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The Cumberland News from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 14

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1 THE CUMBERLAND NEWS, CUMBERLAND, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1947 Two Protests Filed Against Liquor Licenses Alleging that conduct of patrons is "rough and a remonstrance has been filed against issuance of a Class liquor, wine and beer license to Willard Jesse Moore, owner of Melody Manor, on the Mt. Savage Road. The petition, signed by nearly 50 residents of the area, was filed with the Allegany County Liquor Control Board in Circuit Court. Another protest against the issuance of Class license to Frank Orbello, 113 North Mechanic Street, was filed by a group of persons in the neighborhood, including officers of a Army which has its Citadel nearby. petition cited that there are already five other saloons in the area.

Meeting Is Called A meeting of the residents of Bowling Green will be held at Circle Inn at 7 p. m. Friday, May 2, to discuss various points of the charter granted by the last legislature for Bowling Green. Although Mel Ott holds more records than any other National League player he has never won the batting crown. Henderson Says (Continued from Page 22) all of the stories true of the number 'of cases don't know are, how many, but in some cases at least, the money that should be going to the clubs doesn't go to the clubs; but it sticks somewhere on the way.

Leaves The Bench "A man expressed it to me this way. 'I he said, 'I suppose it is hot money. Illegally gotten money. People that you would ordinarily think as personally honest, believe it all right to take the money which should go to the Of course," Judge Henderson continued, "that is not so, except, I hope, in a very few cases, but unquestionably it has been so. "The State's Attorney has made an honest effort, with the assistance of the April Grand Jury, to enforce the gambling law.

I feel the Court should back up that effort, and I feel, as I said before that only a sentence to jail or the House of Correction will honestly back the effort and show the citizens of the community that the authorities of this County are willing to do their duty to assist in getting rid of this custom this racket. It is a racket. There can be no question of that. "However, under the well known principles of law, where there is a Bowman's Addition Woman Is Missing Police last night were seeking Mrs. Jean Faulkner, 21-year-old Bowman's Addition resident, whose husband, Charles Faulkner, reported A she left home Monday for Cumberland to look for work and failed to return.

Mrs. Faulkner was described as being four feet, five inches tall, black-haired and weighing about 110 pounds. She was wearing a twopiece black suit and no hat when she left home, police said. difference of opinion as to guilt or innocence, or the a amount of the penalty, that which is theto least must prevail. Therefore I am going to take no further part in these slot machine cases, nor in the case of Vitus Rossworm, who has pleaded guilty to running gambling in his so called pool room." Judge Henderson then picked up his notes and walked from the bench and took a chair at the end of the jury box.

He remained in Court until after Judge Huster pronounced sentences in the slot machine cases and then returned the bench. Filberts and walnuts are over 60 per cent fat. feel fit made in Hanesknit You will like the comfort a swell buy, and long wear of Hanes Underwear. Your my dear wife will appreciate the fine knitting, the values made possible by 45 years of experience in the knitting business. SHIRTS to $1.15 BRIEFS to $1 Many men choose this streamlined summer combination- -a combed yarn shirt worn outside a Hanesknit Brief (with athletic support and a protective double seat).

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FLETTERMAN RITES A funeral service for Mrs. Mary Estella Fletterman, wife of Carl E. Fletterman, who died unexpectedly at her home on Valley Road yesterday morning, will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Robertson, 431 Laing Avenue. Burial will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. Fletterman, who had lived in South Cumberland until about six months ago, was a native of Little Orleans, a daughter of Mrs. Sarah A. Sweitzer, 504 Montreal enue, and the late Herbert Sweitzer, who died about 15 years ago.

Also surviving are a son, Karl H. Fletterman, at home; a brother, Arch M. Sweitzer, and three sisters, Mrs. Rose Squires, Mrs. William Brant and Mrs.

Hazel Danahy, all of this city. MRS. GROWDEN RITES A funeral service for Mrs. Helen V. Growden, 48, wife of Vernon H.

Growden, Bedford Valley, who died Monday night in Allegany Hospital, will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Centerville, Methodist Church. Rev. Mr. Keener, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will be in P. O.

S. of A. Cemetery, Cen- terville. HISE CHILD DIES Thelma May Hise, 17-day-old daughter of Adam and Mary Shaffer Hise, of Dan's Mountain, near Rawlings, died Monday night in Allegany Hospital. The child, will be buried this morning at 10 o'clock in Dawson family cemetery, near Rawlings.

WILLIAM G. HAINES William G. Haines, 58, Green Spring, W. died yesterday morning in Memorial Hospital where he was admitted Monday. Mr.

Haines, who has been employed as a blacksmith and crane operator at the Koppers Company's tie treating plant in Green Spring for a number of years, suffered a stroke in Pittsburgh Saturday and was brought to the local hospital. He was a son of the late J. W. and Sarah K. Haines of Green Spring Valley.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertie G. Haines; two foster children whom he reared from infancy; a niece, Mrs. C. O.

Wolford, Romney, W. and a nephew, Alvin S. McGill, Cumberland; two sisters, Mrs. 1 Elizabeth McGill, Cumberland, and Mrs. Bertha V.

Stites, Massillon, Ohio and two brothers, George Cumberland, and John Keyser, W. Va. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p. m. EST by Rev.

S. D. Sawyer at Forest Glen Methodist Church. Green Spring Valley, with interment in the church cemetery. GEORGE W.

LOWRY George W. Lowry, 80, died yesterday morning about 3 o'clock at the home of his son, Alden Lowry, Ellerslie, with whom he made his home. He was born September 12, 1866, NOTICE Due to necessary repairs, the Wiley's Ford Bridge will be closed for a period of approximately 30 days beginning Monday Morning April 21st. Traffic crossing the Potomac River at Cumberland will use the Blue Bridge between Johnson Cumberland, and Ridgeley, W. Va.

MARYLAND STATE ROADS COMMISSION G. Bates Chaires, District Engineer A DOLLAR A JUST AND LASTING PEACE HOW TO WIN IT? It begins to look as though force even the implied threat of the Atom Bomb and diplomacy are failing. Nations are bristling at each other over their borders and glowering at each other across the council tables. Isn't it about time for ordinary people not their leaders the people who suffer from war the people who always pay the true cost of war to do something? Over the ages, neople many times in such an extremity have turned to God and prayer. And their pleas have been heard If we can get through to the ordinarv Russian peonle not their self-anointed leaders the will for peace can be develoned.

All other methods of communication having failed, let's try to reach them via God and Prayer. In line with such a thought, evervone is invited to an hour of praver for the conversion of the Russian peonle to the Christian way of life and peace. The exercises will he held at the Fort Hill Stadium on Thursdav, May 1, at 7 P.M, Special Buses to this Service will leave Baltimore and Mechanic Streets at 6:15. 6:30 and 6:45 P.M. The buses will also be waiting at the Stadium at the close of the program at 8 P.M.

Everything else has failed. Let's trv prayer for the Russian people. Everyone is invited to attend. One Hour of Prayer for The Conversion of the Russian People Thursday, May 1, 7 to 8 P. M.

Fort Hill Stadium Under the Auspices of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore and Washington at Route 1, Hyndman, a son of the late John W. and Lydia Sheirer Lowry. Mr. Lowry was a member of Ellerslie United Brethren Church and No. 86, P.

O. S. of A. "Besides his widow, Mrs. Lillie Luman Lowry, he is survived by two other children, G.

Raymond, La Vale, and Mrs. Ethel Maylor, Johnstown, 14 grandchildren, a great great grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. C. V. Cook, La Vale.

A funeral service will be conducted Friday at 2:30 p. m. in Ellerslie United Brethren Church by Rev. W. J.

Lloyd and Rev. Fred Zimmerman. Burial will be in Cook's Mill Cemetery. MAUST CHILD DIES MANN'S CHOICE, April 29- Dorothy Ann Maust, five-weeks-old daughter of Merle and Elizabeth Scriaanko Maust, died late Monday night in Windber, Hospital. A funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.

m. at the home of her grandfather, George Scriaanko, Mann's Choice, by Rev. A. L. Smith and burial will be in Schellsburg Cemetery.

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