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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
JOE COBB (CHUBBY) IN
PERSON AT THE PLAZA
Fat Roy or "Our Gang' COmedies

Fat BOY OF "0ur Gang" Comedies
One of the newest vaudeville acts
of the season has been secured fol
patrons of the New Plaza Theatre
Milford, when on Friday and Satur-
day, November 20 and 81, Joe Cobb
| (Chubby) the fat boy of "Our Gang
comedies will appear in person in a
laughing whirlwind vaudeville
sketch "A1l In Fun" He will be as
sisted by a company of clever juVe-
nile performers. Joe's latest talking
Our Gang comedy Teachers Pet,
in which Joe features, will also be
shown on the screen. This is the
first time the Plaza has ever shown
talkie and then the star perform
er of the talkie in person and in a
vaudeville act. He will surprise you
all in a funny little skit. Bring the
children to meet Joe personally.
Hear him sing and talk and watch
him have q lot of fun with his three
assistants. Other acts on the bill
will be the STRIKERS in a comedy no.
velty offering and O'Dare and Glib
eney in comedy interlude. On the
screen Richard Dix in the public
Defender" will be the feature talkie
along with the ever popular AesOps
Fable. cartoon Making En- Move"
Commencing with midnight
show, Sunday, November %, and
continuing Monday and Tuesday,
November 23 and "a, the second an
nual concert and movie benefit of
the Milford Boys Band will be held.
The feature picture on these two
nights in conjunction with the band
concert win be Sally O'Neil in The
Brat"
On Wednesday, only, November
25, VIM Boyd in 1.-THE Big Gamble"
will be the attraction for one day.
On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day,
Friday and Saturday, November 26,
27 and 28, an extraordinary vaude-
Vile and picture holiday weekend
program has been arranged. On the
stage Jack Donnelly's 10 all girl
Musical Comedy Company leads this
vaudeville program with
Gus BOchards Musical Four and the
4NONClIJ OOllSuy 1llOs WHil6 vi IhS
screen Thursday, Thanksgiving
night and Friday, Grea Garbo with
the handsome and popular Clark
Gable will be heard in their latest |
silver screen Offering Susan Len
noX" cher fall and rise).
On Saturday, matinee and night, !
only, the longest laugh i'll pictures,
George Whites 'Flying High" with !
Charlotte Greenwood and Bert Lahr |
will be the feature screen Offering. |
On the ground or in the air, this is
the funniest picture on the screen
and with gorgeous girls AMI song
hits it's the finest, nuttiest two
hours you will have ever spent in a
theatre.
The same vaudeville bill win be
presented all three days while two
separate feature pictures will be
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
SUSSEX PROGRAM
INCLUDES "MY SIN''

Here's a chance to see the inside
of something you've been aching Ia
get the low down on all your life
See what a Personal Maid" sees,
hear what she hears, and there's not
much about the swanky swells of
Gotham you'll have to wonder
about. For Personal Mail" the re-
vealing picture from Grace Perkins
exciting novel, is playing at the
Sussex Theatre, Georgetown, today
(Friday) and Saturday. November
20 and 81, with Nancy Carroll as
the personal Maid" Miss Carroll
makes herself so useful as personal
maid to the wealthy Mrs. Gary that
she is commissioned to coax the
wayward son of the house back to
the straight and narrow" She
falls in love with the boy, and at(the
same time, attracts the attention of
a self-made business friend of the
family. Convinced that CLOTHES
make the lady," Nancy steals a hol.
iday and poses as a wealthy heir
ess. Her ruse is discovered, and she
goes back to the servants hall, only
to be lifted out of it by real rO-
nance.
MY Sin" one of the seasons most
interesting pictures, will be shown
Sunday midnight and Monday and
Tuesday, November % and q.
This thrilling story of the regen-
Grafton of a man and woman, one
crushed by bitter circumstances, the
other demoralized by wild living.
has Tallulah Bankhead and Fredric
March in its leading roles. The
story is filled with dramatic incl
dents. Its vivid scenes reach from
the tropical atmosphere of Panama
to the noise and hurry of sOphisti-
Gated New York.
If you are one of those blase
souls who seldom speak of woman
without intoning in the same breath
"the eternal Feminine" drop in at
the Sussex Theatre next Wednesday
and Thursday, November 25 and 26,
and have your ears pinned back,
your wits whitfield to a sharp point,
your heart tossed boisterously about
in your throat, and lot of your pet
Illusions hobnailed into fresh
slant at today's bright and beaming
young world.
1.-THE Mad Parade" is a story of
women whose emotions were un-
leashed in true perspective by the
stress of war hysteria. 1t tells of
the overseas adventures of a can
teen unit, centering interest in the
love-feud of two girls, both loving
the same man. 1t has any number
of big punches moments, and the |
last episode will be indexed along
side your memories for a long time
to come.
In the cast is Evelyn Brent. Ir-
enc Rich, Louise Fazenda, FRITZ
June Clyde and Eliza
beth and Helen Heating.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20

ial talkie program. Princess Yvon-
ne come to the Reese Theatre direct
from a record breaking engagement
at the Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic
City and this is probably your only
opportunity to see the world famous
mentalist. Thomas Meighan and
Maureen O'Sullivan appear in Sky
line" OF Thursday, Nov. 10 and
Mothers Millions, the life story of
the famous Hettie Green, is the
screen attraction listed for Friday
and Saturday, Nov 20 and 21.
An unusual program of exception
al attractions is listed for the com
ing week at the Reese Theatre.
On Monday and tuesday Nov. %
and "a, Paramount's supreme sensa-
tion, my Sin" with Tallalah Bank
head, will be presented. Critics
everywhere claim that no picture re-
leased by Paramount this year has
created a greater sensation than
My Sim. Make date with your
self to see this marvellous picture.
Patrons win find in "The Cuban
Love Song" with Lawrence Tibbett
and Lupe VeleZ, the screen attrac-
ton for Thanksgiving, Wednesday
and Thursday, Nov. 25 and 26, what
might be classed as a real Thanks
giving treat. Aside from the won
derful story and the marvellous act
ing, the singing and music alone,
makes this the outstanding attrac-
tiOn of it's kind to be presented this
year.
Another big super vaudeville stage
show is scheduled for Friday and
Saturday, Nov. q and 2S in cOnjunc-
ton with the showing of Zane Grey's
Riders of the Purple Sage" with
George O'Brien and Margaret Chur-
chill.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Hastings, Alice
Hastings and Louise Hunt, spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. r. ]. Hastings.
Several from here attended the
Armistice Day celebration at Cam
bridge on Wednesday last. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin, ST.,
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. e. L. Warrington.
Miss Margaret Hastings, a mem
ber Of the State Glee Club, sang at
the D. s. e. A, meeting held at the
Capital Theatre, at Dover on Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. n. White and fam
lily spent Sunday at Denton.
Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Handy, Mrs.
Mary Fleetwood, Mrs. Ida Adams, all
of fredericksburg, Md, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Bunting, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
West and daughter, Helen, of Days
boro, and Mr.. and Mrs Joshua West
were entertained at dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Willin on
Sunday.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Friedel
were attending church services on
Sunday morning, three colored boys
entered their home by the way of
q window, fortunately only a few
things were taken. AT the hearing
on Monday they were taken to Geor-
getown jail to await Court.
r. j. Hastings is improving the
looks of his 0utbuildings by giving
them a coat of paint.
The Ladies' Aid of Trinity M. e.
Church, will meet with Mr. and Mrs.
O. w. Handy, November goth.
If mnst ,pnmen cnnld have their
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
Golden Hens Eggs

Speaking of the goose that laid
golden eggs-the United States De-
nartment of Agriculture says 760
eggs are produced every second in
the United States and $40 worth of
wealth IS created. 1t has prepared
an exhibit showing the chicken and
egg income in one year for the
country is estimated at $1,175, ,O0O,-
900. In the exhibit a mechanical de-
vice resembling an old-fashioned
coffee grinder appears to take in
eggs and turn out gold coins.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
MAY ASK LOCKS"
FOR FOUR PLACES
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er of the filing station Oh the Dad
from Seaford to Reliance, and Jesse
b. Longacre, proprietor and owner
of the filling station on the road
from Wilmington to Hare's Corner.
The paddock bill against the
Brown filling station alleges that
prohibition agents purchased liquor
and beer there on August 8. and
September l8, and raided it on Sep
tember "a. The bill against the Pin
er hotel alleges that liquo. was pur-
chased there on September 2, 3 and
20 and that the place was raided on
September &C.
The bill against the Wainwright
filing station alleges that purchas'
es of beer and liquor were made
there on August 6. -, 1G and 10 and
that the place was raided on Sep
tember "a and &c.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
SELBYVILLE

Jack Smock, wife and baby of Re.
hObOth and Burton Dick and Mrs. f.
X. Evans of Lewes were Sunday
evening dinner guests of Mrs. W. II
Kenney.
Mrs. Harry Derrickson gave a
birthday party in honor of her son
Paul. The guests were as follows: !:
Eva McCabe, Townsend Tubbs, Bill
Tubbs, Rachel Morris, Loretta Long,
Marvin Nichols, Margaret Richards,
Elisha Long, Ralph Quillen, Virgin
ia Long, Jane Kenney, Elizabeth
/ Murray, Edward McCabe, Eveline
Baker, James Baker, Ellen Will
liams, Elwood Goodwin, Ralph Nc
Cabe, Layton McCabe, Mary Steph-
ems, Hazel Holland, Thema Runt-
ing. After late hour refreshments
were served and everyone left wish
ing Paul many more happy birth
days.
Mrs. Annie Davis Cf MillsbOrO has
been spending a few days with her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ash
er Parsons and also her aunt, Mrs.
Maggie Davis. '# a
Mrs. Moore of Princess Ann, Md,
visited Ler son, Rev. Vaughn Moore
and family at the parsonage last
week.
Mrs. Lizzie Lewis of Chincoteagun
was rlgitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Law on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Richards and
children of Omar spent Saturday
evening with his mother, Mrs. Ida
Richards. She also entertained
Chester Richards and f3ienl o. Vii
mingt0n on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, NJ. Long spent
Sunday afternoon with III III. uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mr.. William Bra-
sure in CIArksVille.
Miss Evelyn Baker Of rar~ town
spent last week with her aunt,
Miss Elec-a Long.
Miss HO"tense Watson aecompan-
led her aunt, Mrs. Maggie Watson
Pepper - her home in Huimcsbnrg,
Pa, last week FOR few days visit.
Mrs. Minnie McCabe Murray anu
mother, Mrs. Julia McCa1G. hal as
their guests the first of the week
Mrs. L0tt:e Mitchell IF Sharpt0wn,
Md, M. and Mrs. Sidney Mitchell
and Mr.. Morrison of New York.
DR.. and Mrs. G. |. Whitaker of |
Greenwood were dinner guests cf
her mother, Mrs. James Fl. Law on
Sunday and also spent the after
noon wirh Capt. and Mrs. John S.
Law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Magee AMI
little daughter, Shirley, OF Philadei
phia spent the first of the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. o.
McCabe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilary Holland and
two daughters, Hazel and Agnes
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Quill
len of Chincoteague, Va on Sun
day last. 4
Mrs. Maggie Kitchens of Omar
spent Saturday evening with Tela-
tives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Tubbs ana Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. V. Tubbs attended Rev.
NJ. w. Marines church in Laurel on
Sunday morning and also visited
cambridge and Vienna, Md, in the
MISS -CldFa I1OllOWdy WIN was
called to Newburn, N. g., by the ill
ness and death of her brOther-in-
aw. Frank Bunting has returned
home. |
The monthly meeting of. the Of
Icial Board will be held at the
hurch next Monday evening, Nov.
Bird, at o'clock. A number Of i'm
,Ortant matters are to he considered, |
nd full attendance is urged. II
Bear in mind the Thanksgiving
lay service at Salem NJ Il. Church
rom II to II O'Clock. The Junior,
'oung Peoples and Senior Choirs
will participate, and there will be II
ther special features on the pro-
ram.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
HUNTING SEASON
NOW UNDER WAY
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ther of this week has resulted in
very small bags of water fowl.
Reports state that there are pien-
ty of rabbits and quail. This Stare
is ideally located Tor this kind of
game having plenty Of natural COW
er and food. Modern fences reduce
some of this cover; modern roads
and means of transportation permit
spOrtsmen to cover more territory
with greater percentage of "hirs"
and The increasing number of game
hunting dogs and the convenience
with which they can be carried
cause q greater number of game to
be fonnd. Therefore the quail and
habit have Il tough gauntlet to
travel.
Milford sportsmon report that
they have found game none too
plentiful during the first week Of the
cunning season.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
PRINCESS YVONNE FAMOUS
MENTALIST AT REESE THEATRE

Would you like to know what your
future holds for you? Relief of mind
and light on any subject that is dis
turbing your mental ease? All this
and more is promised by Princess
YvOnne, 1.-The Oriental Marvel, who
is appearing at the Reese Theatre,
located at Harrington, this Thurs
day, Friday and SATURDAY, November
1920, 81, in conjunction with spec
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
CLUB MEMBERS TO
DISPLAY POTATOES
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L[0HfinHed from FHd Pdge
canned goods, clothing and home
improvement.
Sweet potatoes was one of the
Delaware products featured this
year at Camp Vail, at the Eastern
States Exposition, Springfield, Mas
sachusetts. The twelve boys and
girls who represented the State at
this exposition baked and sold six
teen bushels of Delaware sweet po-
tatoes. AS result. there are sew
eral hundred New Englanders who
know that Delaware can produce
Sweets"
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
DEL. FRUIT, GROWERS.
AWARDED DECISION
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Mersel and Fortgang refused to
pay for the two truck loads Of Wine
sap apples. They admitted the pur-
chase, and acceptance, and failure
to pay, but moved that the case be
dismissed
Secretary Hyde declined to grant
this motion on the ground that the
car was accepted by the New York
firm, and that the law requires
prompt payment for the goods pur-
chased, and that somethtng more
than a willing disposition to pay on
the part of the dealer is REQUIRED.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
HOUSTON

On Friday afternoon, November
goth, at 2.30 o'clock, Rev. W. e. Hab-
bard will hold the Third Quarterly
Conference of this charge in the M.
+. Church. All officers and mem
bers are requested to be present.
Services for Sunday morning, Nov.
22nd as usual. Sunday School at
$50 a. m, Howard r. Moore; supt.,
preaching at 1890, by the pastor,
Rev j. c. Handy. Evening Services
Epwofth League at the usual hour
and the speaker for tile evening will
be Clarence Short, President of the
! w. c. t., Dover.
There will be Il meeting of the
Beard of Trustees of the church on
Sunday morning, Immediately after
the morning services.
On Thursday morning, Nov. 2Gth,
there will be a special Thanksgiving
service held in the church at 1000
o'clock a. m. The choir will render
special music for the occasion.
Everybodyis welcome, so come out
and give Thanks unto the Lord for
all of the many blessings received.
lJuG " lnG lttCl liClC Will DG SCI
vices on Thanksgiving morning,
there will not be any Prayer Meet
ing on Wednesday night.
The revival meetings are in pro
gress at REillwood There was a
large crowd out on Sunday night.
On Sunday afternoon Rev. Frank
HersOn, of Milford, administered the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper in
the MillwOod M. e. Church.
The Houston Volunteer Fire Co.,
wish to thank each and every one
who in any way helped to make the
supper a success. For it was a big
success. They realized, after all
expense were deducted $500. Thanks
and many thanks to the public.
The Minnehaha Council, No. 12,
D. of P, will hold a covered dish
luncheon on Tuesday night, Novem-
ber Gath in their lodge room. Price
Of the luncheon will be 25c.
Arlington Slaughter and friend,
Miss Lillian Harrington, were the
dinner guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Slaughter.
Mrs. Maria Thistlewood. of flar-
rington, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C.
II. Cohee near this town.
Mrs. Annie Johnson spent Tues
day with Mrs. Herman II. Marvel.
Miss Marian Counselman, of Fred
erica, was the guest of Miss Martha
Counselman on Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Marvel is visiting her |
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and !
Mrs. Edwin E. Marvel at Chester, |
Pa, she also visited her brother, e. |
r Smith in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Cohee and Mrs. |
Mrs. Herman M. Marvel on Thurs 1
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese ThistlewoOd, |
of Wilmington, spent the weekend |
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Thistlewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Webb and grand |
Betty Lou Hanson, of Mil
ford, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mar
vel and daughter, Hazel, were Sun
day afternoon visitors at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Cohee. =
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Paradee, of |
Dover, were the Sunday guests of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest U.
simpson.
Mrs. j. Herman Booth, of Milford,
was a surprise guest al the home of
Herman Marvel and family on Fri
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Cohee and Mrs.
Maria ThistlewOod visited Mrs. Roy
OOwnes on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Dufendach and
Robert Dufendach, returned home on
Wednesday of last week after hav-
ng spent quite some time in Indiana
Theodore Thistlewood witnessed
he football game in Baltimore on
Saturday in which Notre Dame was
he winning team.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20

If most women could have their
way, they wouldn't want it.
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idea-I suppose there's something
in il.
When you come to think of il,
we do think quite a bit of our
selves, We Americans.
But after all-why shouldn't we?
We have faults. OF course. n whole
lot Of faults. but when all is said and
done we have the most altruistic
ideals in the world.
It's true we think a great deal OF
money. / don't SEQ why we should
make 80 much of II.
Maybe it's because we regard
money as a sort Of badge Of
Everybody is after money-the
world over.
We get it-isn't that something
FOR pride 10 feed upon?
II a man runs 10 beat a record. all
by himself. and beats it-he's glad
he beat IL.
But IL he runs against thousands.
and hundreds of thousands OF other
men who are doing their very best
TO beat him-and he wins-can't his
friends and relatives he excused for
4 few gladstone carols of victorv2
How long have you been in Amer
lea. yourself?
When did your father "come
over?
What7 Your grandfather and
grandmother landed in the United
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Ut WAS not easy for me 70 man.
age a smile at Dicky when he
made his amende honorable for
his sighting reference 10 Hugh
Grantland. Long < he had prom
ised me-of his own v%olition. / had
exacted no pledge that he never
again would use the outrageous ap-
pellation Faithful Fido." which In
the days OF our first association with
the army officer had been on his
lips with sneering frequency. With
but one or two lapses. he had kept
that word. for beneath his ~unreason-
ing jealousy. he realized the great
debt all Of us owed Hugh. He could
not forget the rescue OF Junior from
the kidnaper employed BY Grace
Draper years ago. nor, more re-
Gently, the manne in which Hugh
had thwarted the last diabolical plot
OF that implacable woman whose
suicide had followed close upon our
! discovery OF her identity.
But every time Dicky has uttered
that sneering reference to the best
and most faithful friend except Lii
Ian whom / ever have had. / have
had almost the same reaction 10 the
words as l would have had IL he
had slapped me. / knew well
enough that the primitive impulse
70 deal a blow was behind the words.
that he uttered them only because
his code and training prevented any
thing more violent.
But l defy anyone 10 resist Dicky
when he is in one Of his royalty
apologize moods. His infectious
smile. his really sincere contrition
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letter from MadFe. for instance. M
wasn't doing any masculine double
for dear old childhood friend,
GrisClIa. He was n regular 60
getter. that LAD. BY the way. what
is Mr.. TIGERS report on him2"
That he carefully obeyed MadEe's
direction TO pun up every fourth
cornstalk. lift % UP and let il fall 70
the ground" nicky said. when he
reached the other end Of the last
row. Mr.. TIGER wasn't able 10 see
what he did. But he isn't headed
hack through the TIGER cornfield.
that's one sure thing. Sam TIGER
has the keenest eyes OF anybody !
know. and he's hunted through this
section since he was born. He's Sit.
ting out there with his shotgun
ready. and he'll know when that
beast is anywhere near. Butt
wish you hadn't thought ~ neces-
sary 10 let him 60. Madre. Id have
liked the job OF strangling him."
l knew what was behind Dicky's
words. the horrible suspicion az what
the man might have carried IN the
hand he had kept behind him. and
the reference he had made to my
having too ''plitty" a face TO spoil.
IL was his love for me which was
behind the criticism--if. indeed. that
were not too strong a word for his
suggestion. But ! was so exhausted
in nerves and body that / caught
only the ~rcproach. rs ! fancied IL.
ard 10 my horror. I could not utter
intelligiblv the words Of explanation
which crowded to my lips. but in
stead broke into convulsive sObs.
Continued Tomorrow
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is in the Metropolitan Museum IN
New York. Another marvellous work
Is the Hay Harvest in A~uvergne."
But what OF the remarkable wom-
an whose fame had spread through
ont the world even during her life.
time She lived in a chateau at BY.
beloved by the -peasantry not for
her great gift and fame. but for
her sweetness and goodness. She
had a woman companion for years
and during the latter part az her
life made friends with an Ameri-
can girl Miss Anna +. Klumpke.
IL was TO this companion that Rosa
left her fortune and her pictures.
II was n way Of showing her ap-
probation Of the manner in which
America had received her work and
given her announcement.
Despite. or perhaps because OF her
simplicity. the world did not really
understand Rosa Bonheur. Many
disliKed her because they thought
that she was OF the masculine type.
But Bonheur was the most femi-
nine Of II was her sweet
ness. her understanding hat made
even the auLnals love her. She
could talk TO and watch the most
obstrepcrous horse or dog. They re-
spondcd 70 her.
Rosa Bonheur was intensely proud
of her election TO the Legion Of
Honor. Later. she was raised IN
rank and became an officer OF that
distinguished order. France was
anxious 70 honor the woman who
had laNished her life and love on her
art and 4 was fitting that a woman,
IMgcnie. should have been instru.
mental in decorating Bonheur. The
| artist died in 1899.