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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1915
Page
5
Mayor George Stern spoke to about 400 Allegany County Teachers Association members at the State Normal School Frostburg. He urged civic education tied to daily life, urging statistics and local issues such as Scarlet Fever and public health to train better citizens.
The Christian Endeavor reunion for Allegany county opens at First M P Church Friday February 12 at 745 pm. The program includes a praise service, Psalm repetition, prayers, a multi-society hymn, one minute talks, addresses by E B Prichard and Karl Stuiber, a 20 minute War against War segment by C E Peace Union, pledge campaign for peace, closing hymn and benediction.
Lonaconing led 46 to 22 over Somerset, Pa., as McKenty starred for Lonaconing. The game featured substitutions including Stewart for Matulwich and Kemp for Fitt, with McKenty collecting six field goals and four goals from Ms Kenty for Lonaconing.
Mrs. Irving T. Holland of Decatur street hosted the Card Club on Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Charles W Walker and Mrs. J E Gump of Somerset Pennsylvania. Five hundred was played with five tables. First prize went to Mrs. Hughes, second to Mrs. George L Barker, guest prize to Mrs. Frank F Smith. A luncheon followed.
The body of John J. Kearney who died Wednesday in Huntington West Virginia will be brought to Cumberland on Baltimore and Ohio train No 2 Sunday morning. It will be taken to A J Fesenmeier's home on Smallwood street before the 1 45 p m funeral from SS Peter and Paul Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Maryland Theatre offers a final show of Joe Corbetts Dream Girls with nightly packed houses. The bill includes The Wrong Mr Wright, The Littlest Rebel free ticket offer during noon to 1 pm Tuesday with The Press, plus upcoming runs of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine and The Newlyweds and Their Baby. New York and Chicago success Peck's Bad Boy and Tillies Punctured Romance bring big attractions February 15–17.
John G. Cooper, congressman-elect from Ohio's nineteenth district, will move from an Erie and Ash tumula division engineer job to the U S House on March 4. Born in 1874, he began as a steel mill laborer in 1887, later worked at National Sewer Pipe in Barberton, and cast his first vote for McKinley in 1896 as a Republican.
The article notes a speaker who moved to Youngstown to work as a fireman and engineman on the Pennsylvanian line. Mr Cooper, a Republican, advocates a protective tariff like McKinley to secure factory prosperity and European competition relief.
Eckhart church services listed for Baptist and Methodist congregations with times and leaders. Postmaster examination for Eckhart set for February 20 with multiple applicants. Eckhart Dramatic Club met and plans a new play. Private James Thompson, U S Army, visiting family and stationed near New York City.
Rev W A Melvin of Washington D C and former First M P Church pastor will give a lecture at Melvin Chapel M P Church Monday evening February 8 at 7 o clock on A Trip Through the Holy Land He will repeat the lecture at Mapleside M P Church on February 9.
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