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'RlBERTI FAIL 8
TO SAT ISL

NEW YORK, Sept. S Roberto
Roberti, the giant Italian who Il PEI
ing bally-hooed az q prominent con-
tender for the heavyweight cham
pionship, had not increased his
prestige today Az result Of the
sen-round decision he won from
King solomon Of Panama At Ebbets
Field last night.
Roberts failure to stop the
ring.worn solomon was distinct
disappointment to his many "a
mirers who had confidently pre-
dicted the big italian would knock
solomon out.
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BASEBALL
DIRECTLY /

YEsTERDAY'S RESULTS
WASHINGTON. 3-3: New York, 1-S.
Detroit, 10; Chicago, 2.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at New York.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at BOSTON.
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Is
Roberti. however. won every
round. several 81 them BY wide
margins. in the third he put
solomon on the floor for :
short count and in the seventh
cuit his opponents face 50
badly tile referee seemed about
to stop the fight.
The durable solomon. however,
chung and nnauled his way through
the remaining rounds and was
rOundiy cheered for staying The
limit.
Roberti missed many heavy gnts
but landed quite q few, too. He
Gid not box as well as In his recent
fight with Johnny Risko, but ne
Was easily the master of solomon
and the issue was never In douOt.
Roberti weighed BEN: solomon,
1891.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

| WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK. RAINING
| PHILADELPfiIA AT BOSTON. -. CLOUDY
| CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND. CLEAR
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

BOSTON Al PEilI.AD CLOUDY
pITTsBURcHSAT sTg LOUIS 4 p =
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17

Captain George E. Mcgee is load
ing two barges with piling for the
Pennsylvania Railroad to be used
at Philadelphia. He is loading one
at Milton and the other at Draw
bridge. I'D
Misses Mary King, Mary Jefferson
and Ann Farens are home from a
visit with friends and relatives in
Wilmington, Philadelphia, and At
lantic City.
Harmon Davidson and daughter,
Miss Jean, and Mrs. Robert Soles
of McKeespOrt, Pa, are guests of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Davidson.
Mrs. L. L. Mustard is visiting rel
atives in New Jersey.
Mrs. George r. Davidson has re-
turned from visit with her brother
James Mustard, at Willimantic,
Conn. She was accompanied on the
trip by Mr.. and Mrs. George Hopson
and Mrs. Fred Welch of Philadel-
phia.
There will be morning prayer and
sermon, and the public baptism of
a child at st. John the Baptist Epis-
copal Church. The Rev. Martin
Bran will preach and ofIiciate Ser
vice will begin at nine o'clock
sharp.
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Pleasantville

Sunday being a stormy day not
very many attended services at st.
Georges on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Louise Lynch, widow Of the
late Jacob Lynch, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. David Hall,
near Bethany Beach on Thursday,
August 8. Funeral services were
held at st. Georges Church, of which
she was a member. Interment was
made in the church cemetery. She
leaves two sons and five daughters.
The bereaved have the sympathy of
the community.
Mrs. Helen Nelson who is in a.
Milford hospital, is not much i'm
proved at this time.
William West who has a position
in Philadelphia spent the weekend
with his parents.
Mrs. Wayne Clogg is very much
improved from an illness.
Mrs. Charles West visited her
daughter in Philadelphia the past
week.
Capt. Irwin Bennett passed Sat
urday with Laban Murray and fam
lily.
Mrs. Ira Aydelotte and grandchil-
dren returned from a visit in Phil
adelphia recently.
Miss Helen Barnett of Camden, N.
J., visited Miss Lillian Cannon re-
Gently. I
Mrs. Emma Richards has been
visiting G. M. Gray and wife.
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Redder1

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ]. Dutton en-
tertained over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Burket and two children
and Mr.. and Mrs Edward Horse, all
of Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Arthur Sammons Of New
port spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Bickling.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Vannie Wilson recently
and left them a nice little daughter.
Rufus Rust purchased a Nash
coach the past week.
w. S. O'Day of near Bridgeville
spent Monday last with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Horace Webb.
Mrs. Reid Boyer was the week.
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Chaffins of Middletown.
Miss Mary Smith and Miss Bea-
trice Donovan will in about two
weeks leave for Wilmington where
they will attend BeacOms College
this winter.
Miss Bernice Sammons of New
port is spending two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Bickling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Seagraves
and two little sons of Claymont
spent the past week with her mo-
Their, Mrs. Belle Dutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Penuel and
little son Otis spent Monday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry War
rem, near Lincoln City.
Mrs. Norman Jester is seriously
i'll at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Abbott.
Z The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Chafins in Middle
town the past week and left them a
little son. Mrs. Chafins will be re-
membered as Miss Laura Jester.
Jacob Smith has been on the sick
list, but we are glad to state he is
somewhat better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Short had as
their guests the past week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Short and little son of
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
of Camden, N. J.
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Gravel Hill

Master Clarence Wilson of Ches-
tertown, Md, is spending two weeks
with his cousins, Rudolph and
James Koeppel.
Mrs. Annie Steward spent the past
week in Philadelphia visiting rela-
t1ves and friends.
Lightning struck the large poul-
try houses on the poultry farm Of
Mr.. Baker, near Georgetown, burn
ing them down, during one of the
severe electrical stefms which Wis
tied this section last week.
Daniel Small of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with Mrs. Annie Stew
ard and family,
Edward Lovenguth spent the past
week in East Orange, N. j., and
Philadelphia visiting relatives.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Lingo spent
the past week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pase have
been entertaining Mrs. Passes
niece and husband from Ohio, the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wilson from
Overlook spent Sunday with rela-
tives near this place.
Arthur Rogers household goods
were sold at public sale last Tues
day
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MiMviIIe

After the long hot and dry wea.
Their, relief came Saturday with re-
freshing rains and northeast wind
The wind, however, did slight dam
age to the conn, blowing it partly
down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie A. Evans an
nounces the marriage of their
daughter, Marie, to William Bunt-
ing of Bishopville, Md, on Friday
evening, August 10. After the re-
ception they left for the Luray
Caverns of Virginia. They win re
side in SelbyVille. We. wish them a
long and happy married life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dale had as
their guests over the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Steele and Mrs.
Herbert Rhodes of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Henry Culley and daugh-
ter Mildred of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Belts and son
William of Philadelphia called on
Mrs. Sadie Williams on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Helm of Philadel-
phia will spend the week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Richards
and children, Gene and Billy of Will
mingtOn have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Eichenhoffer
and Richard Simms of Gloucester,
N. j., are spending sometime with
their cousins, Edward J. and Harry
B. Daisy and their families.
We are sorry to report Thos. E.
Dukes still very ill at this writing. !
The Calhoun Boat Company, as
sisted by the tomato growers of our
enlarged and repaired
the wharf at Steele's Landing on
Friday of last week. The prospect
for a large crop is good at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Steele had as
their guests over the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Kennel Knight and J. L.
Buzby of Haddonfield, N. j., and
Charles Steele of Camden, N. ]. q
L. NJ. Hudson also spent the week
end here. Mrs. Hudson and sons,
Billy Ralph and Roy, accompanied
ler husband back to Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Setman and
Elizabeth and Virginia,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Setman and
child were guests of Mrs. Setman's
ather, James West, recently.
Mrs. Phil pWest entertained over
he weekend her husband, Capt.
Philip West of Jersey City, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clare, Mr.. and
lrs. Robert Rudolph and William
Brown of Philadelphia, Mrs. Percy
)avey and daughter Lydia of Bay
ne, N. J., Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Phillips of Richardson Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Daisy have
Gated themselves to a new Ford
IT.
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FELTON,

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lynch spent
Friday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Daniels and
little son of Collingsdale, Pa, have
been the guests of friends here.
Thursday was Big Thursday at
Bowers. Quite number from our
town visited there that doy or eve
ming and enjoyed the cool breezes.
We are glad to state that the Eel
ton Boy Scouts band has received
an invitation from the Denton fire.
men to take part in their parade
which they will hold Monday night,
August 81. The boys will march in
line in the parade. We hope the boys
luck and hope that they will win
one of the prizes which are offered.
Mrs. Clifford Cubbage of Will
mington was the guest of her mo-
Their, Mrs. Erma Hammond on Sun
day.
We have been visited by one of the
worst northeast storms this week
that we have had for years. The
rain was accompanied by great
deal of wind which has blown the
corn down and will make it hard
for the farmers to cut.
Saturday was big day at Bowers
for the colOred people, but only a
few got to visit the bay owing to
the day being stormy.
Friends here were sorry to learn
of the death of Elwood C. Killen on
Monday night. He died at Whining
ton where he had resided for num-
Der of years. Mr.. Killen was well
known here and had a large circle
of friends here. At one time he was
in the grocery and drygoods bust
ness with Harry Baxter, but moved
to Wilmington several years ago
and was hoOrwalker at Lippincott's 9
department store, where he gained |
number of friends. His funeral
were held at Barratt's
Chapel Church on Thursday and in
erment made in the adjoining GEM
,tery.
Charles CoA has bought out a
grocery store at Milford and with
lis daughter Mary will make their
lone there. We all hope him sue
'ess. Mr.. Cook had grocery store
lere in our town and did a good
BUSINESS and we feel sure he will be
uccessful in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Meredith
ave returned from a visit with Mr..
leredith's daughter.
Quite few of our town people at
ended the Firemen's Parade held at
'amden and Wyoming on Thursday
vening and reported the parade
Sas fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomas and
amily spent last week at their cot
age "The Richmond" at Bowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Melvin and
on spent last week at their cottage
Bowers.
Cordy MINER is slowly improv-
lg.
Miss Virginia Simpson has re-
lrned to Milford after spending a
ew days with Mrs. Leonard Moore.
James Wilson from near Middle
)wn. is spending sometime with
elton friends
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Parker, &C
by Mrs. Parker's uncle
re spending two weeks in Virgin
!.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Harrington and
lildren of Trenton, N. J., are
pending this week with the form
IS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
arlington and the latter's mother,
rs. Joanna SatterfeId.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kitchens are
lending a few days this week at
aughter Beach.
Arthur Wadsworth has purchased
piano this week and presented il
his wife as birthday gift. L
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Millsboro

Carey's Camp opened on Sunday
but the severe rain storm KEEP
many at home who otherwise would
have attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Knowles Wis
tied their parents at the Laurel
Camp on Sunday.
big Thursday" drew many visit
. ors to town. Among whom were w.
P. Prettyman and Poole, Jr., Lay
ton Houston, w. R. B. West, John
Belts and F. H. Burton, of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis of Delmar
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Rose.
Rev. ]. e. Layton of Holly Oak
visited his uncle, E. E. Carey, last
Saturday.
George N. Dorey, son of George w.
Dorey, deceased, died on August IL
after a short illness. Funeral SER
vices were held in Grace NJ. &.
Church on Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock. Friends from Philadelphia
who attended the funeral were Mr.
Dorey's uncle, w. B. DOrey, and his
cousin, Mrs. Katherine Chamber
lain. Mrs. Chamberlain will remain
for a week visiting with relatives in
Millville and Ocean View.
Mrs. Margaret Gordy has return
ed home after being in the Metho-
dist Hospital in Philadelphia for
thirteen weeks. Mrs. GOrdy under
went two very serious operations
and is somewhat improved at this
time.
Miss Ida Goslee was taken to the
Beebe Hospital at Lewes last Sat
urday in an ambulance to be treat
ed for a broken leg and dislocated
shoulder. Miss GOslee received these
injuries when she fell from porch.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Carey
and daughter, Miss Elizabeth of
Plant City, Fla, have been visiting
their mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Lizzie Lingo this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Lingo and
daughter Charlotte and Mrs. Nora
Ennis of Harbeson were also visit
ors of Mrs. Lingo on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Williams and
children are spending August in
their cottage at Riverdale Park.
Miss Blanch Williams and Miss
Fannie Steele are visiting with Miss
Helen Williams at Riverdale.
Mrs. Minnie Burton Jones of Mill !
bourne, Pa, is visiting with Mrs.
Carrie Burton for several days.
Mrs. Gazelle Dutton of Philadel- e
phia has been a recent guest of her L
laughter, Mrs. Helen Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert V. Anderson q
Ind little daughter Jean of Phila- !
lelphia are with Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. ;
ellis for sometime. Mr.. Anderson a
to Philadelphia on Sun u
ay., W
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Evans Of u
are spending the week
nth Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dodd. W
Mr.. and Mrs. John Monroe of 3
are visiting with Mr.. 81
nd Mrs. Jesse Jones and Mr.. and pi
[rs. w. P. Monroe. pl
Miss Hilda Thoroughbred has re- M
lrned from her vacation which she +.
pent in Philadelphia. ca
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Bailey, Eve la
N and Claribel Bailey and Mrs. w.
:. Johnson motored to Allentown, an
a., on Sunday. II
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A good rule for autoists is to drive
as if their own family were in the
other car.-The Pathfinder.
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location and conditions under which
the boys are living. During the cas-
terly storm large power boat own
ed by the campers was washed high
on the shore and slightly damaged.
The lads are digging a channel to
tide water and expect to soon have
the craft afoat.
big Thursday" was celebrated at
Broadkill Beach yesterday by one
of the largest crowds present for
years. This resort is growing in
each season. Next Thurs
day will be big Day" at Slaughter
Beach.
Late potato growers are COM
planning of a poor stand in this crop
owing to the heavy rains at plant
ing time and extreme hot suns since
that time. The crop will be a short
one here as the growers were I'M
able to sell their potatoes last fall
and winter at any price The acre
age has been greatly curtailed and
the poor stand will heavily cut the
yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barker are
spending several weeks at Broad
kill Beach enjoying the cooling |
Dreezes and fine bathing.
J. Oliver Hazard, marine engi- |
leer, is spending sometime with his
family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maull of
are the guests of her
mother, Mrs. Robert Vaughan.
The Collins Hatchery is enlarging
heir plant twofold and will add an
,ther large incubator to take care
If their increasing business. The
liant will start Matching about Sep
ember first.
John NJ. Robbins who has been
listing his daughter, Mrs. Lucious
Webb, in Cedar Neck, has returned
0 the home of his son, J. D. Rob
inns. Mr.. Robbins has been ill but
S now greatly improved.
On Monday William r. Wilkins Of
lilton, with a friend from Phila-
elphia, while hook and line fishing
IF Broadkill Beach, saw an upturn-
d row boat floating out to sea. They
ucceeded in making fast to the
erelict and towed it to the beach.
here was no name or other marks
Identification on the craft.
William Ward, of Philadelphia, is
isiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jensen
t Reynolds Mill.
Mrs. Granville Dickerson is quite
l at her home on Broad street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar WEIGH, of
Lilford, spent the weekend with
ilton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Mears
'e spending sometime at Rehoboth
each.
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Gain Third Victory

In the 40O.yard relay, the Amer.
lean team of Frank Wykoff. Jimmy
Quinn. Henry Cumming and Hank
Russell was timed in 81 as seconds
in publishing the British to win by
inches.
America then gained its third
straight victory in winning the $50.
yard shuttle hurdle relay, a strictly
British event, in 81 seconds.
The American sweep continued in
the shot put event. which was de-
cided on the basis Of aggregate team
performances. On this basis, the
Americans won with a team total
Of l45 feet II inches against a Brit
ish total of % feet inches.
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Photo BY international

Gov ALFRED E. SMITH, Democratic nominee for
the Presidency Joined with thousands at Chicago in pay
ing last tribute to George E. Brennan, Democratic
leader of Illinois The picture above shows the Brennan
funeral party arriving at the Lady of Mount Carmel
Church while the picture below shows Governor Smith
as he arrived in Chicago to attend the funeral services
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Tunney Asks Editors
To Call News Hounds
Home From Siege
!. Ia4erwatIonaI News ServIre

Nv Ia4ernatlOnab News eerViFe
xOIvTH BRISTOIS Me-, Aug. IL.
keninz under the glare Of pub
licits,s pftiless spotlight. Gene Tuns
rev. in formal statement 70 edi-
tors. asks that reporters and news
photographer laying siege to the
Saiand summer home Of his fiancee
here be recalled.
The retired heavyweight cham
Mon waxed indignant at what he
termed the shopping Of the. repre-
sentafives or the press who have
surrounded the island since the
announcement OF his engagement
to Polly" Lauder, $4,000 900
heiress.
Choosing his words carefully,
Tunnev sent the following state
naapt to newspapers:
1T has always been a pleasure
for me TO meet and talk with re.
enonsibIe press representatives Of
nv acquaintance folks who ] know
will not nnisrepresent things / may
cav, or aecredit me with words
have not uttered However. In
avoiding newspaper representatives
on this occasion / did so merely
because there was nothing could
add to the formal announcement
made by Mrs Lauder.
Probably there are numerous
matters concerning my engagement
of = personal and private nature
That some unthinking person would
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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EbFIHhjEt 1ttttF W1S 10 % NET
ands. new Olympic record The
previous Olympic record Of 50 sec.
ends was also held by the Chicago
star.
Barany's time was SO As seconds.
George Kajoc, Of New York. fin.
ished in fourth place; Walter Laufer.
Of Chicago. was fifth, and Spence,
Of Canada, sixth.
Barany Puts Up Fight
Barai1y ran Weismuller a hard and
close race the. iatter having only a
slight lead at the end OF 50 meters
he maintained this until the finish,
but was unable To increase il
Arne Borg of Sweden. who
scratched from the 100.meters race,
was the first to congratulate Weis.
muller
The United States mems s00-neter
relay team scored a sensational VIC
tory in Ne finals of the event, estab.
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fishing new Olympic record NJ
g:s6 Is and having no difficulty in
keeping substantial lead from the
start.
just a few minutes before.
America had scored two other tri
umphs when the Olympic record of
l.f2 2.5 for the 100-meter free style
swim for women was twice broken
by girl swimmers from the United
States in the semi-finals of the
event.
The American relay team which
made the new record today con
sisted of Austin Clapp, Waller
I.aufer, George kojac and Johnny
WeissmulIer. japan took second
place in the event and Canada was
third, Then came Hungary
Sweden, Great Britain and Spain.
Clapp, America e lead-off man In
the relay gave Laufer four yard
Continued on Page ., Column 81
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Streak Broken

The United Kingdom finally broke
the American monopoly on victories
when 1t won the four-miIe relay.
event in the great time of 7.22 SIS.
Just four-fifths of a second behind
the worlds record for the event
The British almost blew this one
at that. Lloyd Hahn running a daz.
fling final leg to pick I'm 20 yards
on Ellis, the British anchor man,
and almost catch him at the tape.
Ellis Just lasted to the finish to beat
Hahn's final leap by inches.
The British also did some impress
siVe running to win the two-miIe
relay event In 7:4s As. excellept
time for the distance. The Ampr'
lean team was pretty much gut
classed, Douglas Lowe. england
two-time Olympic champion at 500.
meters. finishing the race wit ~
yards to spare.
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AA8etne llenaI &etsN Service
Gene Tunney Is to break into
the social register for = least
! year Tunney win be the
first professional prizefighterI
and heavyweight champion 20
attain that honor.
This comes abOuf, It Was learned
today through his engag enaenf to
Miss Mary Josephine Lauder ;sctslssty
girl and heffeEs, and long listed AZ
the social register.
ii also became known today that
Tttunev has been offered 4 Fa ser
either IN wall street w1sre his
Estimated $1,000. 900 ring earh4Ilas
haye made him eligible, or cii fiie.
stage.
The offer Of a wall Street con-
nection Il said to come from 9 NJ.
4. Murphy & Go.
the tlleatericaI offer 10 produce
him IN Shakeapearean plays y re.
.s1rted to have been by Morris Gest.5