Lonaconing Incorporators Form 14 Pot Glass Factory
The Lonaconing glass factory charter is being prepared with directors Thomas E. Dugan George D. Campbell James M. Sloan James Love D R Sloan James McAlpine and Matthew H. Sloan. The plant will be a 14 pot furnace raising capacity and jobs. Contractors discussed bids as plans advance.
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Lonaconing
Thomas E. Dugan
Indiana
George D. Campbell
James M. Sloan
James Love
D. R. Sloan
James McAlpine
Matthew H. Sloan
Cumberland
Piedmont West Virginia Community Notes and Events
Musical benefit at the Luke home for St James Episcopal Church featured Laura Hammill Horace Hoover Alma Meller Joretha Liller Elsie Hoff man Victor Ross Nina Kooken Pearl Clough Elzie Hoffman. Armory parcel post sale by Knights of Pythias Bethlehem Chapter 14 well patronized. Civil service exam for Piedmont post office clerk June 13. Ladies Embroidery Club met Nina Shuey. Personal notes on travels and visits. School exhibit and field meet at Shaft Midlothian Lord Carlos Shaft schools. Students donated eggs and cereals to Miners Hospital. Frances Rafferty improving after appendectomy. Clergy visits and travel notes. Overland car purchase by Hitchins Brothers. Kenny Tobacco Co buys Buick for business use.
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Allen L. Luke
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Laura Hammill
Horace Hoover
Alma Meller
Joretha Lilier
Elsie Hoffman
Victor Ross
Nina Kooken
Pearl Clough
Joretha Liller
Elzie Hoffman
Piedmont Company No
Knights of Pythias
Bethlehem
Order of Western Star
Shaft School
Midlothian Lord, Carlos
Shaft
Eckhart Hoffman School Exhibit Day and Local Activities
School Exhibit Day featured parades and athletic events at Eckhart and Hoffman schools with races, jumps, and relay contests. A strike near Short Gap paused road work as Epworth League marked its 25th anniversary and other community events included lawn festivals and a double header baseball game.
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the Grove
Laurel Hill
Hoffman School
America
T. H. Morgan
Frostburg
Froiburg
Maryland
D. A
Epworth League
Prostburg Circulation Ranks High Among Frostburg Papers
Frostburg daily paper leads in circulation surpassing rivals as news items and advertisements draw readers. Advertising inquiries directed to Thomas and Brown or Cumberland Press Office for rates and placement.
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Frostburg
Thomas & Brown
Cumberland Press Office
La Salle Defeats Tri State College In Lopsided Win
La Salle baseball team tightened its hold on Allegany County scholastic supremacy by routing Tri State Business College 17 to 5. Shaffer struck out ten, while Zitzman and Africa and Hoffman stood out for their clubs. Umpire James Coulehan presided.
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la Salle
Allegany County
Tri State Business College
Ziteman
Shaffer
Bedford Road Property to Be Sold at Public Auction
A 43.4 acre tract on Bedford Road near the city limits will be offered at public sale tomorrow morning at the corner of Liberty and Baltimore streets. Part of the late William Kornhoff estate, the property is suited for building lots and is being sold to settle the estate. Auctioneer C. C. Willison will conduct.
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Bedford Road
Liberty and
Baltimore Streets
William Kornhoff
C. C. Willison
Hamel Builds Giant Monoplane for Atlantic Flight
London reports Gustav Hamel racing to finish the largest monoplane yet built with 66 foot wings and a 25 horsepower engine. The craft carries 350 gallons of gasoline for up to 24 hours of flight, aiming to depart from the Newfoundland coast.
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Lantic
Hamel
Newfoundland
Police Move to New Quarters in City Hall Basement
Moving day for the Cumberland police under Chief Thomas Eisenhauer ended swiftly as at 9:00 AM the department relocated from the old station to the City Hall basement. The City Magistrate held its first hearing in the new quarters at 4:00 PM. A Decoration Day sermon by Pastor Jolly of New York is set for Sunday at 3:00 PM in the Liberty Theatre.
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Thomas Eisenhauer
Cumberland Police Force
Pastor Jolly
New York
Liberty Theatre
Get Your Sunday Supply of Cigars at Lichtenstein’s Pharmacy
Local ad notes a Sunday supply run featuring cigars from Lichtenstein’s Pharmacy. Includes address and times for in-store pickup and possible specials on selected brands.
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Lichtenstein
Coxey criticizes Congressman Lewis on Capitol steps
General Jacob S. Coxey led his unemployed army to the Capitol steps in Washington and denounced Maryland road bonds and Representative David J. Lewis. He urged government issuance of money to fund road building, framed as relief from bond interest. The procession included reinforcements from Baltimore and Coxey’s family.
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German Savings Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Coxey
D. J. Lewis
Jacob S. Coxey
Capitol
Washington
Baltimore
J. Eads Haw
Sherwood
Ohio
Congress
Maryland
David J. Lewis
Covey
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J. T. Miller & Sons
David Mateer
North Centre Street
Mateer
Miller
Misses Mary Kenny
Carrie Plaskett
Ethel Plaskett
Ida Wal‘Wys
Marguerite Nelson
Gertrude Colburn
Viola King
T. Cecil Miller
James Yaste
Wilson Nicol
George Eichhorn
Jaye
Civic Club
Central High School
Lonaconing Civic Club
Samuel Murphy
Mary Hetz
Maryland State Federation of Women Clubs
Barton Braves
Louis C. Hess
Anna Bradburn
Cobeskill
N. Y
Isaac Bradburn
Edward Hamill
Keyser
W. Va
Piedmont, W. VA
Civil Service Examination
Piedmont Post Office
Ladies Embroidery Club
Ladies’ Embroidery Club
Nina Shuey
T. F. Cross and
F. W. Eppler
R. J. McCandlish
Auction Bridge
James F. Kelly
Hampshire Street
Daugher-Inlaw
John F. Kelly
N.Y
Allegany
Katie Shriver
Susan Healey
Miners’ Hospital
Frances Rafferty
C. H. Cannon
Summit Point
William McLuckie
Richard la Rue
W. Arthur Hitchins
Hitchins Brothers’ Company
L. D. Willison
Ruth
Pittsburg
Gertrude
George Griffith
Loo
Kenny Tobacco Co
Eckhart
M. B. Church
Cumberland Independents
Coney Juniors
Edward Rephorn
Condon
National Pike
Barrymore Theatre
Florence
Margaret and
Cathleen
Timothy Griffith
Herman W. Hesse
Walter W. Wittig
Roberdeau Annan
A. B. Montana
Western Maryland Hospital
Helen A. Binney
Paynette
Wis
John L. Jones
Viola Rup
Mt. Zion First Baptist Church
L. George
Jones
David L. Jones
Welsh Hill
Bowery Street
William Beall
Margaret Jones
Julia Heilman
Anna Morgan
State Normal School
Heilman
Morgan
Rebecca
Frostburg Opera House
Prostburg
the Cumberland Press
Tri-State College
Citizens National Bank
S. E. Corner
Baltimore and
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George L. Wellington
Hugh A. McMullen
W. L. Morgan
George L. Wellingto
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Warren C. White
Charles G
Geo. D. Landwehr
Robert MacDonald
Thomas Footer
G. H. Hetzel
Henry J. Glick
Lishu
C. G. Holzshu
John Schiller
George L. Wellingtonc
G. Holzshy
James A. McHenry
Conrad
Cumberland, Maryland
Susman Rosenbaum
J. N. M. Brandler
H. A. Bachman
Mmerman
Atlantic
London
Gustav Hamel
Polie
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James & Smith
Broadway
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