The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-05-23
LOCAL NEWS

Ross Speicher, of Accident, was a
business visitor in Oakland Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Custer Pierce, of
Kingwood, West Va, spent few
hours in Oakland on business last
Saturday.
Miss Elisabeth Amery, State super
visor of home economies, spent a brief
while yesterday at the Oakland High
school.
Mrs. Robert T. Hoffman enter
tanned a number of friends at bridge
at her home on Pennington street, on
Monday evening.
Harold Stockslager, engineer with
WITH broadcasting station in Balti-
more, is spending a two weeks vaca-
ton at his home on Monte Vista road.
John Kaufman, of Akron, Ohio, has
purchased Table Rock Inn and is now
making extensive repairs there pre-
paratory to opening for the summer.
Hugh Teets, who was a patient in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, for
several days, is now at his home on
State road and is much improved in
health.
Sue Filsinger and Ruth Hauser,
have both completed their pre-clini-
cal course in nursing and are now jun
Tor cadets at the Frederick City Hos
pital, at Frederick
James H. Nordeck motored to State
Sanitorium last Sunday and upon his
return to Oakland was accompanied
by his wife, who has been a patient
there for several weeks.
Mr.. Kenneth L. North, soil conser-
vationist on the local district staff
since last October, has resigned from
the service and is moving this week
to his farm near New Castle, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Gelley, of
Cleveland, Ohio, were visiting the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oar
win Hauser, for a few days Mrs
Gelley is the former Miss Josephine
Hauser.
William H. Johnson, district fores-
ter, of Cumberland, accompanied by
an assistant forester from Baltimore,
spent Friday in the county and Wis
tied Oakland on forestry business in
the afternoon.
Residents and businessmen of
Grantsville, according to an article in
the Meyersdade (Pa,) Republican of
Thursday, contributed more than
100000 to the fund for the erection
CT municipal hospital in Meyers
dale.
Mr.. Albert j. Mikus, who was con-
servation aid at the Cumberland Soil
Conservation Service office previous
to his enlistment in the Navy in De-
cember 1913, has returned to duty as
conservation aid at the Oakland
office.
Among those visiting in Cumber-
land on Saturday were Mr.. and Mrs
Charles L. Briner, Jr, Mr. and Mrs
Howard White, Mrs. D Edward Of
futt and son Daniel, Miss Ann Dill
gard Miss Mildred Fike and Mrs
Gertrude Cooper.
Miss Hulda Fitzwater has resigned
Eer position in the office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, affective May
18th, and at present is mentioning in
Washington and nearby cities. The
vacancy thus created is being filled
by Mrs. Fred Helbig.
At a meeting in St. Matthew's par.
sh house on Tuesday, the following
were elected to vestry: DR.. w. w
Grant, DR.. f. l. Baumgartner, Neil
C. Fraley, Neil V. Liller, George z
Dawson, Ronald f. McIntire, James
L. Pollock and Harry Wolfe.
James and Shirley Krause, of Bal
timore, spent the week-en here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Krause, who are staying temporarily
at the home of Mrs. Ruth Barnes
Monte Vista road. After June l they
will occupy an apartment in the home
of Mrs T. E. Bishoff, Third street
which is being vacated by DR.. anc
Mrs. T. E. Billiard. The Billiards eX
pect to occupy their new bungalow
on Dixon street within few days.