Debaters Clash Over Navy Strength At Short Gap Event
A Saturday night gathering at Short Gap Schoolhouse featured a debate on whether the United States should maintain a stronger navy. Fred Hummell and Clarence Amstot argued affirmatively, while Frank Wey and Carl Dayton spoke for the negative, which won. The event included a large group of young attendees and a late lunch.
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Short Gap
W. Va
Fred
Fred Hummel
John Defibaugh
Clarence Amstot
Frank Weigand
Lester Barnes
Charles Egan
Carl Bosley
Henry Bosley
Buried Under Coal Ends Life of Freight Conductor Rohman
Henry Rohman a 48 year old freight conductor for Monongahela connecting railroad died instantly in Pittsburgh when coal shifted while he rode the sill of a car at the Jones and Laughlin plant yards on Second Avenue. Survived by his wife three children and multiple Cumberland siblings. Funeral set for Friday at 9 AM from St Stephens Church Hazelwood.
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Edgary Rohman
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Jones & Laughlin
Second Avenue
Rohman
Chatsworth Avene
Hazelwood
Casper
John
Nicholas Rohman
Charles J. Dahl
John Nehring
St. Stephens’ Catholic Church
Comic Opera 1492 Prize Winners Announced
The notice praises the Maryland theatre event as Mayor Koon assigns a Baltimore street challenge. B I Weller won five dollars for first calling theatergoers to see 1492 Monday night, while James Preceent earned a prize for guessing a Ruth Fy occupant but forfeited the award to the ColveAed Charities. Dr Lindley Joan J walked Baltimore street and Foster Read rode in the auto. J Philip Oman distributed awards.
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B. I." Weller
Thos. W. Koon
Baltimore Street
Maryland
James Preceent
Ruth Fy
Theatre P
colveAed Charities
Dr. Lindley Joan J
Foster Read
J. Philip Oman
Christ mas Trees and Moss Delivery to All City Areas
Local advertisement announces a car load of Christmas trees and moss delivered to every city district. Readily available at 1 West Laing Ave or 06 Virginia Ave with two phone lines 556 and 12-W. for orders and inquiries.
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West Laing Ave
Virginia Ave
Colored Woman Donates 200 Pound Pig to Salvation Army
An elderly colored woman gave the Salvation Army a 200 pound pig to aid distress. She claimed the fattest hog from her five owned could help those in need, and Adjutant George Woods accepted the gift as relief responses lagged and kettle contributions waned.
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Salvation Army
George Woods
City Taxicab Company to Handle New Year Ball Transport
The City Taxicab Company led by president Ter rence J. Boyle will arrange guest transportation to and from the Queen City hotel for the county ball on December 31.
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City Taxicab Company
County Ball
Terrence J. Boyle
Queen City Hotel
Monument to Confederate Soldier Unveiled in Barrackville
A Sunday ceremony in Barrackville West Virginia unveiled a monument to Luther Santmyer a young Confederate soldier who died in 1863 during the Jones raid after contracting typhoid fever. His home was Front Royal Virginia and his burial site is noted as Barrackville. The event was organized by the Robert E Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy Fairmont.
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Barrackville
W. Va
Luther Sanmyer
Santmyer
Front Royal
Robert E. Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Fairmont
Local actors shine in 1492 charity show crowd pleaser
A Cumberland Maryland theatre crowd enjoyed a three hour benefit performance of 1492 a comic opera for Associated Charities. Key performers included Dr Karl P Heintz William Cramer John E Edwards Lloyd Rawlings Dr Alvin Anthony Luther Shaffer Foster Read George Louis Eppler and Laul Praeger. The revue featured scenes with Columbus Isabella and Aragon amid songs and comic vignettes drawing strong audience applause.
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Cumberland Theatre
Maryland
Associated Charities
America
Baltimore
Royal Kitchen
Columbus
Karl P. Heintz
Heintz
William Cramer
Ferdinand of
Aragon
Spain
John E. Edwards
Isabella of
Castile
Edwards
Isabella
Alvin Anthony
Luther Shaffer
Newsies
Luther
Heinie
de Luxe
Foster Read
Infanta Catalina
George Louis Eppler
Laul Praeger
Local militia enrollment meeting and community program announced
A meeting at the Armory on South Mechanic Street 8 PM aims to boost Co. G enrollment. Speakers include Col. George A. Pearce and Col. Thomas R. Palmer with local supporters shaping a patriotism drive in Cumberland.
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South
Mechanic Street
Co. G
Cumberland
John G. Lynn
Thomas R. Palmer
Daniel Annan, Sr
Henry Shriver
Judge Ro
J. MacDonald
F. Brooke Whiting
John Schwarzenbach
Robert W. Little
W. W. Hanly
John M. Streett
Samuel Wertheimer
Fuller Barnard
Col. Geo. A. Pearce
A. A. Doub
Matthew H. Sloan
Philip Blake
W. H. Baxley
Clinton Uhl
Geo. R. Wheeler
C. H. Holtzman
Chas. O. Roemer
Col
George A. Pearce
M P Gannon Dead Col Michael P Gannon Dies at 72
Col Michael P Gannon aged 72 of Westernport Maryland died yesterday. Survived by widow Marie Gannon daughter of Clarksburg West Virginia and son Paul H Gannon Piedmont West Virginia. A leading coal operator in West Virginia and Maryland he was a merchant and director of Citizens National Bank Westernport and Piedmont Grocery Company Piedmont West Virginia.
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Michael P. Gannon
Westernport
Marie Gannon
Paul H. Gannon
Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Maryland
Citizens’ National Bank
Piedmont Grocery Company
Piedmont, W. Va
Marys Coming St Josephs Club to Play Lonaconing
The St Josephs Club basketball team from this city schedules a Thursday game at SS Pete and Paul Hall against the St Club five of Lonaconing. The St Josephs have not won this season but have practiced steadily and expect to challenge the Lonaconing squad. The St Marys Club also debuts this season with a strong lineup and aims to make an impact.
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St. Joseph's
Lonaconing
SS. Pete. and Paul’s Hall
S:. Joseph's Club
Quint
St. Joseph Quint
St. Mary's
Jury Draw Set for January Term by Two Judges
The jury for the January term of the circuit court will be drawn on Friday by Judges A. Slanter Boyd and Robert R. Kenderson.
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A. Slanter Boyd
Robert R. Kenderson
Frantz Premier Cleaner Ad Shoppers Gift Idea
Advertisement notes a Frantz Premier Cleaner as an ideal gift for your wife. Edison Elec Illinois Company is listed with address 20 N Liberty St in an item dated December 14, 1941.
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Edison Elec. Ill. Co
Liberty St
Cumberland and Davis and Elkins duel for state basketball honor
Elkins West Virginia December 14 hotels report many requests for reservations for Saturday night December 18 for the Cumberland Young Men's Christian Association versus Davis and Elkins College basketball game. Cumberland seeks state championship bragging rights and Davis and Elkins aims to earn West Virginia's top honor with a bendh concert planned before tip off. Manager Wheizel keeps ticket prices affordable as Cosin Muellenix prepares the squad and final lineup this week.
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Elkins
W. Va
Cumberland Young Men's Christian Association
Davis and Elkins
Cumberland
West Virginia
Wheizel
Davis
E’kiers
Cosin Muellenix
Aie
Blue Ridge Magnates to Consider Cities for Next Season
At a Hagerstown meeting next month Blue Ridge League will decide which towns join for the coming season. A president will be chosen, Charles W. Boyer of Hagerstown is urged to lead. Transfers of Hanover and Gettysburg to Cumberland and Frostburg are discussed. Chambersburg club is reorganized and to return next summer after leading attendance last year.
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Coorberland
Frostburg
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge League
Charles W. Boyer
Hanover
Gettysburg
Cumberland
Chambersburg
Committee Teambacks Effort for Major 1492 Event
The article credits a special committee for the 1492 event’s large attendance. Members listed include Philip Roman as chairman, B N Garstin, W C Montignani, Charles Rosenberger, Charles Cumiskey, Phillip W Blake, John Ss McCauley, John W Doherty, Mrs. Robert MacDonald, Elizabeth Lowndes, and Vera Amick for handling advertising ticket sales and related preparations.
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Philip Roman
B. N. Garstin
W. C. Montignani
Charles Rosenberger
Charles Cumiskey
Phillip W. Blake
John Ss. McCauley
John W. Doherty
Robert MacDonald
Elizabeth Lowndes
Vera Amick
Boyd Appointed to City Police Force Succeeding Vacancy
Isaac D. Boyd to join the city police to fill the vacancy created by Clay Wilson's promotion to assistant chief and James Nicely's resignation. Boyd formerly served as station caller at the Baltimore and Ohio depot and earned a local reputation as a top caller on the main.
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Isaac D. Boyd
Clay Wilson
James Nicely
Mr. Boyd
Baltimore and Ohio
Orchestra Practice Tonight at the YMCA
The YMCA orchestra will practice at the association at 8 o'clock this evening. Local musicians gather for weekly rehearsal at the facility.
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Association
Seven Men Sentenced for Illicit Liquor sales in Huntingdon County
In Huntington Pa five aliens and two others were fined 500 dollars and jailed three months each by Judge Johnson for selling liquor illicitly in a county that has been dry for a year. One defendant known as Jim Dearton, a cripple, fled Huntington and checked into Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh as the sentences were imposed.
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Huntingdon
Johnson
Huntingdon County
Jim” Dearton
Huntington
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Several Buyers
Thomas H Hobbs and wife sell on Columbia street to James Corfield for 10 dollars. Mary E Crabtree and others sell on Oldtown to Hester A McAtee for 300 dollars. Jessie D Rice and husband transfer on Columbia street to Mary A Dicken for 1 dollar. Dicken transfers on Columbia street for 1 dollar. A Dicken on Valley street for 1 dollar. Andrew B Shaw and wife sell to Caledonia Corp on Moscow for 50 dollars.
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Thomas H. Hobbs
James Corfield
Columbia Street
Mary E. Crabtree
Hester A. McAtee
Oldtown
Jessie D. Rice
Mary A. Dicken
Mary Dicken
Valley Street
Andrew B. Shaw
Caledonia Cor Co
Moscow
Sallie L Lill Granted Absolute Divorce and Name Return
The court grants Sallie L Lill an absolute divorce from Walter T me and awards her the right to resume her maiden name Sallie B Neff. The order specifies restoration of her prior surname and full termination of the marriage.
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Sallie L. Lill
Walter T. Me
Sallie B. Neff
Local Woman Maria Williams Dies After Illness
Maria Williams 70 colored resident died this morning at Western Maryland Hospital after several weeks illness.
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Maria Williams
Western Maryland Hospital
Local Names Cited in Legal Notices
Mildred Fillmore Lyon of Greenland Gap West Virginia and Mary Etta McDonald of Maysville West Virginia are listed alongside Robert Luther Broke and Frances B Donahue both of this city in the document.
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Mildred Fillmore Lyon
Greenland Gap
W. Va
Mary Etta McDonald
Maysville
Robert Luther Broke
Frances B. Donahue
Local Social Notes Trim Cumberland Area Visitors
A string of residents and relatives are listed with visits and returns across Cumberland and nearby towns. Mrs. Homer Brooks of Baltimore visits her mother Mrs. Dison in Davidson Street and Mrs. Mary Egan on Baltimore Avenue while Mrs. Roy Dawson and daughter travel to Hancock. Other arrivals include Miss Carrie Gabler missing work due to illness, Miss Aimee Sheridan pausing in Fairmont, and Dr. and Mrs. William Gracie returning from a bridal trip.
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Homer Brooks
Baltimore
Mes. &. T. Dison
Davidson Street
Mary Egan
Baltimore Avenue
Roy C. Dawson
Hancock
Maryland Avenue
Willian Moffatt
Springfield
W. Wallace McKaig
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Charles H. Hrace
Bedford Street
Darrow
Obituary of Altoona Lumberman Thomas J Munden
Thomas J Munden an Altoona resident died at his son William Mullen’s home at 1401 Thirteenth Avenue at 7:45 am from senility He was born June 11 1827 in Loretto Cambria County Pa a noted Central Pennsylvania lumberman partner of James McGraham with sawmills across Cambria He retired ten years ago and lived in Johnstown Frostburg Md and Altoona He married Susan Cullen on January 22 1856 in Loretto Surviving children include Mrs Albert McDermott Mrs Patrick Kelly John William Mullen Mrs Alice McGann Mrs Joan Bath all of Altoona Twenty grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren Also surviving He belonged to St Johns Catholic Church Burial in the Gallitzin family plot Also notes two Pittsburgh notices for Edward J Lawrence and Mrs Mary Daugherty funeral arrangements.
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Thomas J. Mullen
Altoona
William Mullen
Thirteenth Avenue
Loretto
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
James McGraham
Cambria
Johnstown
Frostburg
Susan Cullen
Albert McDermott
Patrick Kelly
John
Alice McGann
Joan Bath
Mullen
St. John’s Catholic Church
Intiment
Gallitzin
Streett’s Fruit Cakes Ad Offers 25 and 30 Cent Cakes
An advertisement promotes STREETT’S Fruit Cakes made from selected fruit with quality unexcelled and priced at 25 and 30 cents per pound. Dated December 14-21.
Ladies' Aid Society to hold luncheons and dinners
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Irish Synagogue opens noon luncheons and dinners in rental rooms at Centre and U streets daily from 11:30 to 2:30 through Saturday. Tempting menus prepared each day lead to a dance and cabaret at Wertheimer's hill on December 29. Ladies in charge include Mrs. Lichtstein, chairman, and several other named organizers.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Irish Synagogue
Temple
Centre
U Streets
Wertheimer
Hill
Lodge Elections at Port Cumberland Chapter
Port Cumberland lodge lists officers for the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons with Master Dr. G O Sha Harry Footer as senior warden John Atkinson junior warden Henry By Keuah secretary F A Anke treasurer. Also seeking a girl for general house work at 8 Prospect Square with a date of December 14-3.
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Port Cumberland Lotte
Masons
G. O. Sha Harry Footer
John Atkinson
Henry By Keuah
F. A. Anke
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George Magruder
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Jerry Spring
McQuinn Campbell
B. H. Trail
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Ray Hahne
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G. Miller
M. W. Race
York Street
Marcelles Llewellyn
Robert W. Young
Virginia Avenue
L. W. Frye
Chapel Hill Lodge
B. F. Graham
Russell Swarthley
G. H. McCracken, Jr
R. F. Wishmier
Grand Lodge
C. H. Avers
Amama
First Baptist Sunday School
Albert T. Marston
Walnut Street
Margaret
Mathew Robb
New York City
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Madeline Biddle
Marion Crabtree
Hetty Crabtree
Edna Kirtley
Mary Drake
Grace Snelling
Jessie Paul
Ethel Souders
Hertha Carothers
Jeannette Rohrer
Maud Morrison
Annie Hereford
Rachel Everett
Macie Sullivan
W. WH. Gurd
W. F. Burch
Humbird Street
Hopewell
Oscar Albright
Hendricks Hotel
Connelsville
Anna Malatesta
James
Tom Lewis
Earl and
Wheeler
G. C. Foley
Oldtown Road
Alma Grayson
Antioch
J. T. Grayson
Seymour Street
Bernard Young
Akron
Ohio
H. [. Pugh
Mt. Savage
Carl Lapp
Maple Side
Harley Patton
Porter Kalbaugh
Luke, Md
Prof. Brown
Isaac Kear
Wright's Crossing
Atwell
J. C. Cook
Boone Street
Henry Rohman
Lloyd Rawlings
Bridgette de Murphy
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Ilda Turner
H. Paul Mann
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Helene Haines
Madrigal Club
Rebekah H. Otto
Frederic Foster Snow
William H. Baxley
Colored Y. M. C. A
Independence Street
Baxley
Harold Freeland
Central “Y
Tri-State Business College
Knights of Columbus
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Tri State K
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Lippold Smouse
Lindner Ee Ee
F. Glick Webster
Bayle Duglass
Gian
John Ford
M. P. Gannon
Coney Quint
St. Joseph’s
Blue Ridge
Isaac Boyd
Huntington County
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Divorche
Persona
Philadelphia
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Stroudsburg
Hanover Street
John Dennison
Helen
Rawlings
Mrs. A. Carr
Dewey Avenue
Grafton
Thomas J. Munden
Bedward
J. Lawrence
Edward J. Lawrence
Eva Lawrence
Willheide
Fifth Avenue
Sirs. Daugherty
Mary Daugherty
Fayette Street
St. Patrick’s Church
SS. Peter and Paul’s Cemetery
Lee Lichtstein
4.Sel Rsheimer
Harry Kartens
MFR
Sheffler
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He Lippel
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Mre
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Prospect Square
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HEFL
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Phodme
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Christmans
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the Central
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