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The Republican
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland
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Rainy and cool weather restricted Memorial Day outdoor activities in the county, with normal cottage reservations but few boats and picnickers under threatening skies. Services in towns like Oakland proceeded as scheduled. No local highway fatalities, contrasting national record high.
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The Memorial Day holiday, long recognized as the beginning of the summer season for the county's recreational activities, failed to have the cooperation of the weather this year with intermittent rain and cool weather restricting many outdoor activities.
Lake property owners reported cottage reservations running about normal for this time of year, but an unusually few boats were in evidence over the long holiday period and picnickers enjoyed their lunches under mostly threatening skies.
Memorial Day services in several towns of the county proceeded on schedule, however, with the usual parade in Oakland Monday morning, followed by services at the cemetery by the American Legion and Knights of Pythias.
No fatalities were reported on county highways during the three-day period, in marked contrast to the rest of the nation which as a whole registered one of the highest fatality rates on record.
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Memorial Day Holiday
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Intermittent rain and cool weather limited recreational activities over the three-day Memorial Day period, with fewer boats on the lake and picnickers under threatening skies, though cottage reservations were normal. Memorial Day services and parades in county towns, including Oakland, proceeded on schedule. No fatalities on county highways, unlike the national high.