Beall High Honors Earned With Attendance and Scholarship Awards
Prestburg June 18 The Beall School faculty reports a strong year with many honors awarded. Certificates for perfect attendance go to seniors al Sapiro Grace Eilson Lola Plummer. juniors Howard Fuller Merriest Philpot Carl Wilson Lafern Wilson Anna Nicht. sophomores Mive Kaefer Leona Richardson Mary Jose Eva Williams. freshmen Thomas Power Vesta Lutz Ida Craze Edward Betz Ruth Crump. Scholarships with 90 percent averages awarded to seniors Benjamin Jenkins Olivia Jenkins Flossie Skidmore Anna Crump Edna Reese Herbert Gehauf. juniors Elizabeth Hitchins Oliver McLane May Tu vin Howard Fuller. sophomores Mary Close Gilbert Winner Hazel Dawson. freshmen Marshall Stanton Vesta Intz Ida Craze Marguerite Gordon. Grammar school diplomas issued for eighth grade. 90 percent scholarship awards to Elsie Kight Annie Wiebrecht Irene Jones Minnie Timmons Harold Hanson Meyer Abramson. Perfect attendance in eighth grade also noted for George Williams William Dailey Ulysses Hanna William Morgan Walter Anthony Lavina Lewis Martha Odgers Irene Jones Lulu Roland Violet Crowe Annie Wiebrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestburg
Beall School
al Sapiro
Grace Eilson
Lola Plummer
Howard Fuller
Merriest Philpot
Carl Wilson
Lafern Wilson
Anna Nicht
Mive Kaefer
Leona Richardson
Mary Jose
Eva Williams
Thomas Power
Vesta Lutz
Ida Craze
Edward Betz
Ruth Crump
Benjamin Jenkins
George F. Pearce
Olivia Jenkins
Flossie Skidmore
Anna Crump
Edna Reese
Herbert Gehauf
Elizabeth Hitchins
The
Literary Society
Oliver McLane
May Tuvin
Mary Close
Gilbert
Hazel Dawson
Marshall Stanton
Vesta Intz
Marguerite Gordon
Meyer Abramson
Walter Anthony
Edward Duffy
William Dailey
Raymond Eisel
Clarence Eisel
Harold Hanson
Dwight Millan
Thomas Sloan
William Morgan
Paul Spitznos
George Williams
Mae Conner
Elsie Kight
Sara Edwards
Mary Hosken
Marie Stevenson
Rebecca Gershion
Rachel Rabinowitz
Edna Johnson
Myrtle Hansel
Mary de Mauley
Elizabeth Hunter
Minnie Timmons
Lena Gershion
Mary McLuckie
Lulu Roland
Ruth Biddington
Muriel Sharff
Annie Wiebrecht
Martha Odgers
Lavine Lewis
Mary Wiebrecht
Mae Gerlach
Irene Jones
Ulysses Hanna
Lavina Lewis
Violet Crowe
Narrows 40 by 50 Foot Painting Ordered for Akron
Joseph W. Leidinger of Akron has ordered a Narrows painting 40 by 50 feet from amateur artist F. L. Brehm of South Cumberland to be sent to Akron by July 1. Brehm previously displayed a 25 by 32 inch Narrows piece at Atwell’s store and is noted as an amateur actor who organized the South Cumberland Dramatic Club and aims to stage A Country Kid again at Leader Theatre this fall with F. M. Green in the Tramp role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Leidinger
Akron
IF. L. Brehm
South Cumberland
The
Narrows
F. L. Brehm
Atwell
Virginia Avenue
Terminal Hotel
Brehm
South Cumberlan Dramatic Club
Old Academy of Music
South End
Leader Theatre
F. M. Green
Washington
Juniors Convene in Clarksburg Under Supreme Commandery
The 28th annual convention of the Supreme Commandery of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics uniformed rank opened in Clarksburg West Virginia with Asbury B. Webb of Washington Pennsylvania presiding as supreme commander. A new commandery Phil Sheridan No 8 of Clarksburg was mustered in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Commandery
Order of United American Mechanics
Clarksburg
W. Va
Asbury B. Webb
Washington, Pa
Phil Sheridan
Society Dance Hosted by Miss Dorothy Roemer
Miss Dorothy Roemer daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles O Roemer will host an informal dance at her home Monday evening in honor of Miss Sarah Saunders visiting from New York and Miss Slayer visiting from Pittsburgh. Saunders formerly resided here. Also in society news Miss Hoffman is injured by a fall from injuries sustained Wednesday evening at Bedford and Independence streets while en route to St Luke's Lutheran Church for a society meeting. She is badly bruised and a member of the church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Roemer
Charles 0. Roemer
Sarah Saunders
New York
Lydia Millman
Slayer
Pittsburgh
Charles Hetzer
Miss Saunders
Miss Hoffman
Nellie Hoffman
Fred Hoffman
North Center Street
Bedford
Independence Streets
St Luke's Lutheran Church
Charles H. Winebrenner
J. C. Winebrenner
Edna Feidt
Mary A. Feidt
SS. Peter and Paul's Church
Alban
James Shaffer
Mount Savage
Mary Rossworth
Beall Street
E. Davidson
James Leasure
Robert Barth
John Sweene
Raymond Clark
Hazelton
American Express Company
Vought-Kontner
Hattie Kontner
Baton Rogue
Artland Hall Vought
France Kontner
William F. Kontner
Lonaconing
Cumberland
Florence Winn
Alessia Thomas
Church Street
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Peoria
Ilinois
Winn
Robert Reed Ritchie
David Ritchie
St. John's College
Annapolis
Ritchie
Local Personalities and Commencements Across Towns
H B Lewis of Oakland called to Cumberland to begin work as lumber inspector. Mrs M J Fleming of Cumberland attended Mrs Wendell's funeral in Terra Alta. Harry Angle Roy C Dawson and Frank M Richey drove from Hancock to Cumberland. Angle at Hancock contract for water and sewerage. Mrs Riched returned to Cumberland by rail and accompanied the party home. Mrs W A Walters turns 80 at 240 North Center. Eloise Somerlatt returns from Western Maryland College Westminster for summer. Gerald Finan returns from St Charles College for summer. Leo Zitzman returns from Mt St Josephs College for summer. W B Naughton of Cumberland visits town on business staying at Hotel Evans Winchester Star. Rev J J Brady and Edward Foley of Meyersdale at Mt St Marys College graduation and Mt St Marys St Charles College commencement and chapel dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Lewis
Oakland
Cumberland
M. J. Fleming
Wendell
Terra Alta
Harry Angle
Roy C. Dawson
Frank M. Richey
Hancock
Angle
Hagerstown
W. A. Walters
B. F. Walters
Allegany Trades Council
North Center Street
Eloise Somerlatt
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Gerald Finan
St. Charles College
Leo Zitzman
Mt. St. Joseph’s College
W. B. Naughton
Evans
Winchester
J. J. Brady
Edward Foley
Meyersdale
Emmitsburg
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Father Brady
Baltimore
Reliable Deodorant Offered by Shirey and Hawkins
A low cost deodorant for dainty people priced at 25 cents a jar is advertised. The notice invites readers to request a sample from Shirey and Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirey & Hawkins
Deitrick Plans Peripatetic Campaign Across Massachusetts
Washington dispatch reports former Representative Frederick B. Deitrick, lacking funds, will walk from the New York border to Boston harbor to campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He promotes prohibition and woman suffrage, cites past Army and Navy amendments, and argues travel by foot will cut campaign costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick 8. Dietrick
Massachusetts
New York
Massachussetts Boundry
Boston Harbor
Detrick
Deitrick
Army
City YMCA to Hold Cumberland Championship Meet
The Central Y M C A will stage a Cumberland championship athletic meet at South End Baseball Park on Saturday June 26. Non members may compete. Each winner with most points in a weight class earns a silver loving cup. Events include sprints jumps and throws across five weight classes plus an unlimited class. Entries due by June 24. six entries needed per event. A relay road race Keyser West Virginia to Cumberland follows June 28 with one hundred bays, quarter mile each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Young Men's Christian Association
South End Baseball Park
Cumberland
Keyser
W. Va
Masonic War Relief Fund Reaches Fifty Five Thousand
United States Masonic War Relief announces total receipts of 55852 from grand lodges and affiliated bodies. Of this sum 13000 was distributed to Masonic bodies in England Ireland Scotland Germany Luxembourg Switzerland and Belgium for relief in the European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Maonic War Relief Association of
United States
England
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Belgium
Allegany County Road Directors To Open Bridge Bids
Allegany County Road Directors will hold a meeting tomorrow to open six bids for constructing Wiley's Ford Canal Bridge. The session aims to review bids from contractors and select a bidder for the bridge project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany County
Wiley’s Ford Canal
Corylop sis in air float advertises dainty dot can
Advertisement text reflects a fragmented readers’ note about a product described as Corylop sis in an air float. The item involves a large can and a talcum of dainty dot, though the overall meaning is unclear from the OCR fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirby Trey & Hawkins
Shirey & Hawkins
A Profit Hour Sale At McMullen Bros
A profitable hour sale occurs Saturday June 19 from 10 to 11 o'clock at McMullen Bros with discounts on fabric items including Bates Crepe, Silk Crepe de Chine, Bleached Muslin, and various price points 5¢ to $1.00. No phone orders. Ads note pure rubber in popular colors and limited yardage per customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMullen Bros
Bates
Public Invitation to View Tri State Milk Plant
The Tri State Sanitary Milk Co invites Cumberland residents to inspect its new pasteurizing and bottling plant on Saturday June 19 from 2 to 5 p m. The ad touts government endorsement for pasteurization and claims improved safety, sanitation, and shelf life of milk and cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Sanitary Milk Company
Duresserland
United States
Cumberland
Tri-State Sanitary Milk CO
Three Cruisers Sent to Mexico By U S Authorities
San Diego June 18 three American cruisers were ordered to the west coast of Mexico over the Yaqui valley danger to settlers. The Colorado led with three companies of the Fourth United States Marine Corps under Maj W N McKelvy. Chattanooga followed off Lower California with Raleigh also preparing to sail after receiving radio orders from Admiral Howard to land an expeditionary force if deemed necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Yaqui
Sonora
Mexico
Thomas B. Howard
Colorado
Washington
Fourth Regiment
United States Marine Corps
W. N. McKelvy
Lower California
Chattanooga
Raleigh
Certificates for Foodstuff Dealers Issued by City Health
Max J. Colton, city health officer, arranges to issue sanitation certificates to all food handlers whose premises passed the department's sanitary inspection. The certificates will be framed and displayed for customer inspection and may be revoked at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max J. Colton
Auction Ad Promises Low Price Wallpaper Rolls
Auction notice touts sale wallpaper at 2 3 4 and 5 cents per roll with a line of gold wallpapers at 5 cents. It claims savings on any grade from Eylers 30 Centre St and guarantees satisfaction with peroxide om greaseless product. Advertisement by Shirey & Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eylers
Centre St
Local Social Notes From Grafton Area
Miss Grace Glenn of Glenwood Pennsylvania returns home after visiting Mr and Mrs John Glenn of Detmold. Miss Margaret Love has come back from Emporia Virginia where she taught. Misses Elizabeth Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Kramer of Piedmont are visiting Miss Elizabeth Somerville. Miss Bertha Mearean of Cumberland visits the Jones family Mapleside Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Glenn
Glenwood
John Glenn
Detmold
Margaret Love
Emporia
Elizabeth Hotchkiss
Elizabeth Kramer
Piedmont
Elizabeth Somerville
Bertha Mearean
Cumberland
Jones
Mapleside Terrace
Lonaconing Council Tables Edison Franchise Bid
The Lonaconing City Council at a special meeting voted to table Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Cumberland's franchise bid to enter via a pole line to serve nearby mines. The offer was $500 upfront with a proposed $150 annual tax. The report also notes a sixteenth annual Central High School commencement with alumni and graduates listed, plus local notices and visits from residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonaconing
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Cumberland
Edison Company
Midland Boosters Plan Minstrels and Picnic Fundraiser
The Midland Boosters Club met in Town Hall to finalize plans for a June 29 minstrel show and a July 10 picnic to benefit the club. Committees were named for dancing, music, and refreshments. Mr and Mrs William Fair welcomed a daughter born June 14. Visitors include Harry Cain of Woodlawn Pa and Mrs Bridget Langon of Woodlawn Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Boosters
Chester Newkirk
John Johnson
Frederick Benton
James Corrigan
James Cunningham
James Kenney
William Fair
Harry Cain
Woodlawn
Bridget Langon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beall High
Tommy
Humbertson
Frostburg
Juniots
Slarksburg
P. J. Smith Jewelry CO
George Garner
Kentucky
Senate
Ollie” James
James Edgar Martine
Reitrick
U. S. Masonic War Relief Fund
National Painless Dentists, Inc
Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Md
McCrory
Washington, Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland Railway
Deo
Lottig-Edenhart
Arthur Franklin Lottig
Lillian Elizabeth Edenhart
Mechanic Street
C. Edgar Kuhnert
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Victor Stoves
Beorge
Centre Street
Wiesel Cumberland, MD
Baltimore St. Trans-Atlantic Steamship Agency
Hadows Fountain
Grafton
Cumberland Press
Yaste
K. Joseph Baumann
Representative
Cc. H. S
Central High School Toook
Alumn Association
John Emil Grindle
James Ambrose O'Halloran
Harry Sarl Jones
Thomas Richards
Samuel Burrell Plaskett
John Love
Elizabeth Turnbull Love
Marion Dixon Picken
Ruth Gould Screen
Margaret Dewey Smith
Eva Knippenberg
Jacobs
Methodist Episecopal Church of
Barton
Laurel Run
Clarence Crowe
New Street
Mr. Crowe
Aotrai High School
Samuel Ternent
Maryland Agricultural College
John Somerville
Peter Innis
D. A. Ryan
John R. Hamilton
Georges Creek Coal Company
Ethel
John Rankin
Trindad
James Rankin
Rockville
Rankin
Effie Ternent
John Ternent
Miss Ternent
Hyattsville
Maryland
Edward Brady
Midland
Bureau of Cumberland Press
Carl C. Firle
Arnold
Edison Elec. III. CO
N. Liberty St
N. Media
EAL
Decatur Street
Park Street
Elm Street
North Mechanic Street
Braddock Way
J. H. Holzshu 2
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