturday. Mr.. Hull was
scheduled to enter the armed forces
this week and Mrs. Hull will remain
with her family in Cumberland for
the duration.
NJ. H, Hoffman, who has been here
two or three years engaged in the
watch repairing business, moved to
Morgantown, West Va, Thursday.
lie having sold his dwelling on Oak
street to Eliza Bray, who with his
family moved into the property on
Saturday,
Garrett Temple No. II, Pythian
Sisters, is having an Easter party on
Monday, April 10, in the lodge room,
and Mrs. Mabel Friend, most excel
lent chief, has requested all officers
and members to be present. The dis
trict deputy grand chief. Agnes Love
of Cumberland, will make her official
visit the same evening
Two young farmers, Reuben Friend
and Gilbert Savage, from the Friends
vile community, were callers at Tho
Republican office Friday. Both of then
declared that they intended remain
ing on their farms and do as much a.
possible in the raising of foodstuffs
although they were working practi
cally alone, on account of the lack OF
labor, They both said they were he
ing "bossed' by their farms, as there
was something to be done every min
ute which would brook no delay.
" A, Gonder and Mrs. Thomas \
Gonder returned to Oakland last nigh
after having spent several days il
Baltimore visiting the latter's hus
hand who underwent an operation il
. Baltimore hospital several days ago
They We're accompanied home b,
Major Thomas A. Gonder Jr., wh'
was called TO Baltimore from CAM
II Team. Hc will leave Oakland thi
evening to return 70 his duties. Mr.
Gonder. condition was improving
ta.r,,Leue, ~f his Fsr7,i-, so,1