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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
2
Frostburg firemen responded to a 3:16 pm call from Carlos. A double brick home owned by David Hott and a single house of his son William were completely ruined, likely from a defective flue. Insurance stood at 800 for the main house and 800 for the single, with limited furniture coverage.
Judge F M Reynolds heard arguments Monday for a recount of the recent school bond election and took the matter under advisement. The McNeill Chapter U D C will observe Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis birthday with a 3 PM meeting at the Alkire Home. Captain Leslie M Herron opens a post for American Rescue Workers and ministers consider open air services on Main Street at 7 30 PM. A relay race between Cumberland and Keyser for boys 13 to 18 is being organized. entries may be handed to Ernest Shore and volunteers to assist with autos should notify Mellwee. A Confederate Reunion party traveled to Richmond, VA, from Keyser and Romney. Various local residents are noted for travel, visits, and news of births and illnesses. Reverend Father Feeley of St Charles College will serve at St Patrick’s parish during the pastor’s absence.
The Cumberland Press asks subscribers to notify the local representative if papers are not delivered promptly. Patrons and friends are urged to phone the representative with news items or matters of interest to aid local coverage.
A Decoration Day program featured the Italian Band and a large parade from the First National Bank corner to the Baptist church and Philos Cemetery with Chief Marshal William Ross and aides Walter Bowers and George Beck. The procession included the Lake Band, Uniform Ranks, K of P, Red Men’s Band, Tri-Towns Fire Co., and Italian Society, followed by carriages and autos. Funeral services for Mrs Ellen Murphy were held at St Peter’s Catholic Church after she died at her home. she was a widow whose husband perished in a mine accident about twenty years ago.
Thomas Reynolds died after months of illness in Mount Savage where he lived his entire life. A boilermaker for Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad earlier, he spent the last decade at Union Mining Company fire brick works. He was a St Patrick church member with funeral at 8 am tomorrow. He is survived by two sons Francis and Felix and three daughters Dorothy Marie Monica, all in the region.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Midland hosts the Very Merry Berry Festival with a musical and literary program. Cast includes Dora Kaefer’s class, Alma Baker, Alex McGee, I Gowan, and Misses Baker and Frenzelli saluting with duets and solos. Crepé napkins feature strawberry motifs. admission is free.
London observers and prominent figures urge a new social mechanism to cope with thousands of unmarried war mothers. A committee led by the Archbishopric and notable women considers support for mothers and fathers, while lawmakers weigh legal implications of legitimizing soldier marriages.
In Los Angeles on June 1 the city voted in a pivotal municipal campaign. Mayor Charles E B Sebastian and councilman Frederick J Whiffen advanced from May primaries amid a high stakes race and Sebastian faced a probe over a charge involving a minor.
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