SOUTH CUMBERLAND MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT R R SHOPS
Frank Turner an B and O railroad employee will have a hearing before Justice Humbbird on Tuesday after an attempted locker robbery at the round house. Turner was arrested by a B and C detective and is held on 100 dollar bond as witnesses were unavailable.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Round House
Frank Turner
Jacob B. Humbbird
Turner
William T. Beattie
Baltimore and Ohio
South Cumberland
George Harris
Justice Heck
Beattie
Col. N. W. Russier
George A. Pearce
The
Batimore and Ohio Railroad
Verdinand Williams
Subway Safety Posters Draw Little Street Acceptance
Safety slogans painted at four subway approaches by the Baltimore street and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad prompt rail workers to note that residents cry for a subway but many refuse to use it preferring to risk crossing tracks. They fear cold rain and long waits for trains.
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Baltimore Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Shot for Burglar in Miller Home
In Somerset Pennsylvania an intoxicated employee of the Miller household was mistaken for a burglar and shot by former District Attorney John Miller in Miller’s home early yesterday morning. The wounded man was identified as an employee of the county district. Police later learned the man was in the wrong house and the incident occurred during a home break in.
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Somerset
John 8Iller
Miller
Punty
Old Firm Quits Shoe Firm Zimmeman Closes Stock
The shoe firm of Charles P. Zimmerman, among the city's oldest, has closed out its remaining stock to a Philadelphia house. He has not decided on future engagements but has several projects in view.
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Charles P. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Matrimony at St Mark's Reformed Church Parsonage
Frank Schrock of Garrett Pennsylvania and Laura Troutman of Ellerslie Maryland were married Friday afternoon at St Mark's Reformed Church parsonage. The service occurred in Rev M L Enders presiding due to Rev EE Skyles absence in Philadelphia.
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Frank Schrock
Garrett, Pa
Laura. Troutman
Ellerslie
St. Mark’s Reformed Church
EE. P. Skyles
Philadelphia
M. L. Enders
Expense Blanks Mailer Reveals Election Records
Lloyd B H Schaffer clerk of the circuit court mails expense blanks to candidates after a recent election. The item notes the circulation of official forms used to report campaign expenditures and seeks compliance from nominees.
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Lloyd Bh. Schaffer
Circuit Court
Blan
Personal notices from Petersburg and surrounding towns
Clarence FE Getzendanner improves at Allegany Hospital. Dr Americus Enfield of Bedford Pa visits Petersburg. Marcus Alexander of New York visits Arthus Steinner in Lee Street. R R Hewitt returns home to Wilmerding Pa. Fannie Horn returns from Rockwood Pa. FE M Plauger and wife return to Petersburg from Cumberland where Mrs Plauger had an operation at Western Maryland Hospital. Capt Hill Carter of Baltimore visits son in Petersburg. Seldon couple of Moorefield visit Cumberland. M C Stonestreet rents farm and will move to Bier within month. Helen Wiesecker from Hagerstown stays with Mary J Bowhay. Girard Doerner returns to Texas after visiting Petersburg. Nancy Hanna of Paw Paw visits Adelaide Spicer. Mrs M C Cline of Elkins visits aunt Mrs Lashley. J E Harrison of Baltimore in Petersburg on business. Dr L W Bullard to Baltimore to open drugless sanitarium. Harry G Thomas visits mother near Middletown, ill with pneumonia.
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Clarence FE
Getzendanner
Allegany Hospital
Americus Enfield
Bedford
Marcus Alexander
New York
Arthus Steinner
Lee Street
Chas. R. Hewitt
Wilmerding
Fannie Horn
Bedford Street
Rockwood
FE. M. Plauger
Petersburg
Cumberland
Plauger
Western Maryland Hospital
Hill Carter
Baltimore
W. Va
Ray Carter
Daniel Seldon
Moorefield
M. C. Stonestreet
Streby
Bier
Albert Amstot
Helen Wiesecker
Hagerstown
Mary J. Bowhay
Arlington Hotel
Girard Doerner
Texas
W. H. Doerner
North Mechanic Street
Nancy Hanna
Paw Paw
Malinda Thomas
Middletown
Ursuline Alumnae Hold Glamorous Dance in Fayette Street Hall
Seventy five couples attended a dance hosted by Ursuline Academy alumnae in SS Peter and Paul’s Hall Fayette street. Schmutz’s orchestra provided music. Hall decorations featured gold and white with palm and ferns. Carnations served as favors and cards offered diversion. Committee members included Mrs L W Miller Mrs J H Lippold Misses Margaret Martz Lenora Lippold Hildegarde Wiesel. Mayor Koon hosted a birthday dinner at home on Baltimore avenue with guests State Senator Frederick N Zihlman Dr James T Johnson David A Robb A M Lichtenstein W W Brown Jesse K Goodhand Charles W Donnelly J Alfred Reid and H S Hayward.
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Ursuline Academy
SS. Peter and Paul’s Hall
Fayette Street
Schmutz
Academy
L. W. Miller
J. H. Lippold
Margaret Martz
Lenora Lippold
Hildegarde Wiesel
Mayor Koon
Baltimore Avenue
Frederick N. Zihlman
James T. Johnson
David A. Robb
A. M. Lichtenstein
W. W. Brown
Jesse K. Goodhand
Charles W. Donnelly
J. Alfred Reid
H. S. Hayward
Frostburg bill poster freed after heavy window sash traps hand
Alvin Schneider of Frostburg Maryland was caught by the thumb under a heavy opera house window sash and suffered ten minutes of agony before William Warn, who runs a nearby business, released him. The sash descended suddenly causing severe pain.
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Frostburg
Alvin Schneider
Bill
Frostburg Opera House
William Warn
Warn
Schneider
Start Paving Today on Oldtown Road by Brady Bros
Brady Bros contractors began paving Oldtown road in this city with 75 workers. The project is described as a major improvement and will be rushed to completion before winter fully sets in.
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Brady Bros
Oldtown Road
Can Cats Communicate Disease Dr Bow Answers
Dr Bow addresses whether cats can communicate disease to humans. The column cautions readers about pet health concerns and urges responsible handling of illnesses in companion animals.
Outwits Sleuth and Flocked to Husband in Bedford Affair
Louise Silver 17 eloped to marry Patrick Burke 22 in Johnstown after a detective watched her in Bedford. The plot began when her father, Ross Silver, hired a detective fearing elopement during weekly Cumberland trips. Burke, once planned for West Point, now an aspiring salesman in Pittsburgh, joins her in Johnstown.
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Louise
Ross V. Siiver
Bedford
Patrick Edmund Burke
William Cleveland Hicks
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Miss Silver
Burke
Hyndman
Meyersdale
Johnstown
Silver
Cumberland
Mr. Silver
Pittsburgh
West Point
Allegany County School Board Approves Staff Changes
The Allegany County School Board met to appoint Martha Thomas to Beall High Frostburg and transfer Margaret Bell to Lonaconing. Roselea Cain was named to Barton, joining the Beall enrollment boost requiring a new teacher. Water line extension to Mary Street school prompts toilet and fountain upgrades. School principals Mary J Rank and Prof. C.T. receive contract approvals.
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Allegany County School Board
Martha Thomas
Frostburg
Beall High School
Beall High
Thomas
Central High School
Lonaconing
Margaret Bell
Barton School
Roselea Cain
James W. Cain
Washington College
Chestertown
Barton
South Cumberland
Mary Street
City Wins Evitts Creek Dam Suit in Cumberland Court
The Merrill-Ruckgaber Company sued the City of Cumberland for 8000 dollars over the Evitts Creek dam contract. Judge Henderson ruled the city’s first plea bad but upheld the second, requiring contractor Fuertes to certify completion after proper personal examination.
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Merrill-Ruckgaber Company
Cumberland
Evitts Creek
Henderson
Ferdinand Williams
Gaffney
James H. Fuertes
Fuertes
James C. Shriver
Merrill- Buckgaber
Rooster’s Nightlife Shocks Cumberland Neighbors
A Rhode Island Red rooster in northwest Cumberland begins nocturnal revelry, waking the street with cars and dogs as neighbors watch. The chanticleer leads a party of chickens that flock out at dusk, dining and promenading in a rare display of daylight behavior.
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Cumberland
Chanticleer
Rhode Island
Rooster
Big Meeting for Men at Maryland Theatre Sunday
A large crowd is expected at the Maryland Theatre for a men’s meeting Sunday afternoon addressed by Dr. McCuaig. Tickets before 3.30 are by admission only and available at the Y M C A or from pastors, with limited quantities in drug stores and hotels. Mayor Koon will preside. Snow will lead singing. Mann at the piano. Barry to read scripture. Loomis to offer prayer.
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Maryland Theatre
McCuaig
Liberty Street
Thos. W. Koon
Frederic Foster Snow
H. Paul Mann
F. W Barry
H. J. Loomis
Rev
Wilcake
Maryland education officials set Towson meetings
The School Commissioners and County Superintendents Association of Maryland schedules its annual meeting for November 18 and 14 at the Maryland State Normal School in Towson. Allegany County's Taylor Smith will open the session and Jon McCauley will speak. John F. Edwards attends the County Superintendents Section gathering in Baltimore and will participate in the dedication ceremonies for Towson’s new Maryland State Normal School building.
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School Commissioners’ and County Superintendents’ Association of Maryland
Maryland State Normal School
Towson, Md
Taylor Smith
Allegany County School Board
Jonn
McCauley
Allegany County Board
John FE. Edwards
Hotel Rennett
Baltimore
Towson
Tie Football Game Between Union Street and Centre Street
The Union Street School and Centre Street School football teams tied 18 to 18 on Camphill this morning. End runs by Walsh and Barhams plus defender Jordan stood out as Centre Street led early, then Union Street battled back to force the draw.
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Union Street School
Centre Street
Camphill
Walsh and Barhams
Jordan
Union Street
Burke
Offut Walsh
L. Shearer
Martin Barhem
W. Burke
C. Burke
Kelso
Western Maryland Railway Publishes Mason and Dixon Line Bulletin
The Western Maryland Railway launches a new paper Bulletin detailing railroad departments. First issue next week covers summer picnics at Elkins and Hagestown, featuring D. M. Carl. I O O F degrees to be conferred in Bloomington and Mountain Lake Park. Freight conductor Guy Sanders fatally injured near Charlton after being struck by a train.
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Western Maryland Railway
Chosen Friends Lodge
Bloomington
Oak Lodge I. O. O. F
Mountain Lake Park
Western
Maryland
Guy Sanders
Hagerstown
Charlton
Washington County Hospital
$1,000,000 Addition Planned by Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate
Weirton WV November 13 The Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company plans a 1 million dollar addition to its strip steel plant at Weirton. Construction to start within 30 days and be completed by July 1. The new mills boost payroll and employment from 1,700 in tin, 250 in strip, 200 in can factory to near 3,000 total.
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Phillip’s Sheet & Tin Company
Weirton
W. Va
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Clarksburg Range
Tin Department
Dr Gibbons Breaks Leg While Hunting Near Masontown
Morgantown West Virginia November 13 Dr Page A Gibbons fractured a leg below the knee while hunting near Masontown about 12 miles from Morgantown. He dragged himself a mile to his car and then drove 12 miles home aided by companion W L Gast. He had flushed two pheasants and shot both with one shell. He is the son of Rev George A Gibbons rector Romney and brother in law of Mrs Jane G Lynn of Morgantown.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Masontown
Page A. Gibbons
W. L. Gast
Dr. Gibbons
George A. Gibbons
Stephens’ Episcopal Church
Romney W. Va
Jane G. Lynn
Boatman Sues for 5098 in Canal Damages
Harry F. Mack a Chesapeake and Ohio canal boatman sues Denton Shupp of Williamsport in Rockville circuit court for about 5 000 damages alleging years of boating business on the canal.
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Harry F. Mack
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Boat
Rockville
Denton Shupp
Williamsport
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Barney
Angelica
Lothario
Mac Too
Mrs Mac
Leon
Tom
Bureau OF the Cumberland Press
Diamond Alleys
Wonders
Braves
Workman
Imperials
Athletics
Crist
Susan Troutman
Frank Troutman
Co. 1
211Th Pennsylvania Infantry
D. N. Brown
Troutman
Central and
South Cumberland Fire Departments
J. F. Zerrbaugh
Virginia Avenue
South Cumberland Fire Department
Charles Lindell
Humbird Street
Chester Squires
John FE. Squires
George L. Broadfur
J. T. Lawson
Martinsburg
Dawson
H. J. Shutz
Methodist Episcopal Church
India
East
Grace M. E. Church
Shutz
Grace Church
Dr. Shutz
Kingsley Church
MccCuaig
Leader Theatre
Religious Work Committee
Baltimore and Ohio Y
Grand Avenue
Dr. Stewart
Brenton Squires
Homer Street
Stella Switzer
Viola Spidell
Margaret Foreman
Dora Collins
Nettie Twigg
Helen Slantzer
Agnes Twige
Minnie Johns
Gertrude Bartik
Mae Zillner
Rose Zollner
Annie Squires
Elsie Squires
Hazel Switzer
Ethel Foreman
Fannie Bartik
Nora Reede
Carrie Hare
May Aulten
Dora Dean
Helen Baer
D., Long
W. John Brakman
W. Kunsman
KE. Emrich
J. Powell
C. Padgett
KE. Northcraft
G. Padgett
Christophere Roland
V. Leasure
T. E. Danahy
J. A. Mc
Schrock—Troutman
Oldtown
Mary J. Rank
Hill Street
Frogsburg
C. T
Pennsylvania Avenue
Merrill-Ruckgaber Co
Mitts
Union and
Centre Street Lads
W. M. Publication
Mason & Dixon Line
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I. O. O. FF. Lodge
A. M. Weir
John G. Lyhin
Boatman
J. H. Griffin
Spirella
Miss Heffro
Walsh
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