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OBSERVE CHRISTMAS IN DOVER
Strets, Homes, Business Places Elec-
trically Decorated. Tree at Post Office

!
trically Decorated. Tree at Post Office
Christmas at the State Capital was
generally observed with all public
buildings, State, county and municipal
| being closed as well as all places of
business. Religious services were held
| in Christ Church and Holy Cross
| Church in the morning. Family re-
unions were the order of the day and
with the unusual and the most elabor-
ate decorations both by the combined
efforts of the civic organizations and
the residents of Dover, made Christ
mas of 1928, one of the most memor-
able in the history of Dover. The
idea originated with the Rotary Club,
was adopted by the Chomber of Com
merce, the American Legion,th Town
Council and through the cooperation
of all these organizations the Christ
mas celebration of 1923 became a
reality and made the holiday season
one that will be long remembered. The
Rotary Club appointed ]. Percy Colt
and Harvey B. Roop to represent
them, the Chamber of Commerce, J e.
Teat, The Walter L.Fox Post, William
H. McWilliams, George D. Hill and
Jacob Ehrlich, the Town Council, w.
Denney Clements, Grover F'rear and
L. D. Shank. Percy Colt served as
chairman of the whole committee and
w. H. McWilliams as secretary. To
these men must go the credit for the
successful Community Christmas Gel
ebration. Standing on the Post Office
steps and looking along Loockerman
street and arching the street one saw
lanes of colored lights stretching
across the street were streamers Of
laurel wreath. From top to base
laurel twined around the electric light
poles. So that both by day and night
one was reminded that the joyous
season of Christmas was there. At
the head of Loockerman street in
front of the post office was the Com
munity Christmas Tree gaming with
varied colored lights. Across State
street fioated large sign wishing all
a Merry Christmas. The stores also
had caught the spirit and presented
attractive fronts to passersby. Some
had their fronts blazoned with light
and every available spot covered with
Christmas green. One needed an auto
mobile to see the entire town for on
every street the houses We're beauti-
fully and tastefully decorated. Riding
along the streets one saw lighted
trees on porches and in windows. On
Christmas eve many of the houses
were lighted from top to bottom with
candles in the windows. On Christ
mas night from the post office steps
the Boys Band gave a short concert.
Ernest V. Keith and Ashworth Burs-
lem played "Joy to the World" and
"Silent Night" Led by Mrs. Frank
Hall Davis, Mrs. Frank Danner and
Mrs. w. D. Burton the crowd sang
Christmas carols. Between two and
three thousand people were assembled
to join in the festivities Just prior
to the community singing Christmas
night carols were played on the
chimes of Peoples Christian Church
which with the illuminated Cross on
the tower of the church, attracted
many people who had gone 70 Dover
to participate in the Christmas Com
munity affair.
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DECREASE TELEPHONE RATES
Long Distance Telephone Rates to be
Decreased February First

Further reductions in telephone
rates to points between 130 and ap-
proximately 1,500 miles distant will be
instituted by the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company February 1, it is an
nounced by Charles B. Sypherd, man
ager for the company. Institution of
the new rate schedule for out-of-town
calls will mark the third time within
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DE night elaSsss q saain ! Friday night,
} S'noVl i. At 7.8O and vii continue
spaly l.,.v !, night for ten weeks. All
" NJ ~ Il attend the classes
ap'' Ti i The schoolbuilding or
psi Digbt. January 3rd, from
ol''us' : o'clock for the purpose Of Or
y p0 H. classes. This is neces-
' 7 tbat The classes having the re
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quired number-ten members or more
may be definitely arranged and
number Of teachers decided upon. The
subjects taught will depend upon the
number of persons attending the reg
istration OIL the tird. IF it is impos-
sible for you to be present send your
name and subject you desire by some
one else.
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STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Mrs. NJ. "A. Tull, Of Bettertown, an
nounces the marriage Of her daughter,
Grace Nal, to Frank Whitehouse, yes
terday, January 1, 1929, at Baltimore.
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John NJ. Short, of Harrington, and
Miss Madeline s. Hurd, Of FELTON,,
were married at Harrington on De-
cember 23rd by Rev. E. H. Collins, or
Harrington.
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Howard Horn, of F'rederica, anc
Miss Ella Mae Mack, Of Harrington,
were married at Harrington, on De
cember 22nd, by Rev. E. H. Collins, Of
Harrington.
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Miss Helen Needles, daughter Of
William H. Needles, and Howard Mer-
ritt Joiner, of Lynch, were married at
the parsonage Of the st. James M. P.
Church last Friday. Reverend Lee
Marker officiated.
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Miss Fannie Elizabeth Boyd, 19-
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Boyd, Of Galena, became the
bride Of Horace F. Atwell, p, Of Mid
dletown, the ceremony being perform
ed by the Rev. Ivanhoe Willis, pastor
of Galena NJ. E. Church, Christmas
Day.
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Miss Nina Madge Clark, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Clark, Of
Rock Hall, was married to William
Robert Kenny, of Baltimore, Saturday
December %. They left Immediately
for a honeymoon to New York where
they will stay at the Pennsylvania Ho-
tel. The wedding attendants were
Miss Violet Edwards, Donald Wooten,
of Baltimore. The bridegroom, Mr..
Kenny, is assistant chief chemist Of
the Lamotte Products Chemical Com
pany, where Miss Clark was formerly
employed.
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The open season on trapping musk
rats throuhgout Maryland began yes
terday, Tuesday, January 1st. Ac-
cording to local trappers the outlook
for the season is a fair one. Prices
are expected to be about the same as
last year and a large number Of per-
sons have indicated they will trap the
animals in this county. The season
closes March 10.
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Kent county, Maryland, holds the
most coveted prize awarded at the In
ternationaI Turkey Show in Chicago
the first week in December. A silver
cup was presented to Mrs. Helen NJ.
Baker, "for most distinguished serv-
ices to the industry, 1928"
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Miss Mildred A. Hurlock, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Hurlock,
of Cambridge, and Oliver Carlton
Sard, a young business man Of Cam
bridge, accompanied by several friends
of Cambride, motored to Easton, We'd
nesday afternoon and were married in
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
on South street, by the Rev.S., R. Mac
Evan, rector. Mrs. Barclay Kilbourn
and Mrs. Lawrence Strong, aunts Of
the bride were present.
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Jimmy Foxx, catcher, first and third
baseman and general handy man On
the Philadelphia Athletics, was mar
ried Wednesday night. The bride was
Miss Helen Heite, daugter Of Charles
A. Heite of Dover. Foxx and Miss
Heite left her home ostensibly to 60
to a dance. Instead they went to
Church Hill, Md, where they were
married. Foxx lives in Sudlersville,
Maryland.
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A wedding of much interest in the
county was colemnized at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moffett, on
Tuesday evening, when their daughter
Miss Mary Elizabeth Moffett became
the bride Of Charles Howell Crew, of
near Fairlee. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev ]. I. Marker, pastor
Of st. James M. p. Church, and was
followed by a large reception at the
home of the brides parents. The
couple vii reside near Fairlee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-09-14
Your After-Summer
Complexion

No matter how much you have
real and heard about the necessity
for preventing bad cases of sunburn
and tan, the chances are that this
month finds you with at least minor
discolorations and probably major
ones.
And now as you begin to plan
your new fall wardrobe you are real
izing that, however becoming tan may
be on the beach and with summer
frocks, it is not the most becoming
complexion with the formal styles
and colors Of fall.
Will you bleach, then? 1t is one
sure way to be certain of skin that
: looks lovely with any color at any
time during the coming season. For
remember, if you do wish to be tan
with some colors you can always
wear a gypsy powder!
The bleach you use will depend
upon the result you wish to obtain.
In the first place, there are all varie-
ties of tan to contend with, from the
light golden to the deep copper
bronze, which usually remains well
into the winter months.
For a mild tan try tie flowing
,c.ars: Make an infnsicr o parsley
an. horse. adlsh an .,pp. II . the
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suddenly. Before 1 write mo.
l want to hear the truth frc.',
both of you, if you can and W:
tell it.
The Reverend Doctor Steddoi.
was something more than father
to his daughter, something more
than a husband to his wife; he was
also the high priest of their religion.
But Mrs. Steddon had grown l2
with her husband and had seen his
tempers goad him to too many n's-
takes. She was merely angry at
him now for a burst OF wrath, while
Mem covered before him as an -
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and your voice and your soul If
you will, you've got a big future.
II YOU won't You'll slump along
PLAYING small parts till you lose
Var bloom Of yoGth. then you'll
sHy into character parts and SO out
like an old candle
= :
The rpshot OF tbs ordeal by fire
was that Mem was recognized as j
star vet to be made--if, indeed, her
noSulous ambitions should ever be
condensed into solid achievement.
Claymore felt that she had a
future. He told her so. Bat he
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Efjnts'
~. Se~ fSss
6V NaNcN HaH


DID YOU KNOW it's the thing
now to have bath towels in different
colors, one for each member of the
family? And that most exquisite
pastel colors are available-colors
that make the bathroom seem like the
end of the good fairy's rainbow, with
peach, orchid, jade, maize, turquoise,
rose, all hobnobbing together in de-
lightful harmony.
In sanitary interests the idea was
begun, the motive being to make it
easy for each member of the house
hold to detect instantly his or her
own towel. For differences in color
are comprehended with much greater
ease than variations in shape, size or
location.
All in all, we think it a charming
innovation. Not only does it enliven
those fashioned dead white bath
rooms that are so woefully out Of
date, but it relieves us Of our job of
Supervisor of the Racks. When
Bobby gets used to his jade towel,
he never thinks of reaching for
E1eanor's in peach; nor does he dare
to besmirch the big, fluffy maize towel
that belongs to Dad alone.
Strange that color could settle this
annoying family problem without a
single word of argument.
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To Cool, lam q

Prepared as f~.io~s, ham will have
tenderness an DUCHESS that can be
obtained in no other way Cur a
slice OF o-diua-v thickr"ss; axe Oft
a lew pieces vi lat ana place IN a
frying pan over the fire, allow fat
TO fry for a few moments, thcn put
in ham and cook five minutes, turn
ing once. Pour enough boiling water
in pan to cover ham, cover with lid
and cook from s to 10 minutes, turn
ing ham once.
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how long the car stood in front o.
her bungalow before Mem got olt
or how long ne waited after she
got out, talking, talking, before lie
bade her the Aral good night.
Her mother realized it, peering
through the curtains, and Leva ex-
claimed:
Good Lord! The mink has the
director eating out OF her hand al.
ready. She'll get on
She met Tom Hobby on the 10,
one day. He had been asked to
come over and talk of possible
contract with the Bermond Com
pany. He greeted Mem With ef-
tusive enthusiasm, and she warmed
at the pride OF mis- recognition. Then
she felt little twinge of conscience
an intuition that she had M light
to be so glad to see Mr.. Hobby,
since now she fancied, she belonged
TO Mr.. Claymore.
Il X =
One day when little Gene was
being filmed in which Mem was
the only actress, the rest OF the
company being excused for a
change of costume, visitor from
overseas was brought upon the set,
a great French general.
The publicity man suggested that
the general might like TO be photo
graphed on the scene. He laughed
and came forward with a boyish
eagerness. When the picture ap-
peared in newspaper supplements
about the, world it was stated In
each of the captions that the greet
warrior had said, Remember Sted-
don is the prettiest girl tn
America"
More amazing yet, Mem first
learned Of this astounding tribute
from her astounded father.
The news came In a lstter from
the man Mem and her mothr
loved and dreaded. AS Mrs. Sted-
don's fingers opened the envelope
In the awkwardness Of guilt, two
pictures tell to the floor, They
were in the brown rotograyure Of
the Sunday supplements and pre-
'ented Mem standing at the side Of
the French general. Both stated
that he had called this promising
member Of the Bsrmond Company
the prsttlest gtrl In America"
Mem and her mother gathered
themselves together az if they bad
been dazed by a rip Of lightning
rom the blue and waited Tor The
.hunderbolt to smash the void
bout them. They read the LETTER
i began without apy
Dear Wife or "Dear Daughter
{ began: =
The inGlossd clippings were
sent to me by ulesabers Of my
congregatic.i who were so.
journing, one in New York apd
one In Chicago. 1t Is hard for
me to doubt the witness of my
eyes, but 1t h almost harder to |
believe that the wife Of my
bosom and the daughter reared
ia The sha,ssr Of oar home
Co.. AeM N 90 M al
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Dreamed Sp:r2c IN

Cook 2 lbs. spinach, drain and chop
fine; return to fire, add ibis. but
ter, salt and pepper aid stir until
butter melts. Add 2 t5is. cream and
2 hard-cooked egg yolks chopped
fine.
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Peach Salad

Scald, peel and halve ripe peaches;
chill them; fill centcrs with chopped
blanched almonds and tiny cubes Of
mild yellow cheese. Dust with pap
rika, serve on iced lettuce leaf with
French dressing.
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Packing Bottles for Travelling

To prevent possibility of leaking
LIQUID when packing bottles in the
travelling bag-pull over the top OF
each bottle a rubber finger stall or
finger from an old kid glove. Then
if stopper is inserted firmly, it will
not work loose or permit leakage.
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skin. Horseradish infusion is made
by pouring cup of boiling water on
two tablespoons of freshly ground
horseradish. Parsley infusion IS
made in the same way. Cool, strain,
mix them and use together.
To remove deep tan try this
stronger preparation: Mix magnesia
and rosewater into a paste. Leave it
on the skin from IS to 20 minutes
and wash off with water softened
with oatmeal or almond meal. The
oatmeal may be thrown loose into the
water or tied into little cheesecloth
bag.
If you are still suffering from the
irritation of sunburn, battle with lime
water and olive oil to which a small
portion of boric acid is added. Use
one part of lime water to two parts
of oil, adding about FIVE percent boric
acid.
For severe cases of freckles and
tan that do not respond to this treat
ment, procure a reputable freckle or
bleaching cream and use according to
direction.
Le ~ y
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Almond Sticks

Roll puff paste or short pie-crust u
inch thick; brush with white of egg
and sprinkle with shredded almonds
and powdered sugar. Cut in strips
IA inch wide and inches long. Chill
and bake in quick oven.
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Renewing Old Brass Beds

Painted metal furniture is QUIZ ~:
vogue Just now, and the srlorrit
finish is one in pastel colois : ;
shabby iron or brass beds t
O good acta, pint ~ '"''" -
harmonious with your COLI. -~..-.-.
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spired prophet.
Finally, i'll fine frenzy she went
to her table and wrote her husband
an answer to his letter:
Dear Husband am ashamed
of you for writing such mean
little note. Yes, l am proud to
say that my daughter is an
actress and is doing ane work.
= If you are not proud OF her it is
because yor don't smow enough
to e. You ~ one day,
ycG'n see
She is working s.ar9 and cart
- Vs-.e-" ="
to stay down here /" tcng iA Size
needs me. l guess you can get
along without me tr't mhiie. II
you can't, come @,n out and see
for yourself how W.ong you are.
hope your next letter will be
an apology. Mem e,>oGic send
her love ii she knew | Was writ
Ing. Your loving
WIFE.
When this tiny bomb exploded in
Doctor Steddon's parsonage it pro-
duced an outstanding effect. The
old devil fighter was not afraid of
all the legions of hell. He could
even face his richest pewholder
without ainching.
But he was afraid of that little
wife Of his. She alone could scold
him with IMMUNITY and by the mere
withdrawal of her approval cast a
cloud across his heaven. He was in
en- abject perplexity now.
Have lob and get job. To him
that hath
Remember Steddon's first picture
was approaching its finish.
She had been already acquiring a
little name. Gossip of every sort
was rife, and some of it was fat
tering. The word foated about that
"Steddon was making good at Ber-
mond's."
The Bermond Company, when her
picture was finished, agreed to
trent" Mem to new company that
was to make Tom Hobby star He
had earned the elevation, and this
meant that he and Robina Teele
would part company-at least upon
the screen.
When Mem read of this fattering
plan In an evening paper her heart
gave hop. She was not sure just
Whist tho excitement meant within
her there.
She did not want Tom Hobby for
hessslf, yet she did not want to see
any other woman land him.
Glaymore obtruded upon her
indications. She was under obi
CATIONS imposed by his devotion 4
He tried to be particularly stoof,
professional. and disentoriai n his
condne with Mem. lest the COM
pany dscovsr his intatuation. But
bic love wa less and less content
with eoaftesy alone. The very
Effort s1nphasipsd what he sought
10 h3da. aqd the whisper went
boat bat caymore and steddon
rsrs fhaeker Ehsn thieves. /!
Hs persuaded her now and then
o tso6-swtdus % get h.r away
rom tAs tSss md cars Of Ass
noxa4f and ~ boassrnatea n
sas.w 4
ouuiiuued Next Week
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-~n The ut blinds you! You
,~EII 70 So ,ue alsry public, the
eve Judge. You finch. You fall
K. They are going 10 sentence
tr f.a.l They are kissing
e .s- loved sco wc.l' Bat
l- baby. They said killed
They can't know how l
rd liu how | felt his little
g.. d~ ga my cheek, his lips at my
,,-,>t, how | suffered when his
~cA grew cold! O God, l prayed
Gee hs life even though it meant
rserM shame, But he is gone.
-, lover is dead What IS this
eo,ld to mer Wiring your hands!
Look at the Judge! Draw your
seS up DEFY himl That's it!
Nop let the tears come. My baby,
:! I'D coming to you! My baby"
She heard his voice wailing ard
trembling like the vor htFmdna stop
the village orgaHist used to pull
o." for the sake of pathos. 1t was
>. din, unforgivably cheap and
Trashy, yet it was the truth for her,
a. .or millions of other girls. 1t
was trite because it had broken so
many hearts.
She felt fool, a guilty fool. The
music, the lights, the directors voice
ALI, all was insanity. But II
swept her heartstrings with an
.Acolian thrill and they sang with
mad despair.
But Mem had been schooled all
her life to keep her hands down
and to avoid flourish, to take short
steps and to keep her waist and
hips stolid. Though the fashions
of the day gave her short, loose
shirts, no corsets, free arms, she
might as we'll have been handcuffed
and hobbled and fastened in iron
stays, for all the freedom she used.
C!aymore made her run, with
longer and longer stride, bend and
touch the floor, fling her arms aloft,
tcke the steps Of Spanish dancer
AMI a Spanish vixen. But she was
nnbelievably inept.
~ wish 1 had the courage and |
the kindness to give you Belasso |
training" he said. you know he
snstifed in court that when Ne
trained Mrs. Leslie Carter for her
big war-horse roles. he had to
break her muscle-bound condition
first. He threw her down stairs,
throttled her, beat her head against
the wall, and chased her about the
room. She told me herself that she
learned the Declaration of Indspen-
dence by heart and spent hours apd
hours repeating It as glibiy as she
could. Every time she missed an
she went back to the
and recited 1t all over
again-hundreds and hundreds Of
times. That's how she learned to
deliver great TRADES with breath
less rush, yet made every syllable
distinct. That's how she learned
how to charge about the stage Hike
q lioness.
ITO be great actress is no easy
job. You've got to work Ike q
Send or you'll get nowhere. You've
got b sxssvis, ,w arms nod lsaai
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was insanity.

told her that a period O: hard
labor lay between her and that
paradise
Theirs was an exceedingly cur
ious method OF getting acquainted.
Teacher and student became as
much involved in each others souls
as Abelard and Heloise at their first
sessions.
Claymore offered her a lift home
in his automobile. II was quicker
than the street car, but it seeme4
70 o.,'.Ag- ;psr has Thew CHAT
g.. 'Ir' .. a.; ;h->-;e and
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sturdy plane and .y two a %ea n S eHey , thing
S could borrow from friends and relatives have Just accom-
unbelievable task Loren M %ssn ane
into the plane they promised the air until ne mTsU
busted 1t wasn't fault they failed to keep the re- ns
iaps amos. O eleven days their reueng failed make act
at the right time According to aviation experts the e e v r..
Mas One Of them shows Angeeno taking
gas during endurance flight from the Ietueng Men
by S d Pnbar lust prior to start fight (Herbe Photosl
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MNadys> !,
,ManUy0CtptS|
l22aI SZgSiS1pxaXoQO
By Helena RUbHsteiRt

Her checks ike rose ard lily yield forth CLEANS;
He, broos bright arches framed of ebony.
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Economical Menu

Cream Of onion soup
Beef loaf-tomato sauce Potato Puff
Cabbage All gratin
Lettuce-Russian Dressing
Pears stuffed with whipped cream
cheese
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Now Go On With the Story

Then the lights went ont and
th.re was q wait while Mike r."
"a, pg tie gallery parallel, with
tw,,2erS in his rloyed hands. When
Nike was ready the camera man
shua,ed: Hit EN-, All right, Mr.,
C,aymcrc" Mr.. Claymore called
"Mu>jc, ?iease,'
Ana Mem found herself in a sea
Of t.5.rg -a6:aace tremulous with
!; - .., "r Of ":",'c.
- era. :g-k 20 the door and
i,.t.-& w'cr -iay;rore's Are you
, >" "e.r,ted the myth realm
:-ev. She heard him
.-,.-a! Action" and
reci,ing ar i'm
.>r Arr oso'<.