Allegany County School Appointments 1920s
At a special Allegany County Board meeting, school commissioners appointed teachers for the coming term starting September 5. Superintendent Webb confirmed all selections, with merit and seniority guiding promotions. Numerous principals and assistants named across Allegany County High School, Columbia Street School, Maryland Avenue through Concluded on Last Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Commissioners
Allegany County
John S. McCauley
Edward F. Webb
J. J. Tipton
Webb
Allegany County High School
Cumberland
May Harper
Helen Kean
Grace Ayers
Frostburg State Normal School
Columbia Street School
Beall High Adds Engineering Department for Vocational Training
Prof O R Rice and County Supt Edward F Webb establish a new engineering department at Beall High School with field work at Consolidation Coal Company mines and power plants. Prof Francis E Pray will lead courses in Trigonometry Crafting and Science as Applied to Mining Engineering to prepare boys for engineering roles in mining areas. Interior renovations and painting are underway as the school readies for term starting September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Rice
Edward F. Webb
Beall High School
H. V. Hesse
Consolidation Coal Company
Francis E. Pray
University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Fortieth-Seventh Shenandoah Valley Fair in Winchester
The Forty-Seventh Annual Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society fair runs September 11 to 16 in Winchester Virginia. Racing purses total 3000 dollars with stalls expected to fill. Daily motorcycle racing on an improved track, 4000 entries booked including livestock fruit vegetables and home products. The Girl's Canning Club of Clarke County will exhibit in the main building. The Panama Pacific Exposition Shows led by Frank Melville of New York will provide attractions throughout the week. Everyone is invited to enter stock and attend this popular event in the Shenandoah Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Winchester
Girl’s Canning Club
Clarke County
Frank Melville
New York
Shenandoah Valley
Frostburg School Principal Confirmed In Post War Era
Forty years ago in Cumberland Daily News frostburg readers learn J. W. S. Cochrane confirmed as Frostburg schools principal. A Pompey Smash gang entered Old Clary Tavern Clarysville and after rough handling of proprietor George Endler destroyed fixtures and robbed cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Daily News
Frostburg
J. W. S. Cochrane
Pompey Smash
Maryland Bars Reuse of Soda Containers After September
The State Board of Health will strictly enforce a rule from September 1 requiring single use paper cups at soda fountains in Maryland to prevent infantile paralysis. Reuse or cross use of glasses will bring fines up to 500 dollars. A pair of travel orders effective August 26 tightens entry and exit for children under 16 from states with outbreaks, mandating health service permits, fourteen day home quarantine, and residency requirements for state-to-state travel. Under 16s returning from epidemic areas need a public health permit, with quarantine observed for two weeks, and permits to travel to outbreak states limited to permanent residence intentions. Maryland residents working out of state may travel under weekly renewed permits. visits for instruction or recreation are prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Maryland
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Health Service
Local Hospital Notices From Jennings and Alleghany
Mrs. Pluma Sheetz of Jennings Md entered the hospital last Saturday for an operation Miss Genevieve Jack Mill street was received on Sunday for treatment William Henry Williams of Alleghany had tonsils and adenoids removed Tuesday William Jones Welsh Hill entered last Sunday for medical treatment Mrs Paull L Hitchins is a patient at the hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pluma Sheetz
Jennings, Md
Genevieve Jack
Mill Street
William Henry Williams
Allegany
William Jones
Welsh Hill
Paulll. Hitchins
Night Blooming Cereus Draws Local Flower Lovers
Flower enthusiasts gathered on the Pfeiffer lawn on Monday and Tuesday evenings to view four night blooming cereus blossoms. The large white blooms appear annually and last only one night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Pfeiffer
Rest Avenue
Barn Burned On Livengood Farm In Maryland Lightning Strikes
A large barn on Elijah Livengood’s farm between Salisbury and Grantsville was struck by lightning at 11 o’clock Tuesday night. Three horses, 200 tons of hay, and considerable farm machinery were destroyed, with the blaze visible as far as Frostburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Livengood
Salisbury
Grantsville
Frostburg
City Engineer Harvey Weds Miss Maud Zimmer man
Frostburg city engineer Harvey quietly marries Miss Maud Zimmer man of Westernport at the bride’s home with Rev. W B McKinley officiating. They plan a honeymoon to Atlantic City New York City Niagara Falls Toledo and Charleston before settling at the Hotel Gladstone after September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harvey
Frostburg
Maud Zimmerman
Alfred Zimmerman
Westernport
Fairview Street
W.B. McKinley
Protestant Episcopal Church
Atlantic City
New York City
Niagara Falls
Toledo
Ohio
Charleston
W. Va
Harvey
Mary Harvey
Shaft
West Virginia University
J. C. Ortick
Gladstone
Senator Zihlman Campaign Tour Reaches Frederick County
State Senator Frederick N. Zihlman of Cumberland Republican nominee for Congress launches a district campaign tour through Washington and Frederick counties. He speaks at Braddock Heights and Woodlyn Park Funks-town tournaments, meets Frederick County GOP leaders, and notes strong local support and a push for large registration in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick N. Zihlman
Cumberland
Congress
Washington
Frederick Counties
Hagerstown
Braddock Heights
Frederick
Joseph Irwin France
United States Senate
Zihlman
Repub
Lican
Frederick County
Zilhman
Rockville Fair
Montgomery County
Woodlyn Park
Funkstown
Rockville
United States
W. E. Borah
Dr. France
Baptist Sunday Schools Meet in Allegheny County
An Allegheny County Baptist Sunday School Association gathering convened Monday evening at Kirkhart Baptist Church. The program featured hymns, scripture, readings, addresses by Rev. Geo N Harward and Rev J K Gore, a debate on consecration versus education for teachers, and performances by the Eckhart Sunday School Quartette and Miss Anna G Elias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany County Baptist Sunday School Association
Kirkhart Baptist Church
Charles Engle
J. K. Gore
Christ
George Thomas
James McFarland
William Saunders
Benjamin Wilkes
W. H. M. S. Meeting at First M. E. Church
The Woman's Home Missionary Society held its monthly meeting at Mrs. Thomas Donaldson on Grant Street with large attendance. Mrs. D. A. Armstrong led devotions and the program focused on Prohibition. Mrs. Margaret Ockerman spoke on the subject from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
M. EB
Thomas Donaldson
Grant Street
D. A. Armstrong
Margaret Ockerman
Baltimore
L. D. Willison
Portland
Mr. Annan Lands Big Bass in South Branch
Mr Roberdeau Annan, president of the First National Bank, caught a four and a half pound black bass in the South Branch last Saturday. This is not a new feat for Mr Annan as he has previously caught several large fish in past seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberdeau Annan
First National Bank
Mr. Annan
Swauger Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding in Garrett County
Mr and Mrs Henry Swauger of Garrett County marked their golden wedding anniversary Monday evening at their son Lewis Swauger s home in Garrett County Civil War veteran Mr Swauger attended by their daughter in law Mrs Richard Harvey of Frost Avenue Also present were other family members from the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Swauger
Garrett County
Lewis Swauger
Swauger
Richard Harvey
Frost Avenue
Death of an Eight Year Old in Shaft
Eliza Gruber eight daughter of Thomas Gruber of Shaft died Wednesday evening from diphtheria. Funeral held Thursday afternoon with interment in Allegany cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Gruber
Thomas Gruber
Shaft
Allegany Cemetery
County Lawn Fete At The Dingle
Frostburg women led by Mrs H V Hesse and Miss Marion DeWitt plan a meeting at the Gladstone Hotel at 7:30 PM to boost the County Lawn Fete at The Dingle near Cumberland on Thursday September 7. Proceeds aid dependent families of Company G Maryland National Guard serving on the Mexican Border. Civic Club co operation sought for Frostburg presence. The fete promises amusements refreshments porch supper children’s attractions and dancing to attract a large crowd for a worthy cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frostburg
H. V. Hesse
Marion DeWitt
Gladstone Hotel
Dingle
Cumberland
Company G
Maryland National Guard
Corn Roasts at Clarysville and Winebrenner Woods
William Ramsay and family of Broad Way and Mrs Martha Parker of Linden Street hosted a corn roast in Clarysville Monday evening. Misses Hattie and Louise Llewellyn organized another roast in Winebrenner's Woods for Miss Louise Ford of Morgantown West Virginia. Attendees included Louise Ford, Louise Schlossstein, Winnie Jones, Ina Morgan, Margaret Williams, Marie Walters, Flora May Patterson, Nellie Harvey, Evelyn and Margaret Zink of Cumberland, Anna and Martha Powell, Hattie and Louise Llewellyn, with Paul and Richard Hudson and Clarence Llewellyn of Cumberland, Irvin Orton, Max Agnew, Lloyd Wade, Leonard Harvey, Lawrence Rank, Joe Brophy, and William Hansel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie
Louise Llewellyn
Louise Ford
Morgantown
W. Va
Cumberland
Irvin Orton
Max Agnew
Lloyd Wade
Leonard Harvey
Lawrence Rank
Joe Brophy
William Hansel
Virginia Fugitive Arrested In Mine Town Case
Fennel Morris aged 49 was arrested last Friday by Sheriff D E Crousehorn of Harrisonburg Virginia and returned to the state to face charges for shooting his brother John Morris in May 1915. Morris had worked in local mines and married Lydia Wilson of Frostburg last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fennel Morris
D. E. Crousehorn
Harrisonburg
Virginia
John Morris
Morris
Lydia Wilson
Frostburg
Real Estate Transfers in Frostburg
Real estate transfers record shows Liston Roy Ash and wife transferring a lot in McCulloh's Addition, Frostburg, to Grover W. McElfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liston Roy Ash
Grover W. McElfish
McCulloh
Frostburg
Visitors from Jeannette and Fairmont Stay Nearby
Miss Helen Threscher of Jeannette Pennsylvania visits cousin Miss Beulah Hafel on Frost avenue. Miss Lola Beasley of Fairmont Indiana stays with Miss Hazel Oder at Frederick Wehner’s Broadway home. Beasley formerly taught at Beall High School and is joined by Miss Georgia Liucas, who has been visiting in New York City Boston and Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Threscher
Jeannette
Beulah Hafel
Frost Avenue
Lola Beasley
Fairmont
Ind
Hazel Oder
Frederick Wehner
Broadway
Beasley
Beall High School
Georgia Liucas
New York City
Boston
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. M. Tinker
Margaret Miller
Anne Luman
Alice Bielaski
Anna Webster
Ross Gould
Rachel Everett
Helen Bradley
Ff. A. Wolfhope
R. F. Raniel
R. Ll. Amiss
R. du Hadday
Meta Eyppler
Isabel Ireland
Katherine McNamara
Marguerite Martz
Katerine Templeton
Margaret Carroll
Esther Steiner
Nellie Boward
Maryland Avenue School
Margaret Richmond
Althea Fuller
Margaret Hudson
Catherine Flynn
Louise Harrison
Virginia Avenue
O. B. Boughton
Mollie Boost
Emma Gerdeman
Agnes Carroll
Sallie Giffen
Mollie Copeland
Gertrude O’ Toole
Margaret Smith
Alice Ward
Nellie Cadden
Patience Williams
Mary Grabenstein
Helen Alee
Marie Bucy
Grace Malamphy
Sophia Cline
Irene Lapp
John Humbird
Sue McKnight
Vera Parker
Ada Lee Linn
Rosalie Storer
Helen Dilfer
Center Street School
F. C. Scott
B. A. Noone
John T. Walsh
Emma Everstine
Blanche Snyder
Maggie Rowe
Lydia DeNeen
Lela Taylor
West Side School
Alice McMichael
Mary I. Carscaden
Rachel Anthony
Katie Lippold
Nellie Dreyer
Edith Madore
Union Street School
H. G. Weimer
Laura M. Young
Rose Schmutz
Williet Houck
Belle Wilson
Jessie White
Mary Murphy
Cora Albright
Mary McMichael
Mt. Savage School
B. W. Erhard
Sarah Campbell
Idad Barth
Rachel Hitchins
Mary Witte Eckhart
C. A. Boyle
Kate Banntayne
Mattie Stapleton
Effie B. Thomas
Mary Crowley
Anna McLane
Hill Street School
Mary J. Rank
Lulu Seifarth
Lillie Wasmuth
Kathleen Wolfe
Lillie Neff
Winifred Green
Bessie Gehanf
Loretta Hannon
Lillie Aspinall
R. Rice
Margaret Ewald
Gustaf Liedholm
C. M. Kanady
A. S. Milliken
Mr. Pray
Kate Porter
Alice Kearsing
Leslie Orr
Martha Thomas
Nellie Powell
Aggie Davis
C.T. Pendleton
Nan Jeffries
Alpha Garrett
Nell Raley
Anna Hanson
Cordelia Williams
Stella Hosken
May Simons
Nan MecCulloh
M. Louise Purnell
Mabel Hitchins
Grace H. Dando
Ina K. Spitznas
Barton School
Oo. G. Cooling
Daisy Cline
Robert R. Ritchie
Martha MacDonaldson
Lillie Inskeep
B. F. Birmingham
Catherine Mubray
Mary Major
Mary Donahey
Westernport School
O. H. Bruce
Carrie Hepburn
Anna Wagner
Honora Birmingham
Mary Hanna
Margaret Screen
Alberta Saunders
Hazel Poland
Loretta Martin
Sarah Curran
Ella Wallace
Ethel Bosley
Miss Hanna
Paul Grant
Midland School
W. G. Fatkin
Mary Manley
Bessie Stakem
Agatha Dorsey
Narrows Park School
Margaret Bowling
Bertha G. Mathews
Henrietta Purnell
Lindnerville School
Thornton Twigg
Miss Matthaei
Edith Wentling
Ellerslie School
Dora B. Richard
Elizabeth Miley
Grahamton School
Orgi¢ Hawkins
Althea Hartig
Margaret Crowly
Ocean School
John W. Hunt
Ida Close
Mary
Lord School
Bessie McKenna
Loretta McGeady
Margaret Hwing
Oldtown School
Miss Healey
Miss Oliver
Flintstone School
G. Edward Eaton
Bessie Smenner
Detmold School
Louise W. Bell
Mollie Peel
Shaft School
Carrie V. Haberlein
Nellie R. Powell
Midlothian School
James E. Winters
Catherine Brain
Corrigansville School
C. L. Hartley
Catherine Barncord
Gilmore School
B. V. Reilly
Estelle Williams
Charlestown School
Miss Higgins
Margaret Powers
Pekin
Ella Martin
Porter Settlement
Edith Kirby
Folks Mill
Pearl Pressman
Iron Mountain
Mayrice
Wentling
Elizabeth Adams
Little Orlepag
Anna Candill
Roby
Anna Réuschel
Higgins
Agnes Ryan
Fletcher
Blanche Brinkman
Sulphur Springs
Kathleen Crowe
Stottlemyer
Margaret O’rourke
Charles Evans Hughes
Pach Bros
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Will
ARTY
YeAno
AGU
UDA Glagaed
Miners Hospital News
Senator Zinlman
Baptist Sunday Schools
W. H. M.S. Meeting
Reunion
Mountain Lake
West
Mountain Lake Park
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Wheeling
A. J. Wilkinson
Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
J. J. Cornwell
Clarksburg
Rebecca
Lina Henning Sherman
Professor Patterson
Thos. B. Foulk
Flora
A. Williams
Piedmont
William Ramsay
Martha Parker
Linden Street
Clarysville
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